PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Awekome Doji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Taraszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomasz Taraszewski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Doji
vs
Taraszewski

191 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Awekome Doji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomasz Taraszewski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doji tries for a takedown but Taraszewski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Doji shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taraszewski but Taraszewski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Taraszewski stuns Doji with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doji shoots for a takedown but Taraszewski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Awekome Doji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Doji or perhaps it was just good defense by Taraszewski which made him look bad.

Taraszewski has Doji up against the ropes in a clinch.
Taraszewski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taraszewski misses with a knee strike.
Taraszewski missing with knees to the body.
Taraszewski is working Doji over against the ropes.
Doji is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taraszewski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doji blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Taraszewski.
Taraszewski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taraszewski tries to stall but Doji uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Doji has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Taraszewski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Taraszewski misses with a knee strike.
Taraszewski misses with a knee to the head.
Taraszewski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Doji up against the ropes.
Taraszewski with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taraszewski stalling.
Taraszewski looking to slow down the pace here.
Taraszewski is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Doji has denied him.
Taraszewski with a knee to the head.
Taraszewski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taraszewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taraszewski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The is referee keeping an eye on Taraszewski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Taraszewski tries a knee to the head but Doji blocks it.
Taraszewski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Doji up against the ropes.
Taraszewski stalling in the clinch but Doji improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tomasz Taraszewski.
Taraszewski wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Doji or perhaps it was just good defense by Taraszewski which made him look bad.
Awekome Doji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taraszewski scores with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Doji or perhaps it was just good defense by Taraszewski which made him look bad.
Taraszewski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doji as he jumps to the side.
Taraszewski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doji paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doji doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taraszewski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Taraszewski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doji misses with a takedown

and Taraszewski moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taraszewski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Doji fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taraszewski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taraszewski landing knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Taraszewski.
Taraszewski lands an elbow just above Doji 's eye.
Taraszewski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taraszewski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Doji turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Doji manages to end up in side control.
Doji in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Doji wants to stand but Taraszewski is controlling his arm.
Doji tries to score with some ground and pound. Taraszewski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Taraszewski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Taraszewski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doji trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taraszewski looking to control.
Taraszewski keeping moving, preventing Doji from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doji working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Taraszewski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Doji fails with the takedown
letting Taraszewski counter with a right hand.
Doji circles away from the clinch attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Doji turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Taraszewski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Doji wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Doji decides to stand up, so the ref orders Taraszewski to his feet.
Taraszewski closes the distance looking to clinch

and Doji counters with a nice double leg into side control. Taraszewski won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taraszewski can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taraszewski is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Doji is staying active.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taraszewski regains half guard there - taking advantage of Doji's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Doji wants to control but Taraszewski is keeping him busy.
Doji is pressing down on Taraszewski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Taraszewski is holding on for now.
Doji could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Doji passes to side control.
Taraszewski parries the strikes from Doji easily there. Doji is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Taraszewski to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Doji tries to advance to mount but can't.
Taraszewski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

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

and Taraszewski moves into the clinch.
Taraszewski tries to land knees in the clinch but Doji avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Taraszewski.
Stalling in the clinch from Taraszewski.
Taraszewski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taraszewski looking to throw knees to the head but Doji is blocking nicely.
Doji goes for a takedown attempt but Taraszewski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Awekome Doji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taraszewski tries to clinch there but Doji circles away.
Doji doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Taraszewski moves into the clinch.
Doji is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Taraszewski throws an elbow but it misses.
Doji has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Taraszewski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Taraszewski is trying to maintain a safe position but Doji gets an underhook and turns Taraszewski into the ropes.

Doji has picked Taraszewski up - he's going for a ride! Doji dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Taraszewski controlling the position well.
Taraszewski is trying to maintain the position but Doji is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taraszewski tries to roll over but Doji keeps him under control.
Doji trying to pass the guard but Taraszewski defending well.
Taraszewski is staying active underneath Doji, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taraszewski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Doji throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Awekome Doji dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Doji fails to land the takedown.
Doji gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Taraszewski counters by moving into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Taraszewski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doji tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Awekome Doji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taraszewski with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doji as Taraszewski tries to tie him up.
Taraszewski is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Taraszewski lands a knee to the head.
Doji is looking to break free of the clinch but Taraszewski has double underhooks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Taraszewski. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Taraszewski looking to throw knees to the head but Doji is blocking nicely.
Taraszewski has a couple of punches blocked by Doji.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taraszewski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taraszewski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doji.

Doji is trying to trip Taraszewski. He has hold of a leg but Taraszewski is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Doji persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Doji thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taraszewski trying to keep a closed guard but Doji is proving a slippery customer.
Doji stays in close to Taraszewski's body and controls the position.
Taraszewski keeping full guard, as Doji tries to pass.
Doji with a nice head shot there.
Doji controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Doji postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Taraszewski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Doji keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Taraszewski's head.
Doji is pushing down on Taraszewski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Taraszewski is fighting to maintain full guard but Doji has managed to sneak the leg through.
Taraszewski is staying active underneath Doji, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Doji decides to stand up.
Doji gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Taraszewski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Doji won't be happy with that.
Doji tries to escape but Taraszewski is in control.
Doji tries to bench press Taraszewski off him but Taraszewski keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doji gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Doji is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Doji flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Taraszewski prevents Doji from improving his position.
Taraszewski wants to take a breather but Doji is having none of it.
Doji works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taraszewski looking to sit in guard and control but Doji gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Doji cracks Taraszewski with a solid left hand.

Doji gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Doji gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Taraszewski counters with a body kick that stops Doji in his tracks momentarily.
Taraszewski has a takedown stuffed.
Doji with a poor takedown

and Taraszewski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Doji has Taraszewski pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Doji pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Taraszewski tumbling to the mat - Doji dives into Taraszewski's guard.
Taraszewski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Awekome Doji showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doji has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Awekome Doji!