PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Satur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Dinozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dinozzo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dinozzo the Womanizer. Anthony Dinozzo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Satur
vs
Dinozzo

176 cm
26
201 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

188 cm
27
195 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Satur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Dinozzo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satur throws a solid leg kick but Dinozzo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Satur.
Satur misses with a head kick.
Dinozzo fails to land with a series of punches.
Satur throws a combination that misses

and Dinozzo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dinozzo thows a big elbow that misses.
Dinozzo won't allow Satur to sweep him here.
Satur wants to stand up but Dinozzo is controlling him.
Dinozzo throwing strikes from guard but Satur blocks nicely.
Dinozzo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Satur wants to stand and escape but Dinozzo is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo trying to control but Satur is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Anthony Dinozzo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Satur keeps the fight on the outside.
Satur tries to clinch
enabling Dinozzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Juan Satur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Satur tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dinozzo misses the target.
Dinozzo tries for a takedown but Satur circles away easily

and Satur counters by moving into the clinch.
Dinozzo has Satur pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Satur manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dinozzo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Satur smiles and moves away.
Juan Satur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Dinozzo.
Satur scoring well with a low kick there.
A right-left combo lands from Dinozzo.
Juan Satur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satur tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dinozzo counters with a right hand to the body.
Satur is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dinozzo is defended easily by Satur.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satur throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dinozzo.
Satur plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dinozzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Satur. No joy for Dinozzo on that attempt.
Dinozzo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dinozzo fails to land the takedown.
Satur misses with a head kick.
Dinozzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Satur paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Dinozzo clinches with his opponent.
Dinozzo is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dinozzo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dinozzo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Satur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Satur fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick misses from Satur.
Dinozzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Dinozzo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Satur lands with a thumping leg kick.

Dinozzo feints and as Satur raises his hands in defense, Dinozzo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Satur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dinozzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Satur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Satur knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dinozzo on the ground.
Satur seems keen to control Dinozzo's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satur keeping moving, preventing Dinozzo from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Anthony Dinozzo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Satur looks to clinch

and Dinozzo counters by moving into the clinch.
Satur gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dinozzo.

Dinozzo manages to pull guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satur trying to control the position from guard on top but Dinozzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Satur gets to his feet - Dinozzo follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Dinozzo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dinozzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Dinozzo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Satur's half guard.
Satur is not content to let Dinozzo control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dinozzo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dinozzo throwing shots but Satur is blocking nicely.

Dinozzo is looking for submissions but instead, Satur has regained full guard.

Dinozzo stands up from Satur's guard - Dinozzo perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Dinozzo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Satur sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dinozzo moves out of range of the body kick.
Satur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Satur throws a nice looking combination but Dinozzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Satur as Dinozzo shoots in.
Juan Satur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Dinozzo.
Satur tries a head kick but it misses.
Dinozzo looks to land a combination but Satur avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Dinozzo gets tackled into the ropes by Satur. Satur maintains the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dinozzo as Satur tries to tie him up.
Dinozzo prevents Satur from breaking the clinch.
Dinozzo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Satur gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Satur lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dinozzo managing to block the knees to the body from Satur.
Dinozzo is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Satur gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Satur.
Dinozzo is breathing heavily.
Dinozzo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Satur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Satur prevents the takedown attempt.

Satur manages to break the clinch.
Dinozzo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Satur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dinozzo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satur avoids the head kick by Dinozzo.
Dinozzo shoots in but Satur avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Satur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Satur scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dinozzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Satur throws out the jab.
Satur tries to clinch up but Dinozzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Dinozzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dinozzo misses with a straight left.
Satur tries a head kick but it misses.
Satur closes the distance but Dinozzo moves to the side

and Dinozzo counters with a shoot takedown. Satur fights it but they end up in guard.
Satur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dinozzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dinozzo is controlling him.
Dinozzo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dinozzo landing some decent shots from guard.

Satur has his feet on Dinozzo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Juan Satur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Satur avoids the head kick by Dinozzo.
Dinozzo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dinozzo.
Dinozzo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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 Juan Satur will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dinozzo shoots in looking for a takedown. Satur tries to sprawl out of it but Dinozzo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Satur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Dinozzo. Those never looked like landing.
Dinozzo shoots in for a takedown but Satur shows good takedown defense.

Dinozzo clinches with his opponent.
Satur landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but Dinozzo blocks with his arms.
Dinozzo goes for a takedown attempt but Satur pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Juan Satur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Dinozzo.
Dinozzo blocks a head kick by Satur.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Satur throws a head kick but Dinozzo moves out of range.

Dinozzo moves into range and clinches up with Satur.
Dinozzo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Satur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo tries to pull guard but Satur holds him up against the ropes and eventually Dinozzo drops back down to his feet.
Dinozzo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Satur smiles and moves away.
Satur throws a left and a right that both miss

and Dinozzo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Satur's guard now.
Dinozzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dinozzo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Satur is proving hard to escape from.
Dinozzo won't allow Satur to get back to his feet.
Satur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Satur on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Satur tries to get out of the position.
Dinozzo trying to control but Satur is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Anthony Dinozzo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dinozzo misses with a low kick as Satur jumps back.

Satur closes the distance and clinches.
Satur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dinozzo avoids it.
Dinozzo has Satur pressed against the ropes, preventing Satur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dinozzo jumps guard but Satur stands there with Dinozzo around his waist. Dinozzo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Dinozzo is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Satur can't fight it off and eventually Dinozzo manages to take the fight to the floor. Satur looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Dinozzo stands up and waves to Satur to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo lands a nice looking body kick.
Satur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Satur looks to throw a body kick

and Dinozzo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Satur!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dinozzo looking to finish Satur with some ground and pound. This is bad for Satur!

Dinozzo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Satur might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dinozzo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dinozzo dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dinozzo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Satur is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Satur and Dinozzo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satur looks to move to half guard but instead Dinozzo has passed into mount! Damn!
Dinozzo controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dinozzo has control of Satur's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Satur regains control of the situation pretty easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Dinozzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dinozzo 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Dinozzo!