PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Byron Doerkson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudolfo Halopovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Doerkson
vs
Halopovic

192 cm
19
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Lightning Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Byron Doerkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rudolfo Halopovic!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doerkson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Halopovic as he jumps to the side.

Halopovic clinches.
A short left from Halopovic.

Halopovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halopovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doerkson on the side of the head.

It looks like Byron Doerkson has been cut.

Halopovic forces Doerkson back against the cage and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Halopovic.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Halopovic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Halopovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doerkson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doerkson tries to clinch up.

Halopovic pushes Doerkson up against the cage in a clinch.

Halopovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doerkson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Halopovic counters with a left hand that sends Doerkson to the canvas!

Doerkson is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doerkson has his foot on Halopovic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Halopovic works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halopovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Doerkson is retaining full guard.
Doerkson 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.
Halopovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doerkson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Halopovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Doerkson has wrist control.
Halopovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Halopovic tries to stand but Doerkson is controlling from the bottom.
Halopovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Halopovic distracts Doerkson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Doerkson keeping moving, preventing Halopovic from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doerkson misses with a takedown attempt
and Doerkson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Halopovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Halopovic tries to bum rush Doerkson with a series of wild strikes but Doerkson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doerkson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Halopovic as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Byron Doerkson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halopovic throws a left that rocks Doerkson and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Halopovic dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Doerkson regain composure!
Oh Doerkson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doerkson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doerkson tries to improve position but can't.
Doerkson seems to have got his legs back now.
Halopovic landing a few strikes.
Doerkson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Halopovic's best efforts.
Doerkson tries to roll over but Halopovic keeps him under control.
Halopovic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Halopovic tries to pass to full mount but Doerkson defends it.
Doerkson wants to get back to full guard.
Halopovic working the head and body with strikes.
Halopovic working Doerkson over with strikes.
Halopovic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Doerkson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doerkson tries to get to full guard but Halopovic has control of the leg.
Halopovic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Halopovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doerkson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Doerkson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Doerkson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Halopovic trying to control but Doerkson is working from the bottom.

Halopovic gets to his feet. Doerkson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halopovic tests Doerkson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A lazy left from Halopovic finds it's target.
Doerkson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Halopovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doerkson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Halopovic counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Doerkson!
Halopovic stalling.
Doerkson manages to get to full guard.
Doerkson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Halopovic!

Doerkson looking for a guillotine from mount but Halopovic is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Doerkson looking to secure an arm triangle but Halopovic defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doerkson has hold of Halopovic's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Halopovic manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Halopovic is looking to get to half guard.
Doerkson avoids the attempt from Halopovic to control.
Halopovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Doerkson landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halopovic flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Halopovic throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

Doerkson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Halopovic has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Halopovic wants to hold on but Doerkson pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudolfo Halopovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Byron Doerkson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Doerkson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Halopovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Halopovic clinches up with Doerkson and pushes him back against the cage.
Doerkson letting Halopovic take a breather here.
Doerkson prevents Halopovic from breaking the clinch.

Halopovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halopovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doerkson.

Doerkson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Halopovic to the mat! Halopovic manages to get full guard.

Doerkson drops back looking for a leg! Halopovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Halopovic manages to kick Doerkson off! Doerkson jumps back into Halopovic's guard.
Halopovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doerkson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doerkson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halopovic is keeping the position for now.
Halopovic working a defensive guard here.
Halopovic 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doerkson chips away with some ground and pound.
Doerkson postures up and lands a big shot to Halopovic's brow.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Halopovic. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Halopovic has Doerkson up against the cage in a clinch.

Halopovic manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Halopovic misses.

Halopovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doerkson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Halopovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Halopovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Halopovic is looking to clinch but Doerkson is avoiding it.

Halopovic clinches with his opponent.

Halopovic breaks from the clinch.
Halopovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Doerkson.
A punch lands to the side of Doerkson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halopovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Doerkson circles away.

Halopovic drives through and clinches with Doerkson against the cage.

Halopovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halopovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halopovic stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Byron Doerkson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Doerkson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Halopovic is doing well to control the position and prevent Doerkson from advancing to side control.

Doerkson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Halopovic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Doerkson.

Doerkson is looking for a kimura but Halopovic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Doerkson to get the leverage.
Halopovic has hold of Doerkson's hands but Doerkson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Doerkson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Halopovic is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Byron Doerkson!