PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damir Tomljanovic (ranked 20792 p4p, 0 weight class) and John MaGee (ranked 2311 p4p, 0 weight class). MaGee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cunnilingus. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Tomljanovic
vs
MaGee

185 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
28
162 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damir Tomljanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John MaGee!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Tomljanovic.
MaGee tries to clinch up but Tomljanovic circles away and keeps his distance.
MaGee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - MaGee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tomljanovic darts in looking for a takedown but MaGee gets double underhooks and turns Tomljanovic into the cage.
MaGee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tomljanovic is defended easily by MaGee.
Tomljanovic throws a series of punches but MaGee moves out of range.

Tomljanovic 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.
Tomljanovic is standing up over MaGee. MaGee looks to escape but Tomljanovic dives into side control.
MaGee told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

MaGee wants to control but Tomljanovic postures up.
Who's going to make the next move?

That's one minute gone in the round.
MaGee is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tomljanovic asserts his dominance and retains side control.
MaGee looking for a sweep but Tomljanovic has passed into full mount! Oh no!
MaGee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
MaGee is still trying to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tomljanovic controlling the pace for now.
Tomljanovic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
MaGee is working to get back to half guard.

Tomljanovic is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MaGee doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomljanovic circles away.
Tomljanovic is looking to counter the offense by MaGee and move into the clinch.
MaGee closes the distance but Tomljanovic moves to the side
and Tomljanovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomljanovic shoots in looking for a takedown. MaGee tries to sprawl out of it but Tomljanovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. MaGee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damir Tomljanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomljanovic shoots in for a takedown but MaGee shows good takedown defense.
MaGee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tomljanovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
MaGee tries to clinch up but Tomljanovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomljanovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MaGee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tomljanovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MaGee swivels and escapes.
Tomljanovic dives in and grabs MaGee's left leg, looking for a takedown. MaGee pushes down on Tomljanovic's head and hops out.

A momentary lapse in concentration from MaGee enables Tomljanovic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. MaGee manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

MaGee pushes Tomljanovic off and scrambles back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tomljanovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MaGee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomljanovic dives in and grabs MaGee's left leg, looking for a takedown. MaGee pushes down on Tomljanovic's head and hops out.
MaGee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tomljanovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
MaGee tries to clinch up.
Tomljanovic fails with the takedown
and MaGee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tomljanovic shoots in and drives through. MaGee sprawls well.
MaGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tomljanovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MaGee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

MaGee rushes Tomljanovic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
MaGee misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomljanovic.

Tomljanovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomljanovic lands a jab-cross combination.
MaGee misses the jab.
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 Damir Tomljanovic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tomljanovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
MaGee tries to clinch up but Tomljanovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomljanovic sizes up MaGee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tomljanovic throws a series of punches but MaGee moves out of range.
Tomljanovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as MaGee sprawls well. MaGee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tomljanovic gets slowly back to his feet.
MaGee is looking to clinch.
Tomljanovic went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No joy there for Tomljanovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomljanovic stalks MaGee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into MaGee's face. MaGee staggers backwards, shaken.
Damir Tomljanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tomljanovic shoots in looking for a takedown but MaGee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tomljanovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
MaGee tries to clinch but Tomljanovic moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomljanovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
MaGee leaves Tomljanovic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damir Tomljanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MaGee is looking to clinch but Tomljanovic is avoiding it.
Tomljanovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tomljanovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomljanovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
MaGee tries to clinch there but Tomljanovic circles away.

MaGee forces Tomljanovic back against the cage and clinches.
Tomljanovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tomljanovic blocking some punches.
MaGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MaGee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomljanovic's elbow.
MaGee lands an uppercut.
MaGee can't find room to land a body shot as Tomljanovic controls the action.
Tomljanovic tries to break the clinch but MaGee is controlling the position.
MaGee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MaGee swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomljanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
MaGee misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomljanovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
MaGee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tomljanovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MaGee.
Tomljanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomljanovic is trying to push MaGee away but MaGee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tomljanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MaGee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MaGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MaGee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MaGee swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomljanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomljanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MaGee misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomljanovic is trying to break free.
MaGee tries a body shot but Tomljanovic blocks it.
MaGee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomljanovic blocks an uppercut.
Tomljanovic tries to break the clinch but MaGee is controlling the position.
MaGee throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomljanovic.

Tomljanovic breaks from the clinch.
MaGee is looking to clinch but Tomljanovic is avoiding it.
MaGee tries to clinch but Tomljanovic moves out of range.
Tomljanovic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but MaGee manages to circle out of the way.
MaGee is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tomljanovic or perhaps it was just good defense by MaGee, which made it look bad.

MaGee closes the distance and clinches.
MaGee lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomljanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Tomljanovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MaGee slaps away a takedown attempt from Tomljanovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Damir Tomljanovic is winning the standup battle so far.

MaGee clinches up against the cage.
Tomljanovic has had enough of the clinch but MaGee keeps him there for the moment.
MaGee throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomljanovic.
MaGee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomljanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MaGee working aggressively here.
MaGee misses with some punches.
MaGee misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MaGee.
Tomljanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John MaGee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

MaGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
MaGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tomljanovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomljanovic shoots in looking for a takedown. MaGee tries to sprawl out of it but Tomljanovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. MaGee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tomljanovic darts in looking for a takedown but MaGee gets double underhooks and turns Tomljanovic into the cage.
MaGee wants to clinch up but Tomljanovic keeps it at a distance.
MaGee tries to clinch up.
Tomljanovic shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damir Tomljanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MaGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tomljanovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomljanovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MaGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Tomljanovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomljanovic fails to land the takedown.
Tomljanovic shoots in and drives through. MaGee sprawls well.
MaGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tomljanovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MaGee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tomljanovic circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomljanovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Tomljanovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MaGee stuffs the takedown.
MaGee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tomljanovic.
MaGee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tomljanovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tomljanovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Tomljanovic keeps the fight on the outside.
MaGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tomljanovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MaGee doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomljanovic circles away.
MaGee tries to clinch but Tomljanovic is having none of it.
MaGee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomljanovic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tomljanovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MaGee wants to clinch.
MaGee wants to clinch up but Tomljanovic keeps it at a distance.
MaGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tomljanovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomljanovic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MaGee wants to clinch.

Tomljanovic drives through with a takedown into MaGee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MaGee wants to stand but Tomljanovic is controlling the position.
Damir Tomljanovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
MaGee is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
MaGee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
MaGee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tomljanovic stands up and waves to MaGee to follow him.
MaGee tries to clinch
and Tomljanovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MaGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tomljanovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomljanovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. MaGee defends it nicely.
MaGee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
MaGee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tomljanovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? MaGee is fending him off so far but Tomljanovic persists. Nope, MaGee circles away and we're back to standing.
MaGee tries to clinch up but Tomljanovic circles away and keeps his distance.
John MaGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomljanovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomljanovic shoots in for a takedown but MaGee shows good takedown defense.
MaGee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomljanovic has his takedown stuffed
letting MaGee counter with a right hand.
Tomljanovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. MaGee defends it nicely.
MaGee unleashes a big counter combination but Tomljanovic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
MaGee tries to clinch there but Tomljanovic circles away.
Tomljanovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MaGee pinned against the cage. MaGee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MaGee is looking to clinch.
Tomljanovic fails with the takedown.
MaGee tries to clinch up but Tomljanovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomljanovic throws a series of punches but MaGee avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Damir Tomljanovic.
I think Tomljanovic 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damir Tomljanovic!