PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nigel McHughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pvt. Claude Dillingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claude Dillingham. McHughes comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To My Hood. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McHughes
vs
Claude Dillingham

187 cm
20
186 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

176 cm
21
181 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Stonewall
KAISER

KAISER
Stonewall

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nigel McHughes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pvt. Claude Dillingham!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillingham tries to clinch up.
Dillingham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillingham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dillingham tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McHughes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dillingham throws out the jab.
Dillingham tries to clinch but McHughes moves away
and McHughes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dillingham lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McHughes tries to land a leg kick but Dillingham saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from McHughes misses.
Dillingham looks to land a left hand but McHughes moved out of range nicely.
Jab by McHughes.
Dillingham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McHughes.
McHughes moves out of range as Dillingham throws a body kick.
Pvt. Claude Dillingham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McHughes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dillingham lands a nice looking body kick.
Dillingham throws a low kick but it's checked well by McHughes.
Dillingham avoids a punch combination nicely.
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!
Dillingham throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillingham throws an overhand right that lands on McHughes's shoulder, as McHughes tries to avoid the shot.
Dillingham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nigel McHughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillingham loads up on a big right hand but McHughes slips the punch.
Dillingham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McHughes's calf.
Dillingham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dillingham misses with an uppercut. McHughes saw that one coming.
Dillingham tries to land a leg kick but McHughes saw it coming and moves away.
McHughes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McHughes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McHughes cracks Dillingham with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McHughes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dillingham pushes McHughes away with a front kick.
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!
Good shot there by Dillingham.
Dillingham throws a wild body kick that McHughes sees coming a mile off.
Dillingham moves in looking to clinch but McHughes pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dillingham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McHughes digs a good hook to Dillingham's body.
McHughes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dillingham.
Dillingham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McHughes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dillingham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dillingham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dillingham misses with a low kick.
Dillingham throws a leg kick that misses.
Dillingham throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dillingham throws a shot from downtown. McHughes moves away and avoids it.
Dillingham throws a nice outside leg kick.
McHughes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dillingham.
Dillingham dives in and grabs McHughes's left leg, looking for a takedown. McHughes pushes down on Dillingham's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes cracks Dillingham with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dillingham misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McHughes. Dillingham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dillingham connects with a leg kick. McHughes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McHughes lands a nice shot that snaps Dillingham's head back.
Dillingham walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McHughes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McHughes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dillingham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dillingham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McHughes.
Dillingham connects with a solid leg kick.
Dillingham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Dillingham rushes McHughes and presses him up against the cage.

McHughes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from McHughes. Dillingham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from McHughes as Dillingham shoots in.
Dillingham throws a right and a left that McHughes avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHughes lands a glancing blow to the side of Dillingham's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dillingham.
Dillingham throws a hook but McHughes avoids it easily.

Dillingham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McHughes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dillingham looks up at the clock and then as McHughes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dillingham smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dillingham is looking to take a break and control but McHughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dillingham throws a strike aimed at the side of McHughes's head but McHughes avoids it well.
McHughes is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McHughes struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pvt. Claude Dillingham dominated that round.
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.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McHughes.
Dillingham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dillingham misses with a straight right.
Dillingham lands a right hook to the body.
Pvt. Claude Dillingham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dillingham cracks the inside of McHughes's front leg.
McHughes misses with a wild body shot.
McHughes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McHughes cracks Dillingham with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McHughes blocks the body kick.
Dillingham scores with a hook.
Dillingham is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McHughes slips a jab from Dillingham.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dillingham.
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!
A good leg kick by Dillingham.
McHughes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dillingham moves in looking to clinch but McHughes pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McHughes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dillingham doesn't seem bothered though.
Dillingham cracks McHughes with an open hand slap.
McHughes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dillingham misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Dillingham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dillingham fails in his attempt to clinch.
McHughes moves out of range as Dillingham strikes.
Dillingham throws a head kick that misses.
Dillingham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dillingham throws a low kick but it's checked well by McHughes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dillingham, right into the meat.
McHughes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Dillingham pushes McHughes up against the cage in a clinch.
Dillingham missing with knees to the body.
Dillingham throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillingham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McHughes avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillingham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Dillingham gets a trip takedown into half guard.
McHughes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dillingham throwing strikes from guard but McHughes blocks nicely.
Dillingham works over McHughes with some ground and pound from guard.
Dillingham trying to control but McHughes is working from the bottom.
Dillingham pushing down on McHughes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dillingham prevents McHughes from improving his position.
McHughes is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dillingham is working away from the top position though.
Dillingham lands strikes from half guard.
McHughes gets full guard.
McHughes controls Dillingham momentarily but Dillingham frees himself.
Dillingham pushing down on McHughes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dillingham seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dillingham working McHughes over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillingham scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dillingham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McHughes is refusing to be controlled, as Dillingham sits in half guard.
McHughes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dillingham is working away from the top position though.
McHughes has a hand on Dillingham's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Dillingham takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
McHughes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillingham fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dillingham tries to control but McHughes wriggling away.
Dillingham tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pvt. Claude Dillingham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dillingham thows a left - swing and a miss!
McHughes connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Dillingham.
McHughes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dillingham tries a low kick but McHughes avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dillingham.
McHughes scores with a body shot.
Dillingham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McHughes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dillingham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dillingham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dillingham misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dillingham misses the target.
McHughes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dillingham under the eye.
McHughes cracks a nice hook into Dillingham's ribs.
Dillingham is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dillingham throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Dillingham. That snapped McHughes's head back.
Dillingham takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McHughes's corner calls for a 1-2. McHughes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dillingham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McHughes looks to land a left hand but Dillingham moved out of range nicely.
McHughes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dillingham misses with a looping left.
McHughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dillingham.
Dillingham tries to clinch but McHughes moves out of range.
McHughes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dillingham eats them both and turns towards McHughes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A cross from McHughes lands.
Dillingham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McHughes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McHughes keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillingham throws a low kick but McHughes moves out of range easily.
McHughes lands a jab to Dillingham's midsection.
Dillingham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as McHughes blocks the leg kick.
Dillingham misses with a low kick as McHughes jumps back.
Dillingham tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McHughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Dillingham misses.
McHughes avoids the head kick by Dillingham.
Dillingham throws a hook but McHughes avoids it easily.
McHughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dillingham.
McHughes checks a low kick from Dillingham.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dillingham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dillingham.
Dillingham fails with a takedown attempt.
Dillingham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dillingham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McHughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McHughes cracks Dillingham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dillingham misses with a low kick as McHughes jumps back.
McHughes throws a low kick but Dillingham moves out of range easily.
McHughes throws a shot to the body.
McHughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dillingham.
Both fighters circling a little - Dillingham finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McHughes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McHughes moves out of range as Dillingham throws a body kick.
McHughes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dillingham - that will leave a mark!
A low kick from Dillingham is predictable there
and McHughes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillingham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McHughes sprawls well. McHughes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dillingham gets slowly back to his feet.
Dillingham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McHughes checks it well.
Dillingham scores with a spinning back kick!
McHughes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dillingham. Dillingham obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McHughes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dillingham back to the cage. McHughes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dillingham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McHughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donk. McHughes catches Dillingham right on the button with a cross.
Dillingham keeps McHughes at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dillingham misses with a straight left.
Dillingham throws a leg kick but McHughes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McHughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillingham is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Pvt. Claude Dillingham just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dillingham gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dillingham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McHughes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dillingham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McHughes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dillingham backwards.
Come on Dillingham - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

McHughes breaks from the clinch.
Dillingham misses with a double jab.
McHughes throws the left hand but Dillingham avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dillingham.
McHughes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dillingham.
Dillingham motions for McHughes to come forward. Dillingham throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dillingham keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Dillingham tenderised McHughes's leg. McHughes is trying to keep his angry face on.
McHughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dillingham.
McHughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dillingham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Dillingham.
A left lands for Dillingham.
Dillingham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dillingham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillingham looks for the body kick but McHughes saw that one coming.
McHughes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dillingham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McHughes manages to avoid it.
McHughes misses with a straight right.
McHughes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dillingham.
A big right from Dillingham misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dillingham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McHughes.
Dillingham throws a head kick but McHughes moves out of range.
Dillingham throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillingham avoids the body shot from McHughes.
McHughes lands with an overhand left.
McHughes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McHughes misses the shot to the body.
Dillingham has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dillingham throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McHughes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dillingham can pounce on him.
Dillingham looks to land a left hand but McHughes moved out of range nicely.
Dillingham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dillingham falls off balance throwing a combination
and McHughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillingham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McHughes.
McHughes misses with a straight right.
Dillingham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dillingham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dillingham ducks under a wild hook from McHughes.
Dillingham throws a leg kick but McHughes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dillingham lands with a thumping leg kick.
McHughes blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by McHughes.
Dillingham is looking to slow McHughes down with leg kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as McHughes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dillingham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McHughes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McHughes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dillingham under the eye.
Dillingham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by McHughes. Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Dillingham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dillingham.
Dillingham finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dillingham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McHughes to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillingham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dillingham lands a nice looking body kick.
Dillingham throws the left hand but McHughes avoids the punch easily.
Dillingham throws a solid leg kick but McHughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dillingham.
McHughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McHughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dillingham.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillingham misses with a body kick.
Dillingham moves in looking to clinch but McHughes pushes him off.
McHughes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dillingham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pvt. Claude Dillingham dominated that fourth round.
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!

Dillingham connects with a leg kick. McHughes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dillingham checks a leg kick.
McHughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McHughes slips under a jab.
McHughes avoids the head kick by Dillingham.
Dillingham fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McHughes is out of range.
Dillingham tries to land a front kick but McHughes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Dillingham has taken the fight to the clinch.

Dillingham is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McHughes can't fight it off and eventually Dillingham manages to take the fight to the floor. McHughes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dillingham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dillingham postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McHughes looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McHughes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dillingham is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McHughes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McHughes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dillingham is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dillingham is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nigel McHughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes throwing strikes here but Dillingham is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
McHughes controlling from the full mount.
McHughes misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dillingham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dillingham blocking the ground and pound.
McHughes thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dillingham tries to hold on but McHughes pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McHughes punching from mount but Dillingham doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dillingham is trying to escape the mount.
McHughes throws some wild stikes that Dillingham manages to avoid easily.
Dillingham is looking to get to half guard.
Pvt. Claude Dillingham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillingham is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dillingham is trying desperately to improve position.
McHughes lands a big elbow.
Dillingham holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McHughes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McHughes punching from mount but Dillingham doing a good job of avoiding damage.

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 Nigel McHughes.
Well Dillingham 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pvt. Claude Dillingham!
Pvt. Claude Dillingham is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Pvt. Claude Dillingham thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.