PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bauer comes into the arena with I Stand Alone by Godsmack blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bauer
vs
Hughes

191 cm
30
270 lbs
24 - 14 - 1

185 cm
34
255 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Hughes!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes wants to clinch.
Bauer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hughes doesn't manage to clinch there - Bauer circles away.
Bauer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Hughes wants to clinch up but Bauer keeps it at a distance.
Hughes moves in looking to clinch but Bauer pushes him off.
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Bauer.
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Bauer.
Bauer keeps the fight on the outside.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hughes doesn't manage to clinch there - Bauer circles away.
Ryan Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes moves away from the strike by Bauer.
Hughes is looking to clinch.

Bauer rushes Hughes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hughes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bauer lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Ryan Hughes has been cut.
Hughes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Hughes fails to land.
Hughes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Hughes misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hughes fails to land.
Hughes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hughes lands a nice elbow.
Hughes struggles to land a body shot inside as Bauer controls his hands.
Bauer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hughes being controlled against the cage.
Bauer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bauer lands with a right to the head.
Bauer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hughes gets underhooks to prevent Bauer's takedown attempt.
Hughes misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hughes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hughes lands an elbow just above Bauer 's eye.

It looks like Jack Bauer has been cut.
Hughes lands a nice uppercut.
Bauer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hughes misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bauers head.
Bauer takes an elbow to the temple.
Hughes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bauer takes an elbow to the temple.
Hughes misses with an elbow strike.
Hughes gets underhooks to prevent Bauer's takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Hughes working aggressively here.
Hughes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bauer backwards.
Bauer can't find room to land a body shot as Hughes controls the action.

Bauer decides to pull guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Bauer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Bauer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hughes stands up from Bauer's guard - Hughes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bauer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bauer looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
Hughes scores with a hook to the body. Bauer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hughes is looking to clinch.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Bauer circles away and keeps his distance.
Bauer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Bauer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hughes is looking to clinch.
Bauer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes throws out a powerful jab.

Jack Bauer's cut is getting worse.
Hughes tries to clinch there but Bauer circles away.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bauer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes moves in looking to clinch but Bauer pushes him off.
Bauer tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bauer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hughes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bauer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hughes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bauer is trying to drag Hughes to the mat but Hughes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Bauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes pushes off an throws an elbow but Bauer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bauer is looking to control Hughes's arms but Hughes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bauer has his back to the cage.
Bauer stalling the fight.
Bauer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hughes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bauer backwards.
Hughes lands a knee to the body.
Bauer is breathing heavily.
Hughes tries to work over Bauer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bauer trying to control the position but instead, Hughes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bauer into the cage.
Hughes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Hughes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Hughes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hughes tries to clinch up.
Hughes lands with a nice combination. Bauer backs away looking to recover.
Hughes is looking to clinch.
Hughes moves in looking to clinch but Bauer pushes him off.
Jack Bauer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bauer missing with a left hand there. Hughes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hughes is looking to clinch but Bauer is avoiding it.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bauer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bauer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hughes tries to clinch up.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bauer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hughes thinking.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Bauer.
Bauer swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Bauer throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
Bauer tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bauer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bauer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bauer connects with a body shot that sends Hughes's belly button to the back.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bauer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bauer throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
Hughes tries to clinch there but Bauer circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bauer swinging wildly here.
A right-left combo lands from Hughes.

Hughes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hughes blocking some punches.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bauer scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hughes.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Hughes tries a body shot but Bauer blocks it.
Bauer takes an elbow to the temple.
Hughes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hughes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bauer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hughes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bauer lands a hook that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Hughes pushes off an throws an elbow but Bauer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hughes. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bauer can't find room to land a body shot as Hughes controls the action.
Hughes trying to land knees to the body.
Hughes swings wildly with an uppercut but Bauer uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bauer.
Ryan Hughes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hughes tries a body shot but Bauer blocks it.
Bauer throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a body punch.
Bauer lands with a light punch inside.
Hughes working aggressively here.
Hughes throws a punch but it's blocked by Bauer.
Hughes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bauer is pushing Hughes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hughes tries a body shot but Bauer blocks it.

Bauer tightens his grip and picks Hughes up, before dumping him to the ground. Hughes manages to land in guard.
Bauer trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughes is looking to stand up but Bauer isn't so interested in that idea.
Hughes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Bauer from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hughes clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes working aggressively here.
Hughes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bauer throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughes.
Hughes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hughes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bauer's elbow.
Bauer trying to stall but Hughes improves his position.
Hughes working aggressively here.
Bauer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hughes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hughes.

Jack Bauer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bauer blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bauer lands a damaging elbow.
Hughes scores with a hook to the body.
Bauer takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Bauer fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ryan Hughes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bauer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bauer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Bauer swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.

Hughes moves into the clinch successfully.
Bauer is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bauer.
Hughes misses with an elbow over the top.

Bauer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Bauer.
Some wild striking there from Bauer.
Bauer throws a right hand that Hughes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughes also avoids with ease.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Bauer circles away and keeps his distance.
Hughes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bauer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Hughes instigates a clinch.
Hughes misses with an elbow strike.
Hughes blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bauer is defending well for now.
Bauer is trying to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling him.
Hughes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hughes lands with a right to the head.
Bauer blocks the elbow strike.
Hughes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hughes landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes lands an elbow just above Bauer 's eye.
Bauer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Hughes landing knees to the head.

Jeez, Jack Bauer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hughes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hughes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hughes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hughes lands a right hand.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Hughes!
Ryan Hughes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Global Nutritional (Q159) 95% ROR on Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.