PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dee Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sejo Alivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jay
vs
Alivic

170 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dee Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sejo Alivic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alivic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alivic is looking to clinch but Jay is avoiding it.
Jay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alivic is able to avoid easily.
Alivic shoots in for a double leg but Jay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Alivic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jay is looking to break free of the clinch but Alivic has double underhooks.
Alivic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alivic misses with a hook. Jay ducked under it nicely.
Jay wants to clinch up but Alivic keeps it at a distance.

Jay shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jay was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jay controlling his opponent.
Jay dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alivic tries to control the position but Jay now has his back.

Alivic defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jay's arms.
Jay biding his time, controlling Alivic.
Jay is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Alivic. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Jay has Alivic flattened out and is raining down punches.
You can see the frustration on Alivic's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alivic controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Jay is looking for a rear naked choke here but Alivic reverses the position brilliantly into Jay's guard!
Alivic trying to control but Jay is working from the bottom.
Jay is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Jay has an active guard here but Alivic has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alivic is thwarting Jay's attempts to control the position.
Jay landing rabbit punches to the side of Alivic's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Jay landing rabbit punches to the side of Alivic's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Jay trying to hold on to Alivic's head to control him but Alivic postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alivic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alivic stalling away here and it's allowed Jay to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Alivic stopping the sweep attempt from Jay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alivic.
Alivic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jay is keeping the position for now.

Alivic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jay is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jay has escaped and now he's on top!
Jay postures up and lands a big shot to Alivic's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dee Jay dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Alivic misses with a takedown attempt

and Jay counters with a single leg into guard. Alivic didn't expect that.
Alivic wants to stand and escape but Jay is having none of it.
Jay sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jay might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jay won't allow Alivic to get back to his feet.
Jay not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Jay stands up from Alivic's guard - Jay perhaps looking for a knockout.
Alivic fails with the takedown.
Alivic is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alivic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dee Jay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sejo Alivic.
Alivic shoots in but Jay avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Jay dives in and scores a takedown into Alivic's guard.

Jay stands and steps away. Alivic gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Jay shoots in and bounces Alivic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jay not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jay has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Alivic is looking for a triangle here but Jay uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alivic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jay controlling the position from side mount.
Jay lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jay is chipping away with strikes.
Jay taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jay landing punches.

Alivic is rocked!
Jay is landing with some decent strikes but Alivic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alivic is still in real trouble! Can Jay finish him?
Jay controlling from mount.
Jay postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Alivic bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Jay and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dee Jay!