PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clris Cutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cutter
vs
Hughes

186 cm
26
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clris Cutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Hughes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Hughes blocks the low kick.
Cutter scoring well with a low kick there.

Hughes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hughes showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hughes content to control rather than advance.
Let's hope that Hughes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes trying to control from half guard but Cutter is working away.

Mark Hughes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hughes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horrible takedown by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Cutter which made him look bad.
Cutter misses with a low kick.
Hughes takes one to the side of the head.
Cutter scores with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Hughes.
That kick from Cutter tenderised Hughes's leg. Hughes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cutter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cutter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hughes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutter misses with a low kick.
Horrible takedown by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Cutter which made him look bad.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cutter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hughes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hughes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cutter throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cutter.
Cutter throws a front kick aimed at Hughes's knee but Hughes avoids it well.
Hughes misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cutter scores with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Cutter.
An inside leg kick from Cutter misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cutter throws a leg kick which misses Hughes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hughes tries to avoid it.
Hughes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but Cutter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clris Cutter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hughes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cutter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crunch! Cutter slams his shin into Hughes's torso.
Cutter tries a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
Cutter throws a chopping leg kick but Hughes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cutter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cutter, right into the meat.
Hughes throws a head kick but Cutter moves out of range.
Cutter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cutter throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cutter tried to score with a low kick but Hughes checks it.
Hughes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cutter avoids it really well and circles away.
Cutter throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
Hughes checks a low kick from Cutter.
Hughes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cutter swivels and escapes.
No luck for Hughes with that takedown attempt.
Hughes looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cutter.
A head kick by Hughes misses
and Cutter counters with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cutter connects with a solid leg kick.
Cutter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clris Cutter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cutter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hughes throws out a leg kick but Cutter moves out of range and Hughes only half commits.
Cutter throws out a leg kick but Hughes moves out of range and Cutter only half commits.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cutter.
Hughes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cutter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cutter throws a low kick, looking for Hughes's leg but Hughes calmly moves out of range.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cutter as he jumps to the side.
Cutter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Hughes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Clris Cutter is winning the standup battle so far.
Cutter slaps away a takedown attempt from Hughes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cutter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutter throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cutter.
A clash of legs there as Hughes blocks the low kick.
Cutter lands a front kick.
Cutter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hughes's calf.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Hughes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Clris Cutter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Cutter.
Cutter motions for Hughes to come forward. Cutter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Cutter tenderised Hughes's leg. Hughes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hughes checks a low kick from Cutter.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. Hughes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. Hughes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cutter, right into the meat.
Mark Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cutter keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cutter tries to avoid it but Hughes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cutter to the ground. Cutter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Clris Cutter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hughes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cutter.
Cutter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cutter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hughes is able to avoid easily.
Cutter throws a leg kick which misses Hughes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hughes tries to avoid it.
Hughes misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Cutter.
Cutter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
Cutter connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Cutter tenderised Hughes's leg. Hughes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hughes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cutter defends it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cutter. That's going to slow Hughes down.
Cutter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cutter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cutter is looking to slow Hughes down with leg kicks.
Cutter chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Cutter. That snapped Hughes's head back.
Cutter with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cutter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
Cutter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
That kick from Cutter tenderised Hughes's leg. Hughes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cutter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cutter.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cutter cracks the inside of Hughes's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cutter.
Cutter wants to land a leg kick but Hughes is out of range.
Cutter lands a head kick. Hughes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clris Cutter dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cutter throws a leg kick which misses Hughes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hughes tries to avoid it.
Cutter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cutter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hughes.
Cutter catches Hughes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hughes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cutter circles away.
Cutter scores with a leg kick.
Cutter connects with a high kick.
Hughes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hughes moves out of range of the leg kick from Cutter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cutter.
Hughes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes walks into a jab.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That kick from Cutter tenderised Hughes's leg. Hughes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cutter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cutter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
Cutter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but Cutter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clris Cutter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hughes.
Cutter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cutter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cutter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hughes.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hughes checks a low kick from Cutter.
Cutter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt - Cutter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hughes shoots in but Cutter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cutter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cutter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
Cutter lands a high kick!
Cutter digs a good hook to Hughes's body.
Cutter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hughes is looking to clinch.
That kick from Cutter tenderised Hughes's leg. Hughes is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutter scoring well with a low kick there.
Some bone on bone action there as Hughes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cutter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cutter motions for Hughes to come forward. Cutter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Hughes blocks the low kick.
Cutter is looking to score with low kicks.
Hughes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hughes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cutter.
Hughes with a poor takedown
and Cutter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hughes's knee momentarily.
Cutter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cutter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hughes's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cutter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cutter.
Hughes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cutter as he avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cutter thumps Hughes with a low kick.
Hughes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cutter lands a jab to the nose.
Cutter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mark Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes throws a sloppy body shot
and Cutter counters with an outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clris Cutter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cutter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clris Cutter!