PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Greiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Hughs has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hughs
vs
Greiner

181 cm
19
270 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

181 cm
23
294 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Hughs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Greiner!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughs misses with a looping right.
Greiner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hughs defends it well.
Greiner closes the distance and clinches up with Hughs, looking for a takedown. Greiner pushes Hughs against the ropes but Hughs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Greiner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hughs on his heels. He'll look to pass Hughs's guard now, I'm sure.
Greiner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Greiner looking to sit in guard and control but Hughs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Greiner is on top in guard.

Hughs keeping moving, preventing Greiner from controlling successfully.
Hughs looking for a sweep. Not yet Hughs, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greiner throws an elbow that misses. Hughs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Greiner's guard. Nice move by Hughs!

Greiner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Greiner pulls Hughs in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greiner is trying to control the position but Hughs postures up.
Greiner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greiner seems keen to control Hughs's posture.
Hughs wants to pass the guard but Greiner is keeping the position.
Hughs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Greiner is controlling Hughs's posture.
Hughs wants to pass the guard but Greiner is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two 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.
Greiner trying to control the position.
Greiner wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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

Greiner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hughs is refusing to be controlled, as Greiner sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greiner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Greiner there.
Greiner is trying to control the action in half guard but Hughs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Greiner controlling the pace.
Hughs is not content to let Greiner control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Greiner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hughs misses with a straight left.
Greiner throws out a loose jab but Hughs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greiner shoots in but Hughs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hughs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Greiner throws a body punch but Hughs moves out of range.

Greiner looking to score a takedown here. Hughs is defending well but Greiner drives through and ends up in Hughs's guard.
Greiner looks winded!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Greiner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greiner trying to control but Hughs is working from the bottom.
Greiner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greiner wants to control from the top but Hughs keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Greiner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Hughs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Greiner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Greiner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Greiner backs away, Hughs returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hughs looks to score with a jab to the body but Greiner is just out of range.
Hughs throws a front kick aimed at Greiner's knee but Greiner avoids it well.
Hughs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greiner manages to avoid it.
Greiner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hughs is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Greiner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Greiner showed some decent athleticism there.

Greiner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Greiner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greiner is just content to waste time from the top position. Hughs takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greiner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greiner trying to control but Hughs is working from the bottom.
Hughs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Greiner is working Hughs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hughs keeping moving, preventing Greiner from controlling successfully.
Greiner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Greiner is looking to take a break and control but Hughs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Greiner seems to be working for a kimura but Hughs defends the submission attempt.
Hughs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hughs is not content to let Greiner control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Greiner ducks under a wild hook from Hughs.

Greiner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Greiner with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greiner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Greiner wants to control from the top but Hughs keeps moving.
Greiner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Greiner trying to control but Hughs is working from the bottom.
Greiner throwing strikes from guard but Hughs blocks nicely.
Greiner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hughs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hughs tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Greiner is working Hughs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Greiner trying to control but Hughs is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Greiner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hughs defends it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Greiner.
Greiner moves out of range of the leg kick from Hughs.
Hughs throws a body punch but Greiner moves out of range.
Hughs avoids a kick to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Greiner scores with a takedown into Hughs's guard.
Greiner throws a strike but Hughs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Thomas Greiner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Greiner loads up on a big right hand but Hughs slips the punch.
Hughs half committed to a counter leg kick.
Greiner shoots in looking for a takedown. Hughs tries to sprawl out of it but Greiner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hughs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hughs looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hughs swings for the body but Greiner moves out of range.
Greiner blocks a head kick by Hughs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hughs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Greiner.
Hughs throws a body shot but no joy.
Greiner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Greiner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hughs avoids it really well and circles away.
Eddie Hughs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Greiner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Greiner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hughs's half guard.
Greiner trying to control from half guard but Hughs is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greiner might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hughs haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Greiner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Greiner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Greiner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greiner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hughs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Greiner thows a huge punch but Hughs dodges it nicely.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Greiner.
Hughs is looking to get back to his feet here but Greiner is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hughs's back.
Greiner scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Even with his hooks in, Greiner manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Hughs manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Hughs.
Greiner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hughs swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greiner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Greiner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Greiner trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greiner stays in close to Hughs's body and controls the position.
Greiner wants to control from the top but Hughs keeps moving.

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.
Greiner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Greiner looking to pass the guard.

Greiner drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hughs dives on top into guard.

Greiner pulls Hughs in close to prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Greiner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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 Eddie Hughs.
I think Greiner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Greiner!
A very excited looking Thomas Greiner rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.