PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juancho Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dima Lohkie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vargas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is desperado theme song. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Vargas
vs
Lohkie

183 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juancho Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dima Lohkie!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas takes one to the chin there.

Lohkie gets tackled into the cage by Vargas. Vargas maintains the clinch.
Lohkie stops a takedown attempt from Vargas.
Lohkie is trying to break the clinch but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.
Vargas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lohkie's efforts to push away.
Lohkie takes a shot to the head.
Vargas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Vargas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lohkie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Lohkie catches Vargas right on the button with a cross.
Lohkie misses with a double jab
enabling Vargas to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas shoots for a double leg takedown but Lohkie sprawls well. He's pushed Vargas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Lohkie. That snapped Vargas's head back.
Lohkie takes a swing at Vargas's ribcage but misses.
Lohkie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lohkie wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juancho Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lohkie misses with a series of wild punches.
Lohkie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lohkie lands with a good body shot.
Vargas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lohkie.
Lohkie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lohkie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vargas was well out of range. Poor timing from Lohkie.
Dima Lohkie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vargas misses with a head kick.
Vargas is breathing heavily.
Vargas moves in looking to clinch but Lohkie pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lohkie scores with a jab to the head.
Vargas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vargas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vargas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lohkie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vargas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lohkie misses with a wild body shot.
Lohkie blocks a head kick by Vargas.
A punch combination from Lohkie misses.
Lohkie throws a combination that misses
and Vargas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lohkie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheers as Lohkie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vargas doesn't seem phased though.
Vargas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas dodges the punch combination from Lohkie.
Lohkie looks to land a combination but Vargas avoids it well.
Lohkie lands with a right hand.
Lohkie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lohkie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vargas was well out of range. Poor timing from Lohkie.
Vargas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lohkie tries to bum rush Vargas with a series of wild strikes but Vargas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Vargas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lohkie!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lohkie tries to hold on but Vargas postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas controlling from the full mount.
Lohkie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vargas tries to control but Lohkie wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dima Lohkie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vargas lands with a thumping leg kick.

Vargas clinches with his opponent.
Lohkie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.
Lohkie goes for a takedown attempt but Vargas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lohkie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vargas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lohkie misses with a wild body shot.

Vargas pushes Lohkie up against the cage in a clinch.
Vargas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Vargas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lohkie misses.
Lohkie looks to land a combination but Vargas avoids it well.
Vargas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lohkie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vargas.
Dima Lohkie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lohkie is breathing heavily.
Lohkie pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vargas back to the cage. Lohkie follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lohkie misses with a hook. Vargas ducked under it nicely.
Vargas throws a nice head kick!
Lohkie throws a nice looking combination but Vargas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lohkie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vargas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juancho Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Lohkie does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vargas. That's going to slow Lohkie down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vargas fails with the takedown.
Vargas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lohkie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vargas tries to clinch up.
Nice shot lands for Lohkie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vargas.
Lohkie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lohkie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vargas shoots in for a takedown but Lohkie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lohkie scores with a shot to the body.
Lohkie lands with a nice combination. Vargas backs away looking to recover.
Vargas tries to clinch up.
Lohkie scores with a jab.
Lohkie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vargas under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lohkie, as that shot connected.
Lohkie misses with a looping left.
Vargas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vargas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vargas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lohkie's head.
No joy there for Lohkie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Lohkie. That snapped Vargas's head back.

Vargas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lohkie wants to break free but Vargas has control.

Vargas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vargas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas keeping moving, preventing Lohkie from controlling successfully.
Lohkie wants to stand but Vargas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lohkie trying to control but Vargas is working from the bottom.
Vargas trying to keep a closed guard but Lohkie is proving a slippery customer.
Lohkie trying to control the position from guard on top but Vargas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dima Lohkie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lohkie throws a shot from downtown. Vargas moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dima Lohkie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Vargas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lohkie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lohkie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lohkie misses with a straight left.
Lohkie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A left and a right from Lohkie both land. Nice combination.
Juancho Vargas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lohkie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vargas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vargas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lohkie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vargas.
Vargas dives in and grabs Lohkie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lohkie pushes down on Vargas's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juancho Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lohkie misses with a looping left.
Vargas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dima Lohkie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vargas has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lohkie stalks Vargas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vargas's face. Vargas staggers backwards, shaken.
Vargas tries a head kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Lohkie.
Lohkie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lohkie misses with a two punch combination.
Lohkie misses with a double jab
and Vargas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vargas throws a sloppy head kick and Lohkie moves out of range easily.
Lohkie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vargas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lohkie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vargas needs to keep his hands up - Lohkie had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas fails with a takedown attempt.
Vargas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lohkie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lohkie looks to land a combination but Vargas avoids it well.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lohkie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vargas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lohkie doesn't seem bothered though.
A right-left combo lands from Lohkie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vargas shoots in but no luck this time.
Lohkie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lohkie duly obliges.
Vargas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lohkie.
Vargas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lohkie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vargas counters with a body kick that stops Lohkie in his tracks momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lohkie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vargas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vargas closes the distance and clinches up with Lohkie, looking for a takedown. Vargas pushes Lohkie against the cage but Lohkie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lohkie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vargas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lohkie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lohkie fails to land with a series of punches.

Vargas gets a clinch.

Vargas successfully pulls guard.
Vargas is wriggling around but Lohkie manages to pass to half guard.
Lohkie not doing much here.
Dima Lohkie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas tries to roll over but Lohkie keeps him under control.
Lohkie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lohkie is looking to advance position but Vargas won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juancho Vargas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lohkie works his way into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dima Lohkie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lohkie 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dima Lohkie!