PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hadley Jr (ranked 8817 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lodzov Hugs (ranked 5581 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Hadley Jr
vs
Hugs

178 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
141 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Hadley Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lodzov Hugs!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Hadley Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Hugs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hadley Jr.
Nice sprawl there from Hugs as Hadley Jr shoots in.

Hugs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hadley Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Hugs looking to throw knees to the head but Hadley Jr is blocking nicely.
Hadley Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Hugs won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Hugs scores with a nice short uppercut.

Hugs works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hugs is standing up over Hadley Jr. Hadley Jr looks to escape but Hugs dives into side control.

Hugs lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hadley Jr's coaches at Main Event have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Hadley Jr wants to control but Hugs postures up.
Hugs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hadley Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hugs cracks Hadley Jr with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugs working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hugs working the ground and pound.
Hadley Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hugs working away.
Hugs controls the position.
Hugs is working Hadley Jr over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Hadley Jr's face as Hugs controls the position.
Hadley Jr is looking for a sweep.
Hugs lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hadley Jr wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hugs scoring with punches and elbows.
Hugs lands an elbow.
Hugs lands a few punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadley Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hugs wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hugs works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hadley Jr is looking to reverse the position.
Hadley Jr gets back to half guard.
Hugs is nestled in close to Hadley Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hugs content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hadley Jr is trying to stand up here but Hugs is controlling him well.
Hugs has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at White's ELITE Fitness Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hadley Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hugs scores with a couple of nice shots.
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!
Hugs controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadley Jr tries to kick Hugs off but Hugs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hadley Jr is looking to improve his position.
Hadley Jr tries to kick Hugs off but Hugs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hugs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Hugs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hadley Jr defends it well.
Hadley Jr is staying active underneath Hugs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hugs working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Hugs.
Hugs perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hadley Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hugs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hugs winds up and cracks Hadley Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hadley Jr has hold of Hugs's hands but Hugs slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Hugs there.
Hadley Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Hadley Jr has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Hugs escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Hugs!
Hugs is working Hadley Jr over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hugs grinds an elbow into Hadley Jr's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hugs just misses with a punch to the body.
Hadley Jr misses with a looping right.
Hadley Jr throws a one two combo.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hugs.

Hugs scores with a takedown into Hadley Jr's guard.
Hadley Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Hugs is proving a slippery customer.
Hugs lands a couple of digs.
Hadley Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hugs scoring with some ground and pound.

Hadley Jr is looking for a triangle but Hugs pushes his legs off easily.
Hugs forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadley Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hugs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hugs is nestled in close to Hadley Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Hugs is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ground and pound from Hugs.
Hugs is nestled in close to Hadley Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hugs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hugs passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hugs prevents Hadley Jr from getting the reversal.
Hugs landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadley Jr is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lodzov Hugs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hugs looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hugs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hugs looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hadley Jr tries to lock up and control but Hugs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hugs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hadley Jr?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hadley Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hugs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hugs looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hugs with a couple of short strikes.
Hugs postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hadley Jr looks a forlorn figure.
Hadley Jr wants to control but Hugs is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugs with good strikes from the mount here!
Hadley Jr is trying to stand up.
Hugs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hugs with good strikes from the mount here!
Hugs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hugs dominating with strikes here.

Hadley Jr is rocked!
Hugs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hugs pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Hadley Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hugs controlling the position easily from mount.
Hugs lands a big shot there that rocks Hadley Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hugs loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Hadley Jr scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hugs land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hugs stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lodzov Hugs!
During a confident post fight interview, Lodzov Hugs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.