PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abel Hug (ranked 5385 p4p, 5232 weight class) and Kent Dew (ranked 421 p4p, 416 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hug
vs
Dew

173 cm
20
156
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Brooklyn Apothecary
Urban Fighter

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abel Hug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Dew!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dew closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dew takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hug throws a jab but it's blocked by Dew.
Dew shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hug pinned against the ropes. Hug gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Hug wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hug thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dew if he has to take too many more of those.
Hug uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dew.
Dew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hug.

Dew shoots in and bounces Hug off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Dew throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dew wants to pass the guard but Hug is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dew accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hug preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hug looking to control.
Dew cracks Hug with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew throws a strike but Hug rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hug wants to stand but Dew is controlling his posture from full guard.

Dew has his foot on Hug's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hug works his way back into a safe position though.
Hug stopping the sweep attempt from Dew.
Dew trying to keep a closed guard but Hug is proving a slippery customer.
Dew 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.
Hug has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dew not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dew working a defensive guard but Hug manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hug tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Hug working away.
Hug moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dew is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug staying calm.
Hug trying to control the action but Dew is working from the bottom.
Hug taking a breather here.
Dew is looking to regain half guard here but Hug keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dew can't do much from the bottom here.
Dew tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug wants to control but Dew is keeping him busy.
Dew manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hug wants to control but Dew is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dew looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dew throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dew missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dew has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dew missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dew is thwarting Hug's attempts to control the position.
Dew slips a nice elbow through Hug's hands, connecting with Hug's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dew lands a nice short elbow.
Hug blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dew.
Hug moves into full guard.
Dew chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dew trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dew throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hug works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dew throwing strikes from guard but Hug blocks nicely.
Dew trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dew loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dew postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dew missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dew throwing strikes from guard but Hug blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kent Dew will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hug's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hug connects with a body shot that sends Dew's belly button to the back.
Good exchange - Hug coming out on top.
Dew takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hug darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hug tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dew was well out of range. Poor timing from Hug.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dew.
Dew working the ground and pound but Hug is defending the strikes.
Dew creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hug sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dew tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hug's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hug taking a bit of punishment here - Dew scoring with strikes.
Hug takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dew landing a few strikes.
Hug is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Dew has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hug struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug tries to improve position but can't.
Hug takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dew misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hug taking a bit of punishment here - Dew scoring with strikes.
Hug taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hug sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dew is pressing down on Hug's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hug is holding on for now.
Dew missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hug has hold of Dew's hands but Dew slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hug is positioning himself well to prevent Dew advancing to mount.
Dew looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dew lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug is looking to control Dew's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hug avoid being mounted?
Dew lands strikes from half guard.
Dew throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dew with the ground and pound but Hug uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dew landing some decent shots from guard.
Dew postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dew missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dew lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hug tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hug preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dew chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew distracts Hug with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dew throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dew makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dew scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dew postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dew loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dew trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dew is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dew lands a couple of digs.
Kent Dew has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dew passes into half guard.
Dew throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dew throwing shots but Hug is blocking nicely.
Hug blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dew.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dew wants to pass to mount but Hug is defending the position.
Dew working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hug keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dew lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Dew there.
Dew tries to pass to full mount but Hug defends it.
Dew throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hug is doing well to control the position and prevent Dew from advancing to side control.
Hug taking some punishment here, with Dew in his half guard.
Hug is trying to control but can't.
Dew working over Hug with some ground and pound. Hug looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hug avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dew.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kent Dew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dew misses with a takedown attempt - Hug sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dew drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dew throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dew. Hug does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hug cracks Dew with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Dew closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hug's guard.
Dew lands a couple of elbows.
Dew makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dew throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hug works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hug trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hug is really struggling to control Dew but he's trying to hold on to the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dew accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dew postures up and lands a big shot to Hug's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hug is pulling down on Dew's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dew accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hug wants to stand up but Dew is controlling him.
Dew trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dew lands a couple of digs.
Dew working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hug's head.
Dew landing some decent shots from guard.
Dew throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dew trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dew working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dew throwing strikes from guard but Hug blocks nicely.
Hug utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dew is working Hug over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dew connects with a couple of short punches.
Hug looking to control.
Dew throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hug works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dew lands a couple of digs.
Dew lands a couple of digs.
Dew postures up in Hug's guard and throws a big left but Hug blocks it.
Dew scoring with some ground and pound.
Dew postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dew lands a couple of elbows.
Dew throws a big elbow that misses.
Abel Hug has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew connects with a couple of short punches.
Dew is looking to work some ground and pound but Hug has wrist control.
Dew working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dew lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dew throwing strikes from guard but Hug blocks nicely.
Dew scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dew with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dew throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hug is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Dew trying to control from the bottom.
Dew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dew is concentrating on defense, preventing Hug from advancing position.

Dew actively working from the bottom here.
Dew trying to control but Hug postures up.
Hug is looking to advance position but Dew won't allow it.
Dew controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Dew is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hug pulls his head out easily.
Dew wants to control but Hug is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hug not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Dew looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kent Dew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dew winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kent Dew!