PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Duff (ranked 2436 p4p, 276 weight class) and Lodzov Hugs (ranked 2910 p4p, 327 weight class). Duff kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Duff
vs
Hugs

172 cm
27
156 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

170 cm
26
156 lbs
11 - 18 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lodzov Hugs!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugs works Duff's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Duff misses the target.
Duff throws a poor cross that misses
and Hugs counters with a left to the body.
Duff throws a lazy uppercut
and Hugs counters with a body kick.
Duff has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Duff throws out a loose jab but Hugs uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hugs gets a clinch.
Duff tries to break free but Hugs pushes him back against the cage.

Hugs lands a takedown into guard.
Duff wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hugs manages to pass to side control.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duff wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hugs stalling.
Duff is trying to stand.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hugs lands a nice short elbow.
Hugs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Duff knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hugs landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
Hugs is nestled in close to Duff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff looks like he's trying to stand up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hugs working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Duff pushes Hugs off but Hugs dives into side control.
Hugs wants to control but Duff is keeping him busy.
Hugs is chipping away with strikes.
Duff is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hugs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hugs lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Duff down.
Hugs landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Duff is pushing Hugs's head away, looking to escape. Hugs manages to hold on to the position though.
Hugs in side control lands a decent elbow.
Duff is trying to buck Hugs off.
Hugs controlling the position.
Hugs lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugs scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hugs wants to control but Duff is keeping him busy.
Hugs prevents Duff from escaping the position.
Duff takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Duff is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hugs has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hugs in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Duff is pushing Hugs's head away, looking to escape. Hugs manages to hold on to the position though.
Hugs scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duff is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hugs is controlling him well.
Hugs works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hugs cracks Duff with a big right hand but Duff just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Duff is trying to get back to his feet.
Hugs works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hugs is looking to take a break and control but Duff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duff tries to escape but Hugs is in control.
Hugs lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hugs is working Duff over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hugs landing strikes.
Duff is not content to let Hugs control the position.
Duff wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hugs in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Duff takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Hugs's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Duff tries to escape but Hugs is in control.
Hugs in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hugs remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Duff is trying to buck Hugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lodzov Hugs dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Duff throws a shot from downtown. Hugs moves away and avoids it.
Duff misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Hugs releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Duff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hugs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duff throws a lazy right hand but Hugs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duff tries to break the clinch but Hugs is controlling the position.

Hugs jumps guard and drags Duff to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Duff stopping the sweep attempt from Hugs.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Hugs manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Duff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hugs backwards.
Duff working aggressively here.
Hugs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hugs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hugs backwards.
Hugs takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Duff's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hugs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duff scores with a shoulder strike.
Hugs tries a body shot but Duff blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugs lands with a light punch inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hugs obliges.
Hugs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duff has a couple of punches blocked by Hugs.
Good body shot from Hugs.

Hugs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hugs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duff.
Duff walks into a jab.

Hugs has closed the distance and engaged Duff in a clinch.
Duff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lodzov Hugs seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hugs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duff has had enough of the clinch but Hugs keeps him there for the moment.
Hugs lands an uppercut.
Hugs misses with a knee to the head.
Duff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hugs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duff misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hugs.
Hugs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duff pushes Hugs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hugs.
Duff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hugs keeps control of Duff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duff.
Hugs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duff backwards.

Hugs manages to break the clinch.
Duff throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hugs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duff throws a poor cross that misses
and Hugs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hugs is trying to counter with his kicks.
A jab from Duff misses.

Hugs instigates a clinch.
Hugs lands a body shot.
Duff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hugs backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hugs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hugs.
Hugs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hugs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff misses with the head strike.
Duff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duff is trying to break the clinch but Hugs is controlling him.
Hugs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hugs tries a body shot but Duff blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Duff fails to land.
Duff has a couple of punches blocked by Hugs.
Hugs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duff backwards.
Hugs can't find room to land a body shot as Duff controls the action.
Hugs'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.
Hugs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duff backwards.
Duff has a couple of punches blocked by Hugs.
A right handed body shot lands from Hugs.

Hugs breaks from the clinch.
Hugs looks for the body kick but Duff saw that one coming.
Duff throwing a counter right hand but Hugs manages to avoid it.
Duff throws a hook to the side of Hugs's head but Hugs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hugs doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hugs looks to score with a jab to the body but Duff is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hugs instigates a clinch.
Hugs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duff.
Hugs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hugs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duff's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hugs.
Duff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hugs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hugs throws an elbow but it misses.
Duff is trying to break the clinch but Hugs is controlling him.

Hugs breaks the clinch.

Hugs moves into the clinch successfully.
Hugs keeps control of Duff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hugs can't find room to land a body shot as Duff controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hugs throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duff scores with a shoulder strike.
Duff tries to break free but Hugs pushes him back against the cage.
Duff has had enough of the clinch but Hugs keeps him there for the moment.
Hugs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hugs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duff's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lodzov Hugs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Duff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Duff misses the target.
Hugs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lodzov Hugs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duff misses with a hook
and Hugs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hugs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hugs.
Hugs slips a jab from Duff.
Duff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hugs.
Duff throws an overhand right that lands on Hugs's shoulder, as Hugs tries to avoid the shot.
Duff loads up on a big right hand but Hugs slips the punch.
Hugs tries a quick counter leg kick but Duff is wise to it.
Duff throws the left hand but Hugs avoids the punch easily.

Hugs gets a clinch.
Hugs prevents Duff from breaking the clinch.
Hugs has Duff pressed against the cage, preventing Duff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hugs lands a knee to the body.
Hugs blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Hugs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hugs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duff misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Hugs.
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 blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Duff's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hugs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hugs.
A short right from Duff on the inside.
Duff managing to block the knees to the body from Hugs.
Duff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hugs has him pressed against the cage.
Duff misses with a punch on the inside.
Hugs misses with a knee strike.
Hugs lands a left hand.
Hugs scores with a shot to the side of Duff's head.
Hugs misses with an elbow over the top.

Hugs has picked Duff up - he's going for a ride! Hugs dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Duff is trying to stand up here but Hugs is controlling him well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duff wants to stand back up but Hugs manages to pass into side control.

Hugs decides to stand up, so the ref orders Duff to his feet.
Duff lunges at Hugs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hugs's hand.
Lodzov Hugs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugs scores with a body shot.
Duff throws an off balance right hand
and Hugs counters with a stiff right hand.
Hugs lands a jab to Duff's midsection.
Hugs moves out of range of the strikes.
Duff lands with a right hand.
Hugs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duff.
Hugs is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duff rather than just go for the knockout.

Hugs moves into the clinch successfully.
Duff misses with the head strike.
Hugs has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Duff after a bit of a struggle.
Hugs blocks an uppercut.
Duff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hugs has him pressed against the cage.
Duff throws a punch but it's blocked by Hugs.
Duff working aggressively here.
Duff tries to break free but Hugs pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Duff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duff throws a jab but it's blocked by Hugs.
And Hugs responds with a good body kick, but Duff manages to step out the way in time.
Hugs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hugs moves out of range of the strikes.
Hugs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duff throws a hook to the side of Hugs's head but Hugs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duff throws a poor cross that misses
and Hugs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hugs works Duff's body with a nice hook.
Hugs misses with a series of wild punches.
Duff misses with a straight left.

Hugs darts in and clinches Duff up against the cage.
Duff misses with some punches.
Hugs tries to land a knee to the head but Duff blocks with his arms.
Hugs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hugs blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff tries to circle away but Hugs has him pinned against the cage.
Duff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duff is trying to break free.
Hugs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Duff's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hugs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 instigates a clinch.
Hugs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duff is defending well for now.
Danny Duff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duff is trying to force a seperation but Hugs has the dominant position.
Hugs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duff wants to get back to striking at distance but Hugs won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lodzov Hugs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hugs has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lodzov Hugs!
In his post fight interview, Lodzov Hugs started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.