PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DaMarcus Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafeal Djocovito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes into the arena with General Public - Tenderness blaring out of the sound system. Djocovito has chosen Rose - A Perfect Circle as his entrance music. Rafeal Djocovito is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Saint
vs
Djocovito

183 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DaMarcus Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafeal Djocovito!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Djocovito fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saint avoids it really well and circles away.
Djocovito tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saint swivels and escapes.
Djocovito is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saint sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
DaMarcus Saint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafeal Djocovito.
Djocovito shoots in looking for a takedown. Saint tries to sprawl out of it but Djocovito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saint manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Djocovito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Saint.
Saint scoring well with a low kick there.
Saint lands a nice leg kick that just misses Djocovito's sensitive parts.
Djocovito looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Saint.
Djocovito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint is looking to slow Djocovito down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Saint.
Saint throws a head kick but Djocovito moves out of range.
Djocovito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saint throws a leg kick which misses Djocovito's front leg but catches the back leg as Djocovito tries to avoid it.
Saint throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Rafeal Djocovito has been cut.
Saint throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Saint throws a head kick that misses.
Saint misses with a wild combination.
Saint plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Djocovito shoots in but no luck this time.
Saint scores with a hook to the body. Djocovito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saint lands a head kick!
Djocovito is trying desperately to land a takedown but Saint is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Djocovito.
Djocovito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Saint.
Saint moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint misses with a head kick.
Saint scores with a leg kick.
Rafeal Djocovito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint cracks the inside of Djocovito's front leg.
DaMarcus Saint is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saint scoring well with a low kick there.
Saint lands a nice leg kick that just misses Djocovito's sensitive parts.
Saint throws a head kick that half lands.
Djocovito blocks a head kick by Saint.
Saint is looking to slow Djocovito down with leg kicks.
Djocovito is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saint sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Saint thuds his shin into the meat of Djocovito's side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Djocovito fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a head kick that misses.
Saint feints and then cracks Djocovito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Djocovito down.
Djocovito tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint.
Saint throws a head kick but Djocovito moves out of range.
Saint throws a head kick but Djocovito moves out of range.
Djocovito misses with a double jab
and Saint counters with a slapping leg kick.
Saint showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Djocovito.
Djocovito closes the distance and clinches up with Saint, looking for a takedown. Djocovito pushes Saint against the cage but Saint circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saint lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint throws a nice inside leg kick.
Djocovito shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saint sprawls well. Saint wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Djocovito gets slowly back to his feet.
Saint thuds his shin into the meat of Djocovito's side.
Saint lands a head kick. Djocovito smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

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

Djocovito is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Djocovito throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Djocovito is trying to work for a kimura but Saint is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DaMarcus Saint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafeal Djocovito's cut.
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.

Saint turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Djocovito stalks Saint and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saint's face. Saint staggers backwards, shaken.
Djocovito checks a low kick from Saint.
Djocovito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saint throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saint throws a low kick but it's checked well by Djocovito.
Horrible takedown by Djocovito or perhaps it was just good defense by Saint which made him look bad.

Djocovito closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Djocovito lands in his opponent's guard.
Saint trying to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saint keeping full guard, as Djocovito tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint pulls Djocovito in close to his closed guard and prevents Djocovito from doing any damage or advancing position.
Djocovito throws and elbow that misses. Saint uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Djocovito's guard. Nice move by Saint!
Djocovito has a closed guard, preventing Saint from standing up.
Djocovito manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Saint avoids a series of strikes thrown by Djocovito.

That's two 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.
Djocovito wants to control but instead Saint manages to regain half guard.
Djocovito working the head and body with strikes.
Saint keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint tries to roll over but Djocovito keeps him under control.
Djocovito throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Saint manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djocovito postures up.
Saint is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Djocovito loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Djocovito with a flurry of punches that miss.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saint throws a leg kick which misses Djocovito's front leg but catches the back leg as Djocovito tries to avoid it.
DaMarcus Saint is winning the standup battle so far.
Djocovito doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saint counters with a body kick that stops Djocovito in his tracks momentarily.

Djocovito closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Saint did well to prevent Djocovito getting side control.
Djocovito not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saint has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Djocovito is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Djocovito seems to be looking for submissions.
Djocovito is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Djocovito lands a nice short elbow.
Djocovito throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saint regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Djocovito.
Saint keeping full guard, as Djocovito tries to pass.
Saint working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Djocovito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafeal Djocovito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rafeal Djocovito's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Djocovito shoots in looking for a takedown. Saint tries to sprawl out of it but Djocovito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saint manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Djocovito throws a right hand that Saint ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint also avoids with ease.
Saint stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saint wants it to stay on the feet.
Saint lands a head kick!
Djocovito looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
DaMarcus Saint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafeal Djocovito.
Saint cracks the inside of Djocovito's front leg.
Saint misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Djocovito.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Djocovito tries for a takedown but Saint circles away easily
and Saint counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
DaMarcus Saint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saint.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint lands a head kick. Djocovito smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Djocovito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint.
A head kick from Saint lands but Djocovito takes it in his stride.
Djocovito shoots in but no luck this time.
Djocovito avoids the head kick by Saint.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint.
Djocovito has his takedown stuffed
and Saint counters with a nice body kick.
Saint dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Djocovito. That did some damage!
Djocovito misses with a takedown
and Saint counters with a leg kick.
Saint throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a leg kick which misses Djocovito's front leg but catches the back leg as Djocovito tries to avoid it.
Djocovito takes a kick to the side of the head.
Djocovito sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Djocovito shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saint counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Djocovito shoots in for a takedown but Saint shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Saint misses with a head kick.
Saint keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Djocovito.
Saint stuffs the takedown attempt from Djocovito. Djocovito gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint.
Djocovito has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saint.
Djocovito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djocovito misses with a two punch combination.
Djocovito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saint scores with a leg kick.
Djocovito has his takedown stuffed
and Saint counters with a nice body kick.
A left lands for Saint.
Djocovito dives in and grabs Saint's left leg, looking for a takedown. Saint pushes down on Djocovito's head and hops out.
Saint lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saint fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Djocovito.
Saint turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Djocovito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saint. Saint obviously looking to wear him down.
Saint lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint swinging wildly here.
Djocovito shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saint as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Saint.
Saint turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Djocovito misses with a takedown attempt
and Saint counters with a big head kick but Djocovito shrugs it off.
Djocovito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint.
Djocovito fails with the takedown.
Djocovito closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saint circles away.
Saint is looking to slow Djocovito down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint throws a head kick that Djocovito semi-blocks.
Djocovito throws a lazy right hand but Saint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
DaMarcus Saint showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saint 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DaMarcus Saint!