|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Wolfcale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hatt Mughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatt Mughes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
170 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
|
| |
|
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 Las Vegas, Chris Wolfcale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hatt Mughes!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfcale cracks Mughes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wolfcale walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mughes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mughes.
Wolfcale has a takedown stuffed.
Wolfcale shoots in and drives through. Mughes sprawls well.
Wolfcale scores with a leg kick.
Wolfcale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolfcale throws a head kick that misses.
Wolfcale shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Wolfcale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mughes tries to clinch up
and Wolfcale counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mughes won't be happy with that.
Mughes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mughes manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mughes wants to control but Wolfcale is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wolfcale wants to control but Mughes is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mughes wants to get back to full guard but Wolfcale has passed into side control.
Mughes regains half guard.
Wolfcale trying to mount his opponent but Mughes defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mughes landing a few short strikes.
Mughes is refusing to be controlled, as Wolfcale sits in half guard.
Mughes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wolfcale is breathing heavily.
Wolfcale wants to control but Mughes is keeping him busy.
Mughes gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfcale throwing strikes from guard but Mughes blocks nicely.
Mughes is trying to keep Wolfcale in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mughes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mughes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wolfcale tries to get to full guard but Mughes has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mughes lands a nice short elbow.
Mughes is looking to take a break and control but Wolfcale is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mughes passes the guard and advances to mount!
A nice elbow there by Mughes.
Wolfcale wants to hold on but Mughes pushes him away.
Wolfcale really wants to buck Mughes off and get back to his feet.
Wolfcale gets back to half guard.
Mughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wolfcale's head.
Wolfcale is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Mughes seems content to control.
Wolfcale tries to roll over but Mughes keeps him under control.
Wolfcale is looking to control Mughes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wolfcale avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfcale keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mughes is thwarting Wolfcale's attempts to control the position.
Wolfcale blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mughes.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wolfcale shoots and misses
and Mughes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mughes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wolfcale's guard.
Wolfcale is refusing to be controlled, as Mughes sits in half guard.
Mughes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wolfcale is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mughes working the head and body with strikes.
Mughes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Mughes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatt Mughes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wolfcale shoots and misses
and Mughes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mughes tries to pull guard but Wolfcale holds him up against the cage and eventually Mughes drops back down to his feet.
Wolfcale drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mughes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mughes wants the takedown. Wolfcale is fighting it off but Mughes persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wolfcale's guard against the cage.
Wolfcale looking to control.
Mughes wants to pass the guard but Wolfcale is keeping the position.
Mughes is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wolfcale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfcale has momentary wrist control but Mughes slips an elbow through the middle.
Mughes lands a couple of elbows.
Mughes lands a couple of elbows.
Mughes is in close to Wolfcale's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hatt Mughes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mughes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mughes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wolfcale's head.
Wolfcale keeping moving, preventing Mughes from controlling successfully.
Mughes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolfcale works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wolfcale trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wolfcale is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfcale wants to pass the guard but Mughes is keeping the position.
Wolfcale looking to sit in guard and control but Mughes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wolfcale wants to control the position but Mughes says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Mughes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wolfcale does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wolfcale is looking to escape.
Mughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wolfcale's head.
Mughes prevents Wolfcale from standing back up.
Mughes is tying to control. Wolfcale wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wolfcale darts in trying to clinch
and Mughes counters with a single leg into guard. Wolfcale didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfcale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mughes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wolfcale's head.
Wolfcale trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wolfcale wants to sweep but no luck.
Wolfcale keeping full guard, as Mughes tries to pass.
Mughes wants to stand but Wolfcale is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mughes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wolfcale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wolfcale wants to clinch
and Mughes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mughes.
Mughes stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mughes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wolfcale pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mughes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mughes is looking to take a break and control but Wolfcale is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mughes 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.
Mughes passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mughes prevents Wolfcale from getting the reversal.
Mughes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wolfcale?
BOOM! Mughes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mughes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wolfcale tries to hold on but Mughes pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatt Mughes 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!
Wolfcale shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mughes counters with a shoot takedown. Wolfcale fights it but they end up in guard.
Mughes connects with a couple of short punches.
Wolfcale being controlled here, momentarily.
Wolfcale trying to control the position.
Mughes stopping the sweep attempt from Wolfcale.
Mughes cracks Wolfcale with a solid left hand.
Mughes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wolfcale's head.
Mughes distracts Wolfcale with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mughes looking to sit in guard and control but Wolfcale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mughes keeping moving, preventing Wolfcale from controlling successfully.
Wolfcale postures up and lands a big shot to Mughes's brow.
Mughes trying to control the position.
Mughes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mughes throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wolfcale escapes and throws Mughes's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wolfcale tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wolfcale tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wolfcale has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wolfcale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mughes keeps working.
Wolfcale lands some shots froms side control.
Wolfcale is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mughes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wolfcale is staying tight to Mughes's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Wolfcale working the body and head with strikes.
Mughes is not content to let Wolfcale control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mughes struggling a bit here.
Wolfcale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mughes keeps working.
Wolfcale is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mughes's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wolfcale working the ground and pound.
Mughes manages to get back to half guard.
Mughes wants to improve his position but Wolfcale is controlling well.
Wolfcale seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mughes taking some punishment here, with Wolfcale in his half guard.
Mughes is looking to improve his position.
Mughes landing a few short strikes.
Mughes is trying to control but can't.
Mughes lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Mughes is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Mughes is trying to control but can't.
Mughes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wolfcale is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wolfcale tries to free his leg and advance position but Mughes is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hatt Mughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mughes 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hatt Mughes!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
65% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
