PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Agustov (ranked 4473 p4p, 4531 weight class) and Danielos Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danielos Tiger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Josh Agustov's chin.

Agustov
vs
Tiger

182 cm
25
190
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
189
2 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Agustov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Danielos Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agustov stuffs the takedown attempt from Tiger. Tiger gets slowly back to his feet.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Agustov as he jumps to the side.

Agustov gets caught flat footed, as Tiger shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Agustov keeping moving, preventing Tiger from controlling successfully.
Agustov wants to improve his position but instead Tiger has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agustov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Agustov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Agustov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agustov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tiger is one step ahead there.

Tiger decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tiger darts in looking for a takedown but Agustov gets double underhooks and turns Tiger into the cage.
Agustov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Josh Agustov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danielos Tiger.
Tiger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tiger feints the counter takedown.
Tiger shoots for a double leg takedown but Agustov sprawls well. He's pushed Tiger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Agustov 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.
Tiger looks winded!

Agustov clinches up with Tiger and pushes him back against the cage.

Agustov tightens his grip and picks Tiger up, before dumping him to the ground. Tiger manages to land in guard.

Tiger is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Agustov presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

That's two 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!

Agustov breaks from the clinch.
Agustov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab by Agustov.
Jab by Agustov.
Tiger shoots in looking for a takedown. Agustov tries to sprawl out of it but Tiger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Agustov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick lands from Agustov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agustov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tiger.
Agustov catches Tiger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Agustov scores with a hook.
Tiger should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Agustov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tiger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck for Tiger with that takedown attempt.
Tiger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Agustov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tigers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tiger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Tiger.
Tiger with a poor takedown
and Agustov counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agustov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tigers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Agustov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agustov throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Agustov. That's going to slow Tiger down.
Tiger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Agustov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tiger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Agustov scores with a jab.

Agustov gets a double leg takedown into Tiger's guard.
Agustov is stalling in the full guard.
Agustov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Agustov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Agustov is looking to slow Tiger down with leg kicks.
Agustov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiger can do to turn this around?
Agustov tried to score with a low kick but Tiger checks it.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Agustov but Agustov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Agustov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tiger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tiger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Agustov is fending him off so far but Tiger persists. Nope, Agustov circles away and we're back to standing.
Danielos Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Agustov drives through and clinches with Tiger against the cage.

Agustov wants the takedown. Tiger is fighting it off but Agustov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tiger's guard against the cage.
Tiger is breathing heavily.
Agustov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tiger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tiger controls Agustov momentarily but Agustov frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agustov tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiger is retaining full guard.
Agustov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tiger can't keep his opponent in guard - Agustov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tiger tries to get to full guard but Agustov has control of the leg.
Agustov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Agustov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Agustov slips a nice elbow through Tiger's hands, connecting with Tiger's forehead.
Agustov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tiger on the ground.
Tiger is in trouble now - Agustov has advanced to mount!
Agustov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Agustov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agustov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tiger hang on?
Agustov controlling from mount.
Agustov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tiger can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tiger is looking to improve his position but Agustov isn't that keen on the idea.
Agustov content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Agustov controlling the position easily from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Agustov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tiger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Agustov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiger is out of range.
Tiger follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown but Agustov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Agustov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tiger fails with a takedown attempt.
Josh Agustov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danielos Tiger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger drops his hands momentarily and Agustov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tiger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Agustov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Tiger kicks Agustov off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agustov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tiger misses with a takedown attempt
and Tiger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Tiger gets tackled into the cage by Agustov. Agustov maintains the clinch.

Agustov is trying to trip Tiger. He has hold of a leg but Tiger is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Agustov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Agustov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tiger is being controlled here.
You can see the frustration on Tiger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Agustov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Agustov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Agustov prefers to stall for the moment though.
Agustov wants to stand but Tiger has his arm trapped.
Tiger manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agustov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Agustov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Agustov stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Josh Agustov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tiger is looking to control Agustov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tiger avoid being mounted?

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Agustov slaps away a takedown attempt from Tiger, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tiger shoots for a double leg takedown but Agustov sprawls well. He's pushed Tiger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Agustov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tiger momentarily.

Agustov has managed to clinch.
Danielos Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Agustov is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tiger can't fight it off and eventually Agustov manages to take the fight to the floor. Tiger looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tiger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Agustov is one step ahead there.
Agustov stays in close to Tiger's body and controls the position.
Josh Agustov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Agustov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Agustov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Agustov!