PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Lee Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurtis Hugs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Charles Lee Ray has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Charles Lee Ray seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Lee Ray
vs
Hugs

178 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Lee Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kurtis Hugs!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee Ray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee Ray wants to clinch.
Lee Ray misses with a body shot.
Lee Ray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hugs.
Lee Ray misses with a wild combination.
Hugs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lee Ray counters by moving into the clinch.
Lee Ray gets underhooks to prevent Hugs's takedown attempt.
Hugs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lee Ray prevents it.
Lee Ray tries to stall but Hugs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Hugs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Hugs misses.
Lee Ray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee Ray slips under a jab from Hugs.
A bone on bone clash there as Hugs blocks the leg kick.
Hugs throws a shot from downtown. Lee Ray moves away and avoids it.
Hugs stuns Lee Ray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Hugs shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lee Ray napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hugs prevents Lee Ray from escaping the position.
Hugs is putting a hurting on Lee Ray here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee Ray tries to escape but Hugs is in control.
Hugs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee Ray keeps working.
Hugs working the body and head with strikes.
Lee Ray wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hugs cracks Lee Ray with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hugs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee Ray is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hugs trying to control the position but Lee Ray is working away.
Lee Ray is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lee Ray is breathing heavily.
Hugs working the ground and pound but Lee Ray is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lee Ray taking a bit of punishment here - Hugs scoring with strikes.
Hugs lands a decent elbow from side control.

Lee Ray throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Lee Ray lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Lee Ray does no damage.
Hugs misses with the combination.
Lee Ray tries to clinch there but Hugs circles away.
Lee Ray throws a right and a left that Hugs avoids nicely.
Hugs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hugs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hugs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee Ray is out of range.
Lee Ray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hugs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hugs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee Ray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee Ray scores with a jab to the body.
Lee Ray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hugs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee Ray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hugs throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee Ray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left and a right from Hugs both land. Nice combination.
Hugs avoids the body shot from Lee Ray.

Lee Ray rushes Hugs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee Ray taking a breather.
Hugs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee Ray has him pressed against the cage.

Hugs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee Ray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hugs was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee Ray.
Lee Ray fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee Ray misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Hugs misses.
Hugs misses with the combination.
Hugs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Hugs.
Nice defenses there by Hugs.
Lee Ray just misses with a punch to the body.
Hugs lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee Ray off the cage and back into rage.
Lee Ray tries to clinch but Hugs is having none of it.
Hugs throws and low kick but Lee Ray moves out of range easily.

Hugs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hugs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee Ray is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hugs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hugs with a couple of short strikes.
Hugs thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hugs thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurtis Hugs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee Ray stops a takedown attempt from Hugs.

