PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bronson Hughes (ranked 813 p4p, 93 weight class) and Balbus Michael (ranked 1211 p4p, 126 weight class). Hughes's entrance music is Slam - By: Onyx. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hughes
vs
Michael

170 cm
31
154 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

178 cm
31
150 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

THE END 32

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 15 - 9 - 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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Balbus Michael!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael works the jab nicely.
Hughes throws a good cross that connects.
Hughes scores with a punch to the head.
Michael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
Hughes lands with a shot to the body.
Michael looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Michael ducks down to avoid it.
Michael tries a quick counter leg kick but Hughes is wise to it.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michael.
Hughes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Michael counters with a thumping low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Michael 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Bronson Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and Michael connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hughes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Michael looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Michael bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Michael throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Michael.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Michael moves out of range easily.
Michael takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Hughes throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Michael let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hughes connects with a high kick.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and Hughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hughes throws a head kick but Michael moves out of range.
A slow jab from Michael misses its intended target.
As Michael tries to get set, Hughes tries to push him back and clinch up but Michael manages to avoid the attempt.
Michael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Hughes throws the left hand but Michael avoids the punch easily.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up with Michael, looking for a takedown. Hughes pushes Michael against the cage but Michael circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Michael ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Michael is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hughes with a body shot.
Balbus Michael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michael blocks a head kick by Hughes.
It seemed like Michael was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Michael cracks the inside of Hughes's front leg.
Hughes tests Michael's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch but Michael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hughes throws a hook but Michael blocks it.
Hughes throws a right hand that misses
and Michael counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hughes throws the left hand but Michael avoids the punch easily.
Hughes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice cross by Michael.
Hughes misses the body punch
and Michael counters with an inside leg kick.
Hughes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Michael counters with a straight right hand.
Michael digs a good hook to Hughes's body.
A jab lands there for Hughes.
Michael has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Michael throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughes tries to counter with a takedown but Michael is quick to defend against it.
Hughes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughes shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab, jab by Hughes - just one landing.
Hughes tries to land a leg kick but Michael saw it coming and moves away.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Michael staying out of range there.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michael takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hughes misses with a left hand
and Michael counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Michael connects with a single shot there.
Hughes misses with a right hand
letting Michael counter with a right hand.
A big left from Hughes misses.
A lazy left from Michael finds it's target.
Michael blocks a jab.
Michael avoids the head kick by Hughes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hughes.
Michael scores with a sloppy right hand. Hughes should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Hughes is looking to clinch but Michael is avoiding it.
Hughes throws a lazy head kick
and Michael counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Hughes cracks Michael with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Michael misses.
Michael connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Michael moves out of range of the strikes.
Michael swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hughes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hughes checks a leg kick nicely.
Hughes throwing a counter right hand but Michael manages to avoid it.
Michael throws a nice head kick!
Hughes throws a head kick but Michael moves out of range.
Michael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hughes.
Hughes throws a leg kick
and Michael counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Michael sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michael throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hughes misses with a hook. Michael ducked under it nicely.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Michael counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Balbus Michael will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A low kick from Hughes is predictable there
and Michael counters with a thumping low kick.
Hughes swinging wildly here.
Michael misses with a low kick.
Hughes misses with a hook
and Michael counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Michael moves away from the strike by Hughes.
Michael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michael gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hughes lands with an overhand left.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes misses with the body kick
and Michael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michael ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Michael unleashes a big counter combination but Hughes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Michael moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Michael releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Michael misses with a right hand
enabling Hughes to counter with a crisp jab.
Michael throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael moves away from the strike by Hughes.
Michael only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Michael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Michael's head but Michael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Hughes moves into range and clinches up with Michael.

Michael escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hughes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughes misses with a lunging right hand
and Michael counters with a nice uppercut.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michael moves away.
A head kick by Hughes misses
and Michael counters with a leg kick.
Michael throws a body shot but no joy.
Hughes goes for a double leg but Michael avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Michael continues to drive forward.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and Michael counters with a good low kick that Hughes was not able to check.

Hughes rushes Michael and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Michael pushes Hughes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Michael escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Michael is out of range.
Hughes checks a low kick from Michael.
Hughes throws a push kick but Michael slaps the foot to one side.
Hughes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Michael avoids them all with ease.
Michael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michael.
Hughes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Michael checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Michael is looking for the big counter here.
Hughes throws a lazy uppercut
and Michael counters with a nice uppercut.
Hughes misses with a left hand
and Michael cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michael gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hughes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hughes, as that shot connected.
Hughes throws out a leg kick but Michael moves out of range and Hughes only half commits.
Michael misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hughes.
Nice cross by Michael.
Michael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Hughes tries to clinch up.
Hughes swings widly with a right hand
and Michael counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hughes's knee momentarily.
Michael defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Michael misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Michael. Beautiful body shot.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes throws a right hand that misses
letting Michael counter with a right hand.
Balbus Michael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes throws a lazy uppercut
and Michael counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Hughes finds it's way through Michael's defenses.
Michael throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hughes scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Michael avoids it well.
Michael throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Michael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Michael moves out of range of the strikes.
Michael throws a low kick, looking for Hughes's leg but Hughes calmly moves out of range.
Michael throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes dips to his left and cracks Michael with an uppercut!
Michael walks into a stiff left hand from Hughes.
Hughes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hughes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Michael misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Michael has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hughes throws a hook but Michael blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Michael on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hughes checks the leg kick.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Michael.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bronson Hughes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Michael throws a leg kick but Hughes moved away.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Michael defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hughes.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Michael sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Michael looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Michael connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hughes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice defenses there by Michael.
Michael throws out a counter right but Hughes avoids it with no problem.
Hughes throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Michael was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hughes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Michael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes misses with a kick to the body.
Michael tries a quick counter leg kick but Hughes is wise to it.
Hughes staying out of range there.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughes scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws the left hand but Michael avoids the punch easily.
Michael lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hughes throws a solid leg kick but Michael takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hughes.
Michael feints and then cracks Hughes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hughes down.
Hughes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michael only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Michael moves out of range as Hughes strikes.
Michael takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Michael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
A big left from Hughes misses.
Nice jab there from Hughes.
Michael throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hughes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Michael counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Michael.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Michael tenderised Hughes's leg. Hughes is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michael. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michael blocks a head kick by Hughes.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Michael's head but Michael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Michael sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Michael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Michael moves out of range.
Michael comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Michael.
Hughes throws a lazy uppercut
and Michael counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Michael.
Michael swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Michael uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a lazy body kick
and Hughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michael takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot lands for Hughes.
Hughes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Michael lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Michael moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Michael on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hughes throws a head kick but Michael moves out of range.
Hughes backing away here, and Michael unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and Michael counters with an outside leg kick.
Hughes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Michael defends well and Hughes ends up having to push Michael into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Michael just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Michael sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Michael throws out a counter right but Hughes avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
It seemed like Michael was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Michael sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Michael is looking to slow Hughes down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Michael moves out of range easily.
Michael throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Michael.
Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Michael has time to react.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Michael 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hughes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Michael misses.
Hughes feinted with a counter takedown.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Michael.
Michael looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hughes lands with an overhand left.
Michael feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hughes's calf.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

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.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!