PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irvin Klein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dobroslav Jukl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dobroslav Jukl was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Klein
vs
Jukl

194 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

200 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Irvin Klein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dobroslav Jukl!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jukl drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jukl is working Klein over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jukl wants to control but Klein is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Klein's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Klein tries to buck Jukl off but Jukl is having none of it.
Jukl is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Klein's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jukl in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jukl remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Klein taking a bit of punishment here - Jukl scoring with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klein gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jukl lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Jukl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukl is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Jukl has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Klein regains full guard. Nicely done.
Klein is trying to keep Jukl in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jukl seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jukl in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jukl wants to pass the guard but Klein is keeping the position.
Klein controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jukl slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Klein manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jukl manages to get himself to full guard.

Klein trying to control but Jukl is working from the bottom.
Klein working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jukl avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jukl looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klein is one step ahead there.
Klein wants to control from the top but Jukl keeps moving.
Jukl tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Klein thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jukl pulls Klein in close to his closed guard and prevents Klein from doing any damage or advancing position.
Klein sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Klein trying to control the position from guard on top but Jukl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Klein tries to clinch but Jukl is having none of it.

Jukl drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Klein bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jukl's guard.

Jukl keeping moving, preventing Klein from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukl has control of Klein's left arm, preventing Klein from doing any damage.
Jukl keeping moving, preventing Klein from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jukl is on top in guard.

Klein wants to sweep but no luck.
Jukl passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A lull in the action here as Jukl stalls from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Klein is trying to control Jukl's posture but Jukl avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dobroslav Jukl dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jukl moves into the clinch successfully.
Jukl lands a shot to the body.
Klein misses with the head strike.
Klein is looking to control Jukl's arms but Jukl gets an underhook and turns him. Now Klein has his back to the cage.

Jukl gets control of Klein's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jukl will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jukl can do anything to dispel that myth.

Klein avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jukl wants to stand up but Klein is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klein forces his way into half guard.
Jukl is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukl is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Klein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jukl manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Jukl has his foot on Klein's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Klein works his way back into a safe position though.
Jukl striking off his back but it's not causing Klein any problems.
Klein tries to stand but Jukl is controlling from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jukl is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jukl is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jukl is breathing heavily.

Klein drops back looking for a leg! Jukl is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jukl manages to kick Klein off! Klein jumps back into Jukl's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

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.
Nice takedown defense from Jukl. No joy for Klein on that attempt.

Jukl drives through and clinches with Klein against the cage.
Klein jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jukl walks away with a smile on his face. Klein gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Klein has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irvin Klein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jukl avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jukl closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jukl lands in his opponent's guard.
Klein could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jukl content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukl trying to control the position from guard on top but Klein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jukl wants to stand but Klein is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jukl trying to control but Klein is working from the bottom.
Jukl pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klein is keeping the position for now.
Jukl postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Klein controls Jukl momentarily but Jukl frees himself.
Klein is controlling Jukl's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Klein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Klein is on top in guard.

Klein trying to control but Jukl is working from the bottom.
Jukl looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Klein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jukl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jukl not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jukl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jukl keeping moving, preventing Klein from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dobroslav Jukl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jukl scores with a takedown into Klein's guard.
Jukl trying to stand up but can't free himself from Klein's guard.
Klein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jukl wants to get up but he can't break Klein's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jukl trying to control the position from guard on top but Klein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klein controls Jukl momentarily but Jukl frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukl looking to pass the guard.
Jukl makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein looking to control.
Klein is controlling Jukl's posture.

Klein looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Klein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jukl trying to control but Klein is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Klein clinches up with Jukl and pushes him back against the cage.
Klein misses with a punch to the body.

Jukl gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Klein regains guard.
Klein controls Jukl momentarily but Jukl frees himself.
Jukl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Klein has a closed guard, preventing Jukl from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klein trying to keep a closed guard but Jukl is proving a slippery customer.
Klein is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Klein controlling the action here.
Jukl is trying is best to control the position here.
Jukl punching from the bottom.
Jukl is looking to improve his position.
Klein throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jukl is staying active underneath Klein, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Klein looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jukl is looking for a sweep. Klein is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Klein performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jukl desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Klein stops Jukl from getting back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jukl wants to improve his position but Klein is controlling well.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jukl misses with a low kick.
Klein swinging wildly here.

Jukl closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Klein's guard.
Jukl wants to stand but Klein has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dobroslav Jukl has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Klein looking to control.
Irvin Klein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dobroslav Jukl is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Klein throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dobroslav Jukl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jukl has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dobroslav Jukl!