PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hughes (ranked 2356 p4p, 24445 weight class) and Kobe Gray (ranked 317 p4p, 627 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hughes
vs
Gray

178 cm
25
178
6 - 1 - 1

179 cm
21
179
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mark Hughes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kobe Gray!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gray shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hughes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gray looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hughes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Gray is trying to work for a kimura but Hughes is defending well.

Gray seems to be working for a kimura but Hughes defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gray looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Gray drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gray jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Hughes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes 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 hard here to advance position.

Gray drops back looking for a leg! Hughes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hughes manages to kick Gray off! Gray jumps back into Hughes's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gray manages to get himself to full guard.

Gray 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.

Gray 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.
Hughes passes into half guard.
Hughes is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hughes wants to take Gray's back here but Gray is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Gray tries to reverse the position but Hughes maintains control.
Gray bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gray stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.

Gray got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hughes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gray has managed to get both his arms back between Hughes's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gray drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gray jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Gray drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gray jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gray stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hughes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hughes wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray keeping full guard, as Hughes tries to pass.

Gray throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hughes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Gray is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Gray is working for a kimura but Hughes is defending it quite comfortably.
Gray prevents Hughes from improving his position.

Hughes is defending against the submission attempts here by Gray.

Gray is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hughes defends it well.
Gray prevents Hughes from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gray wants to work for an arm triangle but Hughes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hughes tries to get to full guard but Gray has control of the leg.

Hughes is defending against the submission attempts here by Gray.
Hughes is looking to improve his position.

Gray is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Gray seems to be looking for submissions.
Hughes moves into full guard.
Hughes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hughes tries to free his leg and advance position but Gray is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kobe Gray will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hughes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gray sprawls well. Gray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
Gray stuffs the takedown attempt from Hughes. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
Hughes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gray avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Gray as Hughes shoots in.
Gray defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hughes.
Gray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hughes shoots in and drives through. Gray sprawls well.

Gray changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hughes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Gray working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Gray has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hughes is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gray yanks on the arm and Hughes is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gray.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kobe Gray!
Kobe Gray is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Kobe Gray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.