PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corey Romziel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Hughers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Romziel
vs
Hughers

179 cm
23
183 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

175 cm
27
178 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Corey Romziel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Hughers!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romziel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hughers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Romziel as he avoids it easily.
Romziel throws a hook but Hughers blocks it.
Romziel throws a jab when Hughers was well out of range.

Hughers instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Romziel fails to land.
Romziel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hughers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Romziel prevents it.
Corey Romziel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Hughers.
Romziel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hughers tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romziel landing knees to the head.
Hughers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romziel is pressed up against the cage. Hughers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Romziel down to the mat. Romziel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hughers has his takedown stuffed
and Romziel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hughers misses the shot to the body.
Hughers misses with a straight right.
Corey Romziel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hughers shoots in for a takedown but Romziel shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romziel throws a leg kick which misses Hughers's front leg but catches the back leg as Hughers tries to avoid it.
Corey Romziel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Romziel misses the target.
Hughers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romziel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hughers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Romziel momentarily.
Romziel tries to bum rush Hughers with a series of wild strikes but Hughers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Romziel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughers misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romziel throws a jab when Hughers was well out of range.
Hughers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romziel.

Romziel drives through and clinches with Hughers against the cage.
Romziel just leaning against Hughers, taking a breather.
Romziel tries a knee to the head but Hughers blocks it.
A knee to the head by Romziel.

It looks like Matthew Hughers has been cut.
Good body shot from Romziel.
Romziel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hughers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romziel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hughers looks gassed!
A short uppercut from Romziel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romziel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romziel stops a takedown attempt from Hughers.
Romziel lands an elbow inside.
Romziel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hughers up against the cage.
Romziel lands a good knee to the midsection. Hughers won't want to take too many of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughers goes for a takedown attempt but Romziel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Romziel. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Romziel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Hughers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jab by Romziel.
Romziel dips to his left and cracks Hughers with an uppercut!
Romziel throws a leg kick but Hughers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Romziel throws a right and a left that Hughers avoids nicely.
Romziel sizes up Hughers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hughers misses with a body shot.
Romziel tries to clinch but Hughers is having none of it.
Corey Romziel is winning the standup battle so far.
Romziel misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughers shoots for a double leg takedown but Romziel sprawls well. He's pushed Hughers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hughers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Romziel.
Hughers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romziel.
Hughers keeps the fight on the outside.
Hughers fails with the takedown.
Romziel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughers walks into a stiff left hand from Romziel.
Hughers is trying desperately to land a takedown but Romziel is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hughers.
Hughers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romziel at a distance.
Hughers just misses with a punch to the body.
Romziel's corner calls for a 1-2. Romziel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hughers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Hughers misses
and Romziel counters with a straight right hand.

Romziel moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romziel stops a takedown attempt from Hughers.
Corey Romziel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Hughers.
Romziel lands with a short shot to the head.
Hughers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Romziel prevents it.
Romziel landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Romziel.
Hughers is breathing heavily.
Romziel lands an elbow that stopped Hughers in his tracks for a moment.
Romziel can't find room to land a body shot as Hughers controls the action.
Corey Romziel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Romziel lands with a right to the head.
Romziel landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Romziel.
Romziel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Romziel is pressed up against the cage. Hughers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Romziel down to the mat. Romziel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Romziel scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romziel tries to land a front kick but Hughers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romziel manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Romziel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Romziel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Hughers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Romziel thumps Hughers with a low kick.
Romziel throws an overhand right that lands on Hughers's shoulder, as Hughers tries to avoid the shot.
Hughers misses with a low kick.
Romziel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hughers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Romziel swivels and escapes.
Romziel connects with the punch.
Hughers dodges the punch combination from Romziel.
Romziel throws a lazy right hand but Hughers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romziel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughers manages to avoid it.
Hughers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romziel.
Hughers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romziel moves away.
Hughers shoots in but no luck this time.
Hughers pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romziel jabs at Hughers's body.
Hughers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughers misses the body punch
and Romziel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Romziel throws a lazy right hand but Hughers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romziel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Romziel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Romziel drives through and clinches with Hughers against the cage.
Romziel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romziel lands with a left to the head.
Romziel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romziel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hughers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romziel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Matthew Hughers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corey Romziel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Hughers.
Hughers is working for takedown but Romziel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Romziel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hughers.
Romziel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Corey Romziel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughers takes a shot to the head.
Hughers tries for a takedown but Romziel manages to get underhooks.
Hughers can't get the takedown.
Hughers looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Romziel.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Romziel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Romziel 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Romziel!