PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romano Redz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel McHughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHughes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Welcome To My Hood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Nigel McHughes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Redz
vs
McHughes

180 cm
34
187 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

187 cm
39
191 lbs
28 - 20 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano Redz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel McHughes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redz jabs McHughes right on the nose. McHughes blinks but takes it well.
Nice body punch from McHughes.
Redz moves out of range of the body kick from McHughes.
McHughes lands with a nice body kick.
Redz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from McHughes misses.
McHughes stuns Redz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Redz misses with a body shot.
McHughes throws a combination that misses
and Redz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McHughes tries to land a front kick but Redz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McHughes moves away from the strike by Redz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McHughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Redz.
McHughes lands with an overhand left.
Redz throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from McHughes misses
and Redz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McHughes misses the jab.
Redz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nigel McHughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McHughes moves to clinch but Redz breaks away
and Redz counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by McHughes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McHughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redz.
Redz misses with a wild combination.
McHughes throws a head kick that misses.
Redz is looking for a counter combo.
Good work by Redz as he checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Redz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Redz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Redz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McHughes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
McHughes scores with a jab.
McHughes scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from McHughes.
Redz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McHughes.
McHughes is looking to clinch.
Redz moves out of range as McHughes throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from McHughes.

Redz shoots in and bounces McHughes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Redz throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Redz preventing the sweep.
Redz works over McHughes with some ground and pound from guard.
Redz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McHughes's head.
Redz wants to control from the top but McHughes keeps moving.
Redz looking to pass the guard.
McHughes keeping moving, preventing Redz from controlling successfully.
Redz lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McHughes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Redz works over McHughes with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redz distracts McHughes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

McHughes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Redz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Redz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Redz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McHughes trying to keep a closed guard but Redz is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano Redz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Redz takes a swing at McHughes's ribcage but misses.
McHughes takes one to the side of the head.
McHughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McHughes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Redz counters with a left and a right that stings McHughes.
McHughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redz avoids the head kick by McHughes.
Redz looks to land a combination but McHughes avoids it well.
McHughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redz scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McHughes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Redz misses with an uppercut. McHughes saw that one coming.
Redz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McHughes has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Redz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Redz throws a combination that misses
and McHughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Redz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McHughes can do to turn this around?
McHughes scores with a head kick. Redz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Redz lands with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for McHughes.
Redz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McHughes manages to avoid it.
McHughes throws a leg kick that misses.
McHughes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Redz's hands.
McHughes looks to clinch
and Redz counters with a straight right hand.
Romano Redz is winning the standup battle so far.
McHughes swings for the body but Redz moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Redz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Redz moves out of range of the leg kick from McHughes.
Redz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McHughes scores with a jab to the head.
McHughes looks to land a right hand but Redz moved out of range.
McHughes throws a hook but Redz avoids it easily.
McHughes misses with an uppercut
and Redz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McHughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Redz ducks under a wild hook from McHughes.
A little feinted left hand from Redz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McHughes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Redz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Redz drives through with a takedown into McHughes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Redz postures up and lands a big shot to McHughes's brow.
Redz is looking to work some ground and pound but McHughes has wrist control.

McHughes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Redz defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz landing some decent shots from guard.
Redz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Redz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McHughes's head.
Redz landing some decent shots from guard.
McHughes keeping moving, preventing Redz from controlling successfully.
Redz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Redz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Redz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHughes is trying to keep Redz in close.
Redz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romano Redz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McHughes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McHughes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Redz.
McHughes keeping moving, preventing Redz from controlling successfully.
Redz landing some decent shots from guard.
Redz stands up over McHughes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Redz postures up and lands a big shot to McHughes's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano Redz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

McHughes throws a body kick that misses
and Redz counters with a stiff right hand.
McHughes throws a front kick aimed at Redz's knee but Redz avoids it well.
McHughes avoids the body shot from Redz.
McHughes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Redz defending well as McHughes loads up on a big left hand.
McHughes throws a low kick, looking for Redz's leg but Redz calmly moves out of range.
Redz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McHughes slips a straight right by Redz.
McHughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Redz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McHughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McHughes.
Redz jabs at McHughes's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nigel McHughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McHughes.
McHughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Redz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McHughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from McHughes.
Redz is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Redz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McHughes misses with an attempted mid kick.
McHughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

McHughes tries to sprawl but Redz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McHughes is concentrating on defense, preventing Redz from advancing position.

Redz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Redz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McHughes has hold of Redz's hands but Redz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Redz winds up and cracks McHughes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McHughes trying to hold on to Redz's head to control him but Redz postures up.
Redz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McHughes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Redz.
Redz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Redz lands with a punch from half guard.
Redz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nigel McHughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Redz connects with a nice short shot to McHughes's temple.
McHughes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Redz lands with a punch from half guard.

McHughes looking for submissions off his back.
Redz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McHughes trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Redz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McHughes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Redz is working away from the top position though.
Redz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Redz.
Redz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
McHughes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romano Redz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Redz, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano Redz!
During a confident post fight interview, Romano Redz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.