PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nico Agosto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhamed Lovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhamed Lovic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Agosto
vs
Lovic

188 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Hellbent, Inc.

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Agosto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Muhamed Lovic!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Agosto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Lovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Agosto manages to get himself to full guard.
Lovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Agosto will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lovic being controlled here momentarily.
Agosto is trying to keep Lovic in close.

Agosto working for a triangle but Lovic defends it easily.
Lovic trying to control but Agosto is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agosto wants to sweep but no luck.

Agosto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Agosto working for a triangle but Lovic defends it easily.
Lovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Agosto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lovic throwing strikes from guard but Agosto blocks nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Agosto has Lovic up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two 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.

Agosto tightens his grip and picks Lovic up, before dumping him to the ground. Lovic manages to land in guard.
Agosto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lovic is keeping the position for now.
Lovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Agosto's guard.
Lovic trying to control but Agosto is working from the bottom.
Agosto wants to sweep but no luck.
Agosto seems keen to control Lovic's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lovic postures up in Agosto's guard and throws a big left but Agosto blocks it.
Agosto keeping moving, preventing Lovic from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Agosto wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Agosto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Agosto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lovic's guard.
Agosto working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Agosto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Agosto lands a couple of elbows.
Lovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Agosto wants to control from the top but Lovic keeps moving.
Lovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Agosto is controlling him.
Agosto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lovic's guard.
Agosto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lovic on the ground.
Agosto controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovic trying to control from the bottom.

Agosto is working for an americana but Lovic has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Agosto was thinking about the submission.
Agosto throwing strikes from guard but Lovic blocks nicely.
Lovic working a defensive guard but Agosto passes into half guard.
Agosto sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Agosto decides to stand and escape the position.
Agosto wants to slow Lovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Lovic tries to clinch up

and Agosto counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nico Agosto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Agosto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Agosto throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Agosto is trying to ground and pound but Lovic uses the momentary lack of control by Agosto to regain half guard.
Lovic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Agosto wants to free his trapped foot but Lovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Agosto frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lovic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Agosto throwing strikes here but Lovic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Agosto throwing strikes here but Lovic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Agosto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lovic is in a horrible position here. Agosto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Agosto unloading with bombs!
Lovic regains half guard.
Agosto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lovic trying to control here.
Lovic is looking for a sweep. Agosto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Agosto tries to pass to full mount but Lovic defends it.
Lovic regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Lovic, not yet.
Lovic can't keep his opponent in guard - Agosto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lovic tries to kick Agosto off but Agosto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Still in half guard, Agosto seems content to control.
Agosto is trying to control the action in half guard but Lovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Agosto wants to pass the guard but Lovic is defending well.
Lovic trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Agosto manages to pass to mount!
Agosto lands with some strikes.
Agosto with the ground and pound from mount.
Lovic can't escape the position.
Agosto looking to finish Lovic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lovic!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovic tries to lock up and control but Agosto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lovic is bucking up trying to escape but Agosto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Agosto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lovic gets back to half guard.
Agosto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lovic tries to get to full guard but Agosto has control of the leg.
Agosto wants to pass the guard but Lovic is defending well.
Agosto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Agosto there.
Agosto is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Agosto wants to stand but Lovic has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lovic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Agosto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Lovic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Agosto trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nico Agosto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Agosto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nico Agosto dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Agosto lands with a nice combination. Lovic backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Muhamed Lovic has been cut.
Agosto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lovic tries to avoid it but Agosto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lovic to the ground. Lovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Lovic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Lovic is trying to work for a kimura but Agosto is defending well.
Agosto is refusing to be controlled, as Lovic sits in half guard.
Agosto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Agosto tries to get out of the position.
Agosto is trying to control but Lovic passes into side control!

Lovic decides to stand back up. Lovic steps back and let's Agosto get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Agosto motions for Lovic to come forward. Agosto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Agosto feints and as Lovic raises his hands in defense, Agosto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Agosto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lovic's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovic working a defensive guard but Agosto manages to pass into side control anyway.
Agosto is working Lovic over with some ground and pound from side control.
Agosto is looking to take a break and control but Lovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Agosto sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lovic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Agosto passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lovic!
Agosto landing punches.
Lovic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lovic gets back to half guard.
Lovic is trying to maintain the position but Agosto is very close to passing his half guard.
Lovic is not content to let Agosto control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agosto lands strikes from half guard.
Agosto slips a nice elbow through Lovic's hands, connecting with Lovic's forehead.

Lovic pushes Agosto off and gets back to his feet.
Agosto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Agosto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lovic is fending him off so far but Agosto persists. Nope, Lovic circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nico Agosto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lovic shoots in but Agosto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nico Agosto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Agosto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Agosto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Agosto keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agosto wants to slow Lovic down by chopping away at his legs.

Agosto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lovic's guard.
Lovic is trying to keep Agosto in close.
Agosto trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Agosto stops Lovic from standing up.

Agosto gets to his feet. Lovic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Agosto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Agosto landing strikes.
Agosto tries to move to mount but Lovic blocks the move with his legs.
Agosto lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lovic is trying to improve his position.
Agosto in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovic seems a little lost for a moment, as Agosto dominates the positioning.
Agosto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lovic keeps working.
Agosto taking a breather here.
Lovic is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Agosto asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Lovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee asks Agosto politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Agosto prefers to stall for the moment though.
Agosto working the ground and pound.
Muhamed Lovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lovic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Agosto connects with a decent elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nico Agosto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Agosto 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nico Agosto!