PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mr Chuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Dragovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chuckle
vs
Dragovich

170 cm
26
140 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

170 cm
19
144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Gilop®

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Chuckle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitri Dragovich!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chuckle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dragovich lands a damaging elbow.
Dragovich drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Chuckle successfully pulls guard.
Chuckle trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Chuckle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Chuckle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dragovich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chuckle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chuckle tries to get out of the position.
Chuckle will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuckle wants to sweep here but Dragovich controlling him for the moment.
Chuckle tries to strike from the bottom.
Chuckle is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovich trying to control but Chuckle is working from the bottom.
Chuckle trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Dragovich works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chuckle works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chuckle keeping full guard, as Dragovich tries to pass.
Chuckle is looking to sweep but instead, Dragovich has passed into half guard.
Chuckle punching from the bottom.
Chuckle throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Dragovich is looking for a kimura but Chuckle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dragovich to get the leverage.
Chuckle missing with punches from the bottom.
Dragovich prevents Chuckle from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dragovich is trying to work for a kimura but Chuckle is defending well.

Chuckle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chuckle wants to control but Dragovich is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chuckle gets back to full guard.
Chuckle wants to control but Dragovich passes easily into half guard.

Dragovich looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chuckle misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich wants to take a breather but Chuckle is having none of it.
Chuckle manages to get to full guard.
Dragovich preventing the sweep.
Chuckle looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dragovich sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chuckle's guard.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chuckle tries to roll over but Dragovich keeps him under control.

Dragovich is looking for a kimura but Chuckle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dragovich to get the leverage.
Chuckle is looking to control Dragovich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chuckle avoid being mounted?
Dragovich is keen to just control but Chuckle is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dragovich is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chuckle defends it well.

Chuckle looking for a kimura from the bottom but Dragovich passes into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dmitri Dragovich will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Chuckle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Chuckle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dragovich sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dragovich manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chuckle would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragovich keeping moving, preventing Chuckle from controlling successfully.
Chuckle content to stall in guard here.

Chuckle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Dragovich has his foot on Chuckle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chuckle works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuckle controls from within his opponent's guard.

Dragovich looking for a guillotine here but Chuckle defends easily.

Dragovich is looking for a triangle but Chuckle pushes his legs off easily.
Chuckle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dragovich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chuckle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chuckle trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chuckle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

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.
Dragovich keeping moving, preventing Chuckle from controlling successfully.

Dragovich is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chuckle defends well.

Chuckle drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dragovich dives on top into guard.
Chuckle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dragovich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Dragovich drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dragovich jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chuckle controls Dragovich momentarily but Dragovich frees himself.

Dragovich drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Chuckle dives on top into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuckle wants to get up but he can't break Dragovich's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chuckle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dragovich keeping moving, preventing Chuckle from controlling successfully.
Dragovich wants to sweep but no luck.
Dragovich keeping moving, preventing Chuckle from controlling successfully.

Chuckle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chuckle trying to control but Dragovich is working from the bottom.

Dragovich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chuckle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chuckle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chuckle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dragovich wants to sweep here but Chuckle controlling him for the moment.

Dragovich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chuckle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dragovich is breathing heavily.

Dragovich is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chuckle defends well.
Chuckle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dragovich keeping moving, preventing Chuckle from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dragovich is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chuckle defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chuckle trying to control but Dragovich is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mr Chuckle 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Chuckle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dragovich's guard.
Dragovich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chuckle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Chuckle is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dragovich is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dragovich has escaped and now he's on top!
Dragovich stays in close to Chuckle's body and controls the position.
Chuckle wants to hit a switch here but Dragovich passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Chuckle there!
Chuckle throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

Dragovich working for a submission but Chuckle is keeping him at bay.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dragovich swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Chuckle is now in Dragovich's guard. A big mistake from Dragovich there, giving up the dominant position!

Chuckle drops back looking for a leg! Dragovich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dragovich manages to kick Chuckle off! Chuckle jumps back into Dragovich's guard.
Chuckle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dragovich keeping moving, preventing Chuckle from controlling successfully.

Dragovich looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Dragovich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chuckle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dragovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chuckle postures up in Dragovich's guard and throws a big left but Dragovich blocks it.
Chuckle won't allow Dragovich to sweep him here.

Chuckle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chuckle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Chuckle 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.
Dragovich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chuckle manages to get himself to full guard.
Chuckle trying to keep a closed guard but Dragovich is proving a slippery customer.
Dragovich pushes down on Chuckle's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chuckle tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dmitri Dragovich has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuckle wants to sweep but Dragovich has passed to side control!
Chuckle struggling a bit here.

Dragovich is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chuckle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dragovich working away.
Chuckle gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dragovich prevents Chuckle from improving his position.
Chuckle is working hard here to advance position.

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.

Dragovich is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chuckle punching from the bottom.
Chuckle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dragovich tries to pass to full mount but Chuckle defends it.
Chuckle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dragovich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dmitri Dragovich.
I think Dragovich has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dmitri Dragovich!