PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khamid Osman Durnagoz (ranked 3599 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damir Stojnic (ranked 3454 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Osman Durnagoz
vs
Stojnic

182 cm
25
156 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

175 cm
25
156 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khamid Osman Durnagoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damir Stojnic!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stojnic looking to score a takedown here. Durnagoz is defending well but Stojnic drives through and ends up in Durnagoz's guard.
Durnagoz keeping moving, preventing Stojnic from controlling successfully.

Durnagoz looking for a guillotine here but Stojnic defends easily.
Stojnic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stojnic trying to control but Durnagoz is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stojnic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stojnic lands with a good body shot.

Durnagoz clinches up against the cage.
Stojnic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stojnic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durnagoz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stojnic.
Durnagoz stalling in the clinch.
Durnagoz keeps control of Stojnic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Durnagoz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stojnic looking for a takedown.
Khamid Osman Durnagoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damir Stojnic.
Durnagoz tries to score a body lock takedown but Stojnic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Durnagoz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stojnic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Durnagoz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stojnic manages to circle out of the way.
Stojnic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Durnagoz is fending him off so far but Stojnic persists. Nope, Durnagoz circles away and we're back to standing.
Stojnic doesn't manage to clinch there - Durnagoz circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic tries to close the distance and clinch but Durnagoz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Stojnic moves into range and clinches up with Durnagoz.

Durnagoz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durnagoz throws a head kick that misses.
Stojnic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Durnagoz sprawls well. Durnagoz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stojnic gets slowly back to his feet.
Durnagoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Durnagoz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stojnic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stojnic tries to circle away but Durnagoz has him pinned against the cage.

Durnagoz jumps guard.
Durnagoz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Durnagoz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stojnic on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stojnic drops back looking for a leg! Durnagoz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Durnagoz manages to kick Stojnic off! Stojnic jumps back into Durnagoz's guard.
Durnagoz keeping moving, preventing Stojnic from controlling successfully.
Stojnic throwing strikes but missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stojnic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stojnic landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khamid Osman Durnagoz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stojnic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stojnic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Durnagoz swivels and escapes.
Khamid Osman Durnagoz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stojnic dives in and grabs Durnagoz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Durnagoz pushes down on Stojnic's head and hops out.
Durnagoz works Stojnic's body with a nice hook.

Stojnic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Durnagoz to the ground. Stojnic is now in Durnagoz's guard.
Stojnic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Durnagoz is proving hard to escape from.

Stojnic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stojnic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durnagoz is trying to keep Stojnic in close.
Durnagoz pulls Stojnic in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durnagoz keeping full guard, as Stojnic tries to pass.
Stojnic trying to control the position from guard on top but Durnagoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durnagoz can't keep his opponent in guard - Stojnic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stojnic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Durnagoz defending well though.
Durnagoz wants to control but Stojnic is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stojnic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Durnagoz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Stojnic is trying to work for a kimura but Durnagoz is defending well.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stojnic tries to close the distance and clinch but Durnagoz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durnagoz stuffs the takedown.
Khamid Osman Durnagoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damir Stojnic.
Durnagoz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stojnic.
Durnagoz is looking to counter the offense by Stojnic and move into the clinch.
Durnagoz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stojnic is defended easily by Durnagoz.
Durnagoz scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Durnagoz is able to avoid easily.
Stojnic has a takedown stuffed.
Stojnic misses with a takedown attempt
and Durnagoz counters with a nice body shot.
Durnagoz shoots in but no luck this time.

Durnagoz forces Stojnic back against the cage and clinches.
Stojnic jumps guard but Durnagoz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Durnagoz stalling against the cage.
Stojnic fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durnagoz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Durnagoz has Stojnic pressed against the cage, preventing Stojnic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Durnagoz wants a takedown.
Durnagoz stalling.
Stojnic is looking for a takedown.
Stojnic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Durnagoz walks away with a smile on his face. Stojnic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Durnagoz doesn't manage to clinch there - Stojnic circles away.
Durnagoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durnagoz throws a body shot but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stojnic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Durnagoz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stojnic is breathing heavily.
Stojnic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Durnagoz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khamid Osman Durnagoz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Durnagoz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stojnic.
Durnagoz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stojnic can do to turn this around?
Stojnic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Durnagoz pinned against the cage. Durnagoz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Durnagoz tries to counter with a takedown but Stojnic is quick to defend against it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stojnic.
Khamid Osman Durnagoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damir Stojnic.
Durnagoz wants to clinch up but Stojnic keeps it at a distance.
Durnagoz cracks the inside of Stojnic's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Durnagoz has managed to clinch.
Stojnic working hard to break the clinch.
Durnagoz keeps control of Stojnic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stojnic tries to pull guard but Durnagoz holds him up against the cage and eventually Stojnic drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojnic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Durnagoz tries to pull guard but Stojnic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Durnagoz is working for takedown but Stojnic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Durnagoz lands a left hand.
Durnagoz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stojnic stalling the fight.

Durnagoz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic shoots in for a takedown but Durnagoz shows good takedown defense.
Durnagoz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stojnic circles away quickly and effectively.
Stojnic wants to clinch but Durnagoz slips to the side
and Durnagoz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stojnic shoots for a takedown but Durnagoz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stojnic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durnagoz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stojnic tries to avoid it but Durnagoz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stojnic to the ground. Stojnic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khamid Osman Durnagoz is winning the standup battle so far.
Durnagoz moves in looking to clinch but Stojnic pushes him off.
Stojnic wants to clinch.
Durnagoz has a takedown stuffed.
Stojnic is looking for the big counter here.
Stojnic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stojnic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stojnic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stojnic prevents Durnagoz from standing back up.
Durnagoz is refusing to be controlled, as Stojnic sits in half guard.
Durnagoz keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Durnagoz is not content to let Stojnic control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stojnic decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stojnic or perhaps it was just good defense by Durnagoz, which made it look bad.
A little feinted left hand from Durnagoz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stojnic or perhaps it was just good defense by Durnagoz, which made it look bad.
Stojnic misses with a kick to the body
and Durnagoz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Durnagoz throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stojnic! But no joy.
Stojnic shoots for a double leg takedown but Durnagoz sprawls well. He's pushed Stojnic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Durnagoz throwing a counter right hand but Stojnic manages to avoid it.
Damir Stojnic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khamid Osman Durnagoz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Durnagoz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Stojnic backs away, Durnagoz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khamid Osman Durnagoz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Durnagoz, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khamid Osman Durnagoz!