PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ratt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Crassus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Country boy can survive. Crassus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rome. Ratt Hughes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcus Crassus's chin.

Hughes
vs
Crassus

181 cm
32
175 lbs
33 - 14 - 0

175 cm
34
179 lbs
28 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
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KAISER
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ratt Hughes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Crassus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes throws a combination that misses
and Crassus counters with a thumping low kick.
Hughes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crassus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crassus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Crassus avoids them all with ease.
Crassus scores with a leg kick.
Hughes throws a front kick aimed at Crassus's knee but Crassus avoids it well.
Crassus moves out of range of the body kick.
Hughes throws a combination that misses
and Crassus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crassus lands the left hand.
Crassus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ratt Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crassus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crassus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hughes throws a right and a left that Crassus avoids nicely.
Crassus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crassus has a takedown stuffed.
Crassus throws an off balance right hand
and Hughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes throws a body punch but Crassus moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Crassus's shoulder, as Crassus tries to avoid the shot.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Crassus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crassus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
Hughes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crassus.
Hughes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crassus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Crassus.
Hughes throws the left hand but Crassus avoids the punch easily.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Crassus moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crassus wants to slow Hughes down by chopping away at his legs.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left and a right from Hughes both land. Nice combination.
Crassus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hughes jabs Crassus to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Hughes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Crassus keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes won't allow Crassus to sweep him here.
Hughes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hughes won't allow Crassus to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Crassus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hughes distracts Crassus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hughes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Crassus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hughes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Crassus is looking for a triangle but Hughes pushes his legs off easily.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Crassus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crassus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hughes.

Hughes drops back looking for a leg! Crassus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crassus manages to kick Hughes off! Hughes jumps back into Crassus's guard.
Hughes trying to control but Crassus is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ratt Hughes 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.

Hughes scores with the left hand. Crassus knows he should have avoided that one.

Hughes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crassus looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hughes wants to control but Crassus is keeping him busy.
Crassus can't do much from the bottom here.
Crassus is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hughes off and has taken his back!
Crassus throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Hughes is keeping busy.
Crassus is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hughes keeping hold of Crassus's head, controlling as best he can.

Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crassus pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes trying to get back to full guard but Crassus takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Ratt Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crassus breaks from Hughes's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crassus throwing strikes here but Hughes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Crassus with good strikes from the mount here!
Crassus lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crassus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hughes is looking to get to half guard.
Hughes is squirming around, avoiding Crassus's attempts to control the action.
Crassus landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to hold on but Crassus pushes him away.
Hughes is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Hughes tries to reverse the position but Crassus maintains control.
Crassus avoids the attempt from Hughes to control.
Crassus trying to control but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Crassus moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hughes has worked his arm free - good work by Hughes!
Hughes is trying to improve his position.
Hughes regains half guard.
Hughes wants to control but Crassus is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Crassus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes is looking to control Crassus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hughes avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Crassus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Crassus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hughes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Crassus moves out of range.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and Crassus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ratt Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A leg kick checked by Crassus.
Crassus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crassus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hughes throws a leg kick
and Crassus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crassus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Crassus throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
Hughes staying out of range there.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Crassus moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Hughes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Hughes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crassus moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughes takes a swing at Crassus's ribcage but misses.
Crassus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crassus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crassus.
Crassus connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crassus avoids a punch combination nicely.

Crassus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Crassus is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Crassus with good strikes from the mount here!
Hughes is looking to get to half guard.
Crassus with the ground and pound from mount.
Hughes wants to control but Crassus is having none of it.
Crassus is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crassus lands a big elbow.

Hughes is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crassus lands a nice short elbow.

Crassus seems to be looking for submissions.
Crassus misses with a head shot. Hughes uses the momentum to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes working a defensive guard but Crassus passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Crassus really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Crassus lands a right hook to the body.
Crassus throws out a powerful jab.
Hughes staying out of range there.
Hughes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Crassus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crassus.

Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes throws a right hand that misses
and Crassus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crassus throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes scoring well with a low kick there.
Hughes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crassus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ratt Hughes is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crassus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crassus scores with a body shot.
Crassus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crassus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Crassus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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.
Hughes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crassus misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crassus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hughes duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Crassus's shoulder, as Crassus tries to avoid the shot.
Hughes stuns Crassus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crassus lands with a shot to the body.
Crassus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hughes's calf.
Crassus misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crassus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crassus.
A punch lands to the side of Crassus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crassus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hughes.
Crassus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Crassus moves into the clinch.
Hughes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crassus has him pressed against the cage.
Crassus lands a body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hughes being controlled against the cage.
Crassus lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crassus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crassus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crassus slips under a jab from Hughes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crassus scores with a leg kick.
Crassus misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hughes is defended easily by Crassus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Crassus dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crassus is looking to land body kicks.
Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crassus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hughes's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crassus misses with the combination.
Hughes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crassus defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crassus throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Hughes misses with a double jab.
Hughes throws a leg kick
and Crassus counters with an inside leg kick.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crassus.
Crassus wants to slow Hughes down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crassus throws a push kick but Hughes slaps the foot to one side.
Ratt Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crassus misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hughes.
Crassus dodges the punch combination from Hughes.
Crassus blocks a leg kick.
Crassus cracks the inside of Hughes's front leg.
Crassus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Crassus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crassus thows a body shot but no joy.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
Crassus looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crassus.
Crassus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crassus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hughes.
Hughes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crassus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crassus.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good shot there by Hughes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Crassus ducks down to avoid it.
Crassus slips a jab and a cross from Hughes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Crassus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crassus 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Crassus!
Marcus Crassus is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Marcus Crassus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.