PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sidney Nagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo comes into the arena with another life - kano blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dowiyogo
vs
Nagal

178 cm
19
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sidney Nagal!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo moves in looking to clinch but Nagal pushes him off.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Nagal is having none of it.
Dowiyogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Nagal rushes Dowiyogo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nagal tries to land a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks with his arms.
Nagal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo looking for a takedown.
Nagal effectively controlling the action here.
Dowiyogo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nagal is defending well.
Dowiyogo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nagal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grover Dowiyogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nagal scores with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow inside that Nagal shrugs off.
Nagal tries to land a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks with his arms.
Nagal looking to throw knees to the head but Dowiyogo is blocking nicely.
Nagal lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nagal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Nagal.
Nagal misses with a knee strike.
Nagal misses with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo takes an elbow to the temple.
Nagal blocks an elbow strike.
Nagal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dowiyogo tries to break free but Nagal pushes him back against the cage.
Dowiyogo is trying to pull guard but Nagal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dowiyogo throws an elbow that misses.
Nagal tries a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Nagal looks gassed!
Dowiyogo is trying to force a seperation but Nagal has the dominant position.
Dowiyogo has had enough of the clinch but Nagal keeps him there for the moment.
Nagal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nagal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nagal landing knees to the head.
Dowiyogo tries to break free but Nagal pushes him back against the cage.
Nagal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagal tries to land a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks with his arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nagal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Dowiyogo breaks from the clinch.
Dowiyogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dowiyogo moves in looking to clinch but Nagal pushes him off.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Nagal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dowiyogo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nagal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo tries to pull guard but Nagal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nagal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo is looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nagal to keep the fight standing.
Nagal lands a good knee to the midsection. Dowiyogo won't want to take too many of those.
Nagal is trying to maintain a safe position but Dowiyogo gets an underhook and turns Nagal into the cage.
Nagal seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nagal blocks an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Dowiyogo.
Nagal lands a good knee to the midsection. Dowiyogo won't want to take too many of those.

Dowiyogo manages to break the clinch.
Nagal throws a sloppy head kick and Dowiyogo moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dowiyogo.
Nagal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nagal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Nagal moves out of range.

Nagal gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo is trying to pull guard but Nagal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nagal stops a takedown attempt from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dowiyogo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dowiyogo lands a head kick!
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dowiyogo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left lands for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Sidney Nagal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagal throws a lazy head kick
and Dowiyogo counters with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nagal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dowiyogo. Nagal shrugs it off though.
Nagal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dowiyogo. That one must have hurt.
Dowiyogo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Horrible takedown by Dowiyogo or perhaps it was just good defense by Nagal which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Grover Dowiyogo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.

Nagal drives through and clinches with Dowiyogo against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nagal obliges.
A knee to the head by Nagal.
Dowiyogo lands with a right to the head.
Nagal working Dowiyogo over with knees to the body.
Nagal scores with a knee to the head.
Nagal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dowiyogo's defenses.

It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
Nagal tries to land a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo taking a breather.
Dowiyogo is looking to break free of the clinch but Nagal has double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nagal connects with a knee to the head.
Nagal is pressed up against the cage. Dowiyogo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nagal down to the mat. Nagal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nagal moves into the clinch successfully.
Dowiyogo is trying to break the clinch but Nagal has him pressed against the cage.
Dowiyogo takes an elbow to the temple.
Nagal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dowiyogo's face.
Nagal misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dowiyogo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nagal's brow.
Nagal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dowiyogo.
Nagal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dowiyogo wants to stall.
Dowiyogo is looking for a takedown.
Nagal misses with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dowiyogo breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dowiyogo. That's going to slow Nagal down.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Nagal moves out of range.
Nagal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dowiyogo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grover Dowiyogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nagal moves into range and clinches up with Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nagal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagal tries a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Nagal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dowiyogo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nagal managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Nagal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dowiyogo wants to get back to striking at distance but Nagal won't allow it.
Nagal lands a knee to the head.
Nagal managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nagal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo has had enough of the clinch but Nagal keeps him there for the moment.
Dowiyogo tries to circle away but Nagal has him pinned against the cage.
Dowiyogo wants a takedown but no success here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nagal looking to throw knees to the head but Dowiyogo is blocking nicely.
Nagal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Dowiyogo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nagal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo tries to stall but Nagal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Dowiyogo gets control of Nagal's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dowiyogo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dowiyogo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nagal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dowiyogo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagal prevents Dowiyogo from getting back to his feet.
Dowiyogo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nagal on the ground.
Dowiyogo is trying to keep Nagal in close.
Dowiyogo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nagal is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nagal throws a strike but Dowiyogo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nagal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dowiyogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagal 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Grover Dowiyogo just wasn't active enough.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Nagal is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sidney Nagal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo'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. This is the final round!

Nagal has closed the distance and engaged Dowiyogo in a clinch.

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

Dowiyogo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nagal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dowiyogo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nagal tries to land a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks with his arms.
Dowiyogo misses with some punches.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as Nagal throws knees to the body.
Nagal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nagal misses with a knee to the head.
Nagal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nagal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nagal misses with a knee strike.
Dowiyogo is trying to push Nagal away but Nagal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nagal misses with a knee strike.
Dowiyogo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nagal gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo wants to break free but Nagal has control.
Nagal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dowiyogo is keeping busy.
Nagal avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to circle away but Nagal has him pinned against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Dowiyogo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dowiyogo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nagal.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch up but Nagal keeps it at a distance.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nagal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo fails with an attempt to clinch.

Nagal has Dowiyogo up against the cage in a clinch.
Nagal misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nagal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Grover Dowiyogo is winning the standup battle so far.

Nagal clinches up with Dowiyogo and pushes him back against the cage.
Dowiyogo has had enough of the clinch but Nagal keeps him there for the moment.
Dowiyogo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nagal misses with a knee to the head.
Nagal looking to throw knees to the head but Dowiyogo is blocking nicely.
Dowiyogo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nagal walks away with a smile on his face. Dowiyogo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grover Dowiyogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nagal misses with a two punch combination.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up but Nagal circles away and keeps his distance.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Dowiyogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagal circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nagal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dowiyogo jumps guard but Nagal stands there with Dowiyogo around his waist. Dowiyogo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sidney Nagal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dowiyogo is trying to break free.
Nagal prevents Dowiyogo from breaking the clinch.
Nagal looking to throw knees to the head but Dowiyogo is blocking nicely.

Dowiyogo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dowiyogo misses the shot to the body.
Dowiyogo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nagal but Nagal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nagal blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Some wild striking there from Dowiyogo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nagal closes the distance and clinches.
Nagal lands an elbow that stopped Dowiyogo in his tracks for a moment.
Nagal effectively controlling the action here.
Nagal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo is trying to drag Nagal to the mat but Nagal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dowiyogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nagal misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dowiyogo wants to take the fight to the mat but Nagal manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dowiyogo tries to circle away but Nagal has him pinned against the cage.
Dowiyogo tries to stall but Nagal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

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 Grover Dowiyogo.
I think Dowiyogo 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grover Dowiyogo!
Grover Dowiyogo opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.