PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Z Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mann is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Birdland. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hughes
vs
Mann

192 cm
25
275 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

193 cm
31
255 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Z Mann!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hughes defends it nicely.
Mann looks gassed!
Mann gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hughes.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Mann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Mann throws a lazy uppercut
and Hughes counters with a left and a right that stings Mann.
Hughes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Z Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mann. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mann moves away from the strike by Hughes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes lands an overhand right.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mann misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hughes cracks a nice hook into Mann's ribs.
Mann takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hughes throws a right hand that Mann ducks under and follows up with a left that Mann also avoids with ease.

Hughes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hughes digs a right hand into Mann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mann's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hughes gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hughes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hughes stalling.
Hughes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hughes lands a left hand.
Hughes lands a nice uppercut.
Hughes lands with a right to the head.
Hughes lands a body shot.
Hughes pushes off an throws an elbow but Mann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hughes slowing the pace effectively.
A shot in the inside from Hughes.
Mann looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hughes is leaning against Mann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hughes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hughes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
Hughes stalling.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hughes.
Hughes stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hughes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hughes scores with a shot to the side of Mann's head.
Hughes scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hughes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raul Hughes.
Hughes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hughes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mann.
Raul Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mann misses with a hook
and Hughes counters with a nice body shot.
Hughes lands a head shot.

Hughes closes the distance and clinches.
Mann has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hughes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Raul Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Z Mann.
Hughes slowing the pace effectively.
Hughes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hughes lands an uppercut.
Hughes lands a shot to the body.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike.
Mann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hughes scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hughes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hughes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mann letting Hughes take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Hughes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hughes lands a jab to Mann's midsection.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the body.
Hughes scores with a decent looking hook.
Hughes wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.

Hughes has managed to clinch.
Hughes pushes off an throws an elbow but Mann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hughes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hughes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Hughes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hughes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hughes for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hughes scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mann.
Mann blocking some punches.
Mann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hughes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hughes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mann lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Hughes.
Hughes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mann up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hughes.
Mann goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hughes prevents it.
Stalling in the clinch from Hughes.
Hughes pushes Mann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hughes lands with a light punch inside.
Hughes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hughes scores with a shot to the side of Mann's head.
Mann looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hughes stalling the fight.
Hughes is leaning against Mann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mann avoids it.
Hughes is looking to control Mann's arms but Mann gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hughes has his back to the cage.
Hughes avoiding damage as Mann throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hughes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hughes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hughes just leaning against Mann, taking a breather.
Mann misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hughes scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hughes.
Hughes slowing the pace effectively.
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes scores with a shot to the side of Mann's head.
Hughes avoiding damage as Mann throws knees to the body.
Mann is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughes has double underhooks.
Hughes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mann tries to pull guard but Hughes won't allow it.
Raul Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Z Mann.
Hughes dodges an elbow strike from Mann.
Mann blocks an elbow strike from Hughes.
Hughes lands a shoulder strike.
Hughes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hughes gets through Mann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hughes stalling the fight.
Mann working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hughes working aggressively here.
Hughes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hughes.
Hughes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maybe Hughes would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Mann misses with an elbow over the top.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raul Hughes.
Mann takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Hughes slips a straight right by Mann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Hughes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Mann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mann lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hughes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mann swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hughes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hughes.
Hughes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
Hughes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
Mann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mann tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hughes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Hughes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann trying to land knees to the body.
Hughes works on Mann's body with a couple of short punches.
Hughes lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hughes.
A nice left hand lands by Hughes.
Hughes effectively controlling the action here.
Hughes gets through Mann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hughes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mann.
A frustrated look appears on Mann's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hughes just leaning against Mann, taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Hughes.
Hughes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mann has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hughes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hughes managing to block the knees to the body from Mann.
Hughes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mann changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hughes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Raul Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Z Mann.
Mann looks for the body kick but Hughes saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mann takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hughes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hughes throws a hook but Mann blocks it.
Mann moves out of range as Hughes strikes.
Mann throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hughes counter with a right hand.
Mann takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hughes tries to clinch but Mann moves out of range.
Hughes thows a body shot but no joy.
Mann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Hughes cracks a nice hook into Mann's ribs.
Z Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mann shoots for a double leg takedown but Hughes sprawls well. He's pushed Mann's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

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.
Mann does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hughes scores with a three punch combo!
A jab lands there for Hughes.
Hughes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hughes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mann doesn't seem bothered though.

Hughes has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mann as Hughes tries to tie him up.

Mann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mann swings widly with a right hand
and Hughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Hughes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hughes 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Hughes!