PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jamie coton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jamie coton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hughes
vs
coton

193 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
249 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, jamie coton!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
coton has a takedown stuffed.
coton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hughes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
coton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
coton wants to clinch up but Hughes keeps it at a distance.
coton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nathan Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jamie coton.
coton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hughes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
coton tries for a takedown but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
coton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
coton tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes tries to clinch up.
A right-left combo lands from coton.
Hughes could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
coton looks gassed!
coton fails with a takedown attempt.
coton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

coton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hughes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
coton keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hughes lands a couple of digs.

coton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hughes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hughes stands up over coton, 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!

coton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hughes defends well.
coton can't keep his opponent in guard - Hughes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hughes is trying to control. coton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
coton taking some punishment here, with Hughes in his half guard.
Hughes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hughes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes working the head and body with strikes.

coton is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hughes pulls his head out easily.
Hughes working over coton with some ground and pound. coton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Hughes decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts coton as he jumps to the side.
Hughes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but coton swivels and escapes.
Hughes throws a right and a left that coton avoids nicely.
A good leg kick by Hughes.
coton tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hughes rushes coton and presses him up against the cage.

Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
coton avoids the body shot from Hughes.

coton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hughes sprawls well initially but coton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hughes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

coton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hughes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

coton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and coton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hughes keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hughes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as coton backs up against the cage.
coton tries for a takedown but Hughes circles away easily

and Hughes counters with a shoot takedown. coton fights it but they end up in guard.
Hughes trying to control but coton is working from the bottom.

coton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hughes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but coton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

coton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

coton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hughes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hughes tries to clinch but coton moves out of range.
Hughes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around coton's waist but coton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hughes off to one side.
Hughes shoots in but coton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
coton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hughes shoots in looking for a takedown. coton tries to sprawl out of it but Hughes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. coton 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 Nathan Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from coton.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from coton.
Hughes tries for a takedown but coton circles away easily

and coton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hughes's guard now.
coton stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.

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

coton has gone for a leg lock! Hughes slips out almost immediately though and dives into coton's guard.

coton working for a triangle but Hughes defends it easily.
Hughes slips nicely into half guard.

coton actively working from the bottom here.
coton is looking for a sweep. Hughes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

coton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

coton looking for submissions off his back.
coton is staying active underneath Hughes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hughes is nestled in close to coton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

coton is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hughes pulls his head out easily.

coton looking for submissions off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hughes wants to clinch up but coton keeps it at a distance.
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 Nathan Hughes will probably get the nod.
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!

coton has his takedown stuffed

and Hughes moves into the clinch.

coton has clasped his hands together around Hughes's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
coton working away.
Nathan Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hughes throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
I wouldn't like to be where Hughes is right now.

coton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no coton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

coton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Hughes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

coton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hughes is trying to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
coton looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
Hughes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Hughes has managed to clinch.

Hughes gets control of coton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hughes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Hughes is working an open guard so coton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hughes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hughes lands in his opponent's guard.
Hughes landing with the ground and pound.

coton has his foot on Hughes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hughes works his way back into a safe position though.
Hughes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

coton looking for a guillotine here but Hughes defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hughes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

coton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but coton is keeping the position.

coton had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hughes is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. coton Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hughes's back instead.

coton looking for the choke but no joy.
Hughes trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

coton has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hughes has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Hughes trying to control the action but coton just sinks the hooks in.
Nathan Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hughes defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of coton's arms.

Hughes defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hughes holding both coton 's hands and preventing any damage.

coton is looking for a choke. Hughes gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Hughes manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.

coton throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hughes escapes and throws coton's legs to the side, diving into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nathan Hughes.
Well Hughes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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