PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dario Dumic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long has chosen remember the name as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dumic
vs
Long

225 cm
20
200 lbs
7 - 18 - 0

187 cm
26
198 lbs
8 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 7 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Dario Dumic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Long!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dumic throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Long tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dumic is in Long's guard.
Dumic won't allow Long to sweep him here.
Dumic wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Dumic is looking to pass into half guard but Long pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Long is in guard.

Dumic throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Long escapes and throws Dumic's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Long tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Long has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Long is chipping away with strikes.
Dumic is trying to work for a sweep but Long has mounted him!
Long lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumic is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dumic can't escape the position.
Long scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dumic?
Dumic is breathing heavily.
Long sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Long scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dumic?
Long raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dumic is squirming around, avoiding Long's attempts to control the action.
Dumic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dumic tries to reverse the position but Long maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumic is working hard here to advance position.
Long controlling from the full mount.
Dumic tries to reverse the position but Long maintains control.
Long has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dumic is squirming around, avoiding Long's attempts to control the action.
Long lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dumic hang on?
Dumic working to try and regain half guard.
Long landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long breaks from Dumic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Dumic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dumic is working to get back to half guard.

Long working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Dumic looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Long! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jack Long!
Jack Long seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.