PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Resnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BJ Hughes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Resnar
vs
Hughes

156 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
290 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Resnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, BJ Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hughes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Resnar quickly recovers to half guard.
Resnar wants to get back to his feet.
Resnar wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.

Hughes decides to return to a standing position.
Resnar really is a fat lump.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Resnar.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.
Resnar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
Hughes can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Resnar tries to stand but Hughes is controlling his head.

Resnar goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hughes rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Resnar's guard! Nice work there by Hughes!

Resnar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hughes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Resnar keeps moving.
Resnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hughes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Resnar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hughes has Resnar in his guard.

Resnar trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.

Hughes looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Resnar has picked Hughes up and slammed him! Hughes can't keep hold of the triangle and Resnar manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes is trying to control Resnar's posture but Resnar avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resnar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
Hughes wants to control but Resnar postures up.
Resnar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
Hughes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Resnar tries to stand but Hughes is controlling his head.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.

That's four 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.
Hughes wants to control but Resnar postures up.
Hughes tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Resnar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hughes is desperately trying to improve his position but Resnar has a good base and remains in mount.
Hughes tries to hold on but Resnar pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes is squirming around, avoiding Resnar's attempts to control the action.
Resnar misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Resnar drives through with a takedown into guard.

Hughes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Hughes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Resnar distracts Hughes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Resnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes is trying to control the position but Resnar postures up.
Resnar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Resnar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Resnar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hughes's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Hughes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hughes trying to control the action but Resnar is working from the bottom.
Resnar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hughes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hughes's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Resnar go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Resnar is not going to allow Hughes to sit and survive in this position.
Hughes looking very determined here, making life difficult for Resnar.

Resnar is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hughes defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Resnar has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Resnar working for a choke but Hughes is defending well.

Resnar is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hughes has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hughes rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to get back to full guard here but Resnar has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on Hughes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Resnar tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Resnar controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Resnar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hughes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Resnar has his hands clasped together around Hughes's back. He's all about the action.
Resnar gets full guard.
Hughes won't allow Resnar to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Resnar keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hughes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Resnar has control of Hughes's left arm, preventing Hughes from doing any damage.
Hughes tries to free his leg and advance position but Resnar is retaining full guard.
Resnar being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Hughes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Resnar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Resnar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Resnar throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hughes uses it to pass to side control.
Hughes trying to control the position but Resnar is working away.

Hughes is trying to get an arm triangle but Resnar is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes trying to control the action but Resnar is working from the bottom.
Resnar is trying to control Hughes's posture but Hughes avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Resnar's legs.
Resnar sneaks back into half guard.
Resnar is trying to control but can't.
Brock Resnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Resnar tries to roll over but Hughes keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Hughes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Resnar has managed to free his arm - good work.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Resnar misses with a jab, cross combination.

Hughes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Resnar pulls Hughes into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Resnar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Resnar is really struggling to control Hughes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
BJ Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brock Resnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Resnar wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Resnar 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Resnar!