|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hughes (ranked 2130 p4p, 3727 weight class) and Marco Battaglia (ranked 305 p4p, 478 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
23
199
5 - 2 - 0 |
|
190 cm
23
190
3 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Battaglia!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Battaglia moved out of range nicely.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Battaglia circles away easily
and Battaglia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Battaglia scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hughes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hughes misses the jab.
Hughes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Battaglia looks for the body kick but Hughes saw that one coming.
Battaglia throws a body kick that misses.
Hughes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt
and Battaglia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hughes lands with a good body shot.
Hughes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Battaglia's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Battaglia.
Hughes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battaglia is looking to chop away at Hughes's legs.
Battaglia lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Battaglia throws the kick towards the body but Hughes avoids it.
Hughes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hughes.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battaglia moves away.
Battaglia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battaglia lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Battaglia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hughes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Battaglia keeps moving.
Battaglia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hughes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Battaglia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.
Battaglia pulls Hughes in close to his closed guard and prevents Hughes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hughes works over Battaglia with some ground and pound from guard.
Battaglia working a defensive guard here.
Hughes is fighting to break Battaglia's control of his arms but Battaglia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Battaglia trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Battaglia pulls Hughes in to control the position.
Hughes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes postures up in Battaglia's guard and throws a big left but Battaglia blocks it.
Battaglia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Battaglia controlling the pace.
Hughes actively working from the bottom here.
Battaglia is looking to stall here but Hughes recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes has an active guard here but Battaglia has managed to pass into half guard.
Hughes trying to control from the bottom.
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Battaglia pulls his head out easily.
Hughes tries to roll over but Battaglia keeps him under control.
Hughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Hughes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab lands there for Hughes.
Battaglia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Battaglia.
Hughes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Battaglia.
Battaglia throws a leg kick but Hughes moved away.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Battaglia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battaglia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marco Battaglia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Battaglia.
Hughes shoots in and bounces Battaglia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hughes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battaglia wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Hughes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Battaglia keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Battaglia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hughes working some strikes from top position.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hughes trying to control but Battaglia is working from the bottom.
Hughes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes postures up.
Battaglia looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Marcus Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hughes postures up in Battaglia's guard and throws a big left but Battaglia blocks it.
Battaglia looking to control.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Battaglia keeps moving.
Battaglia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Battaglia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hughes has his hands clasped together but Battaglia extends and breaks Hughes's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Battaglia.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Battaglia!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marco Battaglia made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
39% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
