PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Cuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Hughes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hughes
vs
Cuba

186 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Hughes!
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, Thiago Cuba!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hughes looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cuba tries for a takedown but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cuba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hughes is fending him off so far but Cuba persists. Nope, Hughes circles away and we're back to standing.
Matt Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Cuba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuba circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hughes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cuba napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cuba is not content to let Hughes control the position.
The ground and pound from Hughes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cuba can't do much from the bottom here.
Cuba manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuba is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hughes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hughes's back!

Cuba is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Hughes preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cuba.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuba trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Cuba is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hughes is defending well though. Cuba let's go of the attempt for now.

Cuba working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Hughes is doing well to defend. Cuba seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Hughes is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thiago Cuba!