PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Hugo (ranked 2544 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eruera Wharerau (ranked 4233 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hugo
vs
Wharerau

175 cm
25
164 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
157 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Hugo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eruera Wharerau!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wharerau misses with the combination.
Wharerau throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wharerau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wharerau looks winded!
Hugo shoots for a double leg takedown but Wharerau sprawls well. He's pushed Hugo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wharerau scores with a nice head shot.
Wharerau displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hugo.
Wharerau swinging wildly here.
Wharerau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wharerau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wharerau slaps away a takedown attempt from Hugo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Hugo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hugo closes the distance and clinches up with Wharerau, looking for a takedown. Hugo pushes Wharerau against the cage but Wharerau circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Hugo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hugo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hugo lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wharerau takes an elbow to the temple.
Wharerau looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hugo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Hugo.
Wharerau takes an elbow to the temple.
Hugo lands an elbow inside that Wharerau shrugs off.
Hugo lands a nice elbow.
Hugo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wharerau's defenses.
Hugo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wharerau prevents a body shot from Hugo.
Hugo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wharerau lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hugo working Wharerau over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hugo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hugo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wharerau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hugo.
Hugo with a knee to the head.
Hugo working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Hugo.
Wharerau takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hugo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Wharerau is rocked!
Hugo working aggressively here.
Wharerau is still on wobbly legs! Can Hugo finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wharerau's defenses.
Hugo lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hugo obliges.
Hugo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hugo scores a nice knee to the body.
Hugo lands an elbow inside.
Wharerau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hugo lands an elbow inside that Wharerau shrugs off.
Hugo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wharerau lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hugo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wharerau's defenses.
Hugo landing knees to the head.
Hugo lands a big knee! That's hurt Wharerau! Oh, he's all over the place! Hugo lands another knee that sends Wharerau to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Hugo!