PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry McGuigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hughes
vs
McGuigan

180 cm
23
188 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerry McGuigan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hughes forces McGuigan back against the cage and clinches.
Hughes letting McGuigan take a breather here.
McGuigan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hughes is trying to stall.
McGuigan is struggling to control the position.
McGuigan lands a good knee to the midsection. Hughes won't want to take too many of those.
McGuigan just leaning against Hughes, taking a breather.
McGuigan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McGuigan working Hughes over with knees to the body.
Hughes is working for takedown but McGuigan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stalling in the clinch from McGuigan.
Hughes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
McGuigan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
McGuigan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hughes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGuigan with a knee to the head.
McGuigan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McGuigan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hughes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGuigan lands a knee to the body.
McGuigan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McGuigan lands a damaging elbow.
McGuigan controlling the action here for a moment.
McGuigan lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuigan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hughes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGuigan lands a damaging elbow.
Hughes takes an elbow to the temple.
McGuigan with a knee to the head.
McGuigan stalling in the clinch.
McGuigan working Hughes over with knees to the body.
McGuigan just leaning against Hughes, taking a breather.
McGuigan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hughes's face.
McGuigan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McGuigan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuigan'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.
McGuigan lands an elbow just above Hughes 's eye.
McGuigan scores a nice knee to the body.
McGuigan lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGuigan obliges.
McGuigan leaning his opponent against the cage.
McGuigan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from McGuigan.
McGuigan crunches a lovely knee into Hughes's ribcage.
Hughes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGuigan.
Hughes takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McGuigan.
McGuigan avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jerry McGuigan.
McGuigan throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGuigan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hughes, pushing him back against the cage.
McGuigan controlling the action here for a moment.
McGuigan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from McGuigan.
McGuigan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hughes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGuigan landing knees to the body.
McGuigan slows down the pace here.
McGuigan receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
McGuigan connects with a knee to the head.
McGuigan scores a nice knee to the body.
McGuigan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan working Hughes over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGuigan obliges.
A bit of stalling here from McGuigan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McGuigan.
McGuigan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hughes up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGuigan.
Hughes takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuigan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jerry McGuigan.
McGuigan throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuigan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hughes's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry McGuigan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A momentary lapse in concentration from McGuigan enables Hughes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McGuigan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McGuigan trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
Hughes content to stall in guard here.
McGuigan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGuigan keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuigan wants to stand up but Hughes is controlling him.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mark Hughes just wasn't active enough.

McGuigan lands a big head kick that sends Hughes tumbling to the mat! McGuigan takes a step backwards and waves Hughes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McGuigan. Hughes shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuigan throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
A head kick misses from McGuigan.
McGuigan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hughes. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan tries a head kick but it misses.

McGuigan closes the distance and clinches.
McGuigan'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.
McGuigan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hughes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGuigan has Hughes pressed against the cage.
McGuigan lands a nice elbow.
Hughes letting McGuigan take a breather here.
McGuigan working Hughes over with knees to the body.
Hughes is working for takedown but McGuigan is calmly controlling the position for now.
McGuigan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McGuigan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hughes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGuigan stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGuigan lands an elbow that stopped Hughes in his tracks for a moment.
McGuigan crunches a lovely knee into Hughes's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from McGuigan.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jerry McGuigan.
McGuigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

McGuigan moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McGuigan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hughes's face.
McGuigan lands a knee to the body.
McGuigan is stalling here.
The crowd are getting on McGuigan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McGuigan lands a knee to the body.
McGuigan leaning his opponent against the cage.
McGuigan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGuigan crunches a lovely knee into Hughes's ribcage.
McGuigan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hughes up against the cage.
McGuigan continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jerry McGuigan.
McGuigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry McGuigan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

McGuigan thuds his shin into the meat of Hughes's side.
Hughes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGuigan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuigan tries a head kick but it misses.
McGuigan is looking to slow Hughes down with leg kicks.
McGuigan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGuigan lands a head kick. Hughes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

McGuigan pushes Hughes up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuigan landing knees to the head.
McGuigan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuigan leaning against his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McGuigan.
McGuigan stalling against the cage.
Hughes takes a knee to the side of the body.
McGuigan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McGuigan lands an elbow that stopped Hughes in his tracks for a moment.
McGuigan lands an elbow inside that Hughes shrugs off.
Hughes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jerry McGuigan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGuigan lands a damaging elbow.
McGuigan just leaning against Hughes, taking a breather.
Hughes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGuigan obliges.
McGuigan lands a damaging elbow.
McGuigan slowing the pace effectively.
McGuigan scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes takes a knee to the side of the body.
McGuigan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McGuigan lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from McGuigan.
McGuigan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hughes takes a knee to the side of the body.
McGuigan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hughes jumps guard but McGuigan stands there with Hughes around his waist. Hughes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hughes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McGuigan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McGuigan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGuigan with a knee to the head.
McGuigan landing knees to the body.
Hughes tries for a takedown but McGuigan manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuigan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McGuigan lands a nice knee to the body.
McGuigan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McGuigan prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to circle away but McGuigan has him pinned against the cage.
McGuigan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees to the body from McGuigan.
McGuigan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hughes's face.
Hughes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGuigan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McGuigan landing knees to the body.
Hughes stalling in the clinch but McGuigan improves position.
McGuigan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hughes takes an elbow to the temple.
McGuigan landing knees to the body.
McGuigan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McGuigan prevents the takedown attempt.
McGuigan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hughes up against the cage.
McGuigan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hughes is trying to maintain a safe position but McGuigan gets an underhook and turns Hughes into the cage.
Nice elbow from McGuigan.
McGuigan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by McGuigan.
Hughes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGuigan working Hughes over with knees to the body.
McGuigan lands a knee to the body.
McGuigan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hughes being controlled against the cage.
McGuigan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McGuigan working Hughes over with knees to the body.
McGuigan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McGuigan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mark Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jerry McGuigan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGuigan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry McGuigan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McGuigan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry McGuigan!