PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alpha Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustaffa Koc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustaffa Koc has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alpha Dog's chin.

Dog
vs
Koc

190 cm
23
218 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

193 cm
22
247 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Team S.W.A.T.

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpha Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mustaffa Koc!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koc keeps the fight on the outside.
Dog tries to clinch up.
Dog fails in his attempt to clinch.

Dog has Koc up against the cage in a clinch.
Koc lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dog prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dog.
Koc has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dog avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koc is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dog is keeping busy.

Koc lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dog is looking to improve his position.
Koc works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dog is looking to get to half guard.
Dog sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Koc really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dog. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koc trying to control the pace.
Dog tries to roll over but Koc keeps him under control.

Dog looking for submissions off his back.
Dog is trying to maintain the position but Koc is very close to passing his half guard.
Dog tries to get to full guard but Koc has control of the leg.
Koc throwing shots but Dog is blocking nicely.
Dog tries to get to full guard but Koc has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Dog is refusing to be controlled, as Koc sits in half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dog tries to clinch but Koc moves out of range.
Koc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dog wants to clinch.
Dog doesn't manage to clinch there - Koc circles away.
Dog fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dog tries to clinch up.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dog tries to clinch up but Koc circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koc is fending him off so far but Dog persists. Nope, Koc circles away and we're back to standing.
Dog tries to clinch there but Koc circles away.
Koc keeps the fight on the outside.
Dog shoots in for a takedown but Koc shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Koc gets the takedown into side control.
Dog tries to buck Koc off but Koc is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dog wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dog is breathing heavily.
Dog is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dog is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Koc asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Koc cracks Dog with a big elbow.
Dog tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dog is trying to get back to his feet.
Koc trying to control the position but Dog is working away.
Dog is trying to buck Koc off.
Koc looks up at the clock and then as Dog takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Koc smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Koc takes a little break here. Dog wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Dog is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dog doesn't manage to clinch there - Koc circles away.
Dog tries to clinch up but Koc circles away and keeps his distance.
Dog fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dog fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koc keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dog fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog tries to clinch up but Koc circles away and keeps his distance.
Dog tries to clinch up.
Dog tries to clinch but Koc moves out of range.
Dog gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Koc counters with a single leg into guard. Dog didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koc stops Dog from standing up.

Dog looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Koc works over Dog with some ground and pound from guard.
Koc chips away with some ground and pound.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Koc from controlling successfully.
Koc keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dog's head.

Koc gets to his feet. Dog looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dog closes the distance looking to clinch
and Koc counters with a nice uppercut.
Dog looks to clinch
and Koc counters with a left and a right that stings Dog.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koc takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dog wants to clinch
and Koc counters with a series of strikes. Dog will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dog looks to clinch

and Koc counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dog!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog is trying to escape the mount.
Dog is working hard here to advance position.
Dog manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koc looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Koc wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dog keeps working.
Dog is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koc working Dog over with strikes.
Koc is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mustaffa Koc has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koc landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Koc looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dog with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Koc working the head and body with strikes.
Koc trying to control the pace.
Koc works his way into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Check out the look on Koc's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Koc working the ground and pound.
Koc wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dog keeps working.
Koc is staying tight to Dog's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dog's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Koc is looking to take a break and control but Dog is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koc works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dog is looking to reverse the position.
Dog taking a bit of punishment here - Koc scoring with strikes.
Dog is looking to regain half guard here but Koc keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog is not content to let Koc control the position.
Dog tries to escape but Koc is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mustaffa Koc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Koc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dog.
Alpha Dog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dog tries to clinch but Koc moves away
and Koc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koc circles away from the clinch attempt

and Koc counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Koc trying to control the position from guard on top but Dog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dog controls Koc momentarily but Koc frees himself.

Dog looking for a guillotine here but Koc defends easily.
Koc controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog wants to stand and escape but Koc is having none of it.

Dog had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Koc is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Dog Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Koc's back instead.

Dog is persistently looking for the submission but Koc is defending it well.
Koc breaks Dog's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Dog has his foot on Koc's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koc works his way back into a safe position though.
Dog wants to sweep but no luck.

Dog has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koc can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Koc won't allow Dog to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dog is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Koc stops Dog from standing up.
Dog trying to control the position.
Koc postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dog manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Koc manages to get himself to full guard.

Koc is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koc keeping full guard, as Dog tries to pass.
Koc not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dog gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dog wants to clinch

and Koc counters by clinching up.

Koc wants the takedown. Dog is fighting it off but Koc persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dog's guard against the cage.
Koc passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Koc is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dog knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dog takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dog is trying to get back to his feet.
Dog being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog is not content to let Koc control the position.
Alpha Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dog is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Koc asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Koc lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog is looking to regain half guard here but Koc keeps moving and retains side control.
Dog is trying to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mustaffa Koc.
I've got Koc winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mustaffa Koc!