PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Diego (ranked 5053 p4p, 4670 weight class) and Aleksandr Djordjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diego
vs
Djordjevic

175 cm
25
155
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
152
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Diego !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleksandr Djordjevic!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego falls off balance throwing a combination

and Djordjevic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diego wants to break free but Djordjevic has control.
Djordjevic leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Diego 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Djordjevic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diego is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Djordjevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Djordjevic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Diego 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Djordjevic walks away with a smile on his face. Diego gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diego tests Djordjevic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Juan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego lands a nice shot that snaps Djordjevic's head back.
Diego 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diego duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Djordjevic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Djordjevic takes one on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Diego as he connects with a hook.
Djordjevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diego shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diego throws a jab when Djordjevic was well out of range.
Diego moves out of range of the body kick from Djordjevic.
Juan Diego is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Djordjevic throws a right and a left that Diego avoids nicely.
Djordjevic takes one to the side of the head.
Diego scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Djordjevic misses with a body kick.
A head kick from Djordjevic lands but Diego takes it in his stride.
Jab, jab by Diego - just one landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Djordjevic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djordjevic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Djordjevic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Djordjevic connects with a body shot that sends Diego 's belly button to the back.
Diego lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diego connects with a crisp jab.
Diego lands a nice looking body shot.
Diego swings widly with a right hand
and Djordjevic counters with a straight right hand.
Djordjevic clobbers Diego with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diego cracks Djordjevic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice shot by Diego .
Diego takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Djordjevic closes the distance and clinches up with Diego , looking for a takedown. Djordjevic pushes Diego against the cage but Diego circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djordjevic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Djordjevic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Diego throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Djordjevic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Djordjevic stops Diego from standing up.
Diego is breathing heavily.
Djordjevic content to stall in guard here.
Djordjevic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djordjevic passes Diego 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Djordjevic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Djordjevic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Djordjevic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Djordjevic connects with a body shot.
Diego moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Diego dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Djordjevic.
Djordjevic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Djordjevic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Djordjevic fails to land with a series of punches.
Djordjevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego throws the left hand but Djordjevic avoids the punch easily.
Djordjevic is trying to counter with his kicks.
Juan Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Diego . Those never looked like landing.
Djordjevic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
Diego throws a low kick but Djordjevic avoids it.
Djordjevic misses with the combination.
Diego avoids the body shot from Djordjevic.
The crowd cheers as Diego lands an impressive looking overhand right. Djordjevic doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego misses with a looping left.
Diego sets himself, and Djordjevic steps forward looking for the clinch! Diego avoids it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djordjevic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diego throws a leg kick
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Djordjevic circles away.
Diego pivots, looking for a leg kick but Djordjevic is out of range and Diego settles back down.
Djordjevic blocks a leg kick.
Djordjevic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A low kick from Diego misses
and Djordjevic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Djordjevic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Djordjevic tries to move into range but Diego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Djordjevic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Juan Diego is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diego 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diego duly obliges.

Diego gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Djordjevic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Diego can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Djordjevic controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Djordjevic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Djordjevic looking to pass the guard.
Diego wants to get back to his feet but Djordjevic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diego tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Djordjevic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Djordjevic cracks Diego with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Djordjevic ducks under a wild hook from Diego .
Djordjevic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Djordjevic throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Djordjevic blocks the leg kick.
Diego scores with a one two! Djordjevic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A nice combination there by Djordjevic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djordjevic checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Diego .
A big right from Djordjevic misses.
Diego moves in looking to clinch but Djordjevic pushes him off.
Djordjevic moves away from the strike by Diego .
Djordjevic takes a swing at Diego 's ribcage but misses.
Djordjevic blocks a leg kick.
Djordjevic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diego 's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Diego .
Djordjevic slips a straight right by Diego .
Djordjevic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Djordjevic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diego sprawls well initially but Djordjevic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Djordjevic trying to control the pace.
Diego regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Djordjevic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aleksandr Djordjevic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Djordjevic clinches.
Djordjevic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Diego pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Djordjevic tries to bum rush Diego with a series of wild strikes but Diego uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Djordjevic swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego .
Djordjevic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diego cracks Djordjevic with an open hand slap.
Diego throws a leg kick that misses.
Diego stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diego wants it to stay on the feet.
Diego throws a nice looking combination but Djordjevic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Djordjevic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Djordjevic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diego scores with a jab.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djordjevic misses the jab.
Djordjevic drops his hands momentarily and Diego takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diego lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Djordjevic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Djordjevic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Djordjevic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diego connects with a leg kick.
Djordjevic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego motions for Djordjevic to come forward. Diego throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Djordjevic tries to counter with a clinch but Diego shakes him off and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diego is looking to clinch but Djordjevic is avoiding it.
Djordjevic is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Djordjevic dives in and grabs Diego 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diego pushes down on Djordjevic's head and hops out.
Diego throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diego .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Diego lands.
Djordjevic throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Diego misses.
Djordjevic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diego uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Djordjevic has time to react.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Djordjevic moved out of range.
Djordjevic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diego tries a low kick but Djordjevic avoids it.
Djordjevic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Djordjevic scores with the left hand. Diego knows he should have avoided that one.

Djordjevic has closed the distance and engaged Diego in a clinch.
Diego jumps guard but Djordjevic turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djordjevic fails to pull guard.
Juan Diego has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandr Djordjevic.
With the fighters up against the cage, Djordjevic throws an elbow but misses.

Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Djordjevic throws a combination. Diego tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Djordjevic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Djordjevic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Djordjevic moves into the clinch successfully.

Diego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Djordjevic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Djordjevic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diego 's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Djordjevic is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djordjevic is continuing to stall.
Djordjevic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diego defending well though.
Djordjevic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Djordjevic controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Diego showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diego 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Diego !