PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Disisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominic Disisto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Margera
vs
Disisto

190 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
22
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 New York, Bam Margera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Disisto!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera throws a right hand that Disisto ducks under and follows up with a left that Disisto also avoids with ease.
Margera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Margera fails to land with a series of punches.
Margera misses with a series of wild punches.
Margera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bam Margera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Disisto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Disisto showed some decent athleticism there.
Margera is trying to stand.
Margera could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Disisto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Margera with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Disisto wants to pass the guard but Margera is defending well.
Disisto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Margera with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Disisto there.
Disisto slips a nice elbow through Margera's hands, connecting with Margera's forehead.
Disisto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Disisto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Margera kicks off Disisto and gets to his feet.
Disisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Margera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Margera tries to bum rush Disisto with a series of wild strikes but Disisto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera swinging wilding here.
Margera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Margera is breathing heavily.

Disisto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Disisto lands some shots froms side control.
Margera wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Disisto working the head with strikes.
Disisto lands a nice forearm strike.

Disisto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Margera wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Margera on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disisto wants to control but Margera is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Disisto's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Margera takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Disisto working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Disisto lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Margera down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Disisto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Disisto working the ground and pound from side control.
Margera pushes Disisto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Disisto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Disisto scores with punches from side control.
Disisto connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Margera some visible discomfort.

Disisto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Disisto creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disisto cracks Margera with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Disisto tries for a kimura but Margera is defending well.
Disisto trying to control the position but Margera is working away.
Margera wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Disisto working the ground and pound.
Disisto landing strikes.
Disisto cracks Margera with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Disisto in side control lands a decent elbow.
An elbow from Disisto crashes against the mat.
Disisto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Margera swats away the attempt to clinch by Disisto.
Margera throws a right and a left that Disisto avoids nicely.
Margera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Disisto circles away quickly and effectively.

Disisto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Disisto working Margera over with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Disisto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Margera is looking to get back to is feet but Disisto passes into side control.
Margera is looking to get back to his feet here but Disisto is keeping cool and he's managed to take Margera's back.
Disisto lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Disisto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Margera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Disisto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Margera paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Disisto shoots in and bounces Margera off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Margera is looking to stand up but Disisto isn't so interested in that idea.
Disisto landing with the ground and pound.
Disisto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Disisto advances to half guard.
Margera is trying to stand up here but Disisto is controlling him well.
Margera is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Disisto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Disisto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Disisto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Disisto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Margera is staying active underneath Disisto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Margera is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Disisto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Disisto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Disisto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Disisto lands strikes from half guard.
Disisto prevents Margera from standing back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Disisto throws a series of punches but Margera avoids them all with ease.
Disisto tries a head kick but it misses.
Margera misses with a double jab

and Disisto counters with a takedown into side control.
Margera is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Disisto asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disisto trying to control the action but Margera is working from the bottom.

Disisto decides to stand back up.
Margera misses with a combination
and Disisto counters with a left and a right that stings Margera.
Margera throws a combination that misses

and Disisto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Margera's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Margera has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Disisto off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Disisto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Disisto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Disisto 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.
Disisto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera keeping moving, preventing Disisto from controlling successfully.
Disisto prevents Margera from getting back to his feet.
Disisto with a nice head shot there.
Disisto with a nice head shot there.
Margera wants to get back to his feet but Disisto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Disisto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Margera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Disisto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Margera misses with a combination
and Disisto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four 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.
Disisto thuds a left hand into Margera's body.

Disisto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Margera is pushing Disisto's head away, looking to escape. Disisto manages to hold on to the position though.
Disisto is working Margera over with some ground and pound from side control.
Margera tries to escape but Disisto is in control.
Margera tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Disisto lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Disisto.
Dominic Disisto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Margera is trying to stand back up.
Disisto lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Margera won't enjoy being in this position. Disisto looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Margera is tapping - it's over boys! Disisto picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dominic Disisto!