PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jokuani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eks Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen The Prodigy 'Invaders Must Die' as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Jokuani
vs
Man

185 cm
24
184 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

181 cm
26
217 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Jokuani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eks Man!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jokuani gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Man passes Jokuani's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Man not doing much here.
Man is trying to control the action in half guard but Jokuani is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Man is looking to advance position but Jokuani won't allow it.
Jokuani blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man.
Jokuani tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg.
Man trying to pass the guard but Jokuani defending well.
Jokuani is refusing to be controlled, as Man sits in half guard.
Man perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man is working for a kimura here but Jokuani manages to reverse the position and he's now in Man's guard.
Man keeping moving, preventing Jokuani from controlling successfully.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jokuani has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jokuani preventing the sweep.

Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jokuani is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokuani is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jokuani stopping the sweep attempt from Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokuani tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard.
Jokuani looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Man looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Man looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jokuani defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping moving, preventing Jokuani from controlling successfully.
Man wants to sweep here but Jokuani controlling him for the moment.

Jokuani got a little sloppy there for a moment and Man has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jokuani has managed to get both his arms back between Man's legs - danger averted.
Jokuani is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Man working a defensive guard but Jokuani passes into half guard.
Man is holding on to half guard well.
Man wants to control but Jokuani is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to roll over but Jokuani keeps him under control.
Jokuani keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
Jokuani is thwarting Man's attempts to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jokuani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokuani misses with a hook.

Man shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Man was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jokuani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokuani.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Man shoots in but Jokuani avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jokuani looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Jokuani stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Jokuani throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Man on the side of the head.
Jokuani throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokuani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jokuani connects with a jab.
Jokuani misses with a leg kick
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Jokuani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokuani misses with a body shot.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokuani.
Man checks a leg kick.
Jokuani throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jokuani misses with a kick to the body.
Jokuani misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jokuani thows a leg kick but Man checks it
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Jokuani shows good takedown defense.
Dan Jokuani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eks Man.
Man misses with a straight left.
Jokuani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man lands with a shot to the body.
Man connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jokuani's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jokuani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jokuani avoids it really well and circles away.
Jokuani does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jokuani uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Jokuani scoring well with a low kick there.
Dan Jokuani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jokuani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jokuani throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokuani throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man shoots in for a double leg but Jokuani sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Jokuani gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Man wants to control from the top but Jokuani keeps moving.
Man works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man tries to pass to full mount but Jokuani defends it.
Jokuani is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eks Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jokuani ducks under a wild hook from Man.

Man gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Man seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Man trying to control the action but Jokuani is working from the bottom.
Man misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jokuani is looking for a sweep.
Jokuani defending against the ground and pound.
Eks Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Man works to advance to full mount. Jokuani defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man with a couple of short strikes.
Man prevents Jokuani from getting the reversal.

Man looking to secure an arm triangle but Jokuani defends it well.
Man lands a big elbow.
Man controlling from mount.
Jokuani taking shots to the head.
Man unloads with some shots from mount but Jokuani bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man wants to control the pace but Jokuani is squirming around nicely.

Man moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jokuani has worked his arm free - good work by Jokuani!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Man is trying to ground and pound but Jokuani uses the momentary lack of control by Man to regain half guard.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Man trying to control from half guard but Jokuani is working away.
Jokuani is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Man trying to control the action but Jokuani is working from the bottom.
Man is nestled in close to Jokuani, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man passes the guard and advances to mount!
Man tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Poor strikes thrown by Man there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Man thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jokuani wants to hold on but Man pushes him away.
Jokuani is in a horrible position here. Man smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Man lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!

Man has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Jokuani is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eks Man!