PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Maclemore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceri Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Maclemore has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Maclemore
vs
Hughes

185 cm
27
212 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

193 cm
26
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Maclemore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ceri Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Maclemore.
Hughes misses with a low kick.
Hughes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maclemore.
Maclemore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
Hughes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maclemore lands a jab-cross combination.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Maclemore misses its intended target.
Maclemore lands with a nice body punch.
Hughes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Maclemore.
Maclemore throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Marcus Maclemore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maclemore works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maclemore misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes flicks out a counter leg kick but Maclemore steps away.
Maclemore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hughes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maclemore misses with a looping right.
Maclemore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Hughes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maclemore lands an overhand right.
Maclemore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
Maclemore misses with a hook
and Hughes counters with a nice body kick.
Hughes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maclemore. That did some damage!
A cross from Maclemore lands.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
Maclemore works Hughes's body with a nice hook.
Maclemore is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maclemore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maclemore misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Hughes cracks Maclemore with a good jab.
Maclemore throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maclemore throws a big shot that misses.
Maclemore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hughes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maclemore's sensitive parts.
Maclemore takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Maclemore is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hughes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hughes misses with a low kick as Maclemore jumps back.
Maclemore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Maclemore.
Hughes slips a jab from Maclemore.
Maclemore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hughes. Hughes obviously looking to wear him down.
Maclemore on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maclemore misses with a lunging right hand
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Maclemore.
Maclemore backing away here, and Hughes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Maclemore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maclemore slips a jab from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maclemore.
Maclemore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hughes avoids the body shot from Maclemore.
Maclemore misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Hughes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hughes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maclemore's head.
Hughes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maclemore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maclemore throws a hook but Hughes blocks it.
Maclemore throws a looping overhand right but Hughes ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes throws a right and a left that Maclemore avoids nicely.
Maclemore throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Hughes moves out of range as Maclemore strikes.
Hughes tries a quick counter leg kick but Maclemore is wise to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maclemore misses the jab.
Hughes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hughes!
Maclemore moves out of range as Hughes throws a body kick.
Maclemore throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
Hughes moves out of range as Maclemore strikes.
Maclemore drops his hands momentarily and Hughes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maclemore looks to throw the jab but Hughes is out of range.
Hughes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maclemore to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Maclemore will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Maclemore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hughes.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hughes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughes tests Maclemore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Maclemore's shoulder, as Maclemore tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Maclemore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maclemore manages to avoid it.
Maclemore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hughes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maclemore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maclemore looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Maclemore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maclemore misses the shot to the body.
Hughes slips a jab from Maclemore.
Hughes flicks out a counter leg kick but Maclemore steps away.
Maclemore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hughes.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Maclemore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hughes works Maclemore's body with a nice hook.
Maclemore misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
Hughes staying out of range there.
Maclemore throws a right hand that misses
and Hughes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maclemore misses with a body punch
and Hughes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maclemore's knee momentarily.
Maclemore misses with a looping left.
Hughes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Maclemore misses.
Hughes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hughes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maclemore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Hughes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maclemore. That did some damage!
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!
Maclemore misses with a series of wild punches.
Hughes unleashes a big counter combination but Maclemore bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hughes dips to his left and cracks Maclemore with an uppercut!
Maclemore moves out of range of the body kick from Hughes.
Maclemore throws a poor cross that misses
and Hughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hughes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maclemore scores with a body shot.
Hughes scores with a jab. Maclemore acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maclemore looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Hughes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Maclemore misses.
Hughes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hughes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hughes lands with a slapping head kick.
Hughes lands with a good body shot.
Hughes slips a jab from Maclemore.
Hughes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Maclemore misses with a lunging right hand
and Hughes counters with a thumping low kick.
Hughes thows a body kick. Maclemore tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hughes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maclemore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Maclemore misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maclemore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hughes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes scores with a nice right hand.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maclemore.
Ceri Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maclemore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hughes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Maclemore might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hughes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hughes avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Hughes.
Maclemore throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Hughes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Hughes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ceri Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Maclemore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hughes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maclemore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hughes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Maclemore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maclemore cracks Hughes with a good jab.
Maclemore walks into a stiff left hand from Hughes.
Hughes slips a jab from Maclemore.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maclemore slips under a jab from Hughes.
Maclemore seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maclemore.
Hughes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maclemore misses with a hook
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maclemore throws an off balance right hand
and Hughes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maclemore really felt that one!
Maclemore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
Maclemore looks to throw the jab but Hughes is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maclemore.
Maclemore will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hughes 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.
Maclemore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
Both fighters circling a little - Hughes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
Hughes throws a body punch but Maclemore moves out of range.
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maclemore throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hughes counter with a right hand.
Hughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maclemore.
Hughes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Maclemore steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hughes. That one must have hurt.
The fighters circling - Maclemore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Hughes misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hughes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maclemore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Maclemore is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes drops Maclemore with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Maclemore! Hughes dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ceri Hughes!