PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes has chosen midnight rider as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Hughes

185 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

176 cm
25
183 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Derek Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hughes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brown manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hughes stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hughes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Hughes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hughes is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hughes trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown keeping full guard, as Hughes tries to pass.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hughes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hughes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hughes off to one side.

Brown shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hughes wants to get back to his feet.
Hughes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Hughes is trying to get back to full guard.
Hughes is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Hughes was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Brown gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hughes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matt Hughes will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Brown scores a takedown into full mount!
Brown content just to control the position here.
Brown trying to control but Hughes is having none of it.
Brown with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown content just to control the position here.
Brown thowing shots but they're missing.
Brown wants to control the pace but Hughes is squirming around nicely.
Brown throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hughes is working to get back to half guard.

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.
Brown putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hughes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brown controlling the position easily from mount.
Hughes is trying desperately to improve position.
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brown misses with a head shot.
Brown misses with a head shot.
Hughes is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.

That's four 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 working to get back to half guard.
Brown looking to control but Hughes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Derek Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown is trying to control here but Hughes has managed to regain half guard.
Hughes is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughes is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown scores a takedown into full mount!
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hughes is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
Brown tries to control but Hughes wriggling away.
Brown controlling from the full mount.
Hughes tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looking to control but Hughes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hughes is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hughes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brown looking to control but Hughes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown content just to control the position here.
Hughes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to control but Hughes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brown trying to control but Hughes is having none of it.
Brown controlling his opponent.

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.

Derek Brown has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Brown shoots in and bounces Hughes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Brown!