PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milos Dragan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homer Jaysimpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Face The Pain - Stemm. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Dragan
vs
Jaysimpson

184 cm
21
216 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

186 cm
19
211 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milos Dragan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homer Jaysimpson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Dragan.
Dragan connects with a jab.

It looks like Homer Jaysimpson has been cut.

Jaysimpson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dragan to the mat! Dragan manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragan looking to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaysimpson wants to pass the guard but Dragan is keeping the position.
Jaysimpson throwing strikes from guard but Dragan blocks nicely.
Jaysimpson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jaysimpson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jaysimpson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dragan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jaysimpson is controlling him.
Jaysimpson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaysimpson stands up over Dragan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaysimpson wants to pass the guard but Dragan is keeping the position.
Jaysimpson throws a big elbow that misses.
Dragan wants to stand up but Jaysimpson is controlling him.
Dragan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jaysimpson is one step ahead there.
Jaysimpson prevents Dragan from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaysimpson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dragan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jaysimpson is controlling him.
Dragan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dragan tries to get out of the position.
Dragan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jaysimpson.
Dragan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jaysimpson on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jaysimpson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaysimpson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dragan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jaysimpson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jaysimpson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dragan is keeping the position for now.
Jaysimpson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Homer Jaysimpson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Jaysimpson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dragan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jaysimpson trying to control the position but Dragan is working away.
Jaysimpson misses with the ground and pound.
Jaysimpson in side control, throwing shots but Dragan defends.
Jaysimpson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dragan is trying to improve his position.
Jaysimpson throws a strike aimed at the side of Dragan's head but Dragan avoids it well.
Jaysimpson wants to control but Dragan is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jaysimpson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jaysimpson trying to control the action but Dragan is working from the bottom.
Jaysimpson throws a strike aimed at the side of Dragan's head but Dragan avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaysimpson cracks Dragan with a big elbow.
Jaysimpson lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jaysimpson.
Dragan regains half guard, as Jaysimpson was trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homer Jaysimpson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Homer Jaysimpson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jaysimpson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dragan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Jaysimpson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dragan's half guard.
Jaysimpson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dragan keeps working.
Dragan wants to get back to his feet.
Jaysimpson trying to control from half guard but Dragan is working away.
Jaysimpson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jaysimpson wants to take a breather but Dragan is having none of it.
Dragan is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $200 fee), so we'll see if he gets out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Homer Jaysimpson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dragan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaysimpson circles away quickly and effectively.

Jaysimpson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dragan's half guard.
Homer Jaysimpson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dragan is refusing to be controlled, as Jaysimpson sits in half guard.
Dragan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jaysimpson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jaysimpson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dragan's head.
Jaysimpson slips a nice elbow through Dragan's hands, connecting with Dragan's forehead.
Jaysimpson controlling the pace.
Jaysimpson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dragan!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dragan is looking to escape.
Jaysimpson controlling from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dragan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jaysimpson wants to take a breather but Dragan is having none of it.
Jaysimpson is looking to pass Dragan's guard but actually Dragan recovers to full guard.
Dragan is looking to stand up but Jaysimpson isn't so interested in that idea.
Jaysimpson trying to control but Dragan is working from the bottom.
Dragan wants to stand but Jaysimpson is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson trying to control but Dragan is working from the bottom.
Jaysimpson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dragan tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Homer Jaysimpson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Jaysimpson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jaysimpson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jaysimpson is looking to work some ground and pound but Dragan has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaysimpson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homer Jaysimpson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Homer Jaysimpson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dragan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dragan misses with a double jab.
Dragan lands a jab to Jaysimpson's midsection.
Jaysimpson blocks a head kick by Dragan.
Dragan throws a series of strikes that have Jaysimpson backpedaling.

Jaysimpson gets a takedown into half guard.
Jaysimpson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jaysimpson lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragan is trying to stand back up but Jaysimpson is controlling him
Jaysimpson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jaysimpson is nestled in close to Dragan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jaysimpson controlling the action here.
Jaysimpson throwing shots but Dragan is blocking nicely.
Jaysimpson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jaysimpson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jaysimpson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jaysimpson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jaysimpson is pressing down on Dragan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dragan is holding on for now.
Jaysimpson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dragan to regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jaysimpson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaysimpson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jaysimpson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jaysimpson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dragan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jaysimpson won't allow Dragan to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragan looking to control.
Jaysimpson wants to control from the top but Dragan keeps moving.
Jaysimpson is pushing down on Dragan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dragan is fighting to maintain full guard but Jaysimpson has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dragan's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jaysimpson in particular looking to stall.
Jaysimpson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dragan tries to get to full guard but Jaysimpson has control of the leg.
Jaysimpson is trying to control the action in half guard but Dragan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jaysimpson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jaysimpson slows the pace down in half guard.
Jaysimpson working over Dragan with some ground and pound. Dragan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragan is trying to stand up here but Jaysimpson is controlling him well.
Jaysimpson throwing shots but Dragan is blocking nicely.
Milos Dragan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Dragan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jaysimpson pulls his head out easily.
Jaysimpson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!
Jaysimpson trying to control the pace.
Dragan pushes Jaysimpson off looking to stand but Jaysimpson dives back in and keeps control.
Homer Jaysimpson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaysimpson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Homer Jaysimpson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jaysimpson 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Homer Jaysimpson!
After the fight, Homer Jaysimpson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.