PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Dragotinovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Jarden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Born To Be Wild. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dragotinovic
vs
Philip Jarden

188 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 St Petersburg, Yuri Dragotinovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Philip Jarden!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dragotinovic throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jarden tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dragotinovic is in Jarden's guard.
Jarden looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dragotinovic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dragotinovic being controlled here momentarily.
Dragotinovic 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.
Dragotinovic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jarden for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dragotinovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jarden as he jumps to the side.
Dragotinovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Jarden.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dragotinovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jarden looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jarden is trying to buck Dragotinovic off.
Dragotinovic content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dragotinovic in side control, throwing shots but Jarden defends.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yuri Dragotinovic has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Dragotinovic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dragotinovic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dragotinovic slips a nice elbow through Jarden's hands, connecting with Jarden's forehead.
Still in half guard, Dragotinovic seems content to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dragotinovic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Yuri Dragotinovic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Dragotinovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dragotinovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jarden trying to hold on to Dragotinovic's head to control him but Dragotinovic postures up.
Dragotinovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jarden's head.
Dragotinovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jarden defending well though.
Dragotinovic passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragotinovic scoring with strikes but Jarden is staying in there.
Dragotinovic controlling the pace for now.
Jarden is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dragotinovic controlling from mount.
BOOM! Dragotinovic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dragotinovic content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Dragotinovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dragotinovic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jarden is trying to defend but Dragotinovic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dragotinovic frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dragotinovic controlling from mount.
The referee warns Jarden that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dragotinovic controlling the position easily from mount.
Jarden is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarden can't escape the position.
Yuri Dragotinovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dragotinovic controlling from the full mount.
Dragotinovic landing punches.
Dragotinovic controlling his opponent.
Dragotinovic with shots to the head and body - Jarden looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dragotinovic landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Dragotinovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragotinovic controlling the pace for now.
Dragotinovic lands with some strikes.
Dragotinovic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dragotinovic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jarden hang on?
Dragotinovic controlling the pace for now.
Dragotinovic landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragotinovic controlling from the full mount.
Jarden is in a horrible position here. Dragotinovic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dragotinovic with shots to the head and body - Jarden looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dragotinovic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dragotinovic content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragotinovic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dragotinovic landing strikes from the mount and Jarden is in trouble!
Dragotinovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dragotinovic unloading with bombs!
Dragotinovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jarden wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Dragotinovic dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dragotinovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dragotinovic controlling from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dragotinovic pushing down on Jarden's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dragotinovic controlling the pace.
Dragotinovic trying to pass the guard but Jarden defending well.
Jarden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragotinovic content to control rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Yuri Dragotinovic just wasn't active enough.
Dragotinovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dragotinovic fails with the takedown.

Dragotinovic throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jarden tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dragotinovic is in Jarden's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarden wants to sweep here but Dragotinovic controlling him for the moment.
Dragotinovic passes into half guard.
Dragotinovic slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Dragotinovic is working for a submission of some sort.
Dragotinovic not doing much here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Yuri Dragotinovic wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dragotinovic closes the distance and clinches up with Jarden, looking for a takedown. Dragotinovic pushes Jarden against the cage but Jarden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Dragotinovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dragotinovic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jarden is trying to stand.
Dragotinovic sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragotinovic stops Jarden from getting back to his feet.
Dragotinovic controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Yuri Dragotinovic wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jarden stuffs the takedown.

Dragotinovic shoots in and gets a takedown into Jarden's guard.
Dragotinovic won't allow Jarden to get back to his feet.
Philip Jarden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuri Dragotinovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Dragotinovic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jarden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dragotinovic has managed to get both his arms back between Jarden's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Dragotinovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dragotinovic, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Dragotinovic!