PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragan Dragomir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jameson comes to the cage accompanied by Requiem for a dream. Dragomir has chosen Men at work - Down under as his entrance music. Billy Jameson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jameson
vs
Dragomir

195 cm
19
230 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Jameson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragan Dragomir!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragomir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jameson's waist but Jameson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dragomir off to one side.
Dragomir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Jameson with that takedown attempt.
Jameson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dragomir tries to avoid it but Jameson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dragomir to the ground. Dragomir escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dragomir moves in looking to clinch but Jameson pushes him off.
Jameson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Jameson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jameson shoots in looking for a takedown. Dragomir tries to sprawl out of it but Jameson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dragomir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dragomir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jameson tries to avoid it but Dragomir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jameson to the ground. Jameson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jameson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jameson throws a left that rocks Dragomir and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jameson dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Dragomir regain composure!

Dragomir is rocked!

It looks like Dragan Dragomir has been cut.
Dragomir is looking for a sweep.
Dragomir is still in real trouble! Can Jameson finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dragomir's legs.

Jameson tries for a kimura but Dragomir is defending well.
Dragomir seems to have recovered his senses.
Jameson staying calm.
Dragomir tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Jameson easily slips into full mount!
Dragomir is working to get back to half guard.
Dragomir is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Jameson has hold of Dragomir's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dragomir manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dragomir is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Jameson get's back to his feet.
Jameson is breathing heavily.
Dragomir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice jab there from Dragomir.
Dragomir shoots in and drives through. Jameson sprawls well.
Dragomir tries to clinch up.
Jameson fails to land the takedown.
Dragomir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragomir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jameson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dragomir tries to avoid it but Jameson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dragomir to the ground. Dragomir escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dragomir misses with a double jab.

Jameson shoots in and bounces Dragomir off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jameson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Jameson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jameson.
Jameson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dragomir is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dragomir is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jameson wants to control the pace but Dragomir is squirming around nicely.

Jameson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jameson avoids the attempt from Dragomir to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Jameson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dragan Dragomir's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dragomir shoots in for a double leg but Jameson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jameson lands a left and a right that sends Dragomir crashing to the canvas! Jameson dives into mount looking to finish!
Jameson wants to control the pace but Dragomir is squirming around nicely.
Dragomir gets back to half guard.
Jameson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dragomir knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dragomir is refusing to be controlled, as Jameson sits in half guard.
Dragomir tries to get to full guard but Jameson has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragomir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jameson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragomir can't do much from the bottom here.
Dragomir is breathing heavily.
Jameson trying to control the action but Dragomir is working from the bottom.
Dragomir really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jameson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Jameson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dragomir to his feet.
Jameson shoots in for a double leg but Dragomir sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice cross by Jameson.
Dragomir moves in looking to clinch but Jameson pushes him off.
Jameson misses with a combination

and Dragomir counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragomir happy to just control the position for now.
Jameson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dragomir is trying to stand.
Jameson wants to free his trapped foot but Dragomir is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dragomir controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragomir is trying to stand.
Dragomir is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dragomir is trying to control but can't.
Dragomir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dragomir gets back to full guard.
Dragomir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jameson's guard.
Dragomir is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragomir preventing the sweep.
Dragomir wants to stand but Jameson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dragomir looking to sit in guard and control but Jameson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dragomir lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jameson!
Dragomir is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jameson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jameson tries to hold on but Dragomir pushes him away.
Dragomir wants to control the pace but Jameson is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dragan Dragomir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dragan Dragomir's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jameson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dragomir counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dragomir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jameson closes the distance and clinches up with Dragomir, looking for a takedown. Jameson pushes Dragomir against the cage but Dragomir circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dragomir connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Dragomir looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jameson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dragomir manages to get himself to full guard.
Jameson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dragomir controlling the position.
Dragomir is trying to hold Jameson in close to prevent damage but Jameson has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jameson seems to be looking for submissions.
Dragomir is refusing to be controlled, as Jameson sits in half guard.
Jameson trying to mount his opponent but Dragomir defends it.
Jameson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jameson trying to control from half guard but Dragomir is working away.
Jameson controlling the action here.
Jameson stops Dragomir from getting back to his feet.

That's two 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jameson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dragomir as he avoids it easily.
Jameson looks to land a combination. Dragomir sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jameson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dragomir's waist but Dragomir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jameson off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Jameson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jameson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jameson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Dragomir counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dragomir stopping the sweep attempt from Jameson.
Jameson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dragomir manages to get himself to full guard.
Dragomir keeping full guard, as Jameson tries to pass.

Jameson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jameson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jameson stands and steps away. Dragomir gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice takedown defense from Dragomir. No joy for Jameson on that attempt.
Dragomir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dragomir stuffs the takedown.
Jameson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dragomir counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dragomir throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jameson shoots in but no luck this time.
Dragomir throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jameson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jameson drops Dragomir with a naaaaasty hook - Dragomir is in real trouble here! Jameson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Jameson!