Hugs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee Ray is looking to wear down Hugs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee Ray throws a jab when Hugs was well out of range.
Hugs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hugs misses with a body shot.
Hugs catches Lee Ray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hugs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee Ray backs up against the cage.
Lee Ray tries to bum rush Hugs with a series of wild strikes but Hugs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee Ray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee Ray tries to clinch up but Hugs circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee Ray lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hugs backs up against the cage.
Hugs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hugs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee Ray lands with an uppercut that bounces Hugs off the cage and back into rage.
Hugs slips under a jab from Lee Ray.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugs misses with a series of wild punches.
Hugs staying out of range there.
Lee Ray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee Ray throws a combination that misses
letting Hugs counter with a right hand.
Lee Ray blocks a jab.
Hugs just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee Ray dips to his left and cracks Hugs with an uppercut!
Lee Ray misses with a jab to the body
and Hugs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee Ray misses the shot to the body.
Hugs throws a series of punches but Lee Ray avoids them all with ease.
Hugs misses with a wild body shot.
Lee Ray throws a head kick but Hugs moves out of range.
Hugs tries to bum rush Lee Ray with a series of wild strikes but Lee Ray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee Ray misses with a low kick as Hugs jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Lee Ray misses.
Lee Ray tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hugs counters with a series of strikes. Lee Ray will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hugs has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee Ray.
Lee Ray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hugs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hugs moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A combination from Lee Ray does no damage.
Hugs misses with a low kick.
Hugs dives in and grabs Lee Ray's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee Ray pushes down on Hugs's head and hops out.
Lee Ray fails to land with a series of punches.
Charles Lee Ray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee Ray misses with a double jab
and Hugs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hugs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee Ray lands a slapping body shot.
Lee Ray throws a big shot that misses.
Lee Ray scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee Ray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hugs looks to land a combination but Lee Ray avoids it well.
Kurtis Hugs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee Ray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hugs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee Ray circles away quickly and effectively.
Hugs takes one to the chin there.
Lee Ray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hugs manages to avoid it.
A shot to de liver by Hugs. Beautiful body shot.
Hugs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee Ray scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Charles Lee Ray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee Ray ducks under a wild hook from Hugs.
No joy there for Lee Ray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee Ray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A head kick misses from Lee Ray.
A jab from Hugs finds it's way through Lee Ray's defenses.
Lee Ray tries to clinch there but Hugs circles away.
Lee Ray throws a head kick but Hugs moves out of range.
Lee Ray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee Ray has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hugs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee Ray's head backwards.
A head kick misses from Hugs.
Lee Ray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hugs fails to land the takedown.
Charles Lee Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurtis Hugs.
Lee Ray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hugs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Lee Ray.
Hugs with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurtis Hugs 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! This is the final round!

Lee Ray misses with a combination
and Hugs counters with a two punch combo.
Hugs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hugs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee Ray counters with a one-two to the body.
Lee Ray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hugs.
Lee Ray looks to land a combination but Hugs avoids it well.
Hugs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hugs avoids the body shot from Lee Ray.
Hugs 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.
Some wild striking there from Lee Ray.
Hugs lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Hugs scores with a four punch combination!
Lee Ray swings for the body but Hugs moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lee Ray.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee Ray takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee Ray takes one to the side of the head.
Hugs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hugs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee Ray circles away quickly and effectively.
Hugs takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab from Hugs does it's job there.
Hugs misses with a few strikes there.
Hugs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee Ray misses with a body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hugs.
Hugs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee Ray.
Lee Ray misses with a body shot.
Hugs lands with a nice body punch.
Lee Ray thuds his right hand into Hugs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee Ray displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hugs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee Ray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Lee Ray.
Lee Ray waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hugs.
Hugs lands with an overhand left.
Lee Ray moves out of range as Hugs strikes.
Hugs lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee Ray's head.
Hugs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Lee Ray.
Lee Ray lands a two punch combo.
Lee Ray throws a right and a left that Hugs avoids nicely.
Hugs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee Ray is out of range and Hugs settles back down.
Lee Ray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hugs ducks under a wild hook from Lee Ray.
Hugs moves away from the strike by Lee Ray.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugs lands a head shot.
Hugs misses with a shot to the body
and Lee Ray counters with a left and a right that stings Hugs.
Some wild striking there from Hugs.
Lee Ray tries to clinch but Hugs moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lee Ray!
No joy there for Hugs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee Ray avoids the body shot from Hugs.
Lee Ray throws a series of punches but Hugs avoids them all with ease.
Hugs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hugs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee Ray was well out of range. Poor timing from Hugs.
Hugs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee Ray counters with a series of strikes. Hugs will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee Ray jabs at Hugs's body.
Hugs scores with a jab to the body.
Charles Lee Ray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lee Ray dodges the punch combination from Hugs.
Lee Ray is looking to clinch but Hugs is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Lee Ray.
Lee Ray tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hugs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hugs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee Ray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hugs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee Ray but Lee Ray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lee Ray cracks Hugs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kurtis Hugs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee Ray throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee Ray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee Ray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Hugs misses.

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 Charles Lee Ray.
I think Hugs 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurtis Hugs!