PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Seibold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seibold comes to the cage accompanied by SCOTTISH PIPE. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Seibold
vs
Hughes

198 cm
34
276 lbs
21 - 16 - 1

192 cm
32
275 lbs
22 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Brute

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 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawk Seibold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raul Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Hughes catches Seibold right on the button with a cross.
Hughes misses with a shot to the body

so Seibold counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Seibold stands up over Hughes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Seibold is in close to Hughes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hughes wants to stand but Seibold is controlling the position.
Seibold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hughes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seibold throws an elbow that misses. Hughes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Seibold's guard. Nice move by Hughes!
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Seibold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hughes stands up and waves to Seibold to follow him.
Hughes is looking to chop away at Seibold's legs.
Hughes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Seibold's hands.
Hughes throws a body punch but Seibold moves out of range.
Raul Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seibold has a takedown stuffed.
Seibold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
Seibold shoots in looking for a takedown. Hughes tries to sprawl out of it but Seibold 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hawk Seibold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seibold has his takedown stuffed
and Hughes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seibold shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left and a right from Seibold both land. Nice combination.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Seibold moved out of range nicely.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Seibold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raul Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Seibold.
Hughes throws an off balance right hand

and Seibold counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hughes!
Seibold with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to buck Seibold off but he can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seibold lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Seibold lands a heavy elbow.
Hughes is trying desperately to improve position.
Seibold avoids the attempt from Hughes to control.
Seibold misses with a head shot.
Seibold sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Seibold throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hughes because Seibold loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to reverse the position but Seibold maintains control.
Hughes tries to lock up and control but Seibold gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Seibold dominating with strikes here.
Seibold is landing with some decent strikes but Hughes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Hughes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Seibold working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Seibold unloads with some shots from mount but Hughes bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seibold throws a sloppy strike and Hughes uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Hughes has ended up in Seibold's guard.
Seibold trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hawk Seibold dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Seibold defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Seibold takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Seibold fails with a takedown attempt.
Seibold ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Hughes throws a jab when Seibold was well out of range.
Seibold scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hughes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Seibold counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Seibold.
Seibold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seibold throwing strikes from guard but Hughes blocks nicely.

Hughes is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hughes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seibold drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hughes can't break the clinch.

Hughes breaks the clinch.
Hughes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hawk Seibold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seibold ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Seibold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seibold fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hughes avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hawk Seibold. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seibold moves away.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seibold.
Hughes swings widly with a right hand

and Seibold counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes is trying to stand up here but Seibold is controlling him well.
Seibold misses with a head shot. Hughes uses the momentum to regain guard.
Seibold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hawk Seibold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Seibold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hughes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seibold scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hughes trying to control the position.
Hughes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seibold is one step ahead there.
Seibold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hughes controls Seibold momentarily but Seibold frees himself.
Seibold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Seibold throws a strike but Hughes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hughes tries to stand but Seibold is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Raul Hughes.
Seibold tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hughes swivels and escapes.
Seibold fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hughes avoids it really well and circles away.
Hughes scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Seibold shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hughes's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hawk Seibold dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Seibold misses with a series of wild punches.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seibold scores with a jab to the body.
Seibold ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seibold.
No luck for Seibold with that takedown attempt.
Hughes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Seibold is looking to wear down Hughes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hughes swings for the body but Seibold moves out of range.
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Seibold backs up against the cage.
Hughes misses with a kick to the body.
Hughes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seibold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Seibold.
No luck for Seibold with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hawk Seibold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seibold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Seibold counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Hughes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seibold.
Seibold postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seibold throws an elbow that misses. Hughes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Seibold's guard. Nice move by Hughes!
Seibold looking for a sweep. Not yet Seibold, not yet.
Hughes trying to control but Seibold is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Raul Hughes wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hughes throws the left hand but Seibold avoids the punch easily.
Hughes throws a jab when Seibold was well out of range.
Hughes takes a swing at Seibold's ribcage but misses.
Hughes with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seibold takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Seibold drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hughes is trying to control Seibold's posture but Seibold avoids it.
Hughes bucks up and tries to throw Seibold off but instead Seibold has got his back!
Seibold has Hughes flattened out and is raining down punches.
Seibold has Hughes flattened out and is raining down punches.
Hughes covering up well under a series of strikes from Seibold.
Seibold is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Hughes up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seibold missing with strikes.
Seibold throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Hughes!
Seibold is trying to stick to Hughes's back but Hughes is turning into Seibold. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Seibold's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hughes.
Seibold wants to improve his position but instead Hughes has moved into half guard.
Hughes is looking to advance position but Seibold won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seibold is trying is best to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hawk Seibold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Seibold, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Hawk Seibold!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Hawk Seibold!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Hawk Seibold!

Hawk Seibold wins by unanimous decision!