PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo miami vice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

miami vice
vs
Hughes

180 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo miami vice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
miami vice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hughes but Hughes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

miami vice closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hughes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
miami vice is pressing down on Hughes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hughes is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, miami vice seems content to control.

Hughes looking for submissions off his back.
Hughes is trying to get back to full guard.
miami vice seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hughes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hughes is looking for a sweep. miami vice is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
miami vice slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hughes forces miami vice back against the cage and clinches.
miami vice is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
miami vice changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hughes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
miami vice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hughes swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo miami vice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes thows a body shot but no joy.
miami vice shoots in for a takedown but Hughes shows good takedown defense.
miami vice slips under a jab.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from miami vice.
Matt Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

miami vice scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
miami vice trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes is trying to get back to his feet.
miami vice gets to mount! Hughes was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes regains half guard.
miami vice thows a huge punch but Hughes dodges it nicely.
Hughes is trying to stand.
Hughes is not content to let miami vice control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
miami vice tries to pass to full mount but Hughes defends it.
Hughes wants to get back to full guard.

miami vice is working for a kimura but Hughes is defending it quite comfortably.
Hughes trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
miami vice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by miami vice.
Some wild striking there from Hughes.
miami vice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
miami vice slips a jab and a cross from Hughes.
Hughes is looking to clinch but miami vice is avoiding it.
miami vice misses with the combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hughes.
miami vice avoids the head kick by Hughes.
miami vice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
miami vice shoots for a double leg takedown but Hughes sprawls well. He's pushed miami vice's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
miami vice moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.

Hughes has closed the distance and engaged miami vice in a clinch.
miami vice is trying to maintain a safe position but Hughes gets an underhook and turns miami vice into the cage.
Hughes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but miami vice has him pressed against the cage.
miami vice tries to score a body lock takedown but Hughes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Hughes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
miami vice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hughes swivels and escapes.
miami vice is breathing heavily.
miami vice slips a straight right by Hughes.
Hughes motions for miami vice to come forward. Hughes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
miami vice shoots for a double leg takedown but Hughes sprawls well. He's pushed miami vice's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
miami vice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Hughes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Hughes breaks the clinch.
miami vice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hughes cracks miami vice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch combination from miami vice misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matt Hughes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

miami vice shoots in for a takedown but Hughes shows good takedown defense.
Hughes misses with a kick to the body.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick.
Hughes swinging wilding here.

Hughes clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hughes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

miami vice pulls guard effortlessly.
miami vice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.

miami vice looking for a guillotine here but Hughes defends easily.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but miami vice is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
miami vice looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
miami vice not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hughes stands up over miami vice, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
miami vice trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
Hughes throws a strike but miami vice rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
miami vice passes Hughes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hughes wants to get back to full guard.
miami vice scoring with strikes to the body and head.

miami vice is working for a kimura but Hughes is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with some strikes from the bottom.
miami vice trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes is trying to maintain the position but miami vice is very close to passing his half guard.

miami vice seems to be looking for submissions.
Hughes is looking to improve his position.
Hughes missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
miami vice misses with a takedown attempt - Hughes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
miami vice tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.

Hughes moves into the clinch.
miami vice tries for a takedown but Hughes manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo miami vice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes works on miami vice's body with a couple of short punches.
Hughes lands with a right to the head.
Hughes misses with a hook to the ribs.
miami vice is trying to drag Hughes to the mat but Hughes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hughes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt miami vice or not.
Hughes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Hughes breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by miami vice.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes throws a series of punches but miami vice avoids them all with ease.
miami vice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Hughes misses.
miami vice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hughes swivels and escapes.
Hughes misses with a body kick.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

miami vice looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hughes is trying to stand.
Hughes is pressing down on miami vice's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
miami vice advances position into side control!

miami vice tries for a kimura but Hughes is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ricardo miami vice will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hughes thuds a left hand into miami vice's body.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Hughes as miami vice shoots in.
miami vice shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hughes as he avoids it easily.
Hughes lands a really nice looking cross but miami vice seems unphased.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. miami vice moves away and avoids it.
miami vice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Hughes. No joy for miami vice on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo miami vice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Hughes as miami vice shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
miami vice moves out of range of the leg kick from Hughes.
miami vice takes a jab right on the kisser.
miami vice tries for a takedown but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hughes misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
miami vice is looking to clinch.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but miami vice manages to avoid it.

Hughes pushes miami vice up against the cage in a clinch.

Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hughes scores with a nice head shot.
miami vice fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hughes throws a series of strikes that have miami vice backpedaling.

miami vice tries to keep at a distance but Hughes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hughes stalling the fight.
Hughes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but miami vice has him pressed against the cage.

Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
miami vice tries to clinch up
and Hughes counters with a series of strikes. miami vice will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to clinch but miami vice is having none of it.
Ricardo miami vice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughes misses with a body kick.
miami vice misses with a kick to the body.

Hughes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing miami vice from controlling successfully.

miami vice avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
miami vice looking to pass the guard.
miami vice is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
miami vice sitting in guard here, content to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

miami vice drops back looking for a leg! Hughes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hughes manages to kick miami vice off! miami vice jumps back into Hughes's guard.
miami vice stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hughes throws a body kick that misses.
miami vice has his takedown stuffed

and Hughes moves into the clinch.
Hughes is pushing miami vice up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
miami vice is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hughes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hughes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
miami vice is working for takedown but Hughes is calmly controlling the position for now.

Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hughes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hughes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
miami vice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hughes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right hook to the body lands for Hughes.
Hughes lands a hook that snaps the head of miami vice backwards.
miami vice goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hughes prevents it.
Hughes is looking to break free of the clinch but miami vice has double underhooks.
Hughes lands a body punch.
Hughes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

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