PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dani Levi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Foster could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dani Levi's chin.

Foster
vs
Levi

178 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dani Levi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Foster closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Foster working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Levi looks frustrated here - throwing a couple of shots from the bottom though.
Levi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Foster cracks Levi with a big elbow.
Foster trying to control the action but Levi is working from the bottom.
Levi throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Levi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Levi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Levi gets back to full guard.
Levi 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.
Foster would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Levi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Levi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Levi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Levi striking from the bottom here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Levi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Levi does no damage.
Levi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Levi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Levi looks gassed!
Levi misses the jab.
Dani Levi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levi loads up on a big right hand but Foster slips the punch.

Foster looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Foster is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands strikes from half guard.
Foster working Levi over with strikes.
Levi is staying active underneath Foster, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Foster is nestled in close to Levi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster controlling the action here.
Levi punching from the bottom.
Foster lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Foster working the head and body with strikes.
Foster looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Levi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Levi moves into full guard.
Levi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Levi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Foster drops back looking for a leg! Levi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Levi manages to kick Foster off! Foster jumps back into Levi's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster pushing down on Levi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Levi is looking to improve his position.
Foster lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Foster looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Foster looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Levi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Foster lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Levi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Foster wants to lay and pray for a moment but Levi keeps working.
Foster is controlling the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Foster closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Foster lands in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster wants to control from the top but Levi keeps moving.
Foster is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Foster stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.

Foster gets the takedown into side control.
Foster is putting a hurting on Levi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Levi is not content to let Foster control the position.
Foster lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Foster dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Levi misses with a few strikes there.

Foster decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Levi is trying to get back to full guard.
Levi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Foster content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Levi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Still in half guard, Foster seems content to control.
Foster winds up and cracks Levi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Levi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Foster scores with a couple of nice shots.
Foster blocks the strikes from Levi.
Foster lands with a punch from half guard.
Levi is not content to let Foster control the position.
Foster landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is keen to just control but Levi is a slippery customer.

Foster is working for a kimura but Levi is defending it quite comfortably.

Levi is defending against the submission attempts here by Foster.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Levi wants to clinch up but Foster keeps it at a distance.
Levi slips a jab and a cross from Foster.
Levi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Foster shoots in and bounces Levi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Foster scoring with some ground and pound.
Jake Foster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Foster controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Foster trying to control but Levi is working from the bottom.
Foster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Levi's head.
Foster scoring with punches to the head and body.
Levi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Levi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Foster lands a couple of elbows.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Levi throws a left and a right that both miss

and Foster counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Levi punching from the bottom - just letting Foster know he's still in a fight.
Levi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Levi looking for a sweep. Not yet Levi, not yet.
Foster postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Foster slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Levi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Levi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Foster shoots in and bounces Levi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Levi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Foster controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Levi tries to strike from the bottom.
Levi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Foster lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Foster has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Levi looking for a sweep. Not yet Levi, not yet.
Foster passes Levi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Levi lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Levi is looking for a sweep. Foster is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Foster scores a takedown into full mount!
Foster can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Levi is looking to escape.
Foster prevents Levi from getting the reversal.
Foster unloading with bombs!
Foster cracks Levi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Foster blocks Levi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Foster dominated that second round.
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!

Foster looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Levi looking for a sweep. Not yet Levi, not yet.
Levi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Foster drops back looking for a leg! Levi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Levi manages to kick Foster off! Foster jumps back into Levi's guard.
Levi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Levi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Levi is striking but Foster is not phased and passes to half guard.
Levi lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foster looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Levi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Foster shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Levi's guard.
Levi keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levi keeping full guard, as Foster tries to pass.
Foster looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Foster is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Levi keeping full guard, as Foster tries to pass.
Levi throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Levi tries to strike from the bottom.
Foster landing some decent shots from guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Levi throws a left and a right that both miss

and Foster counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Foster.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster trying to control but Levi is working from the bottom.
Levi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Levi has momentary wrist control but Foster slips an elbow through the middle.
Levi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Levi striking from the bottom here.
Levi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Levi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Levi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Foster puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Foster controlling the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foster shoots for a double leg takedown but Levi sprawls well. He's pushed Foster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Foster circles away from the clinch attempt

and Foster counters with a single leg into guard. Levi didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levi scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Levi striking off his back but it's not causing Foster any problems.
Foster distracts Levi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Foster is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Levi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foster working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Levi's head.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Levi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Levi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Foster 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.
Levi scores with a short punch from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Foster's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Levi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Levi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Foster wants to control from the top but Levi keeps moving.
Foster slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Levi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Foster postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foster has a takedown stuffed.
Levi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Levi avoids the head kick by Foster.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Foster, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Foster!