PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafeal Djocovito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Djocovito has chosen Rose - A Perfect Circle as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hume
vs
Djocovito

200 cm
36
168 lbs
20 - 21 - 0

185 cm
35
155 lbs
15 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Hume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafeal Djocovito!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume throws a head kick but Djocovito moves out of range.
Hume jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hume throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hume throws a head kick but Djocovito moves out of range.
Djocovito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Djocovito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hume moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hume tries to clinch but Djocovito is having none of it.
Hume dodges the punch combination from Djocovito.

Djocovito gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Djocovito looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hume stays in close to Djocovito's body and controls the position.
Hume postures up in Djocovito's guard and throws a big left but Djocovito blocks it.
Hume lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hume throws a strike but Djocovito rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djocovito wants to stand but Hume is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hume preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Djocovito throwing strikes but missing.
Djocovito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Djocovito wants to control from the top but Hume keeps moving.
Hume on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hume tries to get out of the position.
Hume preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hume really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Djocovito missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hume is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hume looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Djocovito missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Djocovito throwing strikes from guard but Hume blocks nicely.
Hume is adopting a defensive guard.
Djocovito wants to control from the top but Hume keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Djocovito throws a front kick aimed at Hume's knee but Hume avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hume. Djocovito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Djocovito looks to score with a jab to the body but Hume is just out of range.
Hume throws a leg kick
and Djocovito counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djocovito fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Djocovito tries to bum rush Hume with a series of wild strikes but Hume uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hume throws a head kick that Djocovito semi-blocks.
Hume misses with a head kick.
Hume throws a head kick that misses.
Hume moves out of range of the leg kick from Djocovito.
Djocovito keeps the fight on the outside.
Hume misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hume throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hume lands a body shot.
Hume thows a body shot but no joy.
Djocovito throws a jab when Hume was well out of range.
Hume throws a sloppy head kick and Djocovito moves out of range easily.

Djocovito looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hume preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djocovito content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hume is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Djocovito is trying to maintain the position but Hume is very close to passing his half guard.
Hume is trying to control. Djocovito wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Djocovito trying to get back to full guard but Hume takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hume takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Djocovito tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hume will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hume working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Desmond Hume will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hume keeps Djocovito at a distance using the push kick.
Hume throws a leg kick which misses Djocovito's front leg but catches the back leg as Djocovito tries to avoid it.
Djocovito throws the kick towards the body but Hume avoids it.
Djocovito shoots in for a takedown but Hume shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Djocovito circles away from the clinch attempt.
Djocovito avoids a kick to the body.
Hume scores with a shot to the body.
Hume connects with a body shot.
Hume moves in looking to clinch but Djocovito pushes him off.
Hume slips a jab from Djocovito.
Hume connects with a high kick.
Hume stuffs the takedown.
Djocovito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hume throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hume lands a leg kick that knocks Djocovito off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Djocovito swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hume connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Hume. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hume.
Djocovito walks into a stiff left hand from Hume.
Djocovito looks to throw the jab but Hume is out of range.
Hume throws a sloppy head kick and Djocovito moves out of range easily.
Hume misses with a head kick.
Djocovito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Djocovito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hume sizes up Djocovito with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Djocovito has a takedown stuffed.
Desmond Hume has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafeal Djocovito.
Hume misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Desmond Hume seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hume misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hume scores with a jab to the head.
Hume is looking to clinch but Djocovito is avoiding it.
Djocovito looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hume misses with the body kick
and Djocovito counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hume moves out of range of the body kick.
Hume is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hume throws a chopping leg kick but Djocovito manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hume thumps Djocovito with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hume is looking to clinch.
Hume throws a nice outside leg kick.
Djocovito throws a right and a left that Hume avoids nicely.
Djocovito misses with a wild combination.
Hume is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hume, right into the meat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Djocovito darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hume tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume throws a leg kick which misses Djocovito's front leg but catches the back leg as Djocovito tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Hume misses.
Desmond Hume is winning the standup battle so far.
Djocovito looks to land a right hand but Hume moved out of range.
Hume lands with a slapping head kick.
Hume fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hume throws a sloppy head kick and Djocovito moves out of range easily.
Hume throws a head kick that misses.
Hume lands the left hand.
Djocovito throws a right hand that Hume ducks under and follows up with a left that Hume also avoids with ease.
Djocovito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Djocovito lands a head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Hume.
Djocovito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Djocovito doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume lands with a kick to the temple. Djocovito shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hume keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hume throws a sloppy head kick
and Djocovito counters with a left to the body.
Djocovito goes for a double leg but Hume avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hume continues to drive forward.
Hume throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Djocovito blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hume prevents a takedown attempt there.

Hume manages to pull guard.
Hume avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hume looking to hit a scissor sweep but Djocovito is one step ahead there.
Hume trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Hume dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Hume uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Djocovito.
Djocovito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Djocovito pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hume dodges the punch combination from Djocovito.
Hume throws a head kick that half lands.
Hume throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hume throws a sloppy head kick and Djocovito moves out of range easily.
Djocovito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Djocovito misses with a takedown attempt - Hume sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hume tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Djocovito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Djocovito takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume is looking to land body kicks.
Hume throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Djocovito misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Djocovito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hume doesn't seem phased though.

Hume gets caught napping as Djocovito dives in and scores a takedown. Hume manages to retain guard.
Djocovito is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hume keeping moving, preventing Djocovito from controlling successfully.
Djocovito looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Djocovito wants to get up but he can't break Hume's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hume keeping moving, preventing Djocovito from controlling successfully.
Hume keeping full guard, as Djocovito tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rafeal Djocovito.
Hume throws a quick inside leg kick.
Djocovito is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hume rather than just go for the knockout.
Djocovito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hume.
Djocovito blocks a head kick by Hume.

Djocovito manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hume on his heels. He'll look to pass Hume's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Djocovito wants to control from the top but Hume keeps moving.
Djocovito throwing strikes but missing.
Hume is trying to keep Djocovito in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djocovito scoring with punches to the head and body.
Djocovito with a flurry of punches that miss.
Djocovito trying to control but Hume is working from the bottom.
Djocovito postures up in Hume's guard and throws a big left but Hume blocks it.
Djocovito postures up in Hume's guard and throws a big left but Hume blocks it.
Hume wants to stand but Djocovito is controlling the position.
Djocovito is pushing down on Hume's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hume is fighting to maintain full guard but Djocovito has managed to sneak the leg through.
Djocovito is trying to control the action in half guard but Hume is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hume won't allow Djocovito to pass to mount.
Rafeal Djocovito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hume manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Djocovito preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Djocovito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Djocovito has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hume tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Djocovito content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hume has control of Djocovito's left arm, preventing Djocovito from doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fighters are working up against the cage. Hume manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Hume tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Djocovito fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Djocovito is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hume is defending well.
Desmond Hume is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Desmond Hume has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafeal Djocovito.
Djocovito wants to take the fight to the mat but Hume manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafeal Djocovito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hume has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Hume!
Desmond Hume was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.