PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between William Dewey (ranked 2486 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Jagerkokov (ranked 4547 p4p, 0 weight class). Emil Jagerkokov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with William Dewey's chin.

Dewey
vs
Jagerkokov

167 cm
28
150 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

169 cm
29
159 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Granite chin

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Dewey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emil Jagerkokov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jagerkokov moves in looking to clinch but Dewey pushes him off.
William Dewey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dewey. Jagerkokov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jagerkokov wants to counter the offense by Dewey and move into the clinch position.
Dewey connects with the punch.
Dewey throws a lazy head kick

and Jagerkokov moves into the clinch.
Jagerkokov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dewey or not.
Jagerkokov tries to work over Dewey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jagerkokov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dewey throws a head punch that misses.
Jagerkokov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Dewey pushes Jagerkokov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dewey just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jagerkokov's brow.
Jagerkokov blocks a body shot from Dewey.
A short right from Dewey.
Dewey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jagerkokov misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewey can't find room to land a body shot as Jagerkokov controls the action.
Jagerkokov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jagerkokov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jagerkokov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dewey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dewey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Jagerkokov.
Jagerkokov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like William Dewey has been cut.
Jagerkokov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dewey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jagerkokov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deweys head.
Dewey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jagerkokov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dewey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dewey prevents a body shot from Jagerkokov.
Jagerkokov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dewey tries to work over Jagerkokov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dewey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jagerkokov's elbow.
Dewey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jagerkokov lands an elbow inside.
Dewey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dewey lands a left hand.
Dewey misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Jagerkokov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dewey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jagerkokov misses with a punch on the inside.
Jagerkokov avoids a wild elbow strike from Dewey.
Jagerkokov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dewey backwards.
Dewey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jagerkokov or not.
Jagerkokov misses with an elbow strike.
Jagerkokov misses with an elbow strike.
Dewey struggles to land a body shot inside as Jagerkokov controls his hands.
Dewey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dewey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dewey blocks the elbow strike.
Jagerkokov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jagerkokov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dewey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jagerkokov's elbow.
Dewey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jagerkokov prevents a body shot from Dewey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jagerkokov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dewey can't find room to land a body shot as Jagerkokov controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dewey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dewey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dewey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dewey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jagerkokov lands with a right to the head.
Dewey avoids a wild elbow strike from Jagerkokov.
Jagerkokov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dewey avoids it.
Dewey lands a body punch.
Dewey avoids the elbow strike from Jagerkokov, against the cage.
Jagerkokov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dewey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jagerkokov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dewey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dewey tries to throw a body punch but Jagerkokov avoids it by throwing Dewey back against the cage.
Jagerkokov stalling against the cage.

Jagerkokov pulls Dewey into guard.
Jagerkokov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dewey controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jagerkokov wants to improve his position but instead Dewey has moved into half guard.
Dewey not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jagerkokov is trying to stand up here but Dewey is controlling him well.
Dewey is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jagerkokov!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jagerkokov is controlling an arm, preventing Dewey from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Jagerkokov tries to hold on but Dewey pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that William Dewey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Dewey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dewey gets tackled into the cage by Jagerkokov. Jagerkokov maintains the clinch.
Dewey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dewey avoids the elbow strike from Jagerkokov, against the cage.
Emil Jagerkokov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dewey.
Dewey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dewey gets through Jagerkokov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dewey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jagerkokovs head.
Dewey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jagerkokov's elbow.
Dewey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dewey struggles to land a body shot inside as Jagerkokov controls his hands.
Dewey blocks an elbow strike.
Dewey blocks an elbow strike.
Dewey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jagerkokov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jagerkokov can't find room to land a body shot as Dewey controls the action.

Jagerkokov decides to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jagerkokov keeping moving, preventing Dewey from controlling successfully.
Dewey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewey is looking to pass into half guard but Jagerkokov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jagerkokov is in guard.

Dewey trying to control the position here.
Dewey working a defensive guard but Jagerkokov manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewey wants to control but Jagerkokov postures up.
Dewey is trying to improve his position.
Dewey wants to control but Jagerkokov postures up.
Jagerkokov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dewey will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dewey is not content to let Jagerkokov control the position.
You can see the frustration on Dewey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewey looks to move to half guard but instead Jagerkokov has passed into mount! Damn!
Dewey is squirming around, avoiding Jagerkokov's attempts to control the action.
Dewey is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jagerkokov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dewey is trying desperately to improve position.
Dewey wants to hold on but Jagerkokov pushes him away.
Dewey is trying to escape the mount.
Jagerkokov controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dewey is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Jagerkokov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Dewey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dewey misses with a looping left.
A big left from Jagerkokov misses.
Dewey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dewey moves out of range as Jagerkokov strikes.
Dewey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jagerkokov manages to avoid it.
Dewey lands with a hook. Jagerkokov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dewey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jagerkokov moves away.
Jagerkokov throws a jab when Dewey was well out of range.
Dewey looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dewey.
Dewey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jagerkokov looks to land a combination but Dewey avoids it well.
Jagerkokov misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewey throws the kick towards the body but Jagerkokov avoids it.
Dewey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dewey throws a head kick that misses.
Dewey misses with a low kick.
Dewey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagerkokov walks into a straight right hand from Dewey.
Dewey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jagerkokov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jagerkokov misses the shot to the body.
William Dewey is winning the standup battle so far.
Jagerkokov misses with a hook. Dewey ducked under it nicely.
Jagerkokov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dewey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dewey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jagerkokov's hands.
Dewey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dewey, right into the meat.
Dewey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Dewey.
Dewey moves out of range as Jagerkokov throws a body kick.
Dewey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jagerkokov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dewey manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewey scores with a nice head shot.
Dewey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dewey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dewey scores with a head kick. Jagerkokov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dewey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Jagerkokov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jagerkokov in the domination position with Dewey hanging on.
Dewey is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jagerkokov off and has taken his back!
Jagerkokov trying to get back to his feet but Dewey is in full control for now.
Dewey tries to get the hooks in deep but Jagerkokov pushed the leg off.
Emil Jagerkokov has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewey controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Jagerkokov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jagerkokov trying to control the hands but Dewey breaks the grip.
What can Jagerkokov do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Will Dewey go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Jagerkokov can't escape the position.
Dewey just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Jagerkokov trying to control but not successfully.
Dewey controlling well, preventing Jagerkokov from escaping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Dewey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dewey 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Dewey!