PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bronson Hughes (ranked 1999 p4p, 3865 weight class) and Ameqran Anto (ranked 0 p4p, 361 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Slam - By: Onyx. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hughes
vs
Anto

170 cm
39
154
21 - 18 - 1

178 cm
25
159
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
© Trap House

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 21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ameqran Anto!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Anto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Anto ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anto's sensitive parts.

Hughes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hughes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hughes working the ground and pound.
Hughes landing a few strikes.
Anto is looking to reverse the position.
Hughes lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anto taking a bit of punishment here - Hughes scoring with strikes.
Hughes has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Anto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hughes off and has taken his back!
Anto punches the canvas rather than the man.
A lull in the action here.
Well, with Anto on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hughes is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anto punches the canvas rather than the man.
Hughes looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
I really don't envy Hughes right now.
Hughes avoids the strikes from Anto.
Anto keeps control of the position as Hughes tries to break free.
Hughes trying to control but not successfully.
Hughes is covering up but some of the strikes from Anto are getting through and doing damage.
Anto tries to get the hooks in deep but Hughes pushed the leg off.
Hughes trying to control the hands but Anto breaks the grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes covering up well under a series of strikes from Anto.
Anto avoiding Hughes 's attempts to control his hands.
Anto scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

Hughes is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Anto gets his way!
Hughes trying to control the hands but Anto breaks the grip.
Anto controls the action.
Hughes tries to break free.
Hughes manages to reverse the position and now he's in Anto's guard. Nice work there by Hughes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes postures up in Anto's guard and throws a big left but Anto blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hughes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Anto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hughes is aware though and is defending well.
Anto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hughes postures up in Anto's guard and throws a big left but Anto blocks it.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Anto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hughes stands up over Anto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anto has his foot on Hughes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hughes works his way back into a safe position though.

Anto looking for a guillotine here but Hughes defends easily.

Hughes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Anto dives on top into guard.

Hughes is trying to keep Anto in close.
Hughes controlling Anto's posture.
Anto throws a big right hand that misses.
Hughes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anto is controlling him.
Anto forces his way into half guard.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Anto connects with a body shot.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes connects with a solid leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hughes.
Anto slaps away a takedown attempt from Hughes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Anto does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Anto misses.
Anto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anto slips a jab from Hughes.
Hughes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anto misses the shot to the body.
Hughes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Anto.
Anto misses with a wild body shot.
Anto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Anto tries to counter it with a takedown but Hughes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hughes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Anto's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hughes lands with a shot to the body.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anto throws an overhand right that lands on Hughes's shoulder, as Hughes tries to avoid the shot.
Bronson Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hughes misses with a lunging right hand
and Anto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Anto misses.
Jab, jab by Anto - just one landing.
Anto scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anto.
Hughes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Hughes.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Anto saw that one coming.
Anto throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anto scores with a nice strike.
Anto with a jab.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Anto misses the shot to the body.
Anto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Anto blocks the leg kick.
Hughes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anto is out of range and Hughes settles back down.
Anto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick from Hughes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anto throws a big shot that misses.
Bronson Hughes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hughes scores with a punch to the head.
Anto throws a good cross that connects.
Hughes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anto throws a big shot that misses.
Anto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
Hughes stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands the left hand.
Hughes connects with a jab.
Anto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hughes scores with a sloppy right hand. Anto should have avoided that one.
Hughes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice uppercut lands for Hughes. That snapped Anto's head back.

Hughes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hughes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Anto sneaks out the side door and pushes Hughes away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes lands with an overhand left.
Anto punishes Hughes's body with a nice straight punch.
Anto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hughes scores with a jab. Anto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hughes throws a low kick but Anto moves out of range easily.
Hughes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anto throws out the jab.
Hughes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hughes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anto! But no joy.
Anto 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.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anto with the counter takedown but Hughes avoids it easily.
Hughes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Antos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hughes misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Anto.
Anto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
A little jabbing left from Anto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Anto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hughes scores with a jab. Anto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Hughes shoots in and bounces Anto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hughes postures up in Anto's guard and throws a big left but Anto blocks it.
Anto controlling Hughes's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anto looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes throwing strikes from guard but Anto blocks nicely.
Hughes postures up in Anto's guard and throws a big left but Anto blocks it.
Hughes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hughes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anto's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bronson Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hughes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hughes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Anto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hughes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hughes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anto has momentary wrist control but Hughes slips an elbow through the middle.
Hughes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hughes lands a couple of elbows.
Hughes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hughes working some strikes from top position.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hughes working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hughes throws an elbow that misses. Anto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hughes's guard. Nice move by Anto!

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hughes is on top in guard.

Hughes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hughes connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Anto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anto is keeping the position for now.
Bronson Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes preventing the sweep.
Anto is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hughes trying to control but Anto is working from the bottom.
Hughes landing some decent shots from guard.
Anto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hughes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hughes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hughes works over Anto with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hughes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Anto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hughes won't allow Anto to sweep him here.
Hughes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ameqran Anto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hughes is working Anto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hughes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bronson Hughes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hughes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bronson Hughes!
Our winner, Bronson Hughes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.