PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Overfield Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ehavoc Dugre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Overfield Jr
vs
Dugre

169 cm
19
135 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

181 cm
23
144 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Overfield Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ehavoc Dugre!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overfield Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Overfield Jr clinches.
Dugre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Overfield Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dugre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dugre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dugre can't get the takedown.
Jason Overfield Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ehavoc Dugre.

Dugre has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Overfield Jr is trying to keep an underhook but Dugre manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Overfield Jr missing with punches from the bottom.
Overfield Jr missing with punches from the bottom.
Overfield Jr gets back to full guard.
Dugre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Overfield Jr has an active guard here but Dugre has managed to pass into half guard.
Dugre drops an elbow to the side of Overfield Jr's head.
Still in half guard, Dugre seems content to control.
Overfield Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Overfield Jr missing with punches from the bottom.
Dugre throwing shots but Overfield Jr is blocking nicely.
Overfield Jr is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Dugre jumps into side control!
Overfield Jr wants to control but Dugre postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dugre is looking to take a break and control but Overfield Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Overfield Jr is trying to buck Dugre off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Overfield Jr gets back to half guard.

Dugre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Overfield Jr trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Overfield Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Overfield Jr wants to control but Dugre is keeping busy.
Overfield Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dugre scores with a couple of nice shots.
Overfield Jr tries to kick Dugre off in order to stand up. Dugre Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Overfield Jr is trying to get back to his feet.
Overfield Jr takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Overfield Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Dugre keeps moving and retains side control.
Dugre is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Overfield Jr will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overfield Jr tries to buck Dugre off but Dugre is having none of it.
Overfield Jr is breathing heavily.
Overfield Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dugre wants to control but Overfield Jr is keeping him busy.

Dugre seems to be looking for submissions.
Overfield Jr wants to control but Dugre is keeping busy.

Overfield Jr actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dugre working over Overfield Jr with some ground and pound. Overfield Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ehavoc Dugre will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dugre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Overfield Jr shoots in for a takedown but Dugre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Dugre gets the takedown into side control.
Overfield Jr tries to bench press Dugre off him but Dugre keeps the position.
Overfield Jr tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Dugre presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Dugre prevents Overfield Jr from getting the reversal.
Dugre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Overfield Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dugre looking to control but Overfield Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dugre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Overfield Jr?
Overfield Jr regains half guard.

Overfield Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Overfield Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Overfield Jr.
Overfield Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dugre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dugre throws a big right hand that misses.
Dugre slips nicely into half guard.
Dugre is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dugre moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Overfield Jr.
Dugre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Overfield Jr keeps working.
Dugre is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Let's hope that Dugre has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overfield Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dugre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dugre trying to control the action but Overfield Jr is working from the bottom.

Ehavoc Dugre has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dugre fails with the takedown.

Overfield Jr tries to sprawl but Dugre drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Dugre is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dugre wants to take a breather but Overfield Jr is having none of it.
Overfield Jr wants to get back to full guard.

Dugre is looking for a kimura but Overfield Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dugre to get the leverage.
Overfield Jr is looking to control Dugre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Overfield Jr avoid being mounted?
Overfield Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Overfield Jr wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dugre is working for a submission of some sort.
Overfield Jr wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ehavoc Dugre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dugre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Overfield Jr won't allow Dugre to pass to mount.
Dugre prevents Overfield Jr from standing back up.
Overfield Jr tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Dugre has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Overfield Jr is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dugre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Dugre with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overfield Jr trying desperately to get to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dugre with good strikes from the mount here!
Dugre prevents Overfield Jr from getting the reversal.
Dugre wants to control the pace but Overfield Jr is squirming around nicely.
Overfield Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Overfield Jr is squirming around, avoiding Dugre's attempts to control the action.
Overfield Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Overfield Jr wants to hold on but Dugre pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overfield Jr working to try and regain half guard.
Dugre controlling from mount.
Overfield Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Dugre scoring with strikes but Overfield Jr is staying in there.
Dugre content just to control the position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dugre is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dugre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Overfield Jr taking shots to the head.
Dugre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Overfield Jr tries to reverse the position but Dugre maintains control.
Dugre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Overfield Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dugre cracks Overfield Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overfield Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Overfield Jr is looking to improve his position but Dugre isn't that keen on the idea.
Dugre looking to finish Overfield Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Overfield Jr!
Ehavoc Dugre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dugre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Overfield Jr hang on?
Dugre controlling his opponent.
Jason Overfield Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dugre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Overfield Jr is trying to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ehavoc Dugre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dugre 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ehavoc Dugre!