PBP Commentary

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

Adolfo Norales
vs
Hughes

174 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Determined

Snap Crackle Pop Fight Gear

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustavo Adolfo Norales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seth Hughes!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norales moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Norales.
Norales shoots in and drives through. Hughes sprawls well.
Hughes avoids the body shot from Norales.
Hughes misses with a wild combination.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norales fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Norales shoots in looking for a takedown. Hughes tries to sprawl out of it but Norales keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hughes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hughes lands a glancing blow to the side of Norales's head.

Norales shoots in and bounces Hughes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hughes trying to control the position.
Norales has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Norales in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norales trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Norales's guard.
Hughes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hughes throwing strikes from guard but Norales blocks nicely.
Hughes postures up in Norales's guard and throws a big left but Norales blocks it.
Hughes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norales is keeping the position for now.
Hughes is looking to advance position but Norales has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Norales looking to ground and pound but Hughes is blocking nicely.
Norales working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hughes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hughes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Norales with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norales wants to advance to full mount but Hughes doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Norales pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hughes is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Norales wants to pass the guard but Hughes is keeping the position.
Norales is working Hughes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Norales from controlling successfully.
Hughes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Norales's guard.
Hughes throws an elbow that misses. Norales uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hughes's guard. Nice move by Norales!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes has control of Norales's left arm, preventing Norales from doing any damage.
Hughes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Norales!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norales wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hughes wants to control the pace but Norales is squirming around nicely.
Hughes prevents Norales from getting the reversal.
Hughes looking to finish with strikes here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hughes trying to control but Norales is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Seth Hughes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hughes lands an overhand right.
Norales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hughes.
Hughes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hughes scores with the left hand. Norales knows he should have avoided that one.
Norales throws a low kick but Hughes moves out of range easily.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norales.
Norales dips to his left and cracks Hughes with an uppercut!

It looks like Seth Hughes has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Norales.
Hughes dips to his left and cracks Norales with an uppercut!
Hughes lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Norales counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hughes!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hughes trying to hold on to Norales's head to control him but Norales postures up.
Norales is stalling here. Hughes is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Norales seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hughes has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Norales's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hughes is chipping away with strikes.
Norales is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hughes working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norales is not content to let Hughes control the position.
You can see the frustration on Norales's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Norales knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hughes on the ground.
Norales tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hughes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hughes staying calm.
Hughes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Norales some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norales on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hughes wants to control but Norales is keeping him busy.
Hughes in side control, throwing shots but Norales defends.
Norales struggling a bit here.
Norales on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hughes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hughes lands a nice forearm strike.
Norales wants to control but Hughes postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norales is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Norales is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hughes connects with a decent elbow.
Norales is not content to let Hughes control the position.
Hughes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norales takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hughes grinds an elbow into Norales's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seth 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!

Norales throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Norales moves away and avoids it.
Norales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
Norales shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hughes defends it nicely.
Hughes scores with a nice right hand.

Norales shoots in and gets a takedown into Hughes's guard.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Norales from controlling successfully.
Hughes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hughes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hughes content to control rather than advance.
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Norales defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norales blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hughes.
Hughes trying to mount his opponent but Norales defends it.
Norales on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hughes thows a huge punch but Norales dodges it nicely.
Hughes misses with a head shot. Norales uses the momentum to regain guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes trying to control but Norales is working from the bottom.
Norales working a defensive guard here.
Hughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Norales keeps moving.
Norales pulls Hughes in close to prevent any damage.
Hughes throws an elbow that misses. Norales uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hughes's guard. Nice move by Norales!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes seems keen to control Norales's posture.
Hughes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Norales manages to get himself to full guard.
Norales keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Norales is keeping the position.
Norales bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hughes's guard.
Hughes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norales throwing strikes from guard but Hughes blocks nicely.
Hughes trying to control the position.
Hughes keeping full guard, as Norales tries to pass.
Norales trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Norales in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norales trying to move into half guard but instead Hughes has managed to sweep!
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Norales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hughes 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

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