PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Houk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Jaimovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houk comes to the cage accompanied by Hell's Bell's. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Houk
vs
Jaimovich

185 cm
21
204 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeke Houk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitri Jaimovich!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Houk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jaimovich was covering up waiting for the punch and Houk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jaimovich keeping full guard, as Houk tries to pass.
Houk is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaimovich has wrist control.
Houk postures up in Jaimovich's guard and throws a big left but Jaimovich blocks it.
Jaimovich keeping moving, preventing Houk from controlling successfully.
Houk thows a big elbow that misses.
Jaimovich wants to stand but Houk is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Houk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jaimovich avoids it really well and circles away.
Jaimovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Houk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaimovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaimovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaimovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Houk keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaimovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaimovich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dmitri Jaimovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaimovich lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jaimovich looks gassed!

Houk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houk throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Houk looking to secure an arm triangle but Jaimovich defends it well.
Jaimovich wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Houk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaimovich wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Houk.
Jaimovich avoids a series of strikes thrown by Houk.
Houk throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Houk there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Houk looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Houk throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaimovich blocking the ground and pound.
Houk unloads with some shots from mount but Jaimovich bucks and avoids them well.
Jaimovich is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Houk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Houk controlling from the full mount.
Houk throwing strikes here but Jaimovich is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

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.
Houk misses with a head shot.
Houk punching from mount but Jaimovich doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Houk thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Houk sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Houk punching from mount but Jaimovich doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Houk throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Houk cracks Jaimovich with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Houk throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Houk thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitri Jaimovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeke Houk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jaimovich moves