PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chrisoff Lebene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebene is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go to Sleep-Eminem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hughes
vs
Lebene

175 cm
23
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

176 cm
24
178 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chrisoff Lebene!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hughes gets the takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hughes scoring with punches and elbows.
Lebene is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hughes asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lebene is looking to regain half guard here but Hughes keeps moving and retains side control.
Lebene gets back to half guard.
Lebene wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
Hughes has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hughes trying to control the action but Lebene is working from the bottom.
Hughes passes to full mount!
Hughes prevents Lebene from getting the reversal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lebene really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hughes working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hughes avoids the attempt from Lebene to control.
Lebene is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lebene is in a horrible position here. Hughes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hughes scoring with strikes but Lebene is staying in there.
Lebene is desperately trying to improve his position but Hughes has a good base and remains in mount.
Hughes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lebene is looking to escape.
Lebene tries to reverse the position but Hughes maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebene is still trying to improve position.
Hughes tries to control but Lebene wriggling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lebene sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hughes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hughes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hughes prevents Lebene from improving his position.
Lebene regains full guard. Nicely done.

Lebene is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hughes is aware though and is defending well.
Hughes distracts Lebene with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hughes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hughes trying to control but Lebene is working from the bottom.
Hughes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Lebene working for a triangle but Hughes defends it easily.
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lebene wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Hughes advances to half guard.
Hughes slips a nice elbow through Lebene's hands, connecting with Lebene's forehead.

Hughes is looking for a kimura but Lebene is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hughes to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebene wants to get back to his feet.
Lebene has hold of Hughes's hands but Hughes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hughes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lebene trying to control from the bottom.
Lebene wants to get back to full guard.
Hughes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lebene keeps working.
Hughes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Hughes seems to be working for a kimura but Lebene defends the submission attempt.
Lebene is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes wants to free his trapped foot but Lebene is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hughes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hughes.
Lebene manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lebene manages to get to full guard.
Hughes trying to control but Lebene is working from the bottom.
Hughes prevents Lebene from getting back to his feet.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Lebene is keeping the position.
Hughes won't allow Lebene to sweep him here.
Lebene keeping full guard, as Hughes tries to pass.
Hughes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Our spies down at at Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites inform us that Lebene has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Lebene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lebene isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hughes stacks Lebene on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hughes!
Lebene is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hughes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hughes scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Hughes is working for a submission of some sort.
Lebene is looking for a sweep. Hughes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes winds up and cracks Lebene with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hughes controlling the action here.
Lebene is looking to escape.
Hughes is looking to stall here but Lebene recovers full guard.
Lebene bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hughes's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lebene throwing strikes but missing.
Mark Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hughes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lebene is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebene takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lebene in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hughes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lebene's face.

Lebene is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes lands a nice shot to the head.
Lebene is still in real trouble! Can Hughes finish him?
A nice elbow there by Hughes.
Lebene is looking to get to half guard.
Lebene keeps trying to improve his position.
Lebene sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lebene seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lebene keeps working.
Lebene gets full guard.
Hughes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lebene is keeping the position for now.

Lebene is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hughes is aware though and is defending well.
Hughes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lebene on the ground.
Hughes lands a couple of digs.
Lebene is trying to keep Hughes in close.
Lebene preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Lebene working for a triangle but Hughes defends it easily.
Lebene is breathing heavily.
Hughes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hughes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Hughes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hughes throws a hook but Lebene blocks it.
Lebene throws a combination. Hughes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lebene looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
Lebene misses with an uppercut.

Hughes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lebene looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lebene is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hughes wants to control but Lebene is keeping him busy.
Hughes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lebene knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lebene makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lebene.
Hughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lebene looking for a sweep. Not yet Lebene, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebene trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
Hughes preventing the sweep.
Lebene takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughes is working Lebene over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hughes trying to control but Lebene is working from the bottom.

Hughes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lebene has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hughes has managed to get both his arms back between Lebene's legs - danger averted.
Hughes chips away with some ground and pound.
Lebene keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lebene working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hughes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hughes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hughes connects with a couple of short punches.
Lebene avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lebene is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hughes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Lebene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebene is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hughes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hughes looking to pass the guard.
Hughes trying to control but Lebene is working from the bottom.
Hughes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Lebene is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hughes pushing down on Lebene's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lebene is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes trying to mount his opponent but Lebene defends it.
Chrisoff Lebene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hughes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hughes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Hughes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lebene sees it coming and defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes is looking to take a break and control but Lebene is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mark Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lebene is trying to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Hughes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hughes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Hughes!
Our winner, Mark Hughes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.