PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pora Poraa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Poraa
vs
Hughes

184 cm
27
215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

184 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pora Poraa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jordan Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes needs to keep his hands up - Poraa had a free shot at his head there.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Poraa.
Poraa looks for the body kick but Hughes saw that one coming.
Hughes slips a jab from Poraa.
Hughes has his takedown stuffed

and Poraa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hughes's guard.
Poraa wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Poraa throws a strike but Hughes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Poraa is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poraa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

We're going to have a standup here because Pora Poraa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Poraa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Poraa gets a double leg takedown into Hughes's guard.
Hughes controls Poraa momentarily but Poraa frees himself.
Hughes wants to control the position but Poraa says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poraa trying to control from half guard but Hughes is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes trying to control but Poraa postures up.
Poraa wants to control but Hughes is keeping him busy.
Poraa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Poraa trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Poraa.
Poraa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Hughes pushes Poraa off and gets back to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Poraa.
Hughes looks gassed!
Poraa landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poraa landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Poraa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Poraa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Poraa controlling from side mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Poraa scores with a jab.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Poraa circles away easily

and Poraa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Poraa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Poraa winds up and cracks Hughes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Poraa is trying to control the action in half guard but Hughes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Poraa not doing much here.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Poraa is thwarting Hughes's attempts to control the position.
Pora Poraa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poraa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Poraa connects with a nice short shot to Hughes's temple.
Well, if Poraa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poraa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hughes defending well though.
Poraa drops an elbow to the side of Hughes's head.
Poraa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Poraa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Poraa lands with a punch from half guard.
Poraa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poraa is nestled in close to Hughes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Poraa thows a huge punch but Hughes dodges it nicely.

Poraa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hughes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Poraa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poraa lands with a punch from half guard.
Poraa moves into full mount! Hughes won't be happy about that!
Poraa controlling the pace for now.
Poraa landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pora Poraa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Poraa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hughes's guard.
Poraa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Poraa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hughes has momentary wrist control but Poraa slips an elbow through the middle.
Poraa trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Poraa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Poraa.
Poraa sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poraa postures up in Hughes's guard and throws a big left but Hughes blocks it.
Poraa content to stall in guard here.
Hughes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Poraa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poraa wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.

That's two 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.
Poraa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Poraa postures up in Hughes's guard and throws a big left but Hughes blocks it.
Poraa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Poraa with a nice head shot there.
Poraa is working Hughes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Poraa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Poraa sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poraa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Poraa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Poraa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

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.
Poraa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hughes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Poraa is working Hughes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Poraa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Poraa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jordan Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pora Poraa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pora Poraa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Poraa 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pora Poraa!