PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MJ Dollaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel One is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Dollaway
vs
One

191 cm
25
202 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

186 cm
25
202 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, MJ Dollaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel One!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dollaway stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dollaway wants it to stay on the feet.
MJ Dollaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dollaway pivots, looking for a leg kick but One is out of range and Dollaway settles back down.
No luck for One with that takedown attempt.

One shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dollaway is trying to stand.
One trying to control the action but Dollaway is working from the bottom.
One prevents Dollaway from standing back up.
Dollaway is not content to let One control the position.

One is looking for a kimura but Dollaway is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for One to get the leverage.
Dollaway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
One throwing shots but Dollaway is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dollaway knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for One on the ground.
One moves nicely into side control.
One prevents Dollaway from escaping the position.

One tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no One has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

One tries for a kimura but Dollaway is defending well.
Dollaway pushes One away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, One gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

One wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dollaway, who protects the arm well.
Dollaway is trying to buck One off.
One advances to mount.
One takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One wants to control the pace but Dollaway is squirming around nicely.

One looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
One trying to control but Dollaway is having none of it.

One looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

One looking to secure an arm triangle but Dollaway defends it well.
One sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

One working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dollaway is squirming around, avoiding One's attempts to control the action.

One looking for a guillotine from mount but Dollaway is having none of it.
One wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel One dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dollaway throws a wild body kick that One sees coming a mile off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from One.
One shoots in looking for a takedown but Dollaway manages to keep the fight standing, pushing One's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
One dodges the punch combination from Dollaway.
Sloppy strikes from Dollaway. Those never looked like landing.
One is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dollaway.
Dollaway tries to bum rush One with a series of wild strikes but One uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dollaway scores with a body shot.
Dollaway lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Dollaway misses.
Dollaway darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Dollaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dollaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MJ Dollaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dollaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but One moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
One showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dollaway.
Dollaway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One moves forwards but Dollaway connects with a nice, crisp jab.
One fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
MJ Dollaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel One.
Dollaway connects with a good right hand that stumbles One. One circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

One closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
One wants to take a breather but Dollaway is having none of it.
One prevents Dollaway from standing back up.
One is pressing down on Dollaway's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dollaway is holding on for now.
One not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
One is keen to just control but Dollaway is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with One in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

One is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dollaway sees it coming and defends easily.
Dollaway pushes One off looking to stand but One dives back in and keeps control.

One is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dollaway doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time One.
Dollaway is staying active underneath One, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
One with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dollaway is staying active underneath One, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

One gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dollaway lands with an overhand left.
No joy there for Dollaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
One fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
One throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dollaway's waist but Dollaway gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing One off to one side.
One closes the distance and clinches up with Dollaway, looking for a takedown. One pushes Dollaway against the cage but Dollaway circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dollaway throws a right and a left that One avoids nicely.
One showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dollaway.
Dollaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
One fails with a takedown attempt.
Dollaway lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dollaway swinging wildly here.
Dollaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dollaway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
One looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
MJ Dollaway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dollaway misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of One 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Dollaway.
Dollaway lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
One looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from One is defended easily by Dollaway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MJ Dollaway dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dollaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
One slips a jab and a cross from Dollaway.
Dollaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Dollaway.
One fails with the takedown.
One has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dollaway finds it's way round the side to connect with One's head.
One closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dollaway circles away.
Dollaway tries to bum rush One with a series of wild strikes but One uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
One showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dollaway.
Dollaway throws a right and a left that One avoids nicely.
One takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

One shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dollaway manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One won't allow Dollaway to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
One trying to control but Dollaway is working from the bottom.

One stands and steps away. Dollaway gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A right-left combo lands from Dollaway.
Horrible takedown by One or perhaps it was just good defense by Dollaway which made him look bad.
MJ Dollaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel One.
Dollaway misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dollaway lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
One fails with a takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dollaway.
Dollaway stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dollaway wants it to stay on the feet.
One takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A combination from Dollaway does no damage.
Dollaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dollaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dollaway lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as One backs up against the cage.
One closes the distance and clinches up with Dollaway, looking for a takedown. One pushes Dollaway against the cage but Dollaway circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
MJ Dollaway is winning the standup battle so far.
Dollaway misses with a wild combination.
Dollaway misses with a few strikes there.
Dollaway stuffs the takedown attempt from One. One gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

One throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dollaway tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. One is in Dollaway's guard.
Dollaway is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Dollaway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

One is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dollaway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from One.

One thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

One drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and One jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

One thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dollaway keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
One prevents Dollaway from getting back to his feet.
Dollaway on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dollaway tries to get out of the position.
One is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
One wants to control from the top but Dollaway keeps moving.

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 MJ Dollaway.
I think Dollaway 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MJ Dollaway!