PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luka Jagatic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragos Podgaetschii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luka Jagatic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dragos Podgaetschii's chin.

Jagatic
vs
Podgaetschii

180 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

225 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Jagatic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dragos Podgaetschii!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Podgaetschii.
Jagatic looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Podgaetschii shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jagatic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jagatic has momentary wrist control but Podgaetschii slips an elbow through the middle.
Podgaetschii scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Podgaetschii controls from within his opponent's guard.
Podgaetschii is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Podgaetschii postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Podgaetschii working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jagatic's head.
Podgaetschii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Podgaetschii working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Jagatic has his foot on Podgaetschii's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Podgaetschii works his way back into a safe position though.
Podgaetschii slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Podgaetschii keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jagatic's head.

Podgaetschii gets to his feet. Jagatic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Podgaetschii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Podgaetschii fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jagatic to the ground. Podgaetschii is now in Jagatic's guard.
Podgaetschii is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Podgaetschii with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Podgaetschii is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Podgaetschii's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Podgaetschii chips away with some ground and pound.
Podgaetschii is working Jagatic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jagatic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Podgaetschii controls the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Podgaetschii's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Podgaetschii lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Podgaetschii 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.

Podgaetschii gets to his feet. Jagatic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podgaetschii misses with a wild combination.

Podgaetschii moves into range and clinches up with Jagatic.

Jagatic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Podgaetschii clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Jagatic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jagatic is trying to pull guard but Podgaetschii has him pressed against the cage.

Podgaetschii lands a takedown into guard.

Podgaetschii stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Podgaetschii drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Podgaetschii forces his way into half guard.

Podgaetschii is working for a submission of some sort.
Podgaetschii scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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.
Podgaetschii drops an elbow to the side of Jagatic's head.
Podgaetschii moves nicely into side control.
Jagatic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Podgaetschii connects with a decent elbow.
Podgaetschii scoring with punches and elbows.
Podgaetschii working the head and body with strikes.
Podgaetschii landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Podgaetschii is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Podgaetschii advances to full mount.
Podgaetschii scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jagatic?
Jagatic is in a horrible position here. Podgaetschii smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Podgaetschii controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Podgaetschii connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Podgaetschii lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Podgaetschii connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Podgaetschii looking to finish Jagatic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jagatic!
Podgaetschii trying to control but Jagatic is having none of it.
Podgaetschii has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jagatic's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Podgaetschii connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Podgaetschii controlling his opponent.
Podgaetschii lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dragos Podgaetschii dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Podgaetschii throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jagatic was covering up waiting for the punch and Podgaetschii finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Podgaetschii gets to his feet - Jagatic follows without any prompting.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Podgaetschii shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jagatic's guard.
Jagatic being controlled here, momentarily.
Podgaetschii postures up and lands a big shot to Jagatic's brow.
Podgaetschii is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Podgaetschii connects with a couple of short punches.
Jagatic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jagatic tries to get out of the position.
Podgaetschii is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Podgaetschii cracks Jagatic with a solid left hand.
Dragos Podgaetschii has got the better of the ground game so far.
Podgaetschii distracts Jagatic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jagatic is looking for a triangle but Podgaetschii pushes his legs off easily.
Podgaetschii lands a couple of digs.

Podgaetschii drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Podgaetschii jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Podgaetschii pushes down on Jagatic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Podgaetschii seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Podgaetschii lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Podgaetschii controlling the action here.
Podgaetschii passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Jagatic really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Podgaetschii lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Podgaetschii landing punches.
Jagatic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Podgaetschii on the ground.
Podgaetschii connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jagatic taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Podgaetschii cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Podgaetschii controlling from mount.
Jagatic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jagatic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jagatic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Podgaetschii putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Podgaetschii scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Podgaetschii has control of Jagatic's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jagatic regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Podgaetschii lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podgaetschii unloading with bombs!
Podgaetschii scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jagatic?
Podgaetschii postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jagatic looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Podgaetschii connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Podgaetschii sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Podgaetschii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Podgaetschii working for a submission but Jagatic is keeping him at bay.
Podgaetschii punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Podgaetschii scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jagatic?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podgaetschii content just to control the position here.
Podgaetschii postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jagatic looks a forlorn figure.
Podgaetschii landing punches.
Podgaetschii lands with some strikes.
Podgaetschii with shots to the head and body - Jagatic looks very uncomfortable down there.

Podgaetschii is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Podgaetschii!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dragos Podgaetschii!