PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Jericho (ranked 1020 p4p, 105 weight class) and Bronson Hughes (ranked 872 p4p, 96 weight class). Hughes has chosen Slam - By: Onyx as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jericho
vs
Hughes

170 cm
28
147 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

170 cm
31
154 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maxim Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jericho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
Jericho throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hughes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jericho throws a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
Jericho throws a leg kick that misses.
Hughes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jericho defends it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jericho staying out of range there.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jericho avoids a kick to the body.
Hughes is looking to slow Jericho down with leg kicks.
Jericho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jericho manages to avoid it.
Jericho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hughes throws a jab when Jericho was well out of range.
Jericho delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Jericho ducks down to avoid it.
Jericho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hughes throws a jab when Jericho was well out of range.
Hughes blocks the body kick.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Jericho wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hughes throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
Jericho has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Just Scrap MMA and BJJ in the buildup to the fight.
Hughes takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Jericho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big right from Jericho misses.
Maxim Jericho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jericho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
Hughes misses with a lunging right hand
and Jericho counters with a stiff right hand.
Jericho throws a right hand that Hughes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughes also avoids with ease.
Jericho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jericho throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hughes.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jericho avoids a kick to the body.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Jericho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hughes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jericho walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jericho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Jericho. Beautiful body shot.
Jericho checks a low kick from Hughes.
Jericho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hughes.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Jericho's shoulder, as Jericho tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jericho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hughes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hughes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jericho on the side of the head.
Hughes lands an overhand right.
Jericho moves out of range of the body kick from Hughes.
Jericho is looking to counter punch.
Jericho slips a jab and a cross from Hughes.

Jericho clinches up with Hughes and pushes him back against the cage.
Hughes tries to break free but Jericho pushes him back against the cage.
Jericho prevents Hughes from breaking the clinch.
Hughes lands with a short shot to the head.
Jericho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hughes struggles to land a body shot inside as Jericho controls his hands.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hughes takes a shot to the head.
Hughes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jericho will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hughes up against the cage.
Hughes scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jericho's brow.
Jericho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hughes lands an elbow that stopped Jericho in his tracks for a moment.
Hughes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hughes misses with a punch on the inside.
Hughes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jericho prevents the takedown attempt.
Hughes throws a head punch that misses.
Jericho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Jericho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hughes or not.
Jericho working aggressively here.
Jericho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Jericho breaks the clinch.
Jericho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Jericho thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jericho counters with a nice uppercut.
Hughes slips under a jab from Jericho.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jericho.
Jericho lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hughes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jericho finds it's way round the side to connect with Hughes's head.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Jericho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jericho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
A big left from Hughes misses.
Hughes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jericho takes one on the button.
Jericho blocks a jab.
Jericho throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd cheers as Hughes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jericho doesn't seem phased though.
Jericho throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Hughes moves into the clinch.
Jericho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes wants to stall.
Hughes misses with the head strike.
Hughes taking a breather.
Hughes stalling in the clinch but Jericho improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hughes catches Jericho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jericho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hughes works the jab nicely.
Jericho throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Bronson Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jericho misses with a body kick.
Bronson Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by Jericho.
Hughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jericho.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jericho.
Hughes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jericho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Jericho seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jericho defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jericho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Hughes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jericho connects with a leg kick. Hughes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice jab there from Jericho.
Jericho lands with a right hand.
Hughes lands with a nice body punch.
A punch lands to the side of Jericho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Jericho uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Hughes backs away, Jericho returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho connects with a right hand. Hughes shakes it off.
Hughes throws a low kick but Jericho moves out of range easily.
Jericho was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jericho throws a body kick that misses.
Hughes misses with a hook.
Hughes avoids a kick to the body.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Jericho cracks the inside of Hughes's front leg.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Jericho.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Jericho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Jericho just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Jericho checks it.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jericho slips under a jab from Hughes.
As Hughes looks to move away, Jericho throws a big counter combo but Hughes just gets out of the way.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
Jericho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Hughes coming out on top.
Jericho 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.
Jericho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Jericho ducks down to avoid it.
Jericho loads up on a big right hand but Hughes slips the punch.
Hughes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Jericho.
Jericho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jericho's calf.
Jericho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
Jericho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Hughes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jericho scores with a nice head shot.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jericho misses with a wild combination.
Hughes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jericho defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Jericho misses the target.
Hughes connects with a crisp jab.
Jericho throws a push kick but Hughes slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jericho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jericho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hughes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jericho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hughes throws an elbow that misses.
Hughes throws an elbow but it misses.
Jericho gets through Hughes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hughes pushes off an throws an elbow but Jericho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jericho stalling.
Hughes letting Jericho take a breather here.
Jericho seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hughes trying to stall but Jericho improves his position.
Hughes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hughes misses with an elbow over the top.
Jericho slowing the pace effectively.
Jericho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Jericho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hughes throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands an elbow that stopped Jericho in his tracks for a moment.
Hughes looking to stall.
Jericho trying to control the position but instead, Hughes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jericho into the cage.
Jericho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jericho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Hughes tries to pull guard but Jericho won't allow it.
Hughes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jericho just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hughes throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Jericho.
Jericho lands a hook that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho stalling the fight.
Hughes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Jericho breaks the clinch.
Jericho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jericho slips a straight right by Hughes.
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 Maxim Jericho will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jericho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jericho throws out the jab.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jericho.
Hughes throws a leg kick
and Jericho counters with a body kick.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.
Hughes throws a jab when Jericho was well out of range.
Jericho moves out of range of the leg kick from Hughes.
Jericho swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Hughes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jericho to the mat! Jericho manages to get full guard.
Jericho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hughes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jericho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hughes.
Jericho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Jericho keeps moving.
Hughes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jericho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jericho trying to control the position.
Jericho lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
Hughes is trying to keep Jericho in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jericho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hughes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jericho is one step ahead there.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Jericho from controlling successfully.
Jericho pushing down on Hughes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jericho is trying to control. Hughes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hughes trying to control from the bottom.
Hughes moves into full guard.
Jericho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hughes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jericho's guard.

Jericho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jericho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hughes.
Jericho keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.

Jericho looking for a guillotine here but Hughes defends easily.
Hughes throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes stopping the sweep attempt from Jericho.

Jericho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hughes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hughes is in close to Jericho's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jericho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hughes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hughes stands up over Jericho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Jericho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jericho has momentary wrist control but Hughes slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jericho has momentary wrist control but Hughes slips an elbow through the middle.

Hughes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hughes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hughes is looking to work some ground and pound but Jericho has wrist control.
Jericho wants to control but Hughes passes easily into half guard.
Hughes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jericho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hughes.
Jericho moves into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bronson Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hughes 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bronson Hughes!
In his post fight interview, Bronson Hughes gave a big smile as he said 'It feels so good to have this title back around my waist. It's been a long time coming. I want to thank my team, and my family for all of their support.'.