PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Jaktic (ranked 4994 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Two (ranked 5082 p4p, 0 weight class). William Jaktic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jaktic
vs
Two

195 cm
20
256 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

200 cm
27
259 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Jaktic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Two!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Two stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Two wants it to stay on the feet.

Jaktic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Two to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jaktic is wriggling around but Two manages to pass to half guard.

Jaktic is trying to stand back up but Two is controlling him
Two is thwarting Jaktic's attempts to control the position.
Jaktic is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Two is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jaktic is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jaktic wants to improve his position but Two is controlling well.

Two wants to work for an arm triangle but Jaktic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jaktic is trying to control but can't.
Jaktic is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Two drops an elbow to the side of Jaktic's head.
Two trying to control the pace.
It looks like Two might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jaktic is trying to stand back up but Two is controlling him
Two prevents Jaktic from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Two swings away with a body shot that misses

and Jaktic counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Two!
Jaktic working the head with strikes.
Two is trying to get back to half guard.
Jaktic wants to control but Two is keeping him busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jaktic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Jaktic is trying to get an arm triangle but Two is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaktic trying to control the action but Two is working from the bottom.
Jaktic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jaktic landing strikes.
Two is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jaktic wants to control but Two is keeping him busy.

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.

Jaktic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jaktic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
An elbow from Jaktic crashes against the mat.
Two manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jaktic's best efforts.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Two is pressing down on Jaktic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jaktic trying to control but Two is working from the bottom.
Jaktic won't allow Two to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jake Two will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Jaktic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaktic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Two is fending him off so far but Jaktic persists. Nope, Two circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jaktic.
Two shoots in but Jaktic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Two.
Jaktic fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Jaktic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two tries a head kick but it misses.

Jaktic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Two, pushing him back against the cage.
Two is trying to drag Jaktic to the mat but Jaktic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Two is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two is pressed up against the cage. Jaktic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Two down to the mat. Two avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jaktic tries for a takedown but Two circles away easily
and Two counters with a left and a right that stings Jaktic.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaktic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Two looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jaktic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jaktic or perhaps it was just good defense by Two, which made it look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaktic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Two misses with a combination
and Jaktic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Jaktic dives in and scores a takedown into Two's guard.

Two has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jaktic has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaktic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Two prevents it.
Jaktic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Two gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Two's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaktic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Two circles away.
Jaktic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaktic with a lazy takedown attempt

and Two holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Two.

Two has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jaktic is trying to keep an underhook but Two manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jaktic pushes Two off but Two dives into side control.
A lull in the action here as Two stalls from top position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Two working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Jaktic regains half guard.
Jaktic gets back to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Two's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Two wants to stand but Jaktic is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaktic looking to control.
Jaktic wants to stand up but Two is controlling him.
Two wanted to stand there but Jaktic had control of the position.
Two trying to move into half guard but instead Jaktic has managed to sweep!

Jake Two has got the better of the ground game so far.
Two wants to sweep but no luck.
Two wants to stand up but Jaktic is controlling him.
Jaktic trying to control the position from guard on top but Two is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Two 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jaktic clinches up against the cage.
Jaktic goes for a takedown attempt but Two pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Two throws a leg kick but Jaktic sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Jaktic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jaktic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two wants to get back to full guard but Jaktic has mounted him!
Jaktic with the ground and pound from mount.
BOOM! Jaktic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Jaktic connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaktic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Two takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Two tries to hold on but Jaktic pushes him away.
Two is in a horrible position here. Jaktic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Two is rocked!

Jaktic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Two can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Two is still in real trouble! Can Jaktic finish him?
Jaktic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Two seems to have recovered his senses.

Jaktic goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Two turns into him and now he's in Jaktic's guard.
Jaktic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Two controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaktic is controlling Two's posture.
Jaktic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Two is one step ahead there.
Jaktic keeping moving, preventing Two from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jaktic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Two postures up and lands a big shot to Jaktic's brow.
Jaktic trying to strike off his back.
Two would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Two preventing the sweep.
Jaktic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Two's guard.

Jaktic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Two is keeping the position for now.

Two looking for a guillotine here but Jaktic defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaktic distracts Two with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Two has an active guard here but Jaktic has managed to pass into half guard.
Two is doing well to control the position and prevent Jaktic from advancing to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Jaktic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Two has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!