PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel McHughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHughes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Welcome To My Hood. Troy has chosen Breaking Bad - Goodbye as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

McHughes
vs
Troy

187 cm
22
189 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

180 cm
26
200 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

KAISER

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 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nigel McHughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Troy!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHughes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McHughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troy.
Troy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McHughes lands with a right hand.
McHughes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Troy tries to clinch but McHughes moves out of range.
McHughes misses the shot to the body.
Troy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Troy misses with a body kick.
McHughes with a jab.
Some wild striking there from McHughes.
McHughes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McHughes misses with a looping left.
Troy tries to clinch there but McHughes circles away.
McHughes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McHughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Troy ducks under a wild hook from McHughes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy throws a leg kick that misses.
McHughes cracks Troy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Troy looks to score with a jab to the body but McHughes is just out of range.
McHughes takes a swing at Troy's ribcage but misses.
McHughes lands with a nice body kick.
Troy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Troy pivots, looking for a leg kick but McHughes is out of range and Troy settles back down.
McHughes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Troy's head.
Troy throws a leg kick which misses McHughes's front leg but catches the back leg as McHughes tries to avoid it.
Troy avoids the body shot from McHughes.
McHughes throws an overhand right that lands on Troy's shoulder, as Troy tries to avoid the shot.
McHughes lands a nice shot to the body.
McHughes misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McHughes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Troy is fending him off so far but McHughes persists. Nope, Troy circles away and we're back to standing.
McHughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Troy misses the shot to the body.
McHughes avoids a kick to the body.
Troy scores with a jab to the head.
McHughes throws a leg kick but Troy moved away.
Troy lands a head kick. McHughes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Troy misses with a head kick.
McHughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McHughes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McHughes lands a slapping body shot.
Troy thows a leg kick but McHughes checks it
and McHughes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Troy looks gassed!
Troy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Troy misses with a head kick.
Troy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McHughes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Troy.
Troy walks into a jab.
McHughes throws a leg kick but Troy sees it coming and moves out of range.
McHughes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Francis Troy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McHughes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Troy tries to clinch there but McHughes circles away.
Troy throws a sloppy head kick and McHughes moves out of range easily.
McHughes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McHughes, as that shot connected.
Troy closes the distance looking to clinch
and McHughes counters with a thumping low kick.
McHughes checks a leg kick.
McHughes scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troy moves out of range of the body kick from McHughes.

Troy moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McHughes avoids it.
Troy trying to land knees to the body.
McHughes struggles to land a body shot inside as Troy controls his hands.
Troy misses with a knee to the head.

McHughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Troy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McHughes.
McHughes misses the body punch
and Troy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McHughes misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Troy.
McHughes lands a nice looking body shot.
McHughes misses with a low kick.
Troy throws a right hand that misses
and McHughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troy throws a push kick but McHughes slaps the foot to one side.
Decent striking displayed by Troy there.
McHughes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Troy checks it well.
McHughes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McHughes scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel McHughes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McHughes misses with a looping right.
McHughes tries to score with a low kick but Troy moves his leg out of the way.
Troy throws a sloppy head kick and McHughes moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Troy as McHughes shoots in.
Troy connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Troy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Troy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Troy shoots in for a double leg but McHughes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Troy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McHughes.
Troy throws a head kick but McHughes moves out of range.
Troy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McHughes throws out the jab.
A slow jab from McHughes misses its intended target.
McHughes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Troy to score with a decent uppercut.
McHughes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McHughes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McHughes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Troy gets a clinch.
Troy takes a shot to the head.
McHughes avoids a wild elbow strike from Troy.
Troy misses with an elbow over the top.
Troy misses with a punch to the body.
McHughes misses with a punch on the inside.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McHughes lands a shoulder strike.
McHughes avoiding damage.
A short right from McHughes on the inside.
Troy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McHughes smiles and moves away.
McHughes thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy throws a head kick that misses
and McHughes counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - McHughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Francis Troy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Troy throws a lazy head kick
and McHughes counters with a thumping low kick.
Troy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McHughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Troy.
McHughes lands a body shot.
Troy is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McHughes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Troy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Troy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McHughes throws out a powerful jab.
McHughes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Troy in his tracks.

McHughes drops Troy with a beautiful combination! Troy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McHughes is looking for the KO!

Troy is rocked!

It looks like Francis Troy has been cut.
McHughes connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Troy out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nigel McHughes!
Nigel McHughes made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER in his post fight interview.