PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bas Naaktgeboren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ratt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes has chosen Country boy can survive as his entrance music. Ratt Hughes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Naaktgeboren
vs
Hughes

184 cm
24
186 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

181 cm
22
175 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bas Naaktgeboren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ratt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hughes lands a jab to the head.
Naaktgeboren tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.

Naaktgeboren drops Hughes with a beautiful combination! Hughes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Naaktgeboren is looking for the KO!

It looks like Ratt Hughes has been cut.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Naaktgeboren.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes is trying to get back to half guard.
Hughes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Naaktgeboren takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hughes throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hughes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Naaktgeboren's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Naaktgeboren's back!
Well, with Hughes on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Naaktgeboren is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Hughes landing with strikes.
Naaktgeboren trying to control the hands but Hughes won't let him.
Naaktgeboren breaks Hughes's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
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 throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Naaktgeboren looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naaktgeboren thows a big elbow that misses.
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 manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Naaktgeboren manages to get himself to full guard.
Hughes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hughes advances to half guard.
Hughes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hughes moves nicely into side control.
Naaktgeboren struggling a bit here.
Naaktgeboren tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hughes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hughes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Naaktgeboren's legs.
Hughes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hughes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hughes lands some shots froms side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looks up at the clock and then as Naaktgeboren takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hughes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hughes working the head and body with strikes.
Hughes landing strikes.
Naaktgeboren parries the strikes from Hughes easily there. Hughes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Naaktgeboren to escape.
Naaktgeboren manages to get back to half guard.
Hughes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Naaktgeboren wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
Naaktgeboren is breathing heavily.
Hughes tries to pass to full mount but Naaktgeboren defends it.
Hughes throwing shots but Naaktgeboren is blocking nicely.
Naaktgeboren blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hughes.
Naaktgeboren is looking to improve his position.
Hughes is looking to advance position but Naaktgeboren won't allow it.
Hughes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Naaktgeboren on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Naaktgeboren misses with a hook.
Naaktgeboren is looking to clinch.
Naaktgeboren defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hughes.
Naaktgeboren tries to clinch up.
Naaktgeboren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Naaktgeboren swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Naaktgeboren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hughes is looking to land body kicks.
Naaktgeboren shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hughes defends it nicely.

Hughes feints and as Naaktgeboren raises his hands in defense, Hughes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hughes advances to half guard.
Naaktgeboren works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Naaktgeboren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hughes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hughes moves into full mount!
Naaktgeboren is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes lands a big elbow.
Naaktgeboren is desperately trying to improve his position but Hughes has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naaktgeboren is looking to improve his position but Hughes isn't that keen on the idea.
Hughes is landing with some decent strikes but Naaktgeboren is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naaktgeboren is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Hughes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hughes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ratt Hughes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ratt Hughes's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hughes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Naaktgeboren's hands.
Hughes connects with a nice looking jab.

Naaktgeboren is rocked!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hughes.
Hughes keeps the fight on the outside.

Hughes gets the takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Hughes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hughes working the ground and pound from side control.
Hughes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oh Naaktgeboren is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hughes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hughes grinds an elbow into Naaktgeboren's temple.
Hughes lands a nice forearm strike.
Naaktgeboren stops Hughes from passing to mount.
Naaktgeboren seems to have got his legs back now.
Naaktgeboren tries to improve position but can't.
Hughes lands some shots froms side control.
Naaktgeboren on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes tries to move to mount but Naaktgeboren blocks the move with his legs.
Naaktgeboren tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hughes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hughes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hughes lands an elbow.
Hughes working away.

Hughes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Naaktgeboren tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hughes is chipping away with strikes.
Ratt Hughes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Naaktgeboren taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hughes is working Naaktgeboren over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hughes working the head and body with strikes.
Naaktgeboren is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes scores with punches from side control.
Naaktgeboren takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Naaktgeboren is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hughes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hughes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Naaktgeboren defending well though.
Naaktgeboren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hughes drops an elbow to the side of Naaktgeboren's head.
Hughes is looking to pass Naaktgeboren's guard but actually Naaktgeboren recovers to full guard.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hughes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Naaktgeboren's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a strike but Naaktgeboren rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hughes doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hughes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hughes thows a huge punch but Naaktgeboren dodges it nicely.

Naaktgeboren looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hughes working over Naaktgeboren with some ground and pound. Naaktgeboren looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Naaktgeboren wants to get back to full guard.
Naaktgeboren has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hughes is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Hughes there.
Hughes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Naaktgeboren is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hughes scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naaktgeboren trying to control here.
Naaktgeboren is in trouble now - Hughes has advanced to mount!
Naaktgeboren is bucking up trying to escape but Hughes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Hughes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Naaktgeboren is in a horrible position here. Hughes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Naaktgeboren slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Naaktgeboren on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hughes 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.
Hughes drops an elbow to the side of Naaktgeboren's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes lands with a punch from half guard.
Hughes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hughes is thwarting Naaktgeboren's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ratt Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ratt Hughes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Naaktgeboren lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hughes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hughes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Naaktgeboren scores with a head kick.
Naaktgeboren tries to clinch but Hughes is having none of it.
Naaktgeboren slaps away a takedown attempt from Hughes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hughes scores with a punch to the head.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Naaktgeboren takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Naaktgeboren wants to clinch up but Hughes keeps it at a distance.
Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Naaktgeboren has time to react.
Naaktgeboren tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hughes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Naaktgeboren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hughes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Naaktgeboren to the mat! Naaktgeboren manages to get full guard.
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hughes lands a couple of elbows.
Hughes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Naaktgeboren works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naaktgeboren working a defensive guard here.
Naaktgeboren can't keep his opponent in guard - Hughes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ground and pound from Hughes.

Hughes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Naaktgeboren is just riding it out for now. Hughes eventually gives up the hold.

Hughes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Naaktgeboren makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Naaktgeboren.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Naaktgeboren is keeping the position.
Hughes stands up over Naaktgeboren, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hughes passes into half guard.
Hughes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Naaktgeboren trying to control from the bottom.

Naaktgeboren looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Naaktgeboren is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hughes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hughes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naaktgeboren moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hughes advances position into side control!
Naaktgeboren is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hughes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Naaktgeboren gets back to full guard.
Bas Naaktgeboren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naaktgeboren is trying to control the position but Hughes postures up.
Hughes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Naaktgeboren is trying to keep Hughes in close.
Hughes advances to half guard.
Naaktgeboren taking some punishment here, with Hughes in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naaktgeboren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hughes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Naaktgeboren on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hughes thows a huge punch but Naaktgeboren dodges it nicely.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Naaktgeboren's head.
Naaktgeboren blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hughes.
Naaktgeboren trying to hold on to Hughes's head to control him but Hughes postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick.
Naaktgeboren looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Naaktgeboren shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ratt Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Hughes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ratt Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hughes 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ratt Hughes!