DFC FIght Night 43 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Doestevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doestevsky has chosen New Divide as his entrance music. Arthur Pogi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Samuel Doestevsky's chin.

Pogi
vs
Doestevsky

185 cm
21
203 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
28
204 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arthur Pogi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samuel Doestevsky!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doestevsky throws a right hand that Pogi ducks under and follows up with a left that Pogi also avoids with ease.
Doestevsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Samuel Doestevsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doestevsky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pogi looks to throw the jab but Doestevsky is out of range.
Doestevsky throws a head kick but Pogi moves out of range.
Doestevsky's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Doestevsky duly obliges.
Pogi checks a leg kick.
Pogi slips a jab and a cross from Doestevsky.
A big right from Doestevsky misses.
Doestevsky throws a head kick but Pogi moves out of range.

Pogi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Doestevsky napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Doestevsky is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pogi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee asks Pogi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pogi prefers to stall for the moment though.
Doestevsky on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Doestevsky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pogi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doestevsky wants to get back to his feet but Pogi drags him back down.
Pogi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Doestevsky some visible discomfort.
Pogi landing strikes.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pogi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Pogi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Doestevsky seems a little lost for a moment, as Pogi dominates the positioning.
Pogi trying to control the action but Doestevsky is working from the bottom.
Doestevsky wants to get back to his feet.
Pogi working the ground and pound from side control.

Doestevsky is rocked!
Pogi lands a strong strike to the head of Doestevsky. That's dazed him! Pogi looking to finish here. Doestevsky is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Pogi lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Pogi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hamid Zaferani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Highwind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Zaferani
vs
Highwind

170 cm
22
145 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

176 cm
21
145 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hamid Zaferani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kain Highwind!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaferani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaferani takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Highwind bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zaferani's head backwards.
A slow jab from Zaferani misses its intended target.
Highwind throws a chopping leg kick but Zaferani manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zaferani digs a good body shot into Highwind's ribs.
The fighters circling - Zaferani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaferani lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Highwind throws a looping overhand right but Zaferani ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaferani misses the target.
Hamid Zaferani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaferani lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Highwind is rocked!

It looks like Kain Highwind has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Highwind misses with a head kick.
Highwind is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaferani finish him?
Zaferani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Highwind sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaferani tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaferani throws a hook but Highwind avoids it easily.
Zaferani scores with a kick to the body.
Highwind blocks a head kick by Zaferani.
Zaferani scores with a nice head shot.
A punch combination from Zaferani misses.
Zaferani cracks Highwind with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Highwind tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Zaferani pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Highwind is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamid Zaferani!
Hamid Zaferani decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.