PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hughes
vs
Harding

178 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benjamin Harding!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes tries to clinch
letting Harding counter with a right hand.
Hughes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hughes shoots in looking for a takedown. Harding tries to sprawl out of it but Hughes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harding manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hughes shoots in and drives through. Harding sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.

Hughes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harding's half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Harding looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes wants to pass to mount but Harding is defending the position.
Harding wants to get back to his feet.
Harding really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hughes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hughes seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harding can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harding is trying to escape back to his feet but Hughes uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Hughes has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Harding is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hughes yanks on the arm and Harding is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hughes.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Hughes!