PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurtis Hugs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugs comes to the cage accompanied by Sleep Now in the Fire- Rage Against the Machine. McCall has chosen Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hugs
vs
McCall

187 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurtis Hugs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCall.
McCall connects with a body shot.
McCall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McCall slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Hugs misses its intended target.
McCall lands a leg kick that knocks Hugs off balance momentarily.
Hugs is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hugs takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Kurtis Hugs has been cut.

McCall drops Hugs with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hugs looks back up at him and smiles so McCall waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Hugs is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for McCall.
Oh Hugs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCall moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hugs seems to have got his legs back now.
A thudding body kick lands there by McCall!
McCall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McCall lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for McCall.
McCall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hugs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCall, right into the meat.
McCall scores with a hook to the body. Hugs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCall scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hugs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McCall. That one must have hurt.

McCall moves into the clinch.
McCall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Kurtis Hugs's cut is getting worse.
McCall looking to throw knees to the head but Hugs is blocking nicely.
McCall taking a breather.
McCall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hugs takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hugs's defenses.

Kurtis Hugs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McCall lands an elbow inside.

Jeez, Kurtis Hugs's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hugs blocks an elbow strike from McCall.
McCall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hugs backwards.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kurtis Hugs's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gareth McCall!
Gareth McCall is the new middleweight champion!
Gareth McCall made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Sssh... No more tears, only blood. The blood is the life and I shall be immortal.'.