PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doji Chiharu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Hughs is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Chiharu
vs
Hughs

175 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
45
167 lbs
42 - 36 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doji Chiharu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Hughs!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiharu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chiharu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chiharu ducks under a wild hook from Hughs.
Hughs lands a two punch combo.

Chiharu drives through and clinches with Hughs against the cage.
Chiharu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chiharu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hughs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chiharu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hughs misses with a knee to the head.
Hughs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chiharu blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hughs avoids the elbow strike from Chiharu, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs misses with a knee strike.

Hughs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chiharu misses with a body shot.
Hughs moves away from the strike by Chiharu.

Hughs moves into the clinch successfully.
Chiharu throws an elbow that misses.
Chiharu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Chiharu avoids the damage to the body.
Chiharu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hughs blocks an uppercut.
Chiharu stalling.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hughs obliges.
Chiharu effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chiharu stalling.
Hughs blocks an elbow strike from Chiharu.
Hughs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chiharu avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
Chiharu avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
Chiharu throws an elbow but it misses.
Chiharu misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
Hughs lands a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chiharu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hughs's brow.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the head but Chiharu blocks with his arms.
Hughs avoids a wild elbow strike from Chiharu.
Hughs tries a knee to the head but Chiharu blocks it.
Hughs takes a shot to the head.
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Chiharu avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chiharu avoids it.
Hughs avoids the elbow strike from Chiharu, against the cage.
Chiharu is struggling to control the position.
Hughs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hughs missing with knees to the body.
Hughs blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chiharu.
Hughs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chiharu is defending well for now.
Hughs dodges an elbow strike from Chiharu.
Hughs tries to break the clinch but Chiharu is controlling the position.
Chiharu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chiharu takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Doji Chiharu has been cut.
Hughs misses with an elbow strike.
Chiharu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughs landing knees to the head.
Chiharu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chiharu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Joe Hughs has been cut.
Chiharu leaning his opponent against the cage.

Hughs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hughs jabs Chiharu right on the nose. Chiharu blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Chiharu finds it's target.
Chiharu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hughs counters with an inside leg kick.
Hughs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chiharu missing with a left hand there. Hughs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chiharu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughs was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chiharu misses with a combination
and Hughs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joe Hughs will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chiharu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughs.
Hughs ducks under a wild hook from Chiharu.
Hughs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chiharu.
Chiharu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughs.

Hughs has Chiharu up against the cage in a clinch.
Chiharu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughs's elbow.
Chiharu avoiding damage.
Chiharu managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughs just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chiharu's brow.
Chiharu struggles to land a body shot inside as Hughs controls his hands.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chiharu taking a breather.
Chiharu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiharu misses with an elbow over the top.
Hughs pushes Chiharu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chiharu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chiharu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hughs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hughs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chiharu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chiharu can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Hughs blocks an elbow strike from Chiharu.
Chiharu wants to stall.
Hughs blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs misses with a knee to the head.
Chiharu lands an elbow that stopped Hughs in his tracks for a moment.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chiharu avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chiharu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hughs's brow.
Hughs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chiharu's elbow.
Chiharu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chiharu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hughs lands a body punch.
Chiharu can't find room to land a body shot as Hughs controls the action.
Hughs blocks an elbow strike from Chiharu.
Chiharu slowing the pace effectively.
Hughs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chiharu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chiharu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chiharu avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiharu throws an elbow but it misses.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Hughs working Chiharu over with knees to the body.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chiharu avoids it.
Chiharu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chiharu is struggling to control the position.
Hughs blocks an uppercut.
Chiharu takes an elbow to the temple.
Chiharu pushes off an throws an elbow but Hughs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chiharu pushes off an throws an elbow but Hughs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chiharu has Hughs pressed against the cage, preventing Hughs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chiharu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chiharu is trying to maintain a safe position but Hughs gets an underhook and turns Chiharu into the cage.
Chiharu wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hughs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chiharu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hughs's brow.
Chiharu avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
Chiharu lands a right hand.
Chiharu works on Hughs's body with a couple of short punches.
Hughs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chiharu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughs blocks an elbow strike from Chiharu.
Chiharu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chiharu can't find room to land a body shot as Hughs controls the action.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Chiharu throws an elbow that misses.
Chiharu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chiharu stalling against the cage.
Hughs missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Doji Chiharu will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chiharu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chiharu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughs was well out of range. Poor timing from Chiharu.

Chiharu gets a clinch.

Hughs manages to break the clinch.
Hughs blocks a jab.
Hughs is looking for the big counter here.

Chiharu drives through and clinches with Hughs against the cage.
Hughs misses with some punches.
Chiharu misses with an elbow strike.
Hughs dodges an elbow strike from Chiharu.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiharu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hughs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chiharu.
Hughs scores with a shoulder strike.
Chiharu throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hughs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hughs rushes Chiharu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hughs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chiharu.

Hughs manages to break the clinch.
Doji Chiharu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Hughs.
Hughs misses with a body shot.

Chiharu pushes Hughs up against the cage in a clinch.
Chiharu blocking some punches.
Hughs blocks the elbow strike.
Chiharu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chiharu cracks Hughs with a nice body shot.
Doji Chiharu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chiharu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hughs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hughs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chiharu.
Hughs struggles to land a body shot inside as Chiharu controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Chiharu fails to land.
Chiharu wants to stall.
Chiharu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hughs dodges an elbow strike from Chiharu.
Chiharu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chiharu has Hughs pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughs being controlled against the cage.
Chiharu managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Hughs blocking some punches.
Chiharu looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Chiharu.
Chiharu lands an elbow inside that Hughs shrugs off.
Chiharu looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chiharu can't find room to land a body shot as Hughs controls the action.
Chiharu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chiharu misses with an elbow strike.
Chiharu managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Hughs dodges an elbow strike from Chiharu.
Chiharu misses with an elbow strike.
Chiharu throws an elbow that misses.
Chiharu throws an elbow that misses.
Hughs dodges an elbow strike from Chiharu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chiharu avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chiharu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hughs's brow.
Chiharu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chiharu stalling in the clinch but Hughs improves position.
Hughs avoids the elbow strike from Chiharu, against the cage.
Hughs working Chiharu over with knees to the body.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Hughs blocks the elbow strike.
Hughs avoids a wild elbow strike from Chiharu.
Chiharu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chiharu pushes off an throws an elbow but Hughs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Hughs manages to break the clinch.
Chiharu looks to land a right hand but Hughs moved out of range.
Doji Chiharu is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hughs tries to keep at a distance but Chiharu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chiharu misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doji Chiharu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chiharu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Doji Chiharu!