PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ali Oubaali (ranked 4337 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hughs (ranked 5476 p4p, 0 weight class). Oubaali comes into the arena with Belsunce Breakdown blaring out of the sound system. Ali Oubaali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Oubaali
vs
Hughs

182 cm
23
175 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

178 cm
51
167 lbs
50 - 61 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Oubaali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 50 - 61 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Hughs!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hughs gets a double leg takedown into Oubaali's guard.
Hughs stands up over Oubaali, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hughs working some strikes from top position.
Hughs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oubaali trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughs throws a big elbow that misses.
Hughs stands up over Oubaali, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hughs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oubaali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hughs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hughs postures up in Oubaali's guard and throws a big left but Oubaali blocks it.
Hughs postures up and lands a big shot to Oubaali's brow.
Hughs landing with the ground and pound.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Oubaali has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hughs has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Oubaali's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs lands some shots froms side control.
Oubaali knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hughs on the ground.
Oubaali struggling a bit here.
Oubaali is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hughs is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Oubaali tries to bench press Hughs off him but Hughs keeps the position.
Hughs postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Hughs are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Oubaali wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Oubaali is looking to regain half guard here but Hughs keeps moving and retains side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Oubaali is trying to control Hughs's posture but Hughs avoids it.
Oubaali on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oubaali tries to get out of the position.
Hughs scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Oubaali's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hughs working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oubaali struggling a bit here.
Hughs landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oubaali wants to get back to his feet but Hughs drags him back down.
Hughs working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oubaali has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oubaali is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hughs is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Hughs dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Oubaali pushes Hughs up against the cage in a clinch.
Oubaali avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oubaali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oubaali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oubaali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the head but Oubaali blocks with his arms.
Hughs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hughs takes a shot to the head.
Oubaali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oubaali managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Oubaali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oubaali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hughs backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Oubaali as the two fighters clinch.
Oubaali lands an uppercut.
Ali Oubaali has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hughs throws an elbow but it misses.
Oubaali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oubaali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hughss head.

Hughs is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oubaali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hughs is still on wobbly legs! Can Oubaali finish him?
Hughs is breathing heavily.
Oubaali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oubaali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hughs backwards.
Oubaali lands a shoulder strike.
Oubaali presses Hughs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oubaali lands a big right hand that drops Hughs! The killer instinct kicks in and Oubaali finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Oubaali!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Oubaali!
An out of breath Ali Oubaali thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.