PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glavni Jebac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosco Dentalplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jebac
vs
Dentalplan

187 cm
19
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 Helsinki, Glavni Jebac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rosco Dentalplan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jebac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dentalplan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jebac swivels and escapes.

Dentalplan rushes Jebac and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jebac misses with a knee to the head.
Jebac tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jebac wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jebac connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dentalplan's face.

It looks like Rosco Dentalplan has been cut.
Dentalplan stalling against the cage.
Jebac has had enough of the clinch but Dentalplan keeps him there for the moment.
Dentalplan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jebac pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jebac is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jebac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jebac throws a series of punches but Dentalplan avoids them all with ease.

Dentalplan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jebac wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dentalplan decides to stand back up. Dentalplan steps back and let's Jebac get back to his feet.
Dentalplan fails with an attempt to clinch.

Jebac has Dentalplan up against the cage in a clinch.
Jebac connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dentalplan's face.

Jebac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jebac throws a sloppy head kick and Dentalplan moves out of range easily.
Dentalplan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jebac doesn't manage to clinch there - Dentalplan circles away.
Dentalplan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jebac avoids it really well and circles away.
Glavni Jebac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rosco Dentalplan.
Jebac avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebac wants to clinch up but Dentalplan keeps it at a distance.
Jebac tries a head kick but it misses.
Dentalplan dives in and grabs Jebac's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jebac pushes down on Dentalplan's head and hops out.
Dentalplan darts in trying to clinch
and Jebac counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick misses from Jebac.

Dentalplan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jebac is trying to get back to half guard.
Jebac seems a little lost for a moment, as Dentalplan dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I looks like Dentalplan might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Dentalplan looks gassed!
Jebac tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

That's four 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.
Dentalplan controlling his opponent.
Dentalplan blocks Jebac's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jebac's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosco Dentalplan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rosco Dentalplan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jebac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jebac tries to clinch but Dentalplan moves away

and Dentalplan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jebac's guard now.

Dentalplan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jebac tries to clinch but Dentalplan moves out of range.
Dentalplan shoots in and drives through. Jebac sprawls well.
Jebac closes the distance looking to clinch

and Dentalplan counters by moving into the clinch.

Jebac breaks from the clinch.
Jebac throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Dentalplan moves into the clinch.
Dentalplan fails to pull guard.

Jebac manages to break the clinch.
Jebac misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebac throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Glavni Jebac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dentalplan shoots for a double leg takedown but Jebac sprawls well. He's pushed Dentalplan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Glavni Jebac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rosco Dentalplan.
Jebac tries to clinch but Dentalplan moves out of range.
Dentalplan doesn't manage to clinch there - Jebac circles away.
Jebac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dentalplan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jebac circles away.
Dentalplan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jebac avoids it really well and circles away.
Dentalplan fails with the takedown.
Jebac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jebac tries a head kick but it misses.

Jebac pushes Dentalplan up against the cage in a clinch.

Jebac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jebac throws a sloppy head kick

and Dentalplan moves into the clinch.
Jebac throws a knee to the head but misses.

Dentalplan jumps guard and drags Jebac to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jebac wanted to stand there but Dentalplan had control of the position.
Jebac throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dentalplan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jebac has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dentalplan is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dentalplan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jebac's guard.

Dentalplan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jebac, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dentalplan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jebac throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Jebac tries to escape but Dentalplan is in control.
Jebac throws a few strikes from the bottom but Dentalplan takes advantage and mounts!
Jebac regains half guard.
Jebac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dentalplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dentalplan in particular looking to stall.
Nice strikes from Dentalplan there.
Dentalplan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jebac misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosco Dentalplan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rosco Dentalplan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jebac displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dentalplan.
Dentalplan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jebac swivels and escapes.
Jebac misses with a double jab.
Dentalplan throws a head kick that misses
and Jebac counters with a head kick. That will keep Dentalplan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jebac wants to clinch.
Jebac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dentalplan rushes Jebac and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jebac gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dentalplan.
Glavni Jebac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rosco Dentalplan.
Jebac throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dentalplan blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebac working hard to break the clinch.
Dentalplan tries to circle away but Jebac has him pinned against the cage.

Jebac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jebac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jebac throws a lazy head kick

and Dentalplan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jebac flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jebac punching from the bottom.

Dentalplan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jebac to stand up.
Jebac lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dentalplan circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebac stuffs the takedown attempt from Dentalplan. Dentalplan gets slowly back to his feet.
Jebac tries a head kick but it misses.
Dentalplan avoids the head kick by Jebac.

Dentalplan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jebac looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dentalplan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Dentalplan escapes and gets back to his feet.

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

Dentalplan forces Jebac back against the cage and clinches.
Jebac tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jebac is looking to break free of the clinch but Dentalplan has double underhooks.
Dentalplan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jebac blocks it with crossed arms.
Dentalplan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dentalplan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jebac pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jebac throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jebac misses with a head kick.
A combination from Dentalplan does no damage.
Dentalplan darts in trying to clinch
and Jebac counters with a head kick. That will keep Dentalplan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jebac moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dentalplan shoots in for a takedown but Jebac shows good takedown defense.
Rosco Dentalplan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jebac throws a head kick but Dentalplan moves out of range.
Glavni Jebac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jebac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rosco Dentalplan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dentalplan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosco Dentalplan!