PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gleb Jiglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Nietzsche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jiglov
vs
Nietzsche

177 cm
23
168 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

173 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Just Fight

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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gleb Jiglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Friedrich Nietzsche!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Nietzsche. That's going to slow Jiglov down.
Nietzsche looks for a takedown but Jiglov sprawls well.

Jiglov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Jiglov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nietzsche defends it well.
Jiglov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nietzsche defending well though.
Nietzsche avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jiglov.
Nietzsche wants to improve his position but Jiglov is controlling well.

Jiglov is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nietzsche is pressing down on Jiglov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nietzsche preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jiglov prevents Nietzsche from getting back to his feet.
Jiglov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nietzsche is keeping the position for now.
Jiglov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jiglov is looking to stand up but Nietzsche won't let him.
Jiglov preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jiglov manages to get himself to full guard.
Jiglov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jiglov keeping full guard, as Nietzsche tries to pass.
Nietzsche wants to control from the top but Jiglov keeps moving.
Jiglov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nietzsche in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche is working Jiglov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nietzsche tries to free his leg and advance position but Jiglov is retaining full guard.

Jiglov kicks Nietzsche off and gets to his feet.
Nietzsche throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nietzsche looks for a takedown but Jiglov sprawls well.
Jiglov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nietzsche sprawls well. Nietzsche wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jiglov gets slowly back to his feet.

Nietzsche is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jiglov's half guard.
Nietzsche trying to control from Jiglov's half guard. Jiglov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiglov keeping moving, preventing Nietzsche from controlling successfully.
Jiglov wants to stand up but Nietzsche is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nietzsche stopping the sweep attempt from Jiglov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Friedrich Nietzsche dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nietzsche gets a clinch.
Nietzsche stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jiglov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nietzsche swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nietzsche fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nietzsche is looking for a takedown.

Nietzsche escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jiglov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nietzsche connects with a high kick.
Nietzsche misses with an uppercut.
Jiglov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nietzsche but Nietzsche pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nietzsche misses with a two punch combination.
Jiglov stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nietzsche throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jiglov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nietzsche defends it nicely.

Jiglov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jiglov lands in his opponent's guard.
Jiglov connects with a couple of short punches.

Jiglov gets to his feet. Nietzsche looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jiglov ducks under a wild hook from Nietzsche.

Jiglov shoots in and bounces Nietzsche off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jiglov trying to control but Nietzsche is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiglov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nietzsche is proving hard to escape from.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nietzsche holds on and takes a little breather.
Jiglov lands a couple of digs.
Jiglov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nietzsche is keeping the position for now.
Jiglov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nietzsche's head.
Nietzsche trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nietzsche wants to control but Jiglov passes easily into half guard.
Jiglov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jiglov.
Gleb Jiglov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jiglov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nietzsche's head.
Jiglov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nietzsche is trying to stand up here but Jiglov is controlling him well.
Nietzsche avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jiglov.
Jiglov throwing shots but Nietzsche is blocking nicely.

Nietzsche looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nietzsche tries to kick Jiglov off but Jiglov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jiglov is trying to control. Nietzsche wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jiglov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jiglov works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiglov raining down shots from the mount!
Nietzsche is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nietzsche is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Jiglov is staying active.

Jiglov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jiglov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nietzsche is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jiglov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jiglov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nietzsche is in a horrible position here. Jiglov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gleb Jiglov dominated that second round.
That's time! Jiglov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jiglov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nietzsche.
Jiglov feints a jab promting Nietzsche to slip. Jiglov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nietzsche slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A jab from Nietzsche finds it's way through Jiglov's defenses.
Jiglov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nietzsche avoids it really well and circles away.
Nietzsche throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nietzsche closes the distance and clinches up with Jiglov, looking for a takedown. Nietzsche pushes Jiglov against the cage but Jiglov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nietzsche takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jiglov is defended easily by Nietzsche.
Nietzsche tries to bum rush Jiglov with a series of wild strikes but Jiglov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jiglov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nietzsche misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiglov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A slow jab from Nietzsche misses its intended target.
Nietzsche tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jiglov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Nietzsche.

Jiglov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nietzsche looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jiglov is one step ahead there.
Jiglov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jiglov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nietzsche throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jiglov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nietzsche's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiglov postures up and lands a big shot to Nietzsche's brow.
Nietzsche keeping moving, preventing Jiglov from controlling successfully.
Nietzsche trying to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jiglov has gone for a leg lock! Nietzsche slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jiglov's guard.
Nietzsche trying to control the position from guard on top but Jiglov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jiglov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nietzsche landing some decent shots from guard.
Nietzsche throws a big elbow that misses.
Jiglov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jiglov keeping moving, preventing Nietzsche from controlling successfully.
Nietzsche with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jiglov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiglov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jiglov blocks the body kick.

Jiglov gets the takedown into side control.
Nietzsche manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jiglov's best efforts.
Jiglov tries to stand but can't do so whilst Nietzsche controls his leg.
Jiglov working Nietzsche over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jiglov sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Jiglov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gleb Jiglov.
I think Jiglov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gleb Jiglov!