PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dzoko Dzoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dzoko Dzoker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dzoker
vs
Hilton

190 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

196 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dzoko Dzoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Hilton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dzoker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dzoker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hilton misses with a wild combination.
Hilton dodges the punch combination from Dzoker.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hilton misses with a low kick.
Hilton tries to land a body kick

and Dzoker counters with a crisp one two that drops Hilton! Dzoker thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hilton to his feet! Hilton is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dzoker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dzoker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hilton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hilton has hold of Dzoker's hands but Dzoker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dzoker drops an elbow to the side of Hilton's head.
Dzoker throwing shots but Hilton is blocking nicely.
Dzoker lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dzoker throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hilton to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzoker throws an elbow that misses. Hilton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dzoker's guard. Nice move by Hilton!
Dzoker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dzoker tries to get out of the position.
Hilton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dzoker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hilton is fighting to break Dzoker's control of his arms but Dzoker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hilton chips away with some ground and pound.
Hilton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dzoker keeping moving, preventing Hilton from controlling successfully.

Dzoker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hilton is aware though and is defending well.
Dzoker trying to control the position here.
Hilton wanted to stand there but Dzoker had control of the position.
Hilton looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzoker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hilton with a nice head shot there.
Dzoker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hilton trying to control but Dzoker is working from the bottom.

Dzoker manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dzoker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hilton.
Hilton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dzoker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hilton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Dzoker throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hilton tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dzoker is in Hilton's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzoker chips away with some ground and pound.
Dzoker stands up over Hilton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dzoker stands and throws Hilton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dzoker works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dzoker wants to control but Hilton is keeping him busy.
Dzoker is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hilton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hilton should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dzoker is putting a hurting on Hilton here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dzoker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilton takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hilton on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dzoker is looking to take a break and control but Hilton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dzoker cracks Hilton with a big right hand but Hilton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dzoko Dzoker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hilton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dzoker swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilton.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dzoker.

It looks like Jimmy Hilton has been cut.
A punch combination from Hilton misses.

Dzoker feints and as Hilton raises his hands in defense, Dzoker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dzoker trying to control but Hilton is working from the bottom.
Dzoker lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dzoker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dzoker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hilton can do to turn this around?

Dzoker stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Dzoker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dzoker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dzoker advances nicely into full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzoker wants to control the pace but Hilton is squirming around nicely.
Dzoker lands a big shot there that rocks Hilton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dzoker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dzoker lands a big elbow.
Dzoker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hilton taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dzoker is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hilton to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hilton shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dzoker raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dzoker with good strikes from the mount here!
Dzoker unloading with bombs!
Dzoker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dzoker is landing with some decent strikes but Hilton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dzoker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dzoker working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Dzoker working for a guillotine from mount but Hilton is in no mood to give up.

Dzoker working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hilton is squirming around, avoiding Dzoker's attempts to control the action.
Dzoker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hilton?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzoker looking to finish Hilton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hilton!
Dzoker controlling from mount.

Dzoker has control of Hilton's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hilton regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hilton tries to reverse the position but Dzoker maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dzoko Dzoker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Hilton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hilton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dzoker wants to control from the top but Hilton keeps moving.

Hilton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dzoker defends it easily.
Dzoko Dzoker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dzoker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hilton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton keeping moving, preventing Dzoker from controlling successfully.
Hilton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dzoker.
Dzoker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hilton's head.
Hilton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dzoker landing with the ground and pound.

Hilton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dzoker defends well.

Hilton looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dzoker passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilton is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dzoker has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hilton taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dzoker working the head with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dzoker in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hilton gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dzoker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzoker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dzoker trying to control but Hilton is having none of it.
Dzoko Dzoker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dzoker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dzoker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hilton for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dzoker looking for a guillotine from mount but Hilton is having none of it.
Hilton is trying to stand up.
Dzoker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dzoker controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dzoker with shots to the head and body - Hilton looks very uncomfortable down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dzoko Dzoker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dzoker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26

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