PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luta Livre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hassim Bregovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Livre
vs
Bregovic

170 cm
29
158 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

173 cm
23
153 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Luta Livre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hassim Bregovic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bregovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Livre manages to avoid it.
Livre 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.
Bregovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Livre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Livre misses with a looping right.
Bregovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Luta Livre has been cut.
Nice body kick from Bregovic.
Bregovic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bregovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Bregovic does no damage.
Bregovic lands with an overhand left.
Bregovic slips under a jab from Livre.
Bregovic throws a head kick that misses.
Bregovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Livre has time to react.

Bregovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Livre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Livre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Livre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bregovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bregovic keeps control of Livre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Livre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Bregovic as he connects with a hook.
Bregovic misses with a body shot.
Bregovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Livre counters with a one-two to the body.

Bregovic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Livre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bregovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bregovic lands an elbow.
Livre tries to bench press Bregovic off him but Bregovic keeps the position.
Livre sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Livre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Livre is trying to control but Bregovic passes into side control!
Livre tries to buck Bregovic off but Bregovic is having none of it.
Livre can't do much from the bottom here.
Livre is looking for a sweep.
Bregovic trying to control the action but Livre is working from the bottom.
Livre struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bregovic misses with the ground and pound.
Livre tries to strike but it doesn't land.

Bregovic stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bregovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bregovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bregovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Luta Livre's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livre misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Livre scores with a hook.
Bregovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bregovic throws a shot from downtown. Livre moves away and avoids it.
Bregovic feints and then cracks Livre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Livre down.
Bregovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Livre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bregovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Livre circles away.
Bregovic moves away from the strike by Livre.
Bregovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bregovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Livre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bregovic moves in looking to clinch but Livre pushes him off.
Bregovic is looking to chop away at Livre's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hassim Bregovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luta Livre's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Livre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid body kick from Bregovic.
Livre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bregovic can pounce on him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bregovic.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bregovic.
Bregovic thumps Livre with a low kick.
Luta Livre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bregovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Livre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bregovic.
Livre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bregovic.
A big right from Bregovic misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bregovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Livre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bregovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Bregovic throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bregovic. Those never looked like landing.
Bregovic throws a low kick, looking for Livre's leg but Livre calmly moves out of range.
Bregovic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bregovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Livre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bregovic.
Bregovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Livre staying out of range there.
Livre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bregovic.
Bregovic walks into a jab.
Bregovic misses with an uppercut.
Livre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Livre misses with a few strikes there.
Bregovic misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bregovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bregovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bregovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bregovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bregovic scores with a hook to the body. Livre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by Bregovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bregovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Livre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bregovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Hassim Bregovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bregovic is looking to slow Livre down with leg kicks.
Livre is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bregovic cracks the inside of Livre's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bregovic.
A combination from Livre does no damage.
Bregovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Livre in his tracks.

Luta Livre's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle, before Bregovic throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Livre's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Bregovic lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Hassim Bregovic!