PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duri Dominion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chaves Mariatte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaves Mariatte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dominion
vs
Mariatte

185 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
21
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duri Dominion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chaves Mariatte!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Mariatte or perhaps it was just good defense by Dominion which made him look bad.
Dominion tries to clinch but Mariatte moves out of range.

Mariatte scores with a takedown into Dominion's guard.
Mariatte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dominion wants to sweep but no luck.
Dominion managing to control the position.
Mariatte trying to control but Dominion is working from the bottom.
Mariatte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dominion not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mariatte showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mariatte trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominion has Mariatte pulled in close to control his posture.
Mariatte trying to control the position from guard on top but Dominion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mariatte 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.
Mariatte makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mariatte wanted to stand there but Dominion had control of the position.
Mariatte scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mariatte stopping the sweep attempt from Dominion.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominion is trying to control the position but Mariatte postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mariatte wants to control from the top but Dominion keeps moving.
Dominion is breathing heavily.
Mariatte won't allow Dominion to sweep him here.
Dominion doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dominion shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mariatte but Mariatte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mariatte lands a high kick!

It looks like Duri Dominion has been cut.
Dominion shoots in for a takedown but Mariatte shows good takedown defense.
Dominion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominion with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mariatte counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Dominion is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duri Dominion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mariatte wants to control from the top but Dominion keeps moving.
Oh Dominion is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mariatte lands a couple of elbows.
Dominion seems to have got his legs back now.
Mariatte wants to control from the top but Dominion keeps moving.
Mariatte is pushing down on Dominion's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dominion is fighting to maintain full guard but Mariatte has managed to sneak the leg through.

Mariatte seems to be looking for submissions.
Dominion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mariatte.
Mariatte not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mariatte takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominion is trying to stand.
Dominion wants to get back to full guard but Mariatte has passed into side control.
Mariatte controlling from the full mount.
Dominion is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dominion keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chaves Mariatte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duri Dominion's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Dominion. No joy for Mariatte on that attempt.

Dominion shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dominion showed some decent athleticism there.
Mariatte regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dominion tries to free his leg and advance position but Mariatte is retaining full guard.
Mariatte throws a couple of heel strikes.
Mariatte doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mariatte is trying to keep Dominion in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dominion looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariatte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mariatte will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Mariatte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mariatte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mariatte keeping full guard, as Dominion tries to pass.
Mariatte trying to keep a closed guard but Dominion is proving a slippery customer.
Mariatte keeping moving, preventing Dominion from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mariatte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dominion trying to control the position from guard on top but Mariatte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dominion works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mariatte throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mariatte fails with the takedown

and Dominion counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dominion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mariatte is trying to keep Dominion in close.
Dominion trying to control but Mariatte is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominion tries to free his leg and advance position but Mariatte is retaining full guard.
Mariatte manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dominion manages to get himself to full guard.
Dominion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dominion manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mariatte is squirming around, avoiding Dominion's attempts to control the action.
Mariatte is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dominion in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dominion trying to control but Mariatte is having none of it.
Mariatte swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mariatte tries to hold on but Dominion postures up.
Mariatte is mounted but he's throwing punches.
Dominion postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mariatte looks a forlorn figure.
Dominion tries to control but Mariatte wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duri Dominion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Duri Dominion's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mariatte drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mariatte looking to pass the guard.

Dominion has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mariatte off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Mariatte shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dominion's guard.
Mariatte stands and throws Dominion's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mariatte throws an elbow but Dominion slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dominion tries to buck Mariatte off but Mariatte is having none of it.
Dominion is trying to control Mariatte's posture but Mariatte avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariatte scoring with punches from side control.
Dominion manages to get back to half guard.
Dominion is looking to control Mariatte's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dominion avoid being mounted?
Mariatte missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Dominion makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Chaves Mariatte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mariatte changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dominion tries to avoid it but Mariatte manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dominion to the ground. Dominion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Mariatte gets the takedown into side control.
Mariatte in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Dominion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mariatte misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dominion knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mariatte on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mariatte trying to control the position but Dominion is working away.
Dominion struggling a bit here.
Dominion takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dominion is trying to control Mariatte's posture but Mariatte avoids it.

Mariatte thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Mariatte decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mariatte with a poor takedown

and Dominion counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mariatte's guard now.
Dominion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dominion trying to control but Mariatte is working from the bottom.
Chaves Mariatte has got the better of the ground game so far.

Dominion decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mariatte, up you get!
Mariatte fails with the takedown
and Dominion counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mariatte's knee momentarily.
Duri Dominion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaves Mariatte.
Dominion tries to clinch

and Mariatte counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mariatte advances to full mount.
Dominion is looking to get to half guard.
Dominion tries to lock up and control but Mariatte gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dominion on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dominion tries to get out of the position.
Dominion is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dominion taking shots to the head.
Dominion wants to control but Mariatte is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dominion is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Dominion tries to lock up and control but Mariatte gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chaves Mariatte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mariatte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chaves Mariatte!