PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dingle Berrian (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. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Berrian
vs
Hughes

182 cm
27
178 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
175 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dingle Berrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ratt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berrian drops his hands momentarily and Hughes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Berrian explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hughes throws the left hand but Berrian avoids the punch easily.
Berrian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Hughes.
Berrian getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Berrian thumps Hughes with a low kick.
Berrian throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Dingle Berrian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes checks a leg kick.
Berrian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Berrian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
Hughes scores with the left hand. Berrian knows he should have avoided that one.
Hughes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by Berrian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Berrian is just out of range.
Hughes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hughes scores with a jab.
Berrian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Berrian, right into the meat.
Hughes swings widly with a right hand
and Berrian counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berrian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hughes.
Hughes throws a shot to the body.
Hughes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Berrian. Berrian obviously looking to wear him down.
Berrian throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hughes scores with a jab.
Hughes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berrian motions for Hughes to come forward. Berrian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Berrian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Berrian attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Berrian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Berrian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hughes.
Hughes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berrian misses with a body kick.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Berrian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Berrian bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Berrian.
Hughes throws the left hand but Berrian avoids the punch easily.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Berrian.
Berrian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berrian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hughes connects with a body shot.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Hughes lands a jab.
Hughes scores with a decent looking hook.
Berrian throws a head kick that misses
and Hughes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Berrian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hughes. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berrian throws a front kick aimed at Hughes's knee but Hughes avoids it well.
Hughes throws a series of strikes that have Berrian backpedaling.
Berrian attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Berrian takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hughes lands a lovely overhand right.
Berrian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Berrian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Berrian tries a head kick but it misses.
Hughes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands with a nice body punch.
Hughes feints a jab promting Berrian to slip. Hughes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Berrian slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Berrian tries to work over Hughes's front leg with a kick but Hughes checks it.
Dingle Berrian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berrian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berrian throws a sloppy head kick
and Hughes counters with a two punch combo.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Berrian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Berrian, right into the meat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hughes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Berrian - the referee stops the clock and Hughes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Berrian. Hughes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Berrian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hughes.
An inside leg kick lands from Berrian.
Hughes connects with the punch.
Berrian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hughes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Berrian had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hughes.
Dingle Berrian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ratt Hughes.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Berrian avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Berrian.
Berrian throws a leg kick
and Hughes counters with a series of strikes. Berrian will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but Berrian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Berrian.
Hughes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Berrian.
Berrian dips to his left and cracks Hughes with an uppercut!
Hughes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Berrian in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes misses with a hook.
Berrian throws a head kick that misses.
Berrian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Hughes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berrian.
Berrian checks a low kick from Hughes.
Hughes throws a one two combo.
Hughes is looking to chop away at Berrian's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes tries to score with a low kick but Berrian moves his leg out of the way.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berrian.
Hughes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Berrian.
Hughes is working the combinations to good effect here.
Berrian throws a sloppy body shot
and Hughes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Berrian throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ratt Hughes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A lazy body kick from Berrian
and Hughes counters with a thumping low kick.
Hughes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Berrian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berrian looks to throw a body kick
and Hughes counters with a series of strikes. Berrian will be more careful next time no doubt.
Berrian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berrian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Berrian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Hughes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hughes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Berrian tries to hold on but Hughes pushes him away.

Hughes swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Berrian is now in Hughes's guard. A big mistake from Hughes there, giving up the dominant position!

Hughes looking for a triangle here. Berrian is fighting it but it looks tight! Hughes pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Berrian is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ratt Hughes!