PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Dominguez (ranked 4637 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Upperman (ranked 5969 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans Upperman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dominguez
vs
Upperman

154 cm
21
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lamar Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Upperman!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Upperman is out of range and Dominguez settles back down.
Dominguez lands with a kick to the ribs.

Dominguez looking to score a takedown here. Upperman is defending well but Dominguez drives through and ends up in Upperman's guard.
Dominguez distracts Upperman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dominguez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Upperman is looking for a triangle but Dominguez pushes his legs off easily.
Upperman looks winded!
Upperman is trying to keep Dominguez in close.
Upperman told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Dominguez landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Upperman's head.
Dominguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dominguez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dominguez lands a couple of digs.
Upperman has momentary wrist control but Dominguez slips an elbow through the middle.
Dominguez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Upperman's head.
Upperman has momentary wrist control but Dominguez slips an elbow through the middle.
Dominguez lands a couple of digs.
Dominguez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Upperman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dominguez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Upperman is proving hard to escape from.
Dominguez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dominguez lands a couple of elbows.
Dominguez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Upperman's head.
Dominguez lands a couple of elbows.
Dominguez postures up and lands a big shot to Upperman's brow.
Dominguez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dominguez distracts Upperman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dominguez landing with the ground and pound.
Dominguez landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominguez scoring with some ground and pound.
Upperman controls Dominguez momentarily but Dominguez frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Upperman has momentary wrist control but Dominguez slips an elbow through the middle.
Dominguez cracks Upperman with a solid left hand.
Dominguez is in close to Upperman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dominguez scoring with some ground and pound.
Dominguez working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominguez stands up over Upperman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Upperman has momentary wrist control but Dominguez slips an elbow through the middle.
Dominguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dominguez scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez working some strikes from top position.
Dominguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dominguez works over Upperman with some ground and pound from guard.
Dominguez scoring with some ground and pound.
Dominguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dominguez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dominguez really is a fat lump.
Dominguez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Upperman working a defensive guard here.
Dominguez with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dominguez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dominguez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dominguez scores with punches from side control.
Dominguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Upperman can do to turn this around?
Dominguez is putting a hurting on Upperman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dominguez lands an elbow.
Upperman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dominguez working the head with strikes.
Upperman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Upperman is looking for a sweep.
Dominguez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dominguez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dominguez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dominguez working the ground and pound from side control.
Upperman is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez looks up at the clock and then as Upperman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dominguez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dominguez working the head and body with strikes.

Dominguez tries for a kimura but Upperman is defending well.
Dominguez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Upperman down.
Dominguez scores with a couple of short elbows.

Dominguez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Upperman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Upperman tries to escape but Dominguez is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez lands an elbow.
Lamar Dominguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dominguez landing a few strikes.
Dominguez working the head and body with strikes.
Dominguez scoring with punches from side control.
Upperman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dominguez scoring with punches and elbows.
Dominguez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Upperman to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dominguez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Upperman has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dominguez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Upperman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Dominguez tries for a kimura but Upperman is defending well.
Upperman tries to bench press Dominguez off him but Dominguez keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dominguez grinds an elbow into Upperman's temple.
Dominguez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dominguez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dominguez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dominguez working the head with strikes.

Dominguez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Upperman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dominguez working the head with strikes.
Upperman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dominguez connects with a decent elbow.

Dominguez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamar Dominguez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dominguez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Dominguez seems to be looking for submissions.

Dominguez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Upperman defends it well.
Upperman is trying to maintain the position but Dominguez is very close to passing his half guard.
Upperman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Dominguez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Upperman is trying to get back to full guard.
Upperman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dominguez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Upperman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Dominguez is looking for a kimura here.
Dominguez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Dominguez is looking for a kimura here.
Dominguez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dominguez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Dominguez is working for a submission of some sort.

Dominguez wants to work for an arm triangle but Upperman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dominguez wants to work for an arm triangle but Upperman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dominguez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dominguez lands with a punch from half guard.

Upperman is defending against the submission attempts here by Dominguez.
Dominguez working the head and body with strikes.

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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dominguez connects with a nice short shot to Upperman's temple.
Dominguez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dominguez connects with a nice short shot to Upperman's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dominguez lands a nice short elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Upperman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dominguez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hans Upperman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamar Dominguez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dominguez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lamar Dominguez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dominguez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamar Dominguez!