PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jagger Bright (ranked 3720 p4p, 5847 weight class) and Evan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evan Hughes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bright
vs
Hughes

205 cm
25
268
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
21
243
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jagger Bright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hughes gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bright breaks from the clinch.
Bright leaves Hughes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bright throws a big counter combination but Hughes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bright wants to clinch up but Hughes keeps it at a distance.

Bright moves into the clinch.
Bright lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Evan Hughes has been cut.

Bright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bright circles away.

Bright closes the distance and clinches.
Bright is trying to pull guard but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Bright lands a shoulder strike.

Bright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bright throws a series of strikes that have Hughes backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hughes tries to keep at a distance but Bright has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bright breaks from the clinch.

Bright has Hughes up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright stalling.
Bright digs a right hand into Hughes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hughes's gas tank.
Bright is leaning against Hughes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bright tries to work over Hughes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bright turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bright manages to end up in side control.
Hughes looks winded!
Bright trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes is being controlled here.
Bright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bright tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bright has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bright is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hughes's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hughes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hughes keeps the fight on the outside.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bright wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bright moves into range and clinches up with Hughes.
Bright is trying to pull guard but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Bright content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bright fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jagger Bright. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bright breaks from the clinch.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Bright backs off Hughes throws a huge counter combo but Bright manages to avoid it all.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bright lands a knee to the body.
Bright creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hughes's defenses.
Bright using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bright.
Bright lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bright lands a shoulder strike.
Bright stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bright lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bright lands a nice knee to the body.
Bright connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hughes's face.
Bright goes for a takedown attempt but Hughes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bright misses with a head kick.

Bright moves into the clinch.
Hughes gets underhooks to prevent Bright's takedown attempt.
Hughes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bright.
Bright is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jagger Bright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Hughes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hughes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bright backs up against the cage.
Bright scores with a hook.

Bright closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hughes did well to prevent Bright getting side control.
Hughes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bright.
Bright is looking to work some ground and pound but Hughes has wrist control.
Bright trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bright stays in close to Hughes's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes has his hands on Bright's head, controlling the position.
Hughes being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.
Bright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
Bright fails with a takedown attempt.
Hughes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Hughes pushes Bright up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bright controlling the action here for a moment.

Bright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bright swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Bright tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.

Hughes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bright lands an elbow inside that Hughes shrugs off.
Bright with a knee to the head.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Bright 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.
Bright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bright backwards.

Bright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Bright.
Bright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jagger Bright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes fails with the takedown.
Bright takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bright wants to clinch.
Jagger Bright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bright gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes gets underhooks to prevent Bright's takedown attempt.
Hughes is trying to force a seperation but Bright has the dominant position.
Bright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bright keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hughes's efforts to push away.
Bright keeps control of Hughes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hughes blocks an uppercut.
Bright can't get the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bright tries a body shot but Hughes blocks it.
Hughes letting Bright take a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jagger Bright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evan Hughes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bright stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bright wants it to stay on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Bright misses the target.
Hughes stalks Bright and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bright's face. Bright staggers backwards, shaken.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hughes is defended easily by Bright.

Hughes instigates a clinch.
Bright is trying to pull guard but Hughes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bright is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bright scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bright connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hughes's face.
Bright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hughes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!

Bright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jagger Bright is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bright drives through and clinches with Hughes against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bright takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bright lands a hook that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Bright connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hughes's face.
Bright lands a knee to the body.
Bright with a knee to the head.

Bright breaks from the clinch.
Bright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hughes avoids it really well and circles away.
Hughes thows a leg kick but Bright checks it
and Bright counters with an outside leg kick.
Bright displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hughes.
Jagger Bright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Hughes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bright throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Bright fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hughes, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bright.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bright throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hughes blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Bright.
Hughes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bright has him pressed against the cage.
Bright landing knees to the head.
Hughes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bright connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hughes's face.
Bright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright landing knees to the body.
Bright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Bright with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hughes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bright keeps control of Hughes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hughes tries to pull guard but Bright holds him up against the cage and eventually Hughes drops back down to his feet.
Bright lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bright goes for a takedown attempt but Hughes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hughes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jagger Bright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Bright checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Evan Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hughes is fending him off so far but Bright persists. Nope, Hughes circles away and we're back to standing.
Hughes wants to counter the offense by Bright and move into the clinch position.
Hughes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bright defends it nicely.
Bright tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.

Hughes clinches up against the cage.
Hughes takes a knee to the side of the body.

Bright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bright rushes Hughes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bright prevents a body shot from Hughes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jagger Bright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bright 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jagger Bright!