DPEF-3 Dawg Fight PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phuky Oto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Tecate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phuky Oto looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Oto
vs
Tecate

186 cm
21
146 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
163 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phuky Oto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Louis Tecate!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tecate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oto looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Tecate pushes Oto up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Oto's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Tecate drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Tecate wriggles free and stands up.
Tecate's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tecate duly obliges.

Tecate has Oto up against the cage in a clinch.

Tecate breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tecate throws a good cross that connects.
Tecate scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Oto is rocked!

Tecate gets a double leg takedown into Oto's guard.
Oh Oto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tecate is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tecate decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Oto, up you get!
Tecate drops Oto with a straight right hand, right on the button! Tecate follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Louis Tecate!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicanor Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Mike
vs
Reyes

188 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicanor Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike throws a series of punches but Reyes avoids them all with ease.
Reyes fails to land with a series of punches.
Mike lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reyes circles away quickly and effectively.
Mike swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Reyes rushes Mike and presses him up against the cage.

Reyes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mike throws a half hearted mid kick.

Reyes 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.
Mike is trying to keep Reyes in close.
Mike can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reyes controls the pace.

Reyes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mike looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mike looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mike!
Mike tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike tries to move into full mount but can't pass Reyes's legs.
Reyes is trying to control Mike's posture but Mike avoids it.
Reyes sneaks back into half guard.
Mike is just content to waste time from the top position. Reyes takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Reyes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mike manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is stalling in the full guard.
Mike wants to stand but Reyes is controlling the position.
Mike is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Reyes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Reyes fails with a takedown attempt.
Reyes fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mike.
Mike throws a head kick that misses.

Mike throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Reyes tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mike is in Reyes's guard.

Mike avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mike trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikeis looking to pass into half guard but Reyes pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Reyes is in guard.
Mike can't keep his opponent in guard - Reyes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mike wants to control but Reyes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mike misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mike trying to hold on to Reyes's head to control him but Reyes postures up.

Reyes has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mike defend it? Reyes steps over the head and cranks it - Mike is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Reyes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nicanor Reyes!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cannon Bricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Nifontov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Nifontov struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ivan Nifontov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bricks
vs
Nifontov

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cannon Bricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Nifontov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nifontov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bricks did well to prevent Nifontov getting side control.

Nifontov has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bricks defend it? Nifontov steps over the head and cranks it - Bricks is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Nifontov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ivan Nifontov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Arboleda might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL. Tanaka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Yuudachi. Shinji Tanaka is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Manuel Arboleda
vs
Tanaka

165 cm
19
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
19
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

5th Round Clothing
[GTI] Divine Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arboleda as he avoids it easily.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt.

Arboleda instigates a clinch.
Tanaka managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Tanaka is trying to pull guard but Arboleda has him pressed against the cage.
Arboleda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arboleda is pushing Tanaka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Arboleda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tanaka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arboleda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arboleda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Arboleda.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arboleda lands an elbow just above Tanaka 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Arboleda.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Tanaka is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside that Tanaka shrugs off.
Arboleda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanaka looks gassed!
Arboleda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanaka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Arboleda.

Arboleda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arboleda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Tanaka is rocked!
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!

Arboleda moves into the clinch successfully.
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Arboleda finish him?
Arboleda lands an elbow inside that Tanaka shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to pull guard but Arboleda forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tanaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. Tanaka won't want to take too many of those.
Arboleda lands a damaging elbow.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanaka's defenses.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Arboleda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Arboleda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tanaka, pushing him back against the cage.
Arboleda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arboleda slowing the pace effectively.
Tanaka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arboleda smiles and moves away.
Arboleda throws a head kick that Tanaka semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka ducks right into an uppercut from Arboleda.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arboleda.
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Arboleda moves into range and clinches up with Tanaka.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside that Tanaka shrugs off.

Arboleda breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Arboleda.
Tanaka throws a right hand that Arboleda ducks under and follows up with a left that Arboleda also avoids with ease.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Tanaka is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tanaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Tanaka throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Arboleda tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tanaka is in Arboleda's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Tanaka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Tanaka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tanaka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Arboleda's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tanaka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Tanaka wants to work for an arm triangle but Arboleda is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Arboleda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tanaka shoots for a double leg takedown but Arboleda sprawls well. He's pushed Tanaka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Arboleda tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Tanaka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Tanaka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Tanaka is working for a kimura but Arboleda is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tanaka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Arboleda doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tanaka.
Tanaka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Arboleda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Tanaka in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Arboleda tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tanaka!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shinji Tanaka!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Shinji Tanaka waved his t-shirt featuring [GTI] Divine Clothing 's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fubar Pogue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pogue might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Deadmau5 - Ghosts n Stuff. Vito Ferrari will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Pogue
vs
Ferrari

167 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
21
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fubar Pogue!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vito Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ferrari has managed to clinch.
Ferrari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ferrari dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pogue lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ferrari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferrari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferrari cracks the inside of Pogue's front leg.
Pogue takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pogue takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ferrari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferrari scores with a head kick.
Pogue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pogue shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Ferrari has Pogue up against the cage in a clinch.
Pogue misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pogue lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ferrari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pogue's elbow.
Ferrari gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pogue.
Ferrari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pogue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pogue has Ferrari pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ferrari manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fubar Pogue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferrari scores with a hook to the body.
Ferrari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ferrari lands a nice uppercut.

Ferrari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pogue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pogue takes one on the button.
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!
Ferrari punishes Pogue's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferrari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pogue under the eye.
Pogue tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ferrari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferrari jabs Pogue to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pogue is breathing heavily.
Ferrari throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ferrari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferrari lands with a nice body punch.

Ferrari closes the distance and pushes Pogue back into the cage.
Ferrari lands with a short shot to the head.
Ferrari scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ferrari.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pogue.
Ferrari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pogue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Ferrari manages to break the clinch.

Ferrari instigates a clinch.
Pogue misses with the head strike.
Pogue is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Ferrari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferrari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ferrari scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferrari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferrari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ferrari 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ferrari lands a big uppercut and Pogue crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Pogue looks OK. Ferrari waves Pogue back to his feet!

Pogue is rocked!
Ferrari looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Ferrari backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Pogue's temple! It sends Pogue violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Ferrari celebrates and the doctors try to help Pogue!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Vito Ferrari!
Vito Ferrari is the new featherweight champion!