PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hassim Bregovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pade Revskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bregovic
vs
Revskis

173 cm
22
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hassim Bregovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pade Revskis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bregovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Revskis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Hassim Bregovic has been cut.
Bregovic fails with the takedown.
Revskis misses with a two punch combination.
Bregovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Revskis misses.
Bregovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Revskis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bregovic is defended easily by Revskis.
Revskis slaps away a takedown attempt from Bregovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hassim Bregovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Revskis cracks Bregovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pade Revskis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bregovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Revskis.
Revskis dips to his left and cracks Bregovic with an uppercut!
Bregovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Revskis tries to avoid it but Bregovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Revskis to the ground. Revskis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bregovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Revskis as he avoids it easily.
Revskis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bregovic circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Revskis does no damage.
Revskis scores with a jab to the body.
Bregovic tries to clinch up.
Revskis tries to close the distance and clinch but Bregovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Revskis lands with a straight right. Bregovic didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from Revskis misses its intended target.
Bregovic misses with a double jab.
Revskis misses the shot to the body.

Revskis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revskis tries to circle away but Bregovic has him pinned against the cage.
Bregovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Revskis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Revskis is trying to force a seperation but Bregovic has the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bregovic jumps guard but Revskis stands there with Bregovic around his waist. Bregovic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Revskis can't find room to land a body shot as Bregovic controls the action.
Bregovic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Revskis to keep the fight standing.
Revskis is looking to break free of the clinch but Bregovic has double underhooks.
Bregovic is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bregovic jumps guard but Revskis stands there with Bregovic around his waist. Bregovic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bregovic wants to break the clinch but can't.

Revskis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Revskis throws a sloppy head kick and Bregovic moves out of range easily.
Bregovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Revskis.
Revskis keeps the fight on the outside.
Revskis looks to land a left hand but Bregovic moved out of range nicely.
Revskis tries a head kick but it misses.

Bregovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Bregovic has had enough of the clinch but Revskis keeps him there for the moment.
Bregovic trying to land knees to the body.
Revskis is trying to push Bregovic away but Bregovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Revskis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Revskis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bregovic has Revskis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Revskis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bregovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bregovic tries to score a body lock takedown but Revskis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bregovic tries to pull guard but Revskis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bregovic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bregovic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Revskis up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bregovic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pade Revskis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hassim Bregovic'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.

Nice sprawl there from Revskis as Bregovic shoots in.
Bregovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bregovic tries for a takedown but Revskis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bregovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bregovic.
Revskis misses with a body kick.
Revskis misses the jab.
Pade Revskis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bregovic defending well as Revskis loads up on a big left hand.
Revskis jabs Bregovic right on the nose. Bregovic blinks but takes it well.
Revskis swings for the body but Bregovic moves out of range.
Revskis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bregovic.
Bregovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Revskis sprawls well. Revskis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bregovic gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hassim Bregovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bregovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revskis throws an overhand right that lands on Bregovic's shoulder, as Bregovic tries to avoid the shot.
Revskis lands with a straight right. Bregovic didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from Revskis.
Revskis lands with a shot to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bregovic. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Revskis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Revskis misses with a double jab.
Revskis tries to clinch up but Bregovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Revskis leaves Bregovic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bregovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Revskis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Revskis stuns Bregovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bregovic swinging wildly here.
Revskis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bregovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Revskis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bregovic tries for a takedown but Revskis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bregovic shoots in and drives through. Revskis sprawls well.
Bregovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Revskis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!

Bregovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bregovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bregovic tries to stand but can't do so whilst Revskis controls his leg.
Revskis is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bregovic trying to control the action but Revskis is working from the bottom.
Revskis pushes Bregovic off looking to stand but Bregovic dives back in and keeps control.
Bregovic is looking to take a break and control but Revskis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Revskis is looking to escape.
Revskis is refusing to be controlled, as Bregovic sits in half guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Hassim Bregovic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Bregovic gets tackled into the cage by Revskis. Revskis maintains the clinch.
Revskis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bregovic wants to stall.
Bregovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Revskis just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bregovic is looking to take this one to the mat.

Bregovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Revskis scores with a jab to the jaw.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bregovic breaks the clinch.
Revskis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Revskis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Revskis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bregovic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Revskis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hassim Bregovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bregovic throws a sloppy head kick
letting Revskis counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pade Revskis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hassim Bregovic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bregovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bregovic. Revskis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bregovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Revskis but Revskis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Revskis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bregovic has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick by Revskis misses
and Bregovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bregovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Revskis scores with a punch to the head.
Bregovic is looking to clinch but Revskis is avoiding it.
Revskis throws a head kick that misses
and Bregovic counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Revskis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bregovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Revskis avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bregovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Revskis won't allow it.
Bregovic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Bregovic is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Revskis can't fight it off and eventually Bregovic manages to take the fight to the floor. Revskis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bregovic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Revskis is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bregovic trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Revskis wants to get back to his feet but Bregovic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revskis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bregovic is one step ahead there.
Revskis wants to get back to his feet but Bregovic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Revskis is on top in guard.
Revskis wants to pass the guard but Bregovic is keeping the position.

Revskis gets to his feet - Bregovic follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revskis misses with a straight right.
Revskis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hassim Bregovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Revskis tries a head kick but it misses.
Bregovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bregovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Revskis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bregovic scrambles back to his feet.
Revskis loads up on a big right hand but Bregovic slips the punch.
Bregovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bregovic has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Revskis lands a slapping body shot.

Revskis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bregovic misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Revskis breaks from the clinch.
Bregovic shoots for a takedown but Revskis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Revskis moves into range and clinches up with Bregovic.
Revskis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bregovic.
Bregovic is working for takedown but Revskis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pade Revskis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Revskis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Revskis has had enough of the clinch but Bregovic keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pade Revskis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Revskis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pade Revskis!