PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mieszko Talarczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipovic Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Talarczyk
vs
Hughes

180 cm
23
250 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

188 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mieszko Talarczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Filipovic Hughes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talarczyk throws a combination. Hughes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Filipovic Hughes has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Talarczyk moves out of range easily.
Talarczyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Talarczyk misses with a takedown attempt - Hughes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Talarczyk lands a big head kick that sends Hughes tumbling to the mat! Talarczyk takes a step backwards and waves Hughes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Talarczyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Talarczyk.
Some wild striking there from Talarczyk.
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Talarczyk.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talarczyk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talarczyk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talarczyk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Talarczyk throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hughes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hughes showed some decent athleticism there.
Hughes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hughes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Talarczyk looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Talarczyk's head.
Hughes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hughes throwing shots but Talarczyk is blocking nicely.
Talarczyk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hughes stops Talarczyk from getting back to his feet.
Hughes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Talarczyk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talarczyk is breathing heavily.
Talarczyk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Talarczyk throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but Talarczyk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Talarczyk throws a nice looking combination but Hughes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Talarczyk throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
Talarczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Hughes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Talarczyk.
Hughes scores with a kick to the body.
Talarczyk blocks a head kick by Hughes.
Talarczyk throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
Hughes lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Mieszko Talarczyk has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talarczyk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hughes.
Good exchange - Hughes coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talarczyk throws a head kick that misses
letting Hughes counter with a right hand.
Hughes scores with a shot to the body.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes lands with a kick to the temple. Talarczyk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Talarczyk.
Hughes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Talarczyk's head.
Talarczyk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Talarczyk avoids the head kick by Hughes.
Hughes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Talarczyk. Talarczyk obviously looking to wear him down.
Talarczyk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hughes counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talarczyk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Talarczyk throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.

Hughes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Talarczyk's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes won't allow Talarczyk to get back to his feet.
Talarczyk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hughes landing some decent shots from guard.
Hughes prevents Talarczyk from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Talarczyk's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filipovic Hughes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Talarczyk blocks a head kick by Hughes.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Talarczyk moves out of range easily.
Hughes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Talarczyk swivels and escapes.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
Talarczyk tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Talarczyk misses with a double jab.
Hughes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab by Talarczyk.
Talarczyk misses with a double jab.
Talarczyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mieszko Talarczyk is winning the standup battle so far.
Talarczyk throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Talarczyk throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hughes counters with a single leg into guard. Talarczyk didn't expect that.
Talarczyk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hughes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Talarczyk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Talarczyk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hughes defends well.
Talarczyk wants to get back to his feet but Hughes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Hughes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Talarczyk throws a right hand that Hughes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughes also avoids with ease.
Talarczyk clinches but Hughes breaks the clinch

and Hughes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Talarczyk!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes with a couple of short strikes.

Hughes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Talarczyk manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Talarczyk pushes Hughes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hughes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Talarczyk is trying to improve his position.
Talarczyk is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Talarczyk is looking to reverse the position.
Talarczyk wants to get back to his feet but Hughes drags him back down.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hughes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Hughes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A telegraphed right hand from Talarczyk misses the target.
Talarczyk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Talarczyk.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Talarczyk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talarczyk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talarczyk throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
Hughes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mieszko Talarczyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talarczyk wants to clinch but Hughes slips to the side
and Hughes counters with a big head kick but Talarczyk shrugs it off.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Talarczyk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hughes.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Talarczyk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talarczyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talarczyk is looking to land body kicks.
Hughes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Talarczyk throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes misses with a head kick.
Talarczyk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talarczyk takes a kick to the side of the head.
Talarczyk tries to clinch but Hughes moves away
and Hughes counters with a thumping low kick.
Hughes scores with a one two! Talarczyk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filipovic Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Talarczyk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Talarczyk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mieszko Talarczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talarczyk avoids the head kick by Hughes.
Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talarczyk.
Talarczyk lands a jab to the nose.

Hughes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Talarczyk wants to stand up but Hughes is controlling him.
Talarczyk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hughes on the ground.
Talarczyk is wriggling around but Hughes manages to pass to half guard.

Talarczyk makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes scores with a head kick.
Talarczyk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talarczyk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Talarczyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Talarczyk avoids the head kick by Hughes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Talarczyk, as that shot connected.
Some wild striking there from Talarczyk.
Talarczyk throws a lazy head kick

so Hughes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Talarczyk wants to sweep but no luck.

Hughes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Talarczyk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Talarczyk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hughes lands with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Talarczyk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hughes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talarczyk wants to clinch

and Hughes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes thows a huge punch but Talarczyk dodges it nicely.
Hughes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hughes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Talarczyk is trying to stand up here but Hughes is controlling him well.
Hughes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hughes stops Talarczyk from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talarczyk trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hughes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Talarczyk.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Talarczyk does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Talarczyk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hughes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Talarczyk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hughes prevents Talarczyk from escaping the position.
Talarczyk misses with a strike from the bottom.
Talarczyk is trying to get back to his feet.
Talarczyk on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Talarczyk wants to get back to his feet.
Talarczyk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hughes scores with punches from side control.
Filipovic Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Talarczyk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hughes counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hughes.
Talarczyk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hughes swivels and escapes.
Talarczyk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Talarczyk wants it to stay on the feet.
Hughes misses with a head kick.
Hughes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Talarczyk.
Mieszko Talarczyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Talarczyk throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talarczyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Talarczyk avoids the head kick by Hughes.
Talarczyk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hughes.
Talarczyk avoids the head kick by Hughes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Filipovic Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hughes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filipovic Hughes!