PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bronson Hughes (ranked 3461 p4p, 330 weight class) and William Dewey (ranked 4225 p4p, 385 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Slam - By: Onyx. Bronson Hughes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hughes
vs
Dewey

170 cm
27
154 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

167 cm
27
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Dewey!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes avoids the head kick by Dewey.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hughes throws a hook but Dewey blocks it.
Dewey blocks a jab.
Hughes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dewey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dewey.
Hughes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dewey sprawls and moves away.
Hughes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dewey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hughes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hughes misses with a hook.
Hughes lands the left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Dewey as Hughes shoots in.
A big left from Hughes misses.
Hughes throws a right hand that Dewey ducks under and follows up with a left that Dewey also avoids with ease.
Hughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dewey.
Hughes lands a lovely overhand right.
Dewey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Dewey slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Dewey does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Dewey.
Hughes shoots in but Dewey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dewey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewey thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Dewey. That's going to slow Hughes down.
Dewey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dewey wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bronson Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dewey staying out of range there.
Dewey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hughes's calf.
Hughes fails to land the takedown.
Dewey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dewey swinging wildly here.
Hughes throws a hook but Dewey avoids it easily.
Dewey moves away from the strike by Hughes.
William Dewey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dewey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dewey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes tries to bum rush Dewey with a series of wild strikes but Dewey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dewey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dewey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A combination from Dewey does no damage.
Hughes is looking to counter the offense by Dewey and move into the clinch.
Dewey feints a jab promting Hughes to slip. Dewey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hughes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dewey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
Dewey lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewey slips a straight right by Hughes.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Dewey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dewey tries to counter with a clinch but Hughes shakes him off and moves away.
Hughes tests Dewey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hughes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dewey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dewey.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Dewey.
Hughes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dewey. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Dewey avoids them all with ease.
Dewey misses with a wild body shot.
Dewey throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes tries to counter with a takedown but Dewey is quick to defend against it.
Hughes moves out of range as Dewey strikes.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Dewey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hughes scores with a one two! Dewey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bronson Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but Dewey shows good takedown defense.
Good standup being displayed there by Hughes as he connects with a hook.
Hughes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Dewey.

Dewey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hughes, pushing him back against the cage.
Hughes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hughes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dewey walks away with a smile on his face. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dewey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dewey sprawls and moves away.
Hughes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Dewey blocks the body kick.
Dewey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hughes slips a jab from Dewey.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Dewey saw that one coming.
A big left from Dewey misses.
Hughes throws the left hand but Dewey avoids the punch easily.
Hughes lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Dewey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hughes moves out of range as Dewey strikes.
Some wild striking there from Dewey.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dewey misses with a low kick as Hughes jumps back.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Dewey moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughes misses with a hook
and Dewey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dewey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dewey slips a straight right by Hughes.
Hughes tests Dewey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hughes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dewey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dewey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Dewey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hughes misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bronson Hughes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Dewey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dewey scores with a spinning back kick!
Hughes throws a lazy uppercut
and Dewey counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hughes tests Dewey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Dewey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dewey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dewey throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Dewey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hughes misses the jab.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Hughes tries to bum rush Dewey with a series of wild strikes but Dewey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dewey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Hughes.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Dewey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice shot by Dewey.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Dewey wants to counter with a clinch but Hughes pushes him away.
Hughes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dewey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hughes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hughes throws a hook but Dewey blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Hughes misses.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Hughes backs off Dewey throws a huge counter combo but Hughes manages to avoid it all.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dewey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hughes tries to bum rush Dewey with a series of wild strikes but Dewey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Dewey.
Dewey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Dewey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
William Dewey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dewey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Dewey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dewey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Dewey.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hughes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dewey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dewey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dewey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice shot by Hughes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes dips to his left and cracks Dewey with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dewey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dewey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dewey looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.
Dewey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hughes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Dewey blocks a jab.
Bronson Hughes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Dewey moved away.
Hughes sets himself, and Dewey steps forward looking for the clinch! Hughes avoids it this time.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Dewey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Hughes does it's job there.

Hughes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dewey is trying to defend but Hughes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Dewey kicks Hughes off and gets back to his feet.
Hughes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dewey throws out the jab.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dewey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hughes misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewey leaves Hughes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Hughes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dewey's head.

Hughes gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Dewey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dewey is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hughes connects with a decent elbow.
Hughes working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dewey is trying to get back to half guard.
Hughes lands some shots froms side control.
Hughes cracks Dewey with a big right hand but Dewey just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dewey is trying to control Hughes's posture but Hughes avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dewey is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hughes connects with a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dewey is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hughes scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Hughes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dewey has managed to free his arm - good work.
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. Hughes connects with a nice short shot to Dewey's temple.
Hughes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dewey is pressing down on Hughes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dewey has his hands on Hughes's head, controlling the position.
Hughes is working Dewey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes preventing the sweep.
Hughes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hughes 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bronson Hughes dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dewey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hughes doesn't seem bothered though.
Hughes lands an overhand right.
Dewey slips under a jab from Hughes.
Dewey throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dewey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hughes somewhat.
Dewey tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Dewey.

Hughes dives in and scores a takedown into Dewey's guard.

Dewey is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dewey slips a straight right by Hughes.
Nice defenses there by Dewey.
Dewey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hughes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dewey circles away.
Dewey slaps away a takedown attempt from Hughes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bronson Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewey looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
Dewey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hughes.
Dewey misses with a head kick.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Dewey throws a counter combo.
Nice shot lands for Hughes.
Dewey ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Nice straight punches there by Hughes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hughes.
Hughes jabs Dewey right on the nose. Dewey blinks but takes it well.
Hughes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Dewey is out of range.
Dewey dodges the punch combination from Hughes.
A nice side step and Dewey releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hughes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dewey.
Dewey throws a body shot but no joy.
Dewey ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Dewey throws a counter combo.
Hughes misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tests Dewey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but Dewey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Dewey misses.
Hughes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hughes with a hook.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dewey throws a body shot but no joy.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Dewey.
Dewey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hughes finds it's way round the side to connect with Dewey's head.
A shot to the liver by Dewey. Beautiful body shot.
Dewey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
Dewey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hughes blocks a jab.
Hughes with a nice cross.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dewey tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hughes misses with a double jab.
Dewey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dewey misses with a hook.
Hughes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewey checks a low kick from Hughes.
Hughes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dewey avoids it really well and circles away.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Dewey moves in looking to clinch but Hughes pushes him off.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Dewey.
Dewey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dewey defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Hughes misses with a hook. Dewey ducked under it nicely.
Dewey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dewey slips a straight right by Hughes.
Dewey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hughes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hughes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Dewey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dewey ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hughes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dewey is trying to defend but Hughes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dewey trying to control here.
Dewey is controlling Hughes's trapped leg to prevent Hughes from advancing to side control.
Hughes lands with a punch from half guard.

Hughes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dewey wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
William Dewey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes is nestled in close to Dewey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

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 Bronson Hughes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hughes, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronson Hughes!
An out of breath Bronson Hughes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.