PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eideard Sailcirc (ranked 22824 p4p, 437 weight class) and Sirus Hughes (ranked 4198 p4p, 322 weight class). Hughes has chosen Devil "Shinedown" as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Sailcirc
vs
Hughes

173 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
140 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eideard Sailcirc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sirus Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Hughes misses
letting Sailcirc counter with a right hand.

Hughes moves into the clinch.
Sailcirc is struggling to control the position.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sailcirc avoids it.
Sailcirc lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hughes taking a breather.
Hughes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sailcirc smiles and moves away.
Hughes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sailcirc connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hughes scrambles back to his feet.
Hughes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sailcirc is out of range.
Hughes throws the left hand but Sailcirc avoids the punch easily.
Sailcirc ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sailcirc moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Sailcirc misses its target.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Sailcirc moved out of range nicely.
Hughes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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 doesn't manage to clinch there - Sailcirc circles away.
Sailcirc lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sailcirc doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailcirc listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sailcirc lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Sailcirc coming out on top.
Sailcirc scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sailcirc connects with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Sailcirc there.
Sailcirc takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sailcirc lands with a shot to the body.
Sailcirc staying out of range there.
Sailcirc slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hughes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice shot lands for Sailcirc.
Hughes tries to clinch but Sailcirc moves away
and Sailcirc counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sailcirc lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sailcirc.
Sailcirc checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hughes walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hughes doesn't seem bothered though.
Hughes misses with a body kick.
Sailcirc lands the left hand.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and Sailcirc counters with a nice uppercut.
Sailcirc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hughes needs to keep his hands up - Sailcirc had a free shot at his head there.
Hughes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sailcirc is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sailcirc lands a slapping body shot.
Sailcirc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Sailcirc smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sailcirc lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hughes is looking to clinch.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the body.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sailcirc.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc scores with a jab. Hughes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hughes throws a hook but Sailcirc avoids it easily.
A cross from Sailcirc lands.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Sailcirc was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hughes.
Nice straight punches there by Sailcirc. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sailcirc.
Sailcirc paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hughes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hughes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Hughes is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sailcirc paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sailcirc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Sailcirc avoids it well.
Sailcirc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sailcirc lands a really nice looking cross but Hughes seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Sailcirc. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sailcirc.
Hughes ducks right into an uppercut from Sailcirc.
Sirus Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Sailcirc coming out on top.
Hughes is still on wobbly legs! Can Sailcirc finish him?
Hughes throws a leg kick that misses.
Hughes seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sailcirc works Hughes's body with a nice hook.
Sailcirc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hughes misses with an uppercut
and Sailcirc counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Sailcirc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Good exchange - Sailcirc coming out on top.
Hughes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Sailcirc connects with a looping right hand.
Sailcirc connects with a single shot there.
Sailcirc scores with a decent looking hook.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Hughes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sailcirc throws a combination. Hughes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sailcirc lands a jab to the nose.
Sailcirc scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eideard Sailcirc dominated that 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.

Sailcirc ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Hughes throws a body shot but no joy.
Sailcirc really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sailcirc connects with a nice looking jab.
Sailcirc throws out a powerful jab.
Hughes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sailcirc at a distance.
Sailcirc comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sailcirc swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sailcirc fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hughes on the side of the head.
Sailcirc scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hughes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sailcirc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sailcirc moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Sailcirc does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sailcirc moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Sailcirc.
Sailcirc scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailcirc scores with a nice strike.
Donk. Sailcirc catches Hughes right on the button with a cross.
Sailcirc scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sailcirc.
Hughes throws a body punch but Sailcirc moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Sailcirc. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sailcirc.
Sailcirc gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hughes.
Sailcirc lands a slapping body shot.
Sailcirc lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sailcirc manages to avoid it.
Hughes misses with a lunging right hand
and Sailcirc counters with a left and a right that stings Hughes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hughes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hughes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sailcirc ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc slips under a jab.
Hughes moves in looking to clinch but Sailcirc pushes him off.
Sailcirc lands with an uppercut that bounces Hughes off the cage and back into range.
Sailcirc works the jab nicely.
Sailcirc scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hughes misses with a body punch
and Sailcirc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hughes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sailcirc takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hughes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hughes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hughes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sailcirc.
Sailcirc scores with a hook to the body. Hughes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch lands to the side of Hughes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sailcirc throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc lands a jab to Hughes's midsection.
Hughes throws a poor cross that misses
and Sailcirc counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hughes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sailcirc lands with an overhand left.
Hughes throws a lazy uppercut
and Sailcirc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hughes swings widly with a right hand
and Sailcirc counters with a series of strikes. Hughes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sailcirc cracks Hughes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sailcirc scores with a nice right hand.
Sailcirc connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Sailcirc.
and Sailcirc counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Hughes! He's just covering up as Sailcirc starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eideard Sailcirc!