PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hades Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard comes to the cage accompanied by Eddie Money - Take me home tonight. Hug is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Animal I Have Become . Hades Hug has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Howard
vs
Hug

196 cm
32
277 lbs
29 - 5 - 0

207 cm
31
285 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harold Howard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hades Hug!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard throws a looping overhand right but Hug ducks down to avoid it.
Hug moves away from the strike by Howard.
Howard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hug goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Harold Howard has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hades Hug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hug ducks under a wild hook from Howard.
Nice sprawl there from Howard as Hug shoots in.
Howard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hug shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Howard as he avoids it easily.
Hug takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hug misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Hug misses
and Howard counters with a right hand to the body.
Hug throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hug misses with a head kick.
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hug.
Hug looks winded!
Hug throws a right hand that Howard ducks under and follows up with a left that Howard also avoids with ease.
Hug goes for a double leg but Howard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Howard continues to drive forward.
Harold Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hades Hug.
Howard misses with the head strike.
Howard pushes Hug back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hug is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard cracks Hug with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Howard swings wildly with an uppercut but Hug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howard misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Howard.
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!
Howard misses with a body punch.
Howard struggles to land a body shot inside as Hug controls his hands.
Hug is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Hug will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Howard up against the cage.
Howard lands a shoulder strike.
Howard with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Hug breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hug shoots in looking for a takedown. Howard tries to sprawl out of it but Hug keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Howard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Howard misses its intended target.
Hug uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Hug shoots for a takedown but Howard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A left and a right from Hug both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug slips a jab and a cross from Howard.
Howard throws a nice looking combination but Hug bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hug fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Howard pushes Hug up against the cage in a clinch.
Hug blocks an uppercut.
Hug tries to break free but Howard pushes him back against the cage.
Hug blocks an uppercut.
Hug wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Howard.
Howard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hug's elbow.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hug blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hug blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard being controlled against the cage.
Howard gets through Hug's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Howard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Hug.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Hug wants to break free but Howard has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Howard is leaning against Hug and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Howard gets through Hug's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Howard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Howard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Howard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Howard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Howard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howard scores with a nice right hand.
Howard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hug pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hug shoots in for a takedown but Howard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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!
Hug avoids the body shot from Howard.
A cross from Howard lands.
Howard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hug looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Howard feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hug sprawling to the canvas! Hug rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Howard finish him?!

Hug is rocked!
Howard sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Hug's defenses. It connects perfectly with Hug's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harold Howard!
Harold Howard retains his super heavyweight title!
Harold Howard made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.