PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Dinozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Satur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dinozzo comes to the cage accompanied by Dinozzo the Womanizer. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Dinozzo
vs
Satur

188 cm
27
195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

176 cm
26
201 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Dinozzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Satur!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satur leaves Dinozzo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dinozzo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Satur but Satur pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Satur misses with a looping right.
Satur misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot by Satur.
Juan Satur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dinozzo misses with a head kick.
Dinozzo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Dinozzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Satur.
Sloppy strikes from Dinozzo. Those never looked like landing.
Dinozzo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Satur connects with a high kick.
Satur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dinozzo misses with a takedown attempt
and Satur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dinozzo takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo fails with the takedown

and Satur counters with a head kick that drops Dinozzo to the mat! Dinozzo scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Dinozzo is rocked!
Satur throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Satur.
Satur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Satur closes the distance and clinches.

Satur breaks from the clinch.
Satur defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dinozzo.
Satur tests Dinozzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Satur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dinozzo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Satur defends it nicely.
Nice jab there from Satur.
Satur misses with a body punch
and Dinozzo counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dinozzo shoots in and drives through. Satur sprawls well.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dinozzo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Satur cracks Dinozzo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinozzo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Satur.
Jab, jab by Satur - just one landing.
Satur tries a head kick but it misses.
Satur throws a right and a left that Dinozzo avoids nicely.
Satur closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dinozzo dives in and grabs Satur's left leg, looking for a takedown. Satur pushes down on Dinozzo's head and hops out.
Satur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Satur tries to close the distance and clinch but Dinozzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dinozzo gets a double leg takedown into Satur's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo wants to control from the top but Satur keeps moving.
Dinozzo is looking to work some ground and pound but Satur has wrist control.
Dinozzo wants to control from the top but Satur keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dinozzo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Anthony Dinozzo.
Satur misses with a head kick.

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.
Satur wants to clinch but Dinozzo slips to the side

so Dinozzo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dinozzo throws and elbow that misses. Satur uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dinozzo's guard. Nice move by Satur!
Satur is looking to stand up but Dinozzo won't let him.
Dinozzo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Dinozzo looking for a guillotine here but Satur defends easily.
Satur wants to get up but he can't break Dinozzo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Satur dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dinozzo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Satur sprawls well. Satur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dinozzo gets slowly back to his feet.
Dinozzo works Satur's body with a nice hook.
Satur motions for Dinozzo to come forward. Satur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dinozzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Satur cracks the inside of Dinozzo's front leg.
Satur tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dinozzo.
Satur is looking to clinch.
Satur wants to clinch
and Dinozzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dinozzo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Satur sprawls well. Satur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dinozzo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Dinozzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satur lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Satur is breathing heavily.

Dinozzo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Satur on his heels. He'll look to pass Satur's guard now, I'm sure.
Satur is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dinozzo throwing strikes from guard but Satur blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Satur can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dinozzo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Satur wants to get back to his feet but Dinozzo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Dinozzo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dinozzo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dinozzo trying to control but Satur is working from the bottom.

Dinozzo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dinozzo drops back looking for a leg! Satur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Satur manages to kick Dinozzo off! Dinozzo jumps back into Satur's guard.
Dinozzo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dinozzo trying to control but Satur is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Anthony Dinozzo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Satur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Dinozzo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

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

Dinozzo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Satur to his feet.
Juan Satur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dinozzo dives in and grabs Satur's left leg, looking for a takedown. Satur pushes down on Dinozzo's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Dinozzo dominated that second round.
That's time! Dinozzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Satur stuffs the takedown attempt from Dinozzo. Dinozzo gets slowly back to his feet.
Dinozzo misses with a few strikes there.
Satur throws a body kick that misses.
Satur tries to clinch up

and Dinozzo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Satur keeping moving, preventing Dinozzo from controlling successfully.
Dinozzo throws a strike but Satur rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dinozzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anthony Dinozzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satur stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dinozzo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dinozzo keeping moving, preventing Satur from controlling successfully.

Dinozzo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Satur doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Satur manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dinozzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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.

Dinozzo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Satur wanted to stand there but Dinozzo had control of the position.
Dinozzo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Dinozzo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Satur manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satur managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dinozzo.
Dinozzo in side control, throwing shots but Satur defends.
Dinozzo taking a breather here.
Dinozzo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Satur is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Satur keeping his opponent close.

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.
Dinozzo is working Satur over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dinozzo trying to control the position but Satur is working away.
Dinozzo throws a strike aimed at the side of Satur's head but Satur avoids it well.

Dinozzo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Satur to his feet.
Satur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Satur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Satur tries to sprawl but Dinozzo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Satur wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Dinozzo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Dinozzo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dinozzo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

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