PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake The Powerhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigg The Dogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

The Powerhouse
vs
The Dogg

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

200 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake The Powerhouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bigg The Dogg!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Powerhouse swats away the attempt to clinch by The Dogg.
A head kick from The Dogg lands but The Powerhouse takes it in his stride.

The Dogg moves into the clinch.

The Powerhouse breaks the clinch.
The Dogg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

The Dogg drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Powerhouse keeping full guard, as The Dogg tries to pass.
The Dogg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Powerhouse is controlling The Dogg's posture.
The Powerhouse throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The Powerhouse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Dogg.
The Powerhouse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Powerhouse throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Powerhouse looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Dogg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Dogg is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The Powerhouse is looking to stand up but The Dogg isn't so interested in that idea.
The Powerhouse tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Powerhouse misses with a takedown attempt

and The Dogg counters with a single leg into guard. The Powerhouse didn't expect that.
The Dogg trying to control the position from guard on top but The Powerhouse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The Dogg gets to his feet. The Powerhouse looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The Powerhouse is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Powerhouse rushes The Dogg and presses him up against the cage.
The Dogg wants to break free but The Powerhouse has control.
The Dogg lands an elbow that stopped The Powerhouse in his tracks for a moment.
The Dogg goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Powerhouse prevents it.

The Dogg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The Dogg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The Powerhouse wants to control but The Dogg passes into side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The Dogg has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

The Dogg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

The Dogg stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from The Dogg.
The Powerhouse keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jake The Powerhouse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bigg The Dogg.

The Powerhouse shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Powerhouse showed some decent athleticism there.
The Powerhouse is keen to just control but The Dogg is a slippery customer.

The Powerhouse stands up from half guard.
The Dogg cracks The Powerhouse with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dogg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Powerhouse counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Dogg fails with the takedown

and The Powerhouse counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The Dogg is trying to control but can't.
The Dogg is staying active underneath The Powerhouse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with The Powerhouse in particular looking to stall.
The Dogg regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Dogg is looking to stand up but The Powerhouse isn't so interested in that idea.
The Powerhouse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Dogg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Powerhouse fails to land the takedown.
The Dogg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Powerhouse as he avoids it easily.
The Dogg shoots in but The Powerhouse avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Powerhouse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jake The Powerhouse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Dogg tries to clinch up.
The Powerhouse wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dogg tries for a takedown but The Powerhouse circles away easily
and The Powerhouse counters with a stiff right hand.
Jake The Powerhouse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bigg The Dogg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Powerhouse looks to throw the jab but The Dogg is out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Dogg - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dogg throws a head kick that half lands.
The Powerhouse misses with a body kick.
The Dogg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Powerhouse swivels and escapes.
The Powerhouse dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Dogg. That did some damage!
The Powerhouse goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

The Powerhouse shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than The Powerhouse was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The Powerhouse controlling the pace for now.
The Dogg is just holding on here. The Powerhouse manages to take his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dogg looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The Powerhouse tries to get the hooks in deep but The Dogg pushed the leg off.
The Dogg looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The Powerhouse controlling well, preventing The Dogg from escaping the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The Powerhouse has the hooks in. The Dogg is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dogg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The Powerhouse is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften The Dogg up.

The Dogg tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and The Powerhouse has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! The Dogg is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jake The Powerhouse!