PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aussie Victory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Youri Djorkaeff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aussie Victory looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Victory
vs
Djorkaeff

185 cm
27
202 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aussie Victory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Youri Djorkaeff!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victory throws a head kick that misses.
Victory cracks Djorkaeff with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Victory lands a head kick. Djorkaeff smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Victory misses with a double jab.
Victory throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Victory connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Victory getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Victory lands a jab.
Djorkaeff looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Victory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Djorkaeff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Victory sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Victory scores with a nice strike.

Djorkaeff looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Djorkaeff is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Victory has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djorkaeff wants to pass the guard but Victory is defending well.
Djorkaeff is looking to take a break and control but Victory is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Djorkaeff working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Victory's thigh. Victory counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Victory wants to sweep here but Djorkaeff controlling him for the moment.

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.

Victory throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Djorkaeff tries to free his leg and advance position but Victory is retaining full guard.
Victory looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Victory looking for a guillotine here but Djorkaeff defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victory is breathing heavily.
Djorkaeff trying to control the position from guard on top but Victory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djorkaeff tries to free his leg and advance position but Victory is retaining full guard.
Djorkaeff trying to stand up but can't free himself from Victory's guard.
Victory manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Djorkaeff manages to get himself to full guard.
Victory in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Victory gets to his feet. Djorkaeff looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Djorkaeff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Victory.

Victory feints and as Djorkaeff raises his hands in defense, Victory changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Victory in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Victory working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Victory working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Djorkaeff looking to control.
Djorkaeff wants to stand and escape but Victory is having none of it.
Victory throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Victory is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Victory pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Djorkaeff is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aussie Victory dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Djorkaeff misses with a wild body shot.
Victory looks to land a combination. Djorkaeff sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Victory throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Victory looks to land a left hand but Djorkaeff moved out of range nicely.
Victory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Djorkaeff.
Victory bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aussie Victory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Victory plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Djorkaeff shoots and misses

and Victory decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Djorkaeff's guard.
Victory stands and throws Djorkaeff's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Victory working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djorkaeff tries to buck Victory off but Victory is having none of it.

Victory decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Djorkaeff with a poor takedown
and Victory counters with a two punch combo.
Victory connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Djorkaeff throws a sloppy head kick and Victory moves out of range easily.
Djorkaeff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Victory throws a head kick that Djorkaeff semi-blocks.
Victory dips to his left and cracks Djorkaeff with an uppercut!
Victory tries a head kick but it misses.

Victory closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Djorkaeff to the mat! Djorkaeff manages to get full guard.
Victory stopping the sweep attempt from Djorkaeff.
Victory is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djorkaeff trying to control the position.
Victory slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Victory makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Victory throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victory passes Djorkaeff's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Djorkaeff is looking to get back to is feet but Victory passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victory is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Djorkaeff will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Victory looks up at the clock and then as Djorkaeff takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Victory smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Djorkaeff taking a bit of punishment here - Victory scoring with strikes.
Victory misses with the ground and pound.
Victory cracks Djorkaeff with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Djorkaeff is trying to get back to his feet.
Victory scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djorkaeff taking a bit of punishment here - Victory scoring with strikes.
Djorkaeff takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Victory scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Djorkaeff to see if he's OK.
Victory landing strikes.
Djorkaeff taking a bit of punishment here - Victory scoring with strikes.

Victory decides to stand back up. Victory steps back and let's Djorkaeff get back to his feet.
Djorkaeff gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Victory to counter with a crisp jab.
Aussie Victory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Youri Djorkaeff.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victory connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Victory works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab from Victory.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aussie Victory dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Djorkaeff tries for a takedown but Victory circles away easily
and Victory counters with a stiff right hand.
Victory misses with a few strikes there.
Djorkaeff closes the distance looking to clinch

so Victory counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Djorkaeff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Victory advances position into side control!
Victory cracks Djorkaeff with a big elbow.
Aussie Victory overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Victory has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victory connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Djorkaeff with a poor takedown
letting Victory counter with a right hand.
Victory scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Victory throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Djorkaeff's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Victory darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Djorkaeff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Victory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Victory lands a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Victory as he connects with a hook.
Victory's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Victory duly obliges.
Victory connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djorkaeff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Victory counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Djorkaeff is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Victory connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Victory fails to land with a series of punches.
Victory scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Victory displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Victory moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Victory tries to bum rush Djorkaeff with a series of wild strikes but Djorkaeff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Djorkaeff doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Victory counters with a nice body shot.
Aussie Victory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Youri Djorkaeff.
Nice uppercut lands for Victory. That snapped Djorkaeff's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Victory scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Victory lands a decent elbow from side control.
Djorkaeff is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Victory has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Victory landing a few strikes.

Victory decides to stand up, so the ref orders Djorkaeff to his feet.
Victory is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Victory clobbers Djorkaeff with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Victory lands a high kick!
Djorkaeff has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Djorkaeff walks into a straight right hand from Victory.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djorkaeff tries for a takedown but Victory circles away easily
and Victory counters with a stiff right hand.
Djorkaeff moves forwards but Victory connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Victory is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Djorkaeff can do to turn this around?
Djorkaeff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Victory.
Victory lands a slapping body shot.
Victory works over Djorkaeff's head and body with a nice combination.
Victory cracks Djorkaeff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Victory scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Victory lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Victory throws a combination that misses

and Djorkaeff counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Victory!
Youri Djorkaeff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aussie Victory is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victory manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Victory, under a barage of strikes from Djorkaeff.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aussie Victory showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Victory has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aussie Victory!