PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Jankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reibs Dibs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reibs Dibs is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jankovic
vs
Dibs

186 cm
20
281 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
232 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Conviction
Conviction

Deadly Clothing

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Jankovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reibs Dibs!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dibs ducks under a wild hook from Jankovic.
Dibs scores with a sloppy right hand. Jankovic should have avoided that one.
Jankovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jankovic shoots in but Dibs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dibs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jankovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jankovic wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibs tried to score with a low kick but Jankovic checks it.
Jankovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dibs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jankovic moves away from the strike by Dibs.
Dibs swings for the body but Jankovic moves out of range.
Jankovic thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dibs throws a hook but Jankovic blocks it.
Dibs jabs at Jankovic's body.
Jankovic defending well as Dibs loads up on a big left hand.
Dibs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jankovic.
Jankovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jankovic misses with a hook to the body
and Dibs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jankovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jankovic shoots in for a double leg but Dibs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Jankovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibs throws a nice looking combination but Jankovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dibs swinging wildly here.
Jankovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dibs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jankovic misses with a body shot
enabling Dibs to counter with a crisp jab.
Dibs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jankovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dibs's head.
Dibs moves out of range of the body kick from Jankovic.
Jankovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dibs.
Dibs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jankovic throws a combination that misses
and Dibs counters with a nice uppercut.
Dibs keeps the fight on the outside.
Dibs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reibs Dibs dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dibs throws a jab but it's blocked by Jankovic.
Dibs throws out a loose jab but Jankovic uses good head movement to avoid it.

Jankovic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dibs's guard.
Jankovic lands a couple of digs.
Dibs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jankovic.
Dibs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jankovic.
Dibs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jankovic is one step ahead there.

Dibs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jankovic is aware though and is defending well.
Dibs 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.
Jankovic 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dibs looking for a guillotine here but Jankovic defends easily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jankovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jankovic misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jankovic has a takedown stuffed.
Dibs misses with a double jab.
Jankovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dibs.
Jankovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jankovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dibs.
Jankovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dibs manages to avoid it.
Jankovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dibs defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Jankovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jankovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jankovic throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jankovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Jankovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dibs misses with a body shot.
Dibs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jankovic.
Jankovic takes one to the chin there.
Reibs Dibs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jankovic looks for the body kick but Dibs saw that one coming.
Jankovic lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Jankovic dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jankovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Dibs swats away the attempt to clinch by Jankovic.
Nice uppercut there from Dibs.
Jankovic is looking to clinch but Dibs is avoiding it.
Reibs Dibs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jankovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dibs has a couple of punches blocked by Jankovic.
Dibs working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jankovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dibs working aggressively here.
Jankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Dibs.
Dibs tries to throw a body punch but Jankovic avoids it by throwing Dibs back against the cage.
Dibs misses with a hook from the clinch.

Jankovic gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dibs keeping full guard, as Jankovic tries to pass.
Dibs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jankovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jankovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Dibs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dibs can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jankovic distracts Dibs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dibs striking off his back but it's not causing Jankovic any problems.
Jankovic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jankovic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jankovic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Jankovic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dibs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dibs tries to improve position but can't.
Jankovic working the ground and pound but Dibs is defending the strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jankovic controlling the position.
Dibs is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dibs manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jankovic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jankovic is stalling here. Dibs is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jankovic seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dibs has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic isn't going anywhere.
Jankovic can't do much from the bottom here.

Dibs wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jankovic, who protects the arm well.
Jankovic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jankovic passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dibs!
Jankovic is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dibs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jankovic landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jankovic raining down shots from the mount!

Dibs is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooh a big shot lands for Jankovic! Dibs is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fedor Jankovic!