PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Foster might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Headstrong(by: Trapt). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Foster
vs
Hughs

190 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Hughs!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hughs thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Foster if he has to take too many more of those.
Hughs throws and low kick but Foster moves out of range easily.
Hughs shoots and misses

so Foster counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Foster looking to pass the guard.
Foster controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hughs controls Foster momentarily but Foster frees himself.
Hughs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Foster is controlling him.
Hughs is trying to keep Foster in close.
Hughs wants to stand and escape but Foster is having none of it.
Foster slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hughs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hughs tries to clinch but Foster is having none of it.

Hughs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Foster's guard.
Foster lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hughs!

Foster has hold of Hughs's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hughs manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hughs is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Foster looking to finish Hughs with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hughs!
A nice elbow there by Foster.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughs tries to hold on but Foster postures up.
Foster controlling from mount.
Hughs is working to get back to half guard.
Hughs looks gassed!
Foster wants to control the pace but Hughs is squirming around nicely.
Hughs tries to hold on but Foster pushes him away.
Foster tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Foster putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Foster can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hughs is looking to escape.
Hughs working to try and regain half guard.
Foster pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hughs working to try and regain half guard.
Foster trying to control but Hughs is having none of it.
Foster in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hughs keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Foster putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hughs is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Foster looking to control and managing it successfully.
Foster looking to finish Hughs with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hughs!
Foster is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hughs is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Foster takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hughs slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hughs moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Foster dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hughs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hughs shoots and misses

and Foster counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hughs manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hughs controlling the pace for now.
Hughs avoids the attempt from Foster to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughs is landing with some decent strikes but Foster is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hughs controlling from mount.
Hughs with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Foster is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hughs tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hughs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hughs controlling from the full mount.
Foster is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foster tries to hold on but Hughs postures up.
Foster is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hughs working the ground and pound effectively.
Hughs cracks Foster with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Foster is squirming around, avoiding Hughs's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Hughs.
Foster tries to hold on but Hughs postures up.
Hughs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Foster is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, George Hughs just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foster has his takedown stuffed

and Hughs counters with a takedown into side control.
Hughs taking a break here but Foster is having none of it and regains half guard.

Hughs is working for a kimura but Foster is defending it quite comfortably.
Hughs is trying to control the action in half guard but Foster is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Foster has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hughs keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Foster has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hughs is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Hughs there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster is not content to let Hughs control the position.
Hughs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Hughs is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Foster has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hughs is looking to take a break and control but Foster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Foster wants to improve his position but Hughs is controlling well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Foster doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hughs counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Hughs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hughs gets a takedown into half guard.
Hughs seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Foster slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hughs trying to control but Foster is working from the bottom.
Foster keeping full guard, as Hughs tries to pass.
Foster is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
George Hughs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughs trying to control the position from guard on top but Foster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs looking to pass the guard.
Foster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Foster pulls Hughs in to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hughs shoots in looking for a takedown. Foster tries to sprawl out of it but Hughs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Foster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Foster shoots and misses

and Hughs counters with a nice double leg into side control. Foster won't be happy with that.
Foster trying his best to control but Hughs has mounted him.
Hughs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Foster is desperately trying to improve his position but Hughs has a good base and remains in mount.
Foster is working hard here to advance position.
Hughs tries to control but Foster wriggling away.
Foster throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hughs. What's that going to do exactly?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Foster keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hughs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hughs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Foster throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hughs. What's that going to do exactly?
Hughs with shots to the head and body - Foster looks very uncomfortable down there.
Foster tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hughs tries to control but Foster wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Foster tries to hold on but Hughs postures up.
Hughs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Foster is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hughs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Foster is looking to escape.
Foster takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hughs controlling the position easily from mount.
Foster keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hughs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Foster is looking to escape.
Foster is desperately trying to improve his position but Hughs has a good base and remains in mount.
Hughs looking to finish Foster with some ground and pound. This is bad for Foster!

And that's the end of the fight!
George Hughs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hughs has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Hughs!