PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dejan Djokovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis McCousin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Djokovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Back in Black - AC/DC. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Djokovic
vs
McCousin

182 cm
23
179 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

176 cm
19
178 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dejan Djokovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis McCousin!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djokovic is looking to clinch.
Djokovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McCousin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McCousin looks to land a left hand but Djokovic moved out of range nicely.
Djokovic is looking to clinch.
Djokovic misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Djokovic coming out on top.

It looks like Luis McCousin has been cut.
McCousin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Djokovic.
The fighters circling - Djokovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Djokovic throws a series of punches but McCousin moves out of range.
Djokovic throws a body punch but McCousin moves out of range.
Djokovic wants to clinch.
Djokovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Djokovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Djokovic lands a two punch combo.
Djokovic throws a leg kick but McCousin moved away.
Dejan Djokovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djokovic clobbers McCousin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Djokovic throws an overhand right that lands on McCousin's shoulder, as McCousin tries to avoid the shot.
Djokovic catches McCousin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCousin keeps the fight on the outside.
McCousin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Djokovic as he jumps to the side.
Djokovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Djokovic slaps away a takedown attempt from McCousin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Djokovic tries to clinch up but McCousin circles away and keeps his distance.
McCousin tries for a takedown but Djokovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dejan Djokovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis McCousin.
Djokovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McCousin slips under a jab from Djokovic.
McCousin moves out of range of the strikes.
McCousin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Djokovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic blocks a jab.
Djokovic misses with a leg kick.
McCousin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Djokovic is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McCousin.
Djokovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That has opened up Luis McCousin's cut even more.
Djokovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some wild striking there from Djokovic.
McCousin fails with a takedown attempt.
Djokovic tries to close the distance and clinch but McCousin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Djokovic misses.
Djokovic tries to clinch there but McCousin circles away.
Djokovic stuffs the takedown attempt from McCousin. McCousin gets slowly back to his feet.
Djokovic cracks McCousin with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCousin.
Djokovic wants to clinch.
McCousin checks a leg kick.
Djokovic tries to clinch there but McCousin circles away.
Djokovic is looking to clinch but McCousin is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Djokovic as McCousin shoots in.
Djokovic is looking to chop away at McCousin's legs.
McCousin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Djokovic tries to avoid it but McCousin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Djokovic to the ground. Djokovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Djokovic slaps away a takedown attempt from McCousin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McCousin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Djokovic as he jumps to the side.
McCousin shoots in looking for a takedown. Djokovic tries to sprawl out of it but McCousin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Djokovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McCousin shoots in looking for a takedown but Djokovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McCousin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Djokovic throws a low kick but McCousin avoids it.
McCousin slips under a jab.
Djokovic throws a front kick aimed at McCousin's knee but McCousin avoids it well.
Djokovic looks to land a combination but McCousin avoids it well.
A big left from Djokovic misses.
Djokovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Djokovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dejan Djokovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Djokovic throws a low kick but McCousin moves out of range easily.
Djokovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Djokovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dejan Djokovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luis McCousin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McCousin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Djokovic moves in looking to clinch but McCousin pushes him off.
McCousin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from McCousin misses.
McCousin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Djokovic throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Djokovic.
Djokovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCousin on the side of the head.
Djokovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McCousin drops his hands momentarily and Djokovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

The cut above Luis McCousin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McCousin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Djokovic avoids it really well and circles away.
Djokovic lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djokovic throws a right hand that McCousin ducks under and follows up with a left that McCousin also avoids with ease.
Djokovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luis McCousin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Djokovic misses.
Djokovic misses with a two punch combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McCousin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Djokovic has got the better of the exchanges.
McCousin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Djokovic tries to avoid it but McCousin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Djokovic to the ground. Djokovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dejan Djokovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis McCousin.
McCousin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCousin blocks a low kick nicely.
Djokovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCousin manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McCousin.
Djokovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Djokovic throws a combination. McCousin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Djokovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Djokovic scores with a nice right hand.

Luis McCousin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Djokovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Djokovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Djokovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCousin was well out of range. Poor timing from Djokovic.

Djokovic closes the distance and pushes McCousin back into the cage.
Djokovic lands a shoulder strike.
McCousin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Djokovic lands a body shot.
Djokovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Djokovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Djokovic cracks McCousin with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCousin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Djokovic pushes McCousin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Djokovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Djokovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Djokovic.
Djokovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Djokovic gets underhooks to prevent McCousin's takedown attempt.
McCousin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Djokovic just stands there and leans against the cage.

McCousin drags the fight down to the ground.

Djokovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Djokovic postures up.
Djokovic wants to stand but McCousin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Djokovic stopping the sweep attempt from McCousin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

McCousin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic throwing strikes from guard but McCousin blocks nicely.
Djokovic trying to control the position from guard on top but McCousin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Djokovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCousin is keeping the position for now.
Djokovic trying to control but McCousin is working from the bottom.
McCousin trying to keep a closed guard but Djokovic is proving a slippery customer.
Djokovic tries to stand but McCousin is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Djokovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dejan Djokovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luis McCousin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Djokovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McCousin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Djokovic throws a lazy right hand but McCousin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCousin closes the distance and clinches up with Djokovic, looking for a takedown. McCousin pushes Djokovic against the cage but Djokovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Djokovic looks to throw the jab but McCousin is out of range.
Djokovic throws a series of punches but McCousin moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Djokovic misses the target.
Djokovic doesn't manage to clinch there - McCousin circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Djokovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCousin.
McCousin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Djokovic tries to clinch there but McCousin circles away.
Djokovic throws a hook but McCousin blocks it.

McCousin gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCousin wants to control but Djokovic is keeping him busy.
Djokovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McCousin on the ground.
Djokovic is trying to buck McCousin off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCousin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Djokovic keeps working.

McCousin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Djokovic is not content to let McCousin control the position.
McCousin controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Djokovic is not content to let McCousin control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Djokovic is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McCousin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Djokovic prevents McCousin from moving into mount.
McCousin trying to control the position but Djokovic is working away.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McCousin is trying to get an arm triangle but Djokovic is defending well.
Djokovic tries to escape but McCousin is in control.
Djokovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Djokovic tries to get out of the position.
McCousin wants to control but Djokovic is keeping him busy.
Djokovic prevents McCousin from improving position.
McCousin advances to full mount.
Djokovic is squirming around, avoiding McCousin's attempts to control the action.

That's four 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.
Djokovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

McCousin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

McCousin looking for a guillotine from mount but Djokovic is having none of it.
McCousin controlling from mount.
Luis McCousin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dejan Djokovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCousin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Djokovic is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis McCousin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Djokovic 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dejan Djokovic!