PFL 2 2022 Regular Season Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring

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Round 1

Last week in PFL, lightweights and light heavyweights took the
stage to start off the 2022 season. This week, fight fans will be
treated to 10 matchups – all tournament-eligible this time – in the
featherweight and heavyweight categories. We begin the night at 145
pounds, in a classic battle of Mexico vs. Germany as Monterrey
native Flores (19-3, 1-0 PFL) faces off against Frankfurt’s own
Bolaghi (14-2-1, 0-0 PFL). The referee for the first match of the
evening is Keith Peterson, and he starts the night off right by
kicking nonsense out of the arena. The two men touch gloves, and
Flores sticks out several jabs in the early going. None of them
find their mark, but a leg kick from the Mexican does connect
flush. He goes to that same leg again, and Bolaghi just looks at
him while not offering any offense of his own. “El Gallito” targets
a few more low kicks and stomps to the lead knee, while making
Bolaghi counter and hit nothing but air. The newcomer crashes
forward in the search of a clinch, and he grabs hold of his foe to
stop the methodical leg kicks from working his lead calf. A few
short clinch strikes from Bolaghi land on the midsection, and he
jumps in the air to smack Flores in the face with a shoulder
strike. Instead of Bolaghi trying to take the fight down, Flores
powerfully lifts his man off the ground and slams him to the mat.
Bolaghi scrambles back to his feet. After a few tit-for-tat
strikes, Flores pushes off and connects with a slapping low kick.
Flores then pushes off with his lead hand, and a finger swipes into
Bolaghi’s eye to force a brief stoppage. Peterson calls in the
doctor, and has a word with the poking fighter to alert him of the
foul. Bolaghi needs under a minute to clear his vision, but he
still does not have his depth perception measured up when he
resumes, as a swinging punch goes wide. Flores keeps him at the end
of his kicks, with a high kick that glances off the guard. Bolaghi
pressures forward, but Flores skirts around the outside and
intercepts Bolaghi coming in with a jump knee. As Bolaghi tries to
make him pay, the round ends.

Sherdog Scores

Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Flores
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Flores
Mike Fridley scores the round: 10-9 Flores

Round 2

Flores takes the center of the cage to lead off the second frame,
and he attacks the lead leg with a stomping kick. Flores goes high
with a kick that gets blocked, and they jump for knees at the same
time and bang into each other mid-air. When they land, it is Flores
who scores a one-two, and Bolaghi walks him down and slugs him in
the face with a left hand. Flores wears it well and escapes to gain
some space, returning to his preferred wide berth where he can
score kicks without worrying about counters. “El Gallito” sweeps
the leg, and strides forward with a four-punch combination. Bolaghi
takes them on the chin and fires back, forcing Flores to back off
and reset. Bolaghi walks his man down but cannot corner him, and
instead eats an uppercut coming in. Flores catches a kick, ducks a
punch and bounces off the fence to ricochet far enough away from an
oncoming takedown try. Both men time single punches, and Flores
jumps up to fire off a switch kick to the body. Bolaghi looks to
counter with a leaping hook, and Flores is out of the way after
landing to not be too concerned. Going over the top with a right
hand, Bolaghi connects well enough as Flores tries to roll with it.
Flores targets the body with one single shot, and he scoots back as
Bolaghi attempts to mark him up. Flores clips his foe with a right
hook, and he peppers Bolaghi with long punches. The punches from
Flores allow him to keep Bolaghi at arm’s reach, although a
blitzing Bolaghi lands a single shot across the bow while Flores is
on his way out. Flores rips the body with a left, and he slips and
tags his opponent with a punch. Bolaghi changes levels in a hurry,
and Flores is quick to reverse him and plant the German on his
backside. Bolaghi fights off the position to work back to his feet,
and Flores meets him on the way up with a left hook. Bolaghi takes
a clean body kick, and he snaps the head back with his own jab, but
it is one-and-done while Flores is striking at a far higher clip. A
few punches from Flores lead Bolaghi into a combination of
counters, and Bolaghi ducks down to hit a takedown with seconds to
spare. Bolaghi concludes the round in this top position.

Sherdog Scores

Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Flores
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Bolaghi
Mike Fridley scores the round: 10-9 Bolaghi