PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snitch (ranked 2214 p4p, 3720 weight class) and Doko Dokov (ranked 306 p4p, 459 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Snitch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Wanna Rock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Snitch
vs
Dokov

183 cm
40
173
29 - 27 - 2

178 cm
27
170
8 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 29 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dokov with a poor takedown
and Snitch counters with a nice uppercut.
Dokov blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Dokov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Snitch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dokov circles away quickly and effectively.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Snitch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snitch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Snitch fails with a takedown attempt.
Dokov tries to clinch up but Snitch circles away and keeps his distance.
Snitch seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Danga de danga de dang - Snitch scores with a four punch combination!
Snitch swats away the attempt to clinch by Dokov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snitch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dokov has his takedown stuffed
and Snitch counters with a stiff right hand.
Dokov moves in looking to clinch but Snitch pushes him off.
Dokov closes the distance but Snitch moves to the side
and Snitch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Snitch wants it to stay on the feet.
Jon Snitch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doko Dokov.
Snitch scores with a punch to the head.

Snitch throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dokov was covering up waiting for the punch and Snitch finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dokov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Snitch preventing the sweep.
Dokov is trying to control the position but Snitch postures up.
Dokov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Snitch puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Snitch is controlling the pace.
Snitch stops Dokov from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch working the head and body with strikes.
Dokov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dokov is looking to escape.
Snitch blocks the strikes from Dokov.
Snitch blocks the strikes from Dokov.
Dokov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Snitch's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dokov striking from the bottom.
Dokov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dokov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dokov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Snitch puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Snitch is trying to control the action in half guard but Dokov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Snitch with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dokov wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Snitch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dokov is trying to defend but Snitch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Dokov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Snitch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dokov doesn't manage to clinch there - Snitch circles away.
Dokov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Snitch circles away.

Dokov closes the distance and clinches.
Dokov stops a takedown attempt from Snitch.

Dokov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dokov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Snitch counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!

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

Dokov gets to his feet - Snitch follows without any prompting.
Snitch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dokov as he avoids it easily.

Snitch shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dokov napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Dokov throws Snitch to one side and escapes!
Dokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Snitch closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dokov's guard.

Dokov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dokov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Snitch avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jon Snitch will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Snitch wants to land a leg kick but Dokov is out of range.

Snitch gets the takedown into side control.
Snitch just content to control the position.
Dokov gets back to half guard.
Dokov punching from the bottom.
Snitch blocks the strikes from Dokov.
Snitch is trying to control the action in half guard but Dokov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dokov punching from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokov landing rabbit punches to the side of Snitch's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.

Dokov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Snitch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dokov has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov is looking to get back to is feet but Snitch passes into side control.
Dokov misses with a strike from the bottom.
Snitch wants to control but Dokov is keeping him busy.
Dokov is looking to reverse the position.
Snitch gets to mount! Dokov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Snitch controlling from mount.
Dokov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Snitch tries to control but Dokov wriggling away.
Dokov tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dokov is looking to improve his position but Snitch isn't that keen on the idea.
Snitch is landing with some decent strikes but Dokov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Snitch controlling from the full mount.
Dokov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Dokov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Snitch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Snitch controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dokov for as long as he can get away with.
Dokov wants to control but Snitch is having none of it.
Snitch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dokov is trying to escape the mount.
Dokov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dokov tries to reverse the position but Snitch maintains control.
Dokov tries to hold on but Snitch pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokov is looking to get to half guard.
Snitch looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dokov flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Snitch looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dokov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dokov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dokov is looking to stand up but Snitch won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Snitch is on top in guard.

Snitch controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Snitch dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dokov shoots in but no luck this time.
Snitch cracks Dokov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dokov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Snitch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dokov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dokov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Snitch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dokov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dokov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Snitch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dokov misses with an uppercut. Snitch saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snitch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snitch throwing a counter right hand but Dokov manages to avoid it.
Snitch lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Doko Dokov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dokov clinches.
Snitch scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov misses with the head strike.
Snitch stalling against the cage.
Snitch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dokov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Snitch dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dokov throws a head punch that misses.
Snitch can't get the takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Dokov fails to land.
Snitch has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dokov after a bit of a struggle.
Jon Snitch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Snitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dokov is trying to pull guard but Snitch has him pressed against the cage.
Dokov lands with a left to the head.

Dokov jumps guard and drags Snitch to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Doko Dokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snitch postures up.
Snitch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Snitch is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Dokov striking off his back but it's not causing Snitch any problems.
Snitch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dokov can do to turn this around?
Dokov is looking to stand up but Snitch isn't so interested in that idea.
Doko Dokov has got the better of the ground game so far.

Dokov working for submissions but it's allowed Snitch to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dokov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dokov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Snitch is controlling him.
Dokov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Snitch's guard.

Dokov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snitch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dokov manages to get himself to full guard.

Snitch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Snitch stops Dokov from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dokov wriggles free and stands up.
Dokov tries to clinch but Snitch is having none of it.

Snitch shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Snitch in particular looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snitch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snitch, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snitch!
Our winner, Jon Snitch, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.