PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Karet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Dumile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karet kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ill Bill - My Uncle Shoots Heroin. The key to victory for Jakub Karet has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Karet
vs
Dumile

183 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Hell's Balls Recovery
Fight Club Clothing™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakub Karet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Dumile!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dumile manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dumile has his takedown stuffed
and Karet counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Daniel Dumile has been cut.
Karet misses with a body shot.
Karet misses with a takedown

and Dumile counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Karet's guard now.

Karet escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dumile gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Karet has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dumile can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dumile passes Karet's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Karet wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Karet looking for a kimura from the bottom but Dumile passes into side control!
Karet seems a little lost for a moment, as Dumile dominates the positioning.
Dumile's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Karet tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karet taking a bit of punishment here - Dumile scoring with strikes.
Dumile content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karet is trying to buck Dumile off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karet trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Karet regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karet actively working from the bottom here.
Karet is breathing heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Karet tries to kick Dumile off in order to stand up. Dumile Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Karet is trying to escape the position but Dumile is controlling the position.
Dumile prevents Karet from escaping the position.

Dumile has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Dumile shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Karet is trying to defend but Dumile finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Karet looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumile is controlling the pace.
Karet is trying to get back to full guard.
Dumile content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dumile shoots and misses

so Karet counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dumile has a closed guard, preventing Karet from standing up.
Dumile bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Karet's guard.

Karet is looking for a triangle here but Dumile uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The referee asks Dumile politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dumile prefers to stall for the moment though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karet is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumile is staying tight to Karet's torso, preventing him from escaping.

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.

Daniel Dumile has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A punch lands to the side of Dumile 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No luck for Dumile with that takedown attempt.

Karet closes the distance and clinches.
Karet stops a takedown attempt from Dumile.
Jakub Karet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Dumile.
Karet tries to break free but Dumile pushes him back against the cage.
Karet tries to break the clinch but Dumile is controlling the position.
Dumile can't get the takedown.
Karet trying to stall but Dumile improves his position.

Karet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dumile avoids the head kick by Karet.
Karet throws a sloppy head kick and Dumile moves out of range easily.
Dumile circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karet lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dumile takes a step back to recover.
Karet tries to clinch

and Dumile counters with a single leg into guard. Karet didn't expect that.

Karet had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dumile defends it easily.

Karet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dumile controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Karet is looking for a triangle but Dumile pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Karet has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dumile is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Karet.
Karet wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dumile controls the position.
Dumile scores with a couple of short elbows.
Karet tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dumile wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Daniel Dumile will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Daniel Dumile's cut.
That's time! Karet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Karet tries to sprawl but Dumile drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Karet is trying to stand.

Karet looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Dumile moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Karet.
Karet is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dumile controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karet is looking to regain half guard here but Dumile keeps moving and retains side control.
Karet is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dumile is controlling him well.
Dumile landing strikes.
Karet is letting Dumile control him for a moment.
Karet is trying to buck Dumile off.
Dumile remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

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.
Karet is looking for a sweep.
Dumile in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Karet is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karet tries to buck Dumile off but Dumile is having none of it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Karet is trying to get back to his feet.
Dumile scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Karet to see if he's OK.

Dumile decides to stand back up.
Dumile closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karet circles away.
Dumile fails with the takedown

and Karet moves into the clinch.
Jakub Karet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karet is trying to stall.
Karet is trying to break free.

Dumile has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Karet regains guard immediately.
Dumile seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Karet looking for a guillotine here but Dumile defends easily.

Karet is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dumile is aware though and is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Dumile comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dumile winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Dumile!