PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hoody Hooty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoody Hooty is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hooty
vs
Hughes

171 cm
26
130 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

170 cm
24
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hoody Hooty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooty fails with the takedown.

Hughes tries to keep at a distance but Hooty has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hughes wants to get back to striking at distance but Hooty won't allow it.
Hooty prevents Hughes from breaking the clinch.

Hughes jumps guard and drags Hooty to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hughes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hooty controls the pace.
Hooty trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooty not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hughes is trying to keep Hooty in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooty throwing strikes from guard but Hughes blocks nicely.
Hooty loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hooty is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hughes slaps away a takedown attempt from Hooty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hooty fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoody Hooty. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hooty moves into the clinch successfully.
Hughes wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hughes breaks the clinch.
Hughes throws a low kick but Hooty moves out of range easily.
Hoody Hooty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hughes as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hughes. Those never looked like landing.
Hooty is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hughes.

Hughes clinches.
Hooty missing with knees to the body.

Hooty turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hooty throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hooty prevents Hughes from escaping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hooty working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hooty wants to control but Hughes is keeping him busy.
Hooty slows the pace down.

Hooty working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Hooty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
Hooty misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A lull in the action here as Hooty stalls from top position.
Hooty tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hooty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
Hughes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hooty is putting a hurting on Hughes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hooty is looking to take a break and control but Hughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hughes tries to buck Hooty off but Hooty is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hoody Hooty dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hooty closes the distance and clinches.
Hooty prevents Hughes from breaking the clinch.
Hooty has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hughes after a bit of a struggle.
Hooty has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hughes after a bit of a struggle.
Hughes jumps guard but Hooty stands there with Hughes around his waist. Hughes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Hooty breaks the clinch.
Hughes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hughes wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoody Hooty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes swinging wildly here.
Hooty throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hughes's waist but Hughes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hooty off to one side.
Hughes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hughes throws a series of strikes that have Hooty backpedaling.
Hughes has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hughes swivels and escapes.

Hooty drives through and clinches with Hughes against the cage.
Hughes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hooty changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hughes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hughes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hooty back to the cage. Hughes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooty doesn't manage to clinch there - Hughes circles away.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Hooty avoids it well.
Hooty shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hughes defends it nicely.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.
Hooty dives in for a single leg takedown but Hughes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but Hooty shows good takedown defense.

Hooty fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hughes to the ground. Hooty is now in Hughes's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Hooty from controlling successfully.
Hooty engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hughes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hooty is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hooty throws an elbow that misses. Hughes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hooty's guard. Nice move by Hughes!

Hooty keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes won't allow Hooty to get back to his feet.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Hooty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hooty is working an open guard so Hughes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hooty shoots in looking for a takedown. Hughes tries to sprawl out of it but Hooty keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hughes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hooty throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hughes's waist but Hughes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hooty off to one side.
Hooty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
Dan Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hooty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hughes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hooty dives in for a single leg takedown but Hughes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Hooty moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hughes.
Hooty has Hughes pressed against the cage, preventing Hughes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hooty is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hooty goes for a takedown attempt but Hughes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hughes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hughes shoots in but no luck this time.
Hooty throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hooty shoots in but Hughes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Hooty, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hooty shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hughes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hooty working away.
Hooty cracks Hughes with a big elbow.
Hooty misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hooty controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes can't do much from the bottom here.
Hooty is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hughes will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to buck Hooty off.
Hughes being controlled for a moment.

Hooty tries for a kimura but Hughes is defending well.
Hughes regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hooty's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hooty tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hughes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hooty is trying to control. Hughes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hughes moves into full guard.
Hooty stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.
Hooty trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hooty is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hooty shoots in looking for a takedown but Hughes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hooty's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hughes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooty misses with a takedown
and Hughes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hooty wants to clinch.
Hughes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hooty dives in for a single leg takedown but Hughes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoody Hooty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooty shoots for a double leg takedown but Hughes sprawls well. He's pushed Hooty's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hooty gets a double leg takedown into Hughes's guard.
Hughes wants to stand and escape but Hooty is having none of it.
Hooty trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Hooty from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes seems keen to control Hooty's posture.
Hooty won't allow Hughes to get back to his feet.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Hooty from controlling successfully.
Hughes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hooty gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hughes counters with a left and a right that stings Hooty.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes lands a nice looking body shot.
Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hooty.
Hooty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hughes tries to clinch but Hooty is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hoody Hooty.
I think Hooty has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hoody Hooty!