PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Bruny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hughes
vs
Bruny

170 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

163 cm
26
155 lbs
10 - 0 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hank Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Bruny!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruny misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Bruny.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
Hughes feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice uppercut there from Bruny.
Bruny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruny.
Bruny misses with a straight left.
Bruny lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hughes throws a right and a left that Bruny avoids nicely.
Hughes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bruny sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruny misses with a two punch combination.
Bruny throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hughes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes is thwarting Bruny's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bruny actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hughes there.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bruny's head.
Bruny tries to roll over but Hughes keeps him under control.
Hughes trying to control the action but Bruny is working from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Hughes.
Bruny wants to get back to full guard.
Bruny keeps trying to improve his position.
Hughes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hughes thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruny is trying desperately to improve position.
Hughes lands a heavy elbow.

Hughes working for a guillotine from mount but Bruny is in no mood to give up.
Bruny is desperately trying to improve his position but Hughes has a good base and remains in mount.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the head.
Bruny gets back to half guard.
Bruny wants to control but Hughes is keeping busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruny is looking to improve his position.

Bruny looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bruny's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruny trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hughes connects with a nice short shot to Bruny's temple.
Hughes is trying to control the action in half guard but Bruny is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bruny defending well though.
Hughes thows a huge punch but Bruny dodges it nicely.
Bruny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hughes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hughes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bruny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hughes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bruny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bruny is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hughes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hughes's back!
Hughes avoids the strikes from Bruny.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruny thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Hughes tries to roll but Bruny sticks to his back.
Bruny is punishing Hughes with strikes - can he finish him?!
Hughes covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Bruny throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruny punishes Hughes with strikes from the back mount.
Bruny misses with a punch to the head.
Hughes is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bruny scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Hughes has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Bruny.

Bruny is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hughes is defending well though. Bruny let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jerome Bruny will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bruny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Bruny scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruny. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruny shoots in for a takedown but Hughes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hughes feinted with a counter takedown.
Bruny has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hughes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bruny tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bruny sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruny throws a looping overhand right but Hughes ducks down to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Hughes blocks the low kick.
A shot to the liver by Bruny. Beautiful body shot.
Jerome Bruny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruny throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Bruny, which made it look bad.
Bruny swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Bruny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruny lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick by Hughes misses
and Bruny counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bruny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruny.
Bruny misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Hughes has a takedown stuffed.
Bruny dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruny lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hughes at a distance.
Bruny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruny tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hughes defends well and Bruny ends up having to push Hughes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hughes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bruny sprawls and moves away.
Hughes moves in looking to clinch but Bruny pushes him off.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruny manages to avoid it.
Bruny thuds a left hand into Hughes's body.
Bruny connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruny throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Jerome Bruny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruny misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Bruny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruny.
Hughes attempts a counter takedown but Bruny avoids it well and moves away.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruny.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a right hand that Bruny ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruny also avoids with ease.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Bruny moves away and avoids it.
Bruny let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bruny fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bruny sprawls and moves away.
Bruny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bruny throws an overhand right that lands on Hughes's shoulder, as Hughes tries to avoid the shot.
Hughes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Bruny is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hughes rather than just go for the knockout.
Bruny misses with a looping right.
Hughes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bruny blocks a head kick by Hughes.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Bruny lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bruny but Bruny pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bruny is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruny looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hughes is fending him off so far but Bruny persists. Nope, Hughes circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruny looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.

Bruny darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruny missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bruny wants to control but Hughes is keeping him busy.
Hughes is pressing down on Bruny's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bruny with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Bruny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hughes is looking to land body kicks.
Bruny throws out a counter right but Hughes avoids it with no problem.
Bruny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Hughes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Hughes's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bruny tries to kick Hughes off but Hughes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bruny wants to control but Hughes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bruny is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hughes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hughes's back!
Hughes trying to control but not successfully.
Bruny punches the canvas rather than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes breaks Bruny's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bruny bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hughes's guard.

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!
Hughes trying to keep a closed guard but Bruny is proving a slippery customer.
Bruny trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bruny trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hank Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bruny stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.
Hughes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hughes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bruny manages to get himself to full guard.

Bruny is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.

Bruny is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hughes defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hughes landing with the ground and pound.
Hughes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bruny's head.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Bruny keeps moving.
Hughes postures up in Bruny's guard and throws a big left but Bruny blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruny wants to sweep but no luck.
Bruny working a defensive guard here.
Hughes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bruny cracks Hughes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hank Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.
Bruny connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bruny connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hughes's hands.
Hughes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bruny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Hughes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bruny sprawls well initially but Hughes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bruny is looking to improve his position.
Bruny manages to get to full guard.
Jerome Bruny is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Bruny looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hank Hughes.
I think Bruny has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jerome Bruny!
Our winner, Jerome Bruny, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.