PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Dimarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasmus Jeyaratnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dimarco
vs
Jeyaratnam

186 cm
26
197 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Dimarco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rasmus Jeyaratnam!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Dimarco throws out a loose jab but Jeyaratnam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimarco throws a looping overhand right but Jeyaratnam ducks down to avoid it.
Jeyaratnam blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Dimarco misses.
Jeyaratnam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jeyaratnam takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dimarco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dimarco lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimarco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dimarco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jeyaratnam.
Jeyaratnam misses with a low kick.
Dimarco staying out of range there.
Dimarco throws a jab when Jeyaratnam was well out of range.
Jeyaratnam takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam throws a big shot that misses.
Dimarco lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jeyaratnam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dimarco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimarco. Jeyaratnam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeyaratnam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brandon Dimarco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Dimarco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimarco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dimarco throws a combination. Jeyaratnam tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jeyaratnam wants to slow Dimarco down by chopping away at his legs.
Dimarco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dimarco misses with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Dimarco.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimarco throws a jab when Jeyaratnam was well out of range.
Dimarco swats away the attempt to clinch by Jeyaratnam.
Dimarco jabs at Jeyaratnam's body.
Dimarco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jeyaratnam.
Dimarco looks to land a right hand but Jeyaratnam moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Dimarco dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dimarco swings for the body but Jeyaratnam moves out of range.
Jeyaratnam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimarco.
Jeyaratnam slips a straight right by Dimarco.
Donk. Dimarco catches Jeyaratnam right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimarco swings for the body but Jeyaratnam moves out of range.
Jeyaratnam misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam throws a big shot that misses.
Dimarco cracks Jeyaratnam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dimarco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dimarco misses with a hook.
Jeyaratnam misses with a right hand
and Dimarco counters with a three punch combo that has Jeyaratnam backing up. Jeyaratnam nods at Dimarco to acknowledge the strikes.
Dimarco throws a jab when Jeyaratnam was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimarco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jeyaratnam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dimarco misses with a looping left.
Dimarco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jeyaratnam slips under a jab from Dimarco.
Jeyaratnam ducks under a wild hook from Dimarco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam slips under a jab.
Dimarco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jeyaratnam circles away quickly and effectively.
Jeyaratnam slips a straight right by Dimarco.
Jeyaratnam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jeyaratnam misses with an uppercut
and Dimarco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jeyaratnam slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimarco slips a straight right by Jeyaratnam.
Jeyaratnam slips a straight right by Dimarco.
A jab from Dimarco misses.
Dimarco digs a good body shot into Jeyaratnam's ribs.
Dimarco ducks under a wild hook from Jeyaratnam.
Jeyaratnam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dimarco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Dimarco dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jeyaratnam closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dimarco's guard.
Dimarco wants to stand and escape but Jeyaratnam is having none of it.
Dimarco wants to get back to his feet but Jeyaratnam passes into half guard.
Jeyaratnam wants to take a breather but Dimarco is having none of it.
Dimarco wants to get back to his feet.
Jeyaratnam working over Dimarco with some ground and pound. Dimarco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dimarco pushes Jeyaratnam off but Jeyaratnam dives into side control.
Dimarco is trying to buck Jeyaratnam off.
Jeyaratnam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dimarco keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimarco wants to get back to his feet but Jeyaratnam drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam controls the position from side control.
Jeyaratnam working the head with strikes.
Dimarco is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jeyaratnam has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam is putting a hurting on Dimarco here, landing some big shots from side control.

It looks like Brandon Dimarco has been cut.
Dimarco is pushing Jeyaratnam's head away, looking to escape. Jeyaratnam manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jeyaratnam lands an elbow.
Dimarco pushes Jeyaratnam away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jeyaratnam gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jeyaratnam working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Dimarco is rocked!
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!
Dimarco is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jeyaratnam is controlling him well.
Oh Dimarco is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd goes nuts as Jeyaratnam knocks Dimarco out cold with a massive hammerfist! Jeyaratnam Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rasmus Jeyaratnam!
Rasmus Jeyaratnam very nearly forgot to thank Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.