PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson comes to the cage accompanied by m.A.A.d city. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dawson
vs
Hughes

178 cm
24
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
166 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing
Bad Man Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeffrey Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Dawson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dawson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hughes misses with a hook

and Dawson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A bit of stalling here from Hughes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hughes.
Hughes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Hughes.
Hughes is struggling to control the position.
Hughes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Dawson blocking some punches.
Dawson jumps guard but Hughes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Dawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dawson.
Hughes lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Hughes holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hughes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hughes tries a body shot but Dawson blocks it.
Hughes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hughes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Hughes scores with a nice short uppercut.

Dawson is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hughes.
A shot in the inside from Hughes.
Oh Dawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hughes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hughes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dawson fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes scores with a shoulder strike.
Hughes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Hughes - that landed with a thud.
Hughes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dawson wants a takedown.
Dawson wants a takedown.
Hughes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson working hard to break the clinch.
Hughes lands a left hand.
Hughes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dawson working hard to break the clinch.
Dawson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hughes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hughes dips a shoulder and cracks Dawson with a mighty uppercut! Dawson falls back against the cage and Hughes unloads with a barrage of strikes! Dawson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hughes screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Hughes!
Jeffrey Hughes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Ryan Dawson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you for giving me the opportunity to fight here tonight. I'm going to rebound and prove that I belong here'.