PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Goldfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Goldfield
vs
Hughes

175 cm
19
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Self confident

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dusty Goldfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Hughes !
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldfield slaps away a takedown attempt from Hughes , before circling back to the center of the mat.

Goldfield drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Goldfield lands some shots froms side control.
Hughes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Goldfield's best efforts.
Hughes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Goldfield seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hughes tries to get to full guard but Goldfield has control of the leg.
Hughes moves into full guard.
Hughes being controlled here, momentarily.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Goldfield from controlling successfully.
Hughes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Goldfield!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hughes looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Goldfield on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Goldfield tries to get out of the position.
Hughes landing shots from mount.
Goldfield is looking to get to half guard.

Hughes looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Goldfield holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hughes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldfield wants to control but Hughes is having none of it.

Hughes moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Goldfield has worked his arm free - good work by Goldfield!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Goldfield is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hughes asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Hughes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
You can see the frustration on Goldfield's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldfield regains half guard, as Hughes was trying to land strikes.

Hughes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Goldfield has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hughes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Hughes seems to be looking for submissions.
Hughes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goldfield with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hughes lands with a punch from half guard.
Goldfield wants to control but Hughes is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hughes lands a nice short elbow.
Goldfield trying to control from the bottom.
Goldfield tries to roll over but Hughes keeps him under control.
Hughes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hughes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Goldfield keeping hold of Hughes 's head, controlling as best he can.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goldfield's head.
Goldfield keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Hughes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hughes shoots and misses
and Goldfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hughes with a poor takedown

and Goldfield counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hughes won't be happy with that.
Hughes is looking to reverse the position.
Hughes regains half guard.
Goldfield wants to control but Hughes is keeping him busy.
Goldfield performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hughes moves into full guard.
Goldfield postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Goldfield has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Goldfield slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hughes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Goldfield manages to get himself to full guard.
Goldfield is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldfield wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hughes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goldfield controlling the position.
Hughes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Goldfield avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goldfield is pulling down on Hughes 's head to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hughes thows a big elbow that misses.
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matt Hughes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Hughes throwing strikes from guard but Goldfield blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Hughes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hughes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goldfield works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goldfield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goldfield manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hughes manages to get himself to full guard.
Goldfield won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
Hughes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hughes avoids the attempt from Goldfield to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hughes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hughes looking to finish with strikes here!
Hughes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hughes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Goldfield avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hughes .
Hughes throwing strikes here but Goldfield is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Hughes is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Goldfield is surviving well by controlling Hughes 's body position as best he can.
Hughes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Goldfield?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldfield is trying desperately to improve position.
Hughes throws some wild stikes that Goldfield manages to avoid easily.
Goldfield avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hughes .
Goldfield is trying desperately to improve position.
Hughes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Goldfield tries to lock up and control but Hughes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Hughes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Goldfield is trying to escape the mount.
Goldfield wants to control but Hughes is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hughes tries for a takedown but Goldfield circles away easily

and Goldfield counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Goldfield preventing the sweep.
Goldfield connects with a couple of short punches.

Hughes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goldfield is aware though and is defending well.

Hughes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Goldfield from controlling successfully.
Goldfield sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Goldfield seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hughes for as long as he can get away with.
Goldfield scoring with some ground and pound.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldfield scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goldfield wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Hughes wants to sweep here but Goldfield controlling him for the moment.
Goldfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Goldfield won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
Goldfield postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Goldfield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
Hughes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goldfield showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Goldfield working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hughes 's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goldfield postures up and lands a big shot to Hughes 's brow.

Hughes looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Goldfield has picked Hughes up and slammed him! Hughes can't keep hold of the triangle and Goldfield manages to pass to side control!
Goldfield scores with punches from side control.
Hughes tries to improve position but can't.
Goldfield creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Goldfield trying to control the position but Hughes is working away.
Hughes is looking to reverse the position.
Goldfield cracks Hughes with a big right hand but Hughes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Goldfield creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hughes is not content to let Goldfield control the position.
Goldfield is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hughes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to regain half guard here but Goldfield keeps moving and retains side control.
Goldfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
Hughes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Goldfield trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hughes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Goldfield wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dusty Goldfield wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hughes avoids the body shot from Goldfield.
Hughes shoots and misses

and Goldfield counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Goldfield.
Goldfield pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hughes is working for takedown but Goldfield is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dusty Goldfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Hughes .
Goldfield will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hughes up against the cage.

Goldfield turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Goldfield manages to end up in side control.
Dusty Goldfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goldfield trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dusty Goldfield showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

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