PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between matt hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus MacAngus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hughes comes to the cage accompanied by your goin down. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

hughes
vs
MacAngus

185 cm
23
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, matt hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angus MacAngus!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
MacAngus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
hughes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacAngus.
hughes shoots in for a takedown but MacAngus shows good takedown defense.

hughes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in MacAngus's guard.

hughes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! MacAngus is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! MacAngus has escaped and now he's on top!
MacAngus slips nicely into half guard.
hughes is looking to improve his position.
hughes is pressing down on MacAngus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

hughes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

hughes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.

hughes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. MacAngus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

MacAngus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and MacAngus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

MacAngus drops back looking for a leg! hughes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and hughes manages to kick MacAngus off! MacAngus jumps back into hughes's guard.

hughes had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. MacAngus is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. hughes Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take MacAngus's back instead.
hughes doesn't have the hooks in and MacAngus manages to turn into his guard.

hughes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead MacAngus passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
MacAngus controlling the action here.
MacAngus wants to stand up but hughes is controlling the position.

hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
hughes wants to get back to full guard.

hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
hughes is breathing heavily.

hughes is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but MacAngus pulls his head out easily.
MacAngus works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hughes is squirming around, avoiding MacAngus's attempts to control the action.
MacAngus dominating with strikes here.
MacAngus prevents hughes from getting the reversal.
MacAngus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
hughes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
hughes wants to sweep but MacAngus has passed to side control!
hughes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked MacAngus off and has taken his back!
MacAngus trying to control the action but hughes just sinks the hooks in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacAngus tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

hughes swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and MacAngus is now in hughes's guard. A big mistake from hughes there, giving up the dominant position!
MacAngus wants to control from the top but hughes keeps moving.

hughes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

MacAngus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and MacAngus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
hughes keeping moving, preventing MacAngus from controlling successfully.

hughes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. MacAngus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus MacAngus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

MacAngus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
MacAngus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
MacAngus lands a body shot.

MacAngus takes the fight into the clinch.

MacAngus successfully pulls guard.
MacAngus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

MacAngus decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
hughes shoots for a takedown but MacAngus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A left lands for MacAngus.
hughes shoots in but MacAngus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for matt hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacAngus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacAngus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left and a right from MacAngus both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacAngus's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and MacAngus duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.

MacAngus shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
MacAngus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
MacAngus trying to pass the guard but hughes defending well.
MacAngus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

hughes looking for submissions off his back.
hughes is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAngus is trying to control. hughes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
hughes wants to improve his position but MacAngus is controlling well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
MacAngus scores with a decent looking hook.

hughes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

hughes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

hughes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and MacAngus dives on top into guard.
hughes keeping moving, preventing MacAngus from controlling successfully.
MacAngus throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

hughes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
MacAngus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
MacAngus with a flurry of punches that miss.

hughes working for submissions but it's allowed MacAngus to get to half guard.

hughes looking for a kimura from the bottom but MacAngus passes into side control!
hughes is letting MacAngus control him for a moment.
hughes is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but MacAngus is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacAngus lands a heavy elbow.
MacAngus raining down shots from the mount!
MacAngus wants to control the pace but hughes is squirming around nicely.
hughes is trying desperately to improve position.
MacAngus content just to control the position here.
MacAngus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
hughes is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus MacAngus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

hughes shoots and misses

and MacAngus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
MacAngus passes hughes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

hughes looking for submissions off his back.
MacAngus is keen to just control but hughes is a slippery customer.
MacAngus tries to stand but his hand is stuck under hughes.

hughes with the active half guard here but MacAngus passes nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacAngus lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear hughes down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

MacAngus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

MacAngus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAngus is looking to take a break and control but hughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
MacAngus in side control, just content to control the action for now.
hughes looking for a sweep but MacAngus has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
hughes is trying to reverse the position but instead MacAngus has taken his back - oops!
MacAngus is trying to stick to hughes's back but hughes is turning into MacAngus. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in MacAngus's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by hughes.

hughes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! MacAngus is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! MacAngus has escaped and now he's on top!
MacAngus trying to control but hughes is working from the bottom.
MacAngus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
MacAngus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

hughes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

hughes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
MacAngus trying to control the position from guard on top but hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

hughes working for submissions but it's allowed MacAngus to get to half guard.

hughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
MacAngus wants to lay and pray for a moment but hughes keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
hughes has a hand on MacAngus's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. MacAngus takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
MacAngus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
hughes is in all sorts of trouble here.
MacAngus breaks from hughes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
MacAngus controlling the position easily from mount.
MacAngus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as hughes is looking to escape.
hughes is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angus MacAngus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well MacAngus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus MacAngus!