PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vedin Sirovica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirovica has chosen last mohacian as his entrance music. Jim Dash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dash
vs
Sirovica

182 cm
23
205 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

191 cm
26
212 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Behold The Beast
Behold The Beast

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Dash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vedin Sirovica!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dash looks to land a combination. Sirovica sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sirovica.
Dash swinging wildly here.
Dash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dash fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sirovica checks it well.
Dash fails to land the takedown.
Sirovica misses with a hook. Dash ducked under it nicely.
Dash tries to clinch but Sirovica is having none of it.
Sirovica stuffs the takedown.
Dash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sirovica swats away the attempt to clinch by Dash.
Dash looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sirovica is fending him off so far but Dash persists. Nope, Sirovica circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Dash. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica thuds his right hand into Dash's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sirovica looks to land a left hand but Dash moved out of range nicely.
Dash misses with a series of wild punches.
Dash moves out of range of the strikes.
Sirovica leaves Dash with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dash will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dash does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sirovica missing with a left hand there. Dash was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dash misses with the combination.
Dash takes a swing at Sirovica's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sirovica moves out of range as Dash strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dash thumps Sirovica with a low kick.
Dash tries to bum rush Sirovica with a series of wild strikes but Sirovica uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dash does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dash fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dash moves in looking to clinch but Sirovica pushes him off.
Dash misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dash is looking to clinch.
Dash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sirovica keeps the fight on the outside.
Sirovica misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dash misses with a wild combination.
Jim Dash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dash throws a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sirovica checks a leg kick.
Dash throws out a leg kick but Sirovica moves out of range and Dash only half commits.
Dash moves out of range as Sirovica strikes.
Sirovica throws a hook but Dash avoids it easily.
Dash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dash shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dash misses with a wild combination.
Sirovica has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sirovica misses with a hook.
Dash throws a leg kick but Sirovica checks it.

That's four 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.
Dash blocks a jab.
Dash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sirovica swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dash throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dash misses with a wild body shot.
Sirovica circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sirovica circles away quickly and effectively.
Dash swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dash shoots in looking for a takedown. Sirovica tries to sprawl out of it but Dash keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sirovica manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good work by Sirovica as he checks the leg kick.
Dash throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vedin Sirovica will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sirovica staying out of range there.
Sirovica bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sirovica blocks a leg kick.
Sirovica misses with a body shot.
Dash throws a low kick but Sirovica avoids it.
Sirovica misses with a straight right.
Dash looks to land a combination but Sirovica avoids it well.
Dash fails to land with a series of punches.
Dash throws out a leg kick but Sirovica moves out of range and Dash only half commits.
Jim Dash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sirovica loads up on a big right hand but Dash slips the punch.
Dash misses with a double jab.
Dash misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dash tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sirovica sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dash somewhat.
Dash misses with a few strikes there.
Dash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sirovica.
Dash fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Sirovica. No joy for Dash on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Dash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dash throws a leg kick but Sirovica sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dash misses with a few strikes there.
Dash moves in looking to clinch but Sirovica pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sirovica wants it to stay on the feet.
Dash throws a nice looking combination but Sirovica bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vedin Sirovica is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sirovica throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dash on the side of the head.
Dash throws a low kick, looking for Sirovica's leg but Sirovica calmly moves out of range.
Dash is looking to clinch but Sirovica is avoiding it.
Nice straight punches there by Dash. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dash.
Dash moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Sirovica as he connects with a hook.
Dash takes a swing at Sirovica's ribcage but misses.
Sirovica lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dash tries to clinch but Sirovica is having none of it.
Dash throws a nice looking combination but Sirovica bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sirovica throws out the jab.
Sirovica lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dash throws a front kick aimed at Sirovica's knee but Sirovica avoids it well.
Dash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sirovica pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dash misses with a wild combination.
Dash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Dash.
Dash shoots for a double leg takedown but Sirovica sprawls well. He's pushed Dash's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sirovica misses with a hook. Dash ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dash tries to clinch but Sirovica is having none of it.
Dash swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sirovica cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sirovica misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dash.
Dash closes the distance but Sirovica moves to the side
and Sirovica counters with a nice uppercut.
Sirovica throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vedin Sirovica seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dash will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sirovica counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dash looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sirovica lands a head kick. Dash smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sirovica slips under a jab from Dash.
Sirovica checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sirovica might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A punch combination from Dash misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vedin Sirovica showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dash's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dash works over Sirovica's head and body with a nice combination.
Dash swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sirovica counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dash lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sirovica at a distance.
Dash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sirovica connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dash closes the distance but Sirovica moves to the side
and Sirovica counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sirovica misses the jab.
Sirovica avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sirovica has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dash finds it's way round the side to connect with Sirovica's head.
Sirovica looks to throw the jab but Dash is out of range.
Dash fails with the takedown
and Sirovica counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dash lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dash clinches but Sirovica breaks the clinch
and Sirovica counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Sirovica.
Dash tries to clinch but Sirovica moves away
and Sirovica cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dash misses with a combination
and Sirovica counters with a nice leg kick.
Dash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dash throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sirovica counters with a straight right hand.
Dash tries to clinch up
and Sirovica counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Dash is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sirovica ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dash missing with a left hand there. Sirovica was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dash wants to clinch up but Sirovica keeps it at a distance.
Dash tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sirovica counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Dash is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dash. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dash swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sirovica counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dash seems to have got his legs back now.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dash might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donk. Sirovica catches Dash right on the button with a cross.
Dash walks straight into a right hand from Sirovica - that's dropped him! Sirovica jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Dash from any more punishment! Dash complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vedin Sirovica!