PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Bolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezekiel Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bolan
vs
Hughes

196 cm
26
218 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

188 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Bolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Hughes!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt - Bolan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As Hughes tries to get set, Bolan tries to push him back and clinch up but Hughes manages to avoid the attempt.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses

and Bolan counters by moving into the clinch.
Hughes wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolan won't allow it.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Bolan can't find room to land a body shot as Hughes controls the action.
Bolan lands an elbow inside.
Bolan lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Ezekiel Hughes has been cut.
Bolan lands an elbow that stopped Hughes in his tracks for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bolan avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hughes avoids it.
Bolan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hughes managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan misses with a punch to the body.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes lands an elbow inside.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a damaging elbow.
Bolan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hughes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Hughes blocks with his arms.
Hughes tries to break free but Bolan pushes him back against the cage.
Hughes managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan blocks an uppercut.
Hughes is trying to break free.
Bolan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hughes or not.
Hughes wants a takedown but no success here.
Hughes lands an uppercut.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hughes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hughes looks winded!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Bolan.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan lands an elbow inside.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Bolan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hughes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bolan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hughes can turn it around.
Bolan works on Hughes's body with a couple of short punches.
Bolan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hughes's defenses.

That has opened up Ezekiel Hughes's cut even more.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolan misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Hughes blocks with his arms.
Bolan's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Bolan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hughes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bolan.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Hughes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hughes blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Hughes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hughes's defenses.
Nice body punch from Bolan.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

The cut above Ezekiel Hughes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bolan lands a nice shot to the body.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hughes blocks it with crossed arms.
Hughes looking to stall.
Bolan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bolan tries a body shot but Hughes blocks it.
Bolan misses with a body punch.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hughes missing with knees to the body.
Bolan lands a nice shot to the body.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolan tries to throw a body punch but Hughes avoids it by throwing Bolan back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a knee to the body.
Bolan can't find room to land a body shot as Hughes controls the action.
Bolan gets underhooks to prevent Hughes's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Bolan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Hughes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bolan drives through and clinches with Hughes against the cage.
Hughes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolan can't find room to land a body shot as Hughes controls the action.
Hughes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hughes misses with the head strike.
Hughes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Hughes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hughes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Hughes avoids the damage to the body.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes is working Bolan over against the cage.
Hughes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bolan prevents it.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hughes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bolan pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bolan as Hughes tries to tie him up.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hughes.
Bolan working Hughes over with knees to the body.
Bolan working Hughes over with knees to the body.
Hughes avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Bolan landing knees to the head.
Hughes trying to land knees to the body.
Mack Bolan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hughes is looking for a takedown.
Mack Bolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezekiel Hughes.
Bolan working Hughes over with knees to the body.
Bolan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughes's elbow.
Hughes misses with some punches.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Hughes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Hughes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bolan obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolan lands an elbow inside that Hughes shrugs off.
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Bolan.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bolan.
Bolan lands an elbow that stopped Hughes in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bolan obliges.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Ezekiel Hughes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hughes or not.
Nice elbow from Bolan.
Hughes tries a knee to the head but Bolan blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan landing knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bolan.
Bolan lands an elbow inside.
Bolan can't find room to land a body shot as Hughes controls the action.
Bolan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Hughes avoids the damage to the body.
Hughes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan landing knees to the head.
Bolan can't find room to land a body shot as Hughes controls the action.
Hughes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bolan is defending well.
Bolan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bolan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hughes's defenses.
Bolan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bolan lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ezekiel Hughes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mack Bolan!
Mack Bolan thanked the fans post fight for their support.