PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gago Dragan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and awwwwwwww oaksok (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.

Dragan
vs
oaksok

190 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gago Dragan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, awwwwwwww oaksok!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
oaksok throws a looping overhand right but Dragan ducks down to avoid it.
oaksok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dragan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Dragan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dragan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dragan thows a huge punch but oaksok dodges it nicely.
oaksok keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
oaksok gets back to full guard.
oaksok throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dragan stops oaksok from standing up.
Dragan scoring with some ground and pound.
oaksok is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dragan is controlling him.

Dragan got a little sloppy there for a moment and oaksok has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dragan has managed to get both his arms back between oaksok's legs - danger averted.
Dragan is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. oaksok is keeping the position for now.
Dragan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dragan trying to control the position from guard on top but oaksok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
oaksok trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
oaksok looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
oaksok has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Dragan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. oaksok manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
oaksok thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragan connects with a couple of short punches.
Dragan stops oaksok from standing up.
oaksok trying to keep a closed guard but Dragan is proving a slippery customer.
oaksok wants to stand but Dragan is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dragan preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dragan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. oaksok swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Dragan gets the takedown into side control.
Dragan is working oaksok over with some ground and pound from side control.
oaksok can't do much from the bottom here.
oaksok looks gassed!
Dragan controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dragan controls the position.
Dragan wants to lay and pray for a moment but oaksok keeps working.
oaksok is looking to get back to his feet here but Dragan is keeping cool and he's managed to take oaksok's back.
oaksok wants to escape the position.
Dragan throwing damaging strikes from the back! oaksok could be in trouble here!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Dragan.
Dragan avoiding oaksok 's attempts to control his hands.
Dragan lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
oaksok is covering up but some of the strikes from Dragan are getting through and doing damage.
Dragan trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure oaksok doesn't escape.
Dragan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragan has the hooks in. oaksok is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Dragan is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at oaksok. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Will Dragan go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Dragan lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gago Dragan dominated that round.
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.

oaksok stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by oaksok or perhaps it was just good defense by Dragan which made him look bad.
oaksok shoots in for a takedown but Dragan shows good takedown defense.
Dragan shoots and misses
and oaksok counters with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from oaksok as Dragan shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gago Dragan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
oaksok fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Dragan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. oaksok manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dragan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dragan advances position into side control!
Dragan controlling the position from side mount.
Dragan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down oaksok for as long as he can get away with.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
oaksok is trying to get back to his feet.
Dragan landing strikes.
Dragan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dragan happy to just control the position for now.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gago Dragan.
Dragan blocks a head kick by oaksok.
oaksok displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dragan.
oaksok throws a head kick but Dragan moves out of range.
Dragan could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dragan shoots for a takedown but oaksok saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
oaksok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
oaksok fails with a takedown attempt.

Dragan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dragan moves nicely into side control.
Dragan is putting a hurting on oaksok here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragan controls the position from side control.
Dragan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
oaksok gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dragan prevents oaksok from standing back up.
Dragan slows the pace down in half guard.
oaksok is looking for a sweep. Dragan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
oaksok is trying to maintain the position but Dragan is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dragan content to control rather than advance.
oaksok throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
oaksok is trying to stand back up but Dragan is controlling him
Dragan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
oaksok is trying to stand back up but Dragan is controlling him
oaksok wants to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dragan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dragan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gago Dragan dominated that second round.
That's time! Dragan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dragan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and oaksok counters with a left and a right that stings Dragan.

Dragan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
oaksok wants to get back to his feet but Dragan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dragan is stalling in the full guard.
oaksok throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
oaksok being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

oaksok is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

oaksok gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dragan managing to control the position.
Gago Dragan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
oaksok tries to stand but Dragan is controlling from the bottom.

Dragan pushes oaksok off and gets back to his feet.

Dragan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dragan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dragan wants to free his trapped foot but oaksok is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dragan trying to control the pace.
oaksok looks like he's trying to stand up.
oaksok regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dragan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
oaksok looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
oaksok keeping moving, preventing Dragan from controlling successfully.
oaksok is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
oaksok tries to land a sweep but no joy.
oaksok wants to stand but Dragan is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dragan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches oaksok napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gago Dragan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
oaksok striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
oaksok is looking for a sweep.
Dragan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt oaksok will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dragan misses with the ground and pound.
Dragan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Dragan just content to control the position.
oaksok is looking for a sweep.
awwwwwwww oaksok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragan takes a little break here. oaksok wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gago Dragan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dragan, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gago Dragan!