PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Derman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chaz loderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Derman
vs
loderson

195 cm
19
236 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
22
235 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Derman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, chaz loderson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
loderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from loderson.
No luck for loderson with that takedown attempt.
Mark Derman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chaz loderson.
loderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
loderson shoots in but Derman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A right-left combo lands from loderson.

Derman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Derman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Derman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Derman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
loderson tries to roll over but Derman keeps him under control.
loderson looks gassed!
loderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derman throwing shots but loderson is blocking nicely.
Derman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Derman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks loderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
loderson moves into full guard.

loderson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

loderson looking for a guillotine here but Derman defends easily.
Derman postures up and lands a big shot to loderson's brow.
Derman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of loderson's head.
Derman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derman lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
loderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Derman is one step ahead there.
Derman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Derman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
loderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Derman is working loderson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Derman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
loderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Derman is one step ahead there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
loderson throws a right and a left that both miss.

Derman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Derman lands in his opponent's guard.
Derman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
loderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Derman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

loderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Derman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
loderson wants to stand up but Derman is controlling him.
Derman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Derman stands up from loderson's guard - Derman perhaps looking for a knockout.
loderson is looking to clinch.
loderson tries to clinch up.

Derman scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derman lands a heavy elbow.
Derman prevents loderson from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Derman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Derman gets a takedown into half guard.

loderson looking for submissions off his back.
loderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Derman is looking to advance position but loderson won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
loderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Derman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Derman's back!
loderson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
loderson lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
loderson scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Derman is looking for a way out.
loderson gets his hands free as Derman looks to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derman wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
loderson lands a big elbow.
Derman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Derman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from loderson.
loderson lands with a punch from half guard.
loderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
loderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
loderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Derman works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
loderson throws and elbow that misses. Derman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in loderson's guard. Nice move by Derman!

loderson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
loderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Derman manages to get himself to full guard.
Mark Derman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
loderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
loderson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Derman's guard.
Derman gets back to full guard.
loderson throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as loderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
loderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
loderson wants to pass the guard but Derman is keeping the position.
Derman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from loderson.
loderson advances to half guard.
loderson blocks the strikes from Derman.
loderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
loderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. loderson connects with a nice short shot to Derman's temple.
Derman pushes loderson off looking to stand but loderson dives back in and keeps control.
loderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
loderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Derman's head.

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.
loderson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Derman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
loderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
loderson with good strikes from the mount here!
loderson dominating with strikes here.
loderson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
loderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Derman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by loderson.
loderson misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

chaz loderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Derman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

loderson with a poor takedown

and Derman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Derman.
Derman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
loderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
It looks like loderson is going to stand back up.
loderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Derman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
loderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Derman defending well though.
Derman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from loderson.
loderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Derman looking to hit a scissor sweep but loderson is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Derman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Derman tries to get out of the position.
loderson with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
loderson fails with the takedown

and Derman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in loderson's guard.

loderson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Derman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. loderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

loderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Derman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Derman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
loderson working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Derman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Derman working loderson over with strikes here.
Derman is landing with some decent strikes but loderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
loderson is trying to escape the mount.
loderson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Derman. What's that going to do exactly?
Derman lands a big shot there that rocks loderson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Derman with a couple of short strikes.
loderson is working to get back to half guard.
loderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
loderson is in a horrible position here. Derman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
loderson working to try and regain half guard.
Derman won't let loderson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
loderson is looking to improve his position but Derman isn't that keen on the idea.
loderson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
loderson pushes Derman off looking to stand but Derman dives back in and keeps control.
loderson is pressing down on Derman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

loderson working for a triangle but Derman defends it easily.
loderson lands some strikes from the bottom.
loderson striking from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
loderson wants to get back to his feet but Derman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Derman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
loderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Derman is one step ahead there.
loderson wants to stand and escape but Derman is having none of it.
Derman cracks loderson with a solid left hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Derman shoots for a takedown but loderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
loderson swinging wildly here.
loderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Derman circles away.
loderson misses with a takedown

and Derman counters with a nice double leg into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Derman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Derman 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Derman!