PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maddox Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Daltrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Daltrey acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hughes
vs
Daltrey

155 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
21
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Maddox Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Daltrey!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daltrey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hughes tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Daltrey counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Daltrey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hughes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hughes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daltrey looking to pass the guard.
Daltrey stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.
Daltrey is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Hughes looking to control.

Hughes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daltrey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Daltrey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
Daltrey is in close to Hughes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daltrey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hughes is trying to keep Daltrey in close.
Daltrey is fighting to break Hughes's control of his arms but Hughes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Daltrey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Maddox Hughes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Daltrey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hughes sprawls well. Hughes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Daltrey gets slowly back to his feet.
Hughes tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daltrey gets a clinch.
Daltrey is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Daltrey is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hughes can't fight it off and eventually Daltrey manages to take the fight to the floor. Hughes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hughes is trying to keep Daltrey in close.
Daltrey sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Daltrey 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.
Hughes is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Daltrey wants to pass the guard but Hughes is keeping the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daltrey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daltrey.
Maddox Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Daltrey.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Daltrey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Daltrey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Daltrey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Daltrey content to stall in guard here.
Hughes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hughes is trying to keep Daltrey in close.

Hughes pushes Daltrey off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Daltrey stuffs the takedown.
Hughes slaps away a takedown attempt from Daltrey, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daltrey clinches up against the cage.

Daltrey has clasped his hands together around Hughes's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daltrey controls the position from side control.
Daltrey throws a strike aimed at the side of Hughes's head but Hughes avoids it well.
Daltrey in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Daltrey throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Daltrey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hughes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Daltrey scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hughes to see if he's OK.
Daltrey working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes can't do much from the bottom here.
Hughes taking a bit of punishment here - Daltrey scoring with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daltrey slows the pace down.
Daltrey lands a nice forearm strike.
Daltrey cracks Hughes with a big elbow.
Daltrey cracks Hughes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Daltrey controls the position.
Daltrey's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daltrey scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hughes to see if he's OK.
Daltrey controlling the position.
Hughes struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Daltrey are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Daltrey controls the position from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hughes taking a bit of punishment here - Daltrey scoring with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here as Daltrey stalls from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Daltrey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Daltrey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Daltrey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Daltrey wants it to stay on the feet.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daltrey as he jumps to the side.
Hughes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daltrey.
Hughes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daltrey's waist but Daltrey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hughes off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maddox Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes has his takedown stuffed

and Daltrey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Daltrey gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daltrey lands a couple of digs.
Daltrey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Daltrey pushes down on Hughes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Daltrey performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Daltrey is nestled in close to Hughes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daltrey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes won't allow Daltrey to pass to mount.
Hughes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Daltrey.
Daltrey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Frankie Daltrey hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Daltrey has closed the distance and engaged Hughes in a clinch.

Daltrey has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hughes is trying to keep an underhook but Daltrey manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Daltrey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hughes defending well though.
Hughes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hughes tries to get out of the position.
Hughes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Daltrey.
Daltrey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hughes's head.
Daltrey controlling the action here.
Hughes is looking to improve his position.
Daltrey lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Daltrey lands a nice short elbow.
Daltrey is controlling the pace.
Daltrey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hughes defending well though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daltrey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daltrey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Frankie Daltrey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Daltrey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Daltrey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Daltrey 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Daltrey!