PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jozef Rakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jojo Asce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jojo Asce has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jozef Rakic's chin.

Rakic
vs
Asce

200 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

LOD: Affordable Quality

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jozef Rakic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jojo Asce!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asce cracks Rakic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Asce lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asce scoring well with a low kick there.
Rakic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rakic cracks Asce with an open hand slap.

It looks like Jojo Asce has been cut.
Rakic circles away from the clinch attempt

and Rakic counters with a left and a right that hurts Asce! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Rakic jumps into full mount!

Asce is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rakic wants to control the pace but Asce is squirming around nicely.
Asce trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asce tries to lock up and control but Rakic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rakic trying to control but Asce is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asce is trying to escape the mount.
Asce manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Asce, under a barage of strikes from Rakic.
Rakic wants to stand up but Asce has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Asce keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakic is looking to take a break and control but Asce is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Jozef Rakic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Asce thows a body kick. Rakic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rakic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Asce finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rakic throws a right and a left that Asce avoids nicely.
Asce lands a head kick!
Rakic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Asce counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rakic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rakic drops Asce with a left and a right! Oh, Asce is hurt - Rakic dives into side control looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asce is trying to get back to his feet.
Asce is trying to improve his position.
Rakic wants to stand but Asce has his arm trapped.
Asce is trying to buck Rakic off.
We've been informed that Asce has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asce parries the strikes from Rakic easily there. Rakic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Asce to escape.
Asce is trying to control Rakic's posture but Rakic avoids it.
Asce is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asce is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rakic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jozef Rakic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jojo Asce's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rakic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Asce counters with a head kick. That will keep Rakic thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rakic cracks Asce with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rakic swinging wildly here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Asce. That's going to slow Rakic down.
Rakic is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jozef Rakic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Asce coming out on top.
Asce pushes Rakic away with a front kick.
Rakic avoids the body shot from Asce.
Rakic blocks a head kick by Asce.
Sloppy strikes from Rakic. Those never looked like landing.
Rakic misses with the combination.
Asce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rakic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Asce has time to react.

That has opened up Jojo Asce's cut even more.
Jozef Rakic is winning the standup battle so far.
Rakic throws a series of punches but Asce avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rakic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rakic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rakic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rakic misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Rakic. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot by Asce.
Rakic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

The cut above Jojo Asce's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rakic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asce tries to clinch but Rakic is having none of it.
Asce tries to clinch up but Rakic circles away and keeps his distance.
Rakic swats away the attempt to clinch by Asce.
Rakic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Asce. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rakic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asce scores with a head kick. Rakic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Asce lands a head kick!
Rakic misses with a two punch combination.
Jozef Rakic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rakic throws the left hand but Asce avoids the punch easily.
Rakic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Asce.
Rakic misses with the combination.
Asce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakic throws a series of punches but Asce avoids them all with ease.
Asce throws a head kick but Rakic moves out of range.
Rakic works over Asce's head and body with a nice combination.
Asce lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Asce lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Asce.
Asce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rakic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rakic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rakic lands a jab-cross combination.

Jojo Asce's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jojo Asce's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jozef Rakic!