PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ratt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrell comes to the cage accompanied by Ellie Goulding - Burn. Hughes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Country boy can survive. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Harrell
vs
Hughes

180 cm
36
160 lbs
30 - 15 - 2

181 cm
38
175 lbs
40 - 20 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ice Nutrition

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 30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Shelton Harrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ratt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrell throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hughes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrell is just out of range.
A big left from Hughes misses.
Harrell lands a really nice looking cross but Hughes seems unphased.
Harrell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hughes lunges at Harrell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harrell's hand.
Harrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughes looks for a takedown but Harrell sprawls well.
Hughes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hughes scores with a sloppy right hand. Harrell should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell moves out of range as Hughes strikes.
Harrell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harrell misses with a body shot.
Harrell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Hughes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harrell sprawls well initially but Hughes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hughes trying to control the action but Harrell is working from the bottom.
Hughes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harrell gets back to full guard.
Harrell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harrell managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hughes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hughes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harrell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harrell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harrell keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harrell haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harrell keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes postures up in Harrell's guard and throws a big left but Harrell blocks it.
Hughes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hughes stands up over Harrell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Harrell keeps moving.
Hughes pushes down on Harrell's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is controlling the pace.
Hughes throwing shots but Harrell is blocking nicely.
Harrell holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harrell's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrell is trying to maintain the position but Hughes is very close to passing his half guard.
Hughes throwing shots but Harrell is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ratt Hughes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hughes!
Harrell just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrell misses the target.
Harrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harrell is looking to chop away at Hughes's legs.
Ratt Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes jabs Harrell right on the nose. Harrell blinks but takes it well.
Hughes cracks Harrell with a good jab.
Harrell ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Hughes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harrell counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harrell ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Harrell misses with a leg kick.
Hughes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harrell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hughes shoots and misses
letting Harrell counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Shelton Harrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes thumps Harrell with a low kick.
Hughes throws a sloppy body shot
and Harrell counters with a one-two to the body.
Harrell digs a good body shot into Hughes's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes misses with a double jab
and Harrell counters with a big head kick but Hughes shrugs it off.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Harrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrell defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Harrell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harrell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harrell blocks a low kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hughes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harrell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harrell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harrell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice takedown defense from Harrell. No joy for Hughes on that attempt.
Shelton Harrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ratt Hughes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harrell.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hughes misses with a lunging right hand
and Harrell counters with a left to the body.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Harrell moves out of range.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Hughes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Hughes finds it's way through Harrell's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Harrell throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Harrell checks it.
Harrell moves out of range as Hughes strikes.

Hughes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hughes lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hughes!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrell controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ratt Hughes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Harrell moves away from the strike by Hughes.
Harrell thuds a left hand into Hughes's body.
Harrell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Harrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Harrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
Hughes misses with a hook. Harrell ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harrell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hughes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harrell swivels and escapes.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Hughes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hughes misses with a left hand
and Harrell counters with a low kick, right behind Hughes 's knee.
Hughes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harrell checks a leg kick.
Harrell throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
Shelton Harrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Horrible takedown by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Harrell which made him look bad.
Harrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hughes cracks Harrell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harrell misses with a leg kick
and Hughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hughes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harrell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hughes scrambles back to his feet.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harrell as he jumps to the side.
Shelton Harrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ratt Hughes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Harrell throws a low kick, looking for Hughes's leg but Hughes calmly moves out of range.
Hughes darts in looking for a takedown but Harrell gets double underhooks and turns Hughes into the cage.

Harrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrell lands with a hook. Hughes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harrell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hughes checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell throws a chopping leg kick but Hughes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Hughes is predictable there
and Harrell counters with a low kick, right behind Hughes 's knee.
Hughes lands with a straight right. Harrell didn't see that one coming.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Harrell's shoulder, as Harrell tries to avoid the shot.
Harrell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrell connects with a leg kick. Hughes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Harrell slips the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shelton Harrell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!