PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luka Friedhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buff Bagwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buff Bagwell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Friedhelm
vs
Bagwell

160 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
147 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luka Friedhelm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buff Bagwell!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedhelm lands with an overhand left.
Bagwell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Friedhelm punishes Bagwell's body with a nice straight punch.
Bagwell walks into a jab.
Friedhelm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bagwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Friedhelm connects with a nice looking jab.
Bagwell ducks under a wild hook from Friedhelm.
Bagwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Friedhelm.
Friedhelm scores with a shot to the body.
Friedhelm works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bagwell slips a jab and a cross from Friedhelm.
Friedhelm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Bagwell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Friedhelm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Friedhelm had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bagwell is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Friedhelm Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bagwell's back instead.
Bagwell holding both Friedhelm 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwell trying to control the hands but Friedhelm won't let him.
Bagwell needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.

Friedhelm is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Bagwell is having to fend off submission attempts from Friedhelm, who is looking to sink in the choke. Friedhelm doesn't have the hooks in though and Bagwell manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Bagwell with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Friedhelm looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bagwell passes into side control.
Bagwell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Friedhelm parries the strikes from Bagwell easily there. Bagwell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Friedhelm to escape.
Friedhelm is not content to let Bagwell control the position.
Friedhelm is trying to control Bagwell's posture but Bagwell avoids it.
Bagwell wants to control but Friedhelm is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Bagwell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Friedhelm is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bagwell trying to control the position but Friedhelm is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm is looking for a sweep.
Bagwell moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bagwell trying to control the position but Friedhelm is working away.

Bagwell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Bagwell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Friedhelm is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Bagwell is trying to get an arm triangle but Friedhelm is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Friedhelm's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Bagwell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Friedhelm knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Bagwell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Friedhelm knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bagwell looks gassed!
Friedhelm is not content to let Bagwell control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Buff Bagwell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Friedhelm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bagwell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Friedhelm's calf.
Friedhelm works the jab nicely.
Friedhelm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bagwell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Friedhelm misses the jab.
Friedhelm misses with a body shot.
Bagwell dodges the punch combination from Friedhelm.
Buff Bagwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Friedhelm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bagwell.

Bagwell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Friedhelm's guard.
Bagwell sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Friedhelm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Friedhelm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Bagwell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bagwell connects with a couple of short punches.
Friedhelm wants to sweep but no luck.

Bagwell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bagwell wants to control from the top but Friedhelm keeps moving.
Bagwell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bagwell wants to control from the top but Friedhelm keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Friedhelm defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bagwell.
Luka Friedhelm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Friedhelm loads up on a big right hand but Bagwell slips the punch.
Friedhelm misses with a hook.
Bagwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Friedhelm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bagwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bagwell misses the body punch
and Friedhelm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Friedhelm falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bagwell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Friedhelm's guard now.
Friedhelm keeping full guard, as Bagwell tries to pass.

Bagwell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bagwell is breathing heavily.
Friedhelm looking for a sweep. Not yet Friedhelm, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Friedhelm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Friedhelm trying to keep a closed guard but Bagwell is proving a slippery customer.
Bagwell passes into half guard.

Bagwell is working for a kimura but Friedhelm is defending it quite comfortably.

Friedhelm actively working from the bottom here.

Bagwell is working for a kimura but Friedhelm is defending it quite comfortably.

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.

Friedhelm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bagwell throwing shots but Friedhelm is blocking nicely.
Bagwell lands strikes from half guard.

Bagwell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Friedhelm doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bagwell.
Friedhelm wants to control but Bagwell is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buff Bagwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Friedhelm swings away with a body shot that misses

and Bagwell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Friedhelm!
Bagwell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Bagwell is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Bagwell!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Buff Bagwell!