PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ding Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onufry Zagloba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dong's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You Mirin?. The key to victory for Ding Dong has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dong
vs
Zagloba

197 cm
25
280 lbs
16 - 4 - 1

176 cm
29
245 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ding Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Onufry Zagloba!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Dong.
Zagloba moves in looking to clinch but Dong pushes him off.
Zagloba blocks a head kick by Dong.
Zagloba takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Dong throws a leg kick which misses Zagloba's front leg but catches the back leg as Zagloba tries to avoid it.

Dong clinches up against the cage.
Zagloba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dong is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dong.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dong struggles to land a body shot inside as Zagloba controls his hands.
Zagloba tries to land knees in the clinch but Dong avoids the damage to the body.
Dong looking to slow down the pace here.
Dong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dong scores with a shoulder strike.
Zagloba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zagloba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zagloba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dong.
Zagloba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zagloba.
Ding Dong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Onufry Zagloba.
Dong struggles to land a body shot inside as Zagloba controls his hands.
Dong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zagloba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zagloba misses with a knee strike.
Dong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zaglobas head.
Zagloba misses with a punch to the body.
Zagloba blocks a body shot from Dong.
Zagloba missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Dong.
Dong holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dong has a couple of punches blocked by Zagloba.

Zagloba is trying to trip Dong. He has hold of a leg but Dong is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Zagloba persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Zagloba from controlling successfully.
Zagloba throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zagloba content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zagloba chips away with some ground and pound.
Zagloba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zagloba controlling from the top position.
Zagloba throws a big right hand that misses.
Zagloba is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Zagloba from controlling successfully.
Dong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dong tries to get out of the position.
Zagloba wants to pass the guard but Dong is keeping the position.
Dong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zagloba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zagloba controlling from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zagloba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Onufry Zagloba dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Zagloba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zagloba was well out of range. Poor timing from Dong.
A punch combination from Zagloba misses.
Dong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zagloba on the side of the head.
Zagloba looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
Ding Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dong tries to clinch but Zagloba moves out of range.
Zagloba misses with a wild body shot.
Dong throws a leg kick that misses.
Dong jabs at Zagloba's body.
Dong throws a hook but Zagloba avoids it easily.
Dong throws the left hand but Zagloba avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Dong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dong.
Zagloba connects with a body shot.
Zagloba throws a low kick but Dong moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong misses the shot to the body.
Dong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zagloba misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zagloba swats away the attempt to clinch by Dong.
Zagloba throws a looping overhand right but Dong ducks down to avoid it.
Zagloba moves out of range of the strikes.
Zagloba moves forwards but Dong connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Zagloba bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dong managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zagloba.
Dong dodges the ground and pound from Zagloba.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zagloba trying to control the position but Dong is working away.
Dong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zagloba on the ground.
Dong managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zagloba.
Zagloba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zagloba is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zagloba scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zagloba misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dong parries the strikes from Zagloba easily there. Zagloba is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dong to escape.
Zagloba misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dong taking punishment in the form of punches.
Zagloba lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zagloba misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zagloba lands a few punches from side control.
Zagloba throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Zagloba throws an elbow but Dong slips to the side and avoids it well.
Zagloba working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dong avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zagloba.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Zagloba. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Zagloba cracks Dong with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zagloba moves into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Zagloba there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Onufry Zagloba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zagloba with the ground and pound from mount.
Zagloba thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
A nice elbow there by Zagloba.
Zagloba punching from mount but Dong doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zagloba thowing shots but they're missing.
Zagloba sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Onufry Zagloba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Zagloba shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dong is trying to defend but Zagloba finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zagloba throws a strike but Dong avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zagloba stands up over Dong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zagloba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zagloba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dong is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zagloba trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zagloba is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zagloba trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zagloba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zagloba throwing strikes from guard but Dong blocks nicely.
Zagloba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zagloba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zagloba throwing strikes but missing.
Zagloba landing with the ground and pound.
Zagloba trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zagloba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zagloba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zagloba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zagloba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zagloba throwing strikes from guard but Dong blocks nicely.
Dong has momentary wrist control but Zagloba slips an elbow through the middle.
Zagloba keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dong's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zagloba's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Zagloba from controlling successfully.
Zagloba postures up in Dong's guard and throws a big left but Dong blocks it.
Zagloba works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ding Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zagloba throwing shots but Dong is blocking nicely.
Dong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zagloba.

And that's the end of the fight!
Onufry Zagloba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zagloba 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Onufry Zagloba!
Onufry Zagloba really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.