PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafeal Djocovito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziggy Vondopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Djocovito might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rose - A Perfect Circle. Vondopolous has chosen ГРОТ - Рубежи as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Djocovito
vs
Vondopolous

185 cm
30
170 lbs
11 - 16 - 0

188 cm
25
174 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafeal Djocovito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ziggy Vondopolous!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vondopolous tries to clinch up but Djocovito circles away and keeps his distance.
Vondopolous avoids the body shot from Djocovito.
Djocovito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vondopolous walks into a left hand.
Vondopolous moves in looking to clinch but Djocovito pushes him off.

Djocovito shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vondopolous is trying to defend but Djocovito finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Djocovito wants to control but Vondopolous is keeping him busy.
Vondopolous wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vondopolous blocking the ground and pound attempt from Djocovito.
Djocovito throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vondopolous is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djocovito looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vondopolous with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Djocovito with the ground and pound but Vondopolous uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Djocovito won't allow Vondopolous to get back to his feet.
Djocovito throws a big elbow that misses.
Djocovito with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vondopolous has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Djocovito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Djocovito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vondopolous wants to sweep but no luck.
Djocovito working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous keeping moving, preventing Djocovito from controlling successfully.
Djocovito stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vondopolous swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vondopolous keeping moving, preventing Djocovito from controlling successfully.
Djocovito is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Djocovito throws a big elbow that misses.
Vondopolous tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Djocovito is fighting to break Vondopolous's control of his arms but Vondopolous is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Djocovito wants to stand but Vondopolous is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djocovito wants to control from the top but Vondopolous keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rafeal Djocovito wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Djocovito connects with a looping right hand.
Djocovito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Djocovito circles away from the clinch attempt.
Djocovito misses with a low kick.
Djocovito throws a series of strikes that have Vondopolous backpedaling.
Vondopolous wants to clinch up but Djocovito keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous is looking to clinch but Djocovito is avoiding it.
Djocovito misses with a takedown

and Vondopolous counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vondopolous passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vondopolous scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Djocovito wants to control but Vondopolous postures up.
Vondopolous moves into full mount!
Djocovito 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.
Vondopolous raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vondopolous scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Djocovito?
Vondopolous looking to control but Djocovito is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ziggy Vondopolous will probably get the nod.
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.

Vondopolous drives through and clinches with Djocovito against the cage.
Djocovito prevents the takedown attempt.

Vondopolous has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Djocovito clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Vondopolous punches Djocovito on the ear.
Djocovito is taking damage to the body and head.
Djocovito rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nice strikes from Vondopolous there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vondopolous is looking to advance position but Djocovito won't allow it.
Vondopolous works his way into full mount!
Vondopolous landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djocovito is in a horrible position here. Vondopolous smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vondopolous landing strikes from the mount and Djocovito is in trouble!
Djocovito wants to hold on but Vondopolous pushes him away.
Vondopolous landing punches.
Vondopolous scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Djocovito?
Vondopolous can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Djocovito is looking to escape.
Vondopolous might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Djocovito kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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!
Vondopolous scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Djocovito is working to get back to half guard.
Vondopolous raining down shots from the mount!
Vondopolous lands with some strikes.

Djocovito is rocked!
Djocovito is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vondopolous sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Djocovito is looking to get to half guard.
Vondopolous raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Djocovito is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Djocovito in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Djocovito regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous wants to pass the guard but Djocovito is defending well.
Djocovito wants to get back to his feet.
Djocovito seems to have got his legs back now.
Vondopolous working over Djocovito with some ground and pound. Djocovito looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Djocovito is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Djocovito has hold of Vondopolous's hands but Vondopolous slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vondopolous tries to pass the half guard into mount. Djocovito knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Djocovito tries to kick Vondopolous off but Vondopolous keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Vondopolous postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Djocovito to stand up.
Djocovito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vondopolous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Djocovito swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vondopolous clinches with his opponent.

Vondopolous has clasped his hands together around Djocovito's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vondopolous working the head with strikes.
Djocovito stops Vondopolous from passing to mount.
Djocovito is trying to buck Vondopolous off.
Vondopolous creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Vondopolous wants to lay and pray for a moment but Djocovito keeps working.
Ziggy Vondopolous has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vondopolous working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Djocovito on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Djocovito struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ziggy Vondopolous showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Vondopolous darts in and clinches Djocovito up against the cage.

Vondopolous manages to pull guard.
Vondopolous is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vondopolous thows a huge punch but Djocovito dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Djocovito manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Djocovito keeping full guard, as Vondopolous tries to pass.
Djocovito looking for a sweep. Not yet Djocovito, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondopolous must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Djocovito lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vondopolous!

Djocovito working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vondopolous avoids a series of strikes thrown by Djocovito.
Vondopolous wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Djocovito.
Poor strikes thrown by Djocovito there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Vondopolous working to try and regain half guard.
Vondopolous controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous tries to hold on but Djocovito pushes him away.
Djocovito unloads with some shots from mount but Vondopolous bucks and avoids them well.

Djocovito is working for a guillotine from mount but Vondopolous frees his head quite easily.
Djocovito working Vondopolous over with strikes here.
Djocovito looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vondopolous bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Vondopolous wants to pass the guard but Djocovito is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous passes Djocovito's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ziggy Vondopolous is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vondopolous is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Djocovito!
Djocovito is looking to get to half guard.
Vondopolous scoring with strikes but Djocovito is staying in there.
Vondopolous tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vondopolous looking to control but Djocovito is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rafeal Djocovito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous landing punches.
Vondopolous lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vondopolous has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Djocovito's face.
Djocovito squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Vondopolous dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Djocovito that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vondopolous postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Djocovito looks a forlorn figure.
Vondopolous unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Djocovito wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Vondopolous celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ziggy Vondopolous!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ziggy Vondopolous thanked CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).