PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahkmed Ufalopolaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hatt Mughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ufalopolaus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shabnami Soraya - Az Kudumi Safar. Hatt Mughes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ufalopolaus
vs
Mughes

172 cm
20
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

173 cm
19
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ahkmed Ufalopolaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hatt Mughes!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ufalopolaus swings for the body but Mughes moves out of range.
Ufalopolaus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ufalopolaus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mughes is able to avoid easily.

Mughes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Mughes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mughes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ufalopolaus wants to get back to full guard.
Ufalopolaus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mughes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mughes's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ufalopolaus is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Mughes takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Ufalopolaus somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Ufalopolaus tries to keep control of the position but Mughes is staying busy.
Ufalopolaus is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Mughes up.
Ufalopolaus biding his time, looking for the opening.
Ufalopolaus has Mughes flattened out and is raining down punches.
Mughes wants to control his opponent's hands but Ufalopolaus gets his hands free.
Mughes rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mughes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufalopolaus uses his free foot to push down on Mughes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mughes.
Ufalopolaus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mughes hang on?
Mughes blocking the ground and pound.

Ufalopolaus is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mughes is surviving well by controlling Ufalopolaus's body position as best he can.
Mughes is working to get back to half guard.
Mughes is squirming around, avoiding Ufalopolaus's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mughes is looking to get to half guard.
Ufalopolaus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ufalopolaus throwing strikes here but Mughes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ufalopolaus trying to control but Mughes is having none of it.
Ufalopolaus scoring with strikes but Mughes is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ufalopolaus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mughes?
Mughes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ufalopolaus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mughes is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ufalopolaus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ufalopolaus trying to control but Mughes is having none of it.
Mughes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahkmed Ufalopolaus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ufalopolaus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ufalopolaus.
Ufalopolaus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mughes.
Ufalopolaus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mughes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A shot to the body from Ufalopolaus misses
and Mughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Ufalopolaus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mughes's guard.
Ufalopolaus trying to control but Mughes is working from the bottom.
Mughes will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ufalopolaus wants to control from the top but Mughes keeps moving.
Ufalopolaus is stalling in the full guard.
Ufalopolaus looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mughes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ufalopolaus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ufalopolaus wants to control from the top but Mughes keeps moving.
Ufalopolaus pushes down on Mughes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ufalopolaus passes the guard and advances to mount!

Ufalopolaus is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mughes has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two 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.
Mughes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ufalopolaus trying to control but Mughes is having none of it.
Mughes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ufalopolaus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mughes looks a forlorn figure.
Ufalopolaus working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufalopolaus controlling the position easily from mount.
Ufalopolaus wants to control the pace but Mughes is squirming around nicely.
Mughes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ufalopolaus 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.
Ufalopolaus cracks Mughes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ufalopolaus trying to control but he's not successful this time.

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.
Mughes working to try and regain half guard.
Ufalopolaus controlling from the full mount.
Ahkmed Ufalopolaus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ahkmed Ufalopolaus just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mughes lands a nice shot to the body.

Ufalopolaus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mughes sprawls well initially but Ufalopolaus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mughes tries to get to full guard but Ufalopolaus has control of the leg.
Ufalopolaus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ufalopolaus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mughes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahkmed Ufalopolaus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mughes misses with a body punch
and Ufalopolaus counters with a right hand to the body.
Mughes misses with a wild body shot.
Mughes scores with a hook to the body. Ufalopolaus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ufalopolaus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ufalopolaus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ufalopolaus misses with a straight left.
Ufalopolaus misses with a wild body shot.
Ufalopolaus swings for the body but Mughes moves out of range.
Mughes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ufalopolaus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mughes takes a swing at Ufalopolaus's ribcage but misses.
Ufalopolaus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mughes's head.
Ufalopolaus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ufalopolaus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mughes. Mughes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ufalopolaus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mughes swings for the body but Ufalopolaus moves out of range.
Ufalopolaus looks to score with a jab to the body but Mughes is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mughes blocks a jab.
Mughes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mughes throws a body punch but Ufalopolaus moves out of range.
Ufalopolaus looks to score with a jab to the body but Mughes is just out of range.
Ufalopolaus throws a wild body kick that Mughes sees coming a mile off.
Mughes takes a swing at Ufalopolaus's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Mughes. That snapped Ufalopolaus's head back.
Ufalopolaus misses with a body shot.
Mughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ufalopolaus moves away.
Mughes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ufalopolaus counters with a nice uppercut.
Mughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ufalopolaus moves away.
Ufalopolaus is looking to wear down Mughes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ufalopolaus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mughes manages to avoid it.
Ufalopolaus misses with a two punch combination.
Mughes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mughes takes a swing at Ufalopolaus's ribcage but misses.
Ufalopolaus misses the shot to the body.
Ufalopolaus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufalopolaus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mughes moves away.
Ahkmed Ufalopolaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ufalopolaus misses with a series of wild punches.
Ufalopolaus misses with a body shot

and Mughes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mughes.
Ufalopolaus is trying to keep Mughes in close.
Ufalopolaus tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Ufalopolaus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ufalopolaus wants to sweep here but Mughes controlling him for the moment.
Mughes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Ufalopolaus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mughes stopping the sweep attempt from Ufalopolaus.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ufalopolaus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mughes slips under a jab.

Ufalopolaus gets caught flat footed, as Mughes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mughes wants to pass the guard but Ufalopolaus is keeping the position.
Ufalopolaus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mughes is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ufalopolaus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mughes manages to get himself to full guard.

Mughes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ufalopolaus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ahkmed Ufalopolaus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ufalopolaus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hatt Mughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ufalopolaus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hatt Mughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ufalopolaus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahkmed Ufalopolaus!