PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harcore Prawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prawn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rock Box - Run DMC. Dzhugashvili comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gosudarstvenniy Gimn SSSR kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Prawn
vs
Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili

191 cm
25
210 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

187 cm
29
212 lbs
15 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harcore Prawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch

and Prawn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Prawn is looking to advance position but Dzhugashvili won't allow it.
Prawn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dzhugashvili won't allow Prawn to pass to mount.
Still in half guard, Prawn seems content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Harcore Prawn.
Prawn pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dzhugashvili lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Prawn tries a head kick but it misses.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dzhugashvili avoids the head kick by Prawn.
Prawn misses with a hook.
Prawn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dzhugashvili doesn't manage to clinch there - Prawn circles away.
Prawn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dzhugashvili counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dzhugashvili has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dzhugashvili ducks under a wild hook from Prawn.
Prawn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Prawn counters with a big head kick but Dzhugashvili shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dzhugashvili getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dzhugashvili doesn't manage to clinch there - Prawn circles away.
Prawn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Prawn lands with a hook. Dzhugashvili tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but Prawn moves out of range.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch there but Prawn circles away.
Dzhugashvili looks to clinch

and Prawn counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dzhugashvili fails to land.
Prawn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prawn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Prawn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili tries to land knees in the clinch but Prawn avoids the damage to the body.
Prawn swings wildly with an uppercut but Dzhugashvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dzhugashvili lands a right hand.
Prawn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dzhugashvili misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prawn avoiding damage as Dzhugashvili throws knees to the body.
Prawn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dzhugashvili backwards.
Prawn working aggressively here.
Dzhugashvili tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Prawn avoids it.

Prawn has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dzhugashvili regains guard immediately.
Prawn trying to move into half guard but instead Dzhugashvili has managed to sweep!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dzhugashvili wants to get up but he can't break Prawn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Prawn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dzhugashvili wanted to stand there but Prawn had control of the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Harcore Prawn just wasn't active enough.
Dzhugashvili slips a straight right by Prawn.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but Prawn moves away
and Prawn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Prawn just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Prawn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Prawn.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Prawn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Prawn working the ground and pound but Dzhugashvili is defending the strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Prawn.
Prawn trying to control the action but Dzhugashvili is working from the bottom.
Dzhugashvili prevents Prawn from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harcore Prawn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Dzhugashvili looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dzhugashvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prawn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prawn scores with a sloppy right hand. Dzhugashvili should have avoided that one.
Dzhugashvili looks to clinch
and Prawn counters with a nice uppercut.
Prawn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Prawn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dzhugashvili uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prawn.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prawn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prawn shoots for a double leg takedown but Dzhugashvili sprawls well. He's pushed Prawn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Prawn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch.
Dzhugashvili scores with a jab to the jaw.
Prawn pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Dzhugashvili has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prawn working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prawn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dzhugashvili backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dzhugashvili.
A short right from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili pushes Prawn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Prawn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prawn blocks an uppercut.
Dzhugashvili scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Harcore Prawn has been cut.
Dzhugashvili misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dzhugashvili.
Prawn lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dzhugashvili is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Prawn digs a right hand into Dzhugashvili's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dzhugashvili's gas tank.
Dzhugashvili lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dzhugashvili tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Prawn prevents a body shot from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili tries to land a knee to the head but Prawn blocks with his arms.
Dzhugashvili working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dzhugashvili lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prawn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili lands a right hand that snaps the head of Prawn backwards.
Prawn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Prawn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but Prawn moves out of range.
Dzhugashvili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch

and Prawn counters by moving into the clinch.
Prawn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prawn misses with the head strike.
Dzhugashvili scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dzhugashvili struggles to land a body shot inside as Prawn controls his hands.
Prawn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from Prawn on the inside.
Dzhugashvili lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Prawn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili scores with a knee to the head.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Prawn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prawn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dzhugashvili's elbow.
Prawn struggles to land a body shot inside as Dzhugashvili controls his hands.
Dzhugashvili scores with a knee to the head.
Dzhugashvili tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Prawn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dzhugashvili lands a body punch.
Dzhugashvili looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Prawn takes a shot to the head.

Prawn is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Dzhugashvili.
Oh Prawn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prawn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Dzhugashvili.
Prawn misses with the head strike.
Dzhugashvili putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Prawn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Prawn seems to have got his legs back now.
Dzhugashvili throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Prawn blocks it with crossed arms.
Prawn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dzhugashvili's elbow.
Dzhugashvili lands a body punch in the clinch.

Dzhugashvili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dzhugashvili looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch there but Prawn circles away.
Prawn keeps the fight on the outside.
Dzhugashvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prawn circles away from the clinch attempt

and Prawn counters with a takedown into side control.
Prawn slows the pace down.
Prawn misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dzhugashvili seems a little lost for a moment, as Prawn dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harcore Prawn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dzhugashvili takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Prawn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch there but Prawn circles away.

Dzhugashvili moves into the clinch.
Prawn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dzhugashvili tries a body shot but Prawn blocks it.
Prawn throws a punch but it's blocked by Dzhugashvili.

Dzhugashvili escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prawn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dzhugashvili closes the distance but Prawn moves to the side
and Prawn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Prawn tries a head kick but it misses.
Harcore Prawn is winning the standup battle so far.
Prawn looks to land a left hand but Dzhugashvili moved out of range nicely.
Prawn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prawn paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up but Prawn circles away and keeps his distance.
Dzhugashvili uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prawn.
Prawn throws a lazy right hand but Dzhugashvili sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dzhugashvili blocks a head kick by Prawn.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch but Prawn slips to the side

and Prawn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Prawn.
Dzhugashvili misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Prawn.
Prawn misses with the head strike.
Prawn can't find room to land a body shot as Dzhugashvili controls the action.
Dzhugashvili misses with a knee to the head.
Prawn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dzhugashvili tries to work over Prawn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prawn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dzhugashvili tries to circle away but Prawn has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dzhugashvili.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prawn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prawn tries for a takedown. No joy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from Prawn.
Prawn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dzhugashvili looking to throw knees to the head but Prawn is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dzhugashvili.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dzhugashvili stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Dzhugashvili escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prawn throws a sloppy head kick and Dzhugashvili moves out of range easily.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch but Prawn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dzhugashvili moves in looking to clinch but Prawn pushes him off.
Prawn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dzhugashvili slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Prawn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dzhugashvili looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prawn throws a lazy right hand but Dzhugashvili sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but Prawn is having none of it.
Prawn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but Prawn is having none of it.
Dzhugashvili doesn't manage to clinch there - Prawn circles away.
Prawn throws a head kick but Dzhugashvili moves out of range.
Dzhugashvili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Prawn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dzhugashvili pushes Prawn off looking to stand but Prawn dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prawn trying to pass the guard but Dzhugashvili defending well.
Prawn works his way into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Prawn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dzhugashvili has escaped the position, nice work there.
Prawn is looking to take a break and control but Dzhugashvili is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili.
I think Dzhugashvili has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili!
An out of breath Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.