PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krilich Berglomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berglomi has chosen Fat Boy Slim-Push The Tempo as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Hughs
vs
Berglomi

178 cm
35
167 lbs
27 - 16 - 0

175 cm
41
160 lbs
19 - 32 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Hughs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krilich Berglomi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berglomi slips a jab from Hughs.
Hughs shoots in looking for a takedown but Berglomi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hughs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Berglomi misses with a double jab

and Hughs moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Berglomi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hughs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Berglomi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Berglomi.
Hughs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Berglomi has a takedown stuffed.
Hughs connects with a body shot.
Hughs throws a sloppy head kick and Berglomi moves out of range easily.
Hughs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berglomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hughs.
Berglomi throws a series of punches but Hughs avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Hughs. No joy for Berglomi on that attempt.
Joe Hughs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krilich Berglomi.
Hughs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berglomi throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Berglomi. That did some damage!
Berglomi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Berglomi misses with a wild combination.
Berglomi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hughs misses with the combination.
Berglomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughs scores with a head kick.
Berglomi tries to bum rush Hughs with a series of wild strikes but Hughs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughs slaps away a takedown attempt from Berglomi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hughs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hughs lands with a kick to the ribs.

Berglomi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Berglomi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berglomi is trying to force a seperation but Hughs has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Berglomi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hughs struggles to land a body shot inside as Berglomi controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hughs obliges.
Berglomi avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
Hughs struggles to land a body shot inside as Berglomi controls his hands.
Hughs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Berglomi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Berglomi shoots in and drives through. Hughs sprawls well.
Hughs throws a series of punches but Berglomi avoids them all with ease.
Hughs throws a leg kick which misses Berglomi's front leg but catches the back leg as Berglomi tries to avoid it.
A left and a right from Berglomi both land. Nice combination.

Hughs decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hughs working over Berglomi with some ground and pound. Berglomi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berglomi is controlling Hughs's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Berglomi defending well though.
Berglomi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hughs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Berglomi's head.
Hughs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Berglomi has one foot on Hughs's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Berglomi throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Berglomi. No joy for Hughs on that attempt.
Hughs tries to bum rush Berglomi with a series of wild strikes but Berglomi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughs missing with a left hand there. Berglomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berglomi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hughs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berglomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berglomi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hughs counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Berglomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hughs.
Hughs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berglomi throws a head kick that misses.
Hughs throws a series of punches but Berglomi moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Berglomi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hughs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berglomi throws a sloppy head kick and Hughs moves out of range easily.
Berglomi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hughs's hands.
Berglomi throws a head kick but Hughs moves out of range.
Hughs avoids the head kick by Berglomi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Berglomi on the side of the head.
Berglomi throws a sloppy head kick
and Hughs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hughs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Hughs finds it's way through Berglomi's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Hughs dominated that 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.

Hughs blocks a head kick by Berglomi.
Berglomi throws a head kick but Hughs moves out of range.
Hughs scores with a jab to the body.
Berglomi misses with a looping left.
Joe Hughs is winning the standup battle so far.

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

Berglomi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Hughs actively working from the bottom here.

Berglomi decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Berglomi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hughs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Berglomi defends it 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!
Hughs connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs just misses with a punch to the body.
Berglomi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hughs as he jumps to the side.
Berglomi misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hughs.
Joe Hughs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Berglomi misses.
Berglomi tries a head kick but it misses.
Berglomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughs.
Hughs avoids the head kick by Berglomi.
Hughs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Berglomi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Berglomi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Berglomi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Berglomi circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Hughs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berglomi throws a head kick but Hughs moves out of range.
Berglomi tries a head kick but it misses.
Berglomi is breathing heavily.
Hughs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Berglomi. That did some damage!
Berglomi throws a sloppy head kick and Hughs moves out of range easily.
Hughs lands a nice looking body shot.
Hughs connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughs tries to bum rush Berglomi with a series of wild strikes but Berglomi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Berglomi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berglomi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berglomi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berglomi looks to land a combination but Hughs avoids it well.
Hughs misses with a wild combination.
Berglomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs connects with a nice looking jab.
Hughs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hughs goes for a double leg but Berglomi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Berglomi continues to drive forward.

Berglomi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hughs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Berglomi throws a head kick but Hughs moves out of range.
Hughs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berglomi doesn't seem bothered though.
Berglomi keeps Hughs at a distance using the push kick.
Hughs misses with a wild combination.
Berglomi misses with the combination.
That kick from Hughs tenderised Berglomi's leg. Berglomi is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berglomi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hughs in his tracks.
Hughs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Berglomi dives in and grabs Hughs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hughs pushes down on Berglomi's head and hops out.
Hughs connects with a right hand. Berglomi shakes it off.
Berglomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughs throws the kick towards the body but Berglomi avoids it.
Berglomi scores with a hook.
Berglomi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Berglomi throws a head kick that misses.
Hughs swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Berglomi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughs shoots for a double leg takedown but Berglomi sprawls well. He's pushed Hughs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hughs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Krilich Berglomi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Berglomi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berglomi throws a wild body kick that Hughs sees coming a mile off.
Berglomi takes a swing at Hughs's ribcage but misses.
Berglomi shoots in for a takedown but Hughs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hughs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughs goes for a double leg but Berglomi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Berglomi continues to drive forward.
Hughs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hughs prevents Berglomi from breaking the clinch.
Hughs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berglomi is defending well for now.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Hughs missing with knees to the body.

Berglomi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berglomi misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hughs.
A combination from Berglomi does no damage.
Berglomi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hughs - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berglomi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hughs as he avoids it easily.
Hughs connects with a high kick.
Berglomi fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe Hughs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krilich Berglomi.
Hughs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Berglomi is fending him off so far but Hughs persists. Nope, Berglomi circles away and we're back to standing.
Hughs shoots in but Berglomi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Berglomi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot lands for Hughs.
Berglomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berglomi throws a combination. Hughs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hughs scores with a head kick. Berglomi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hughs with a hook.
Hughs goes for a double leg but Berglomi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Berglomi continues to drive forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berglomi is trying to break the clinch but Hughs is controlling him.

Berglomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Berglomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berglomi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughs circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hughs shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Berglomi is concentrating on defense, preventing Hughs from advancing position.
Berglomi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hughs.
Berglomi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hughs is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berglomi pushes Hughs off looking to stand but Hughs dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hughs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Berglomi defending well though.
Berglomi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hughs prevents Berglomi from standing back up.
Berglomi manages to get to full guard.
Berglomi wants to get back to his feet but Hughs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hughs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hughs lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Berglomi pushes Hughs off and scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick by Berglomi misses

and Hughs holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hughs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Berglomi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughs avoids the head kick by Berglomi.
Hughs just misses with a punch to the body.
Berglomi throws a sloppy head kick and Hughs moves out of range easily.
That kick from Hughs tenderised Berglomi's leg. Berglomi is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berglomi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Berglomi throws a sloppy head kick and Hughs moves out of range easily.
Berglomi throws a right hand that Hughs ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughs also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berglomi misses with a looping left.
Berglomi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Berglomi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hughs scores with a nice body kick.

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 Joe Hughs.
I think Hughs 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Hughs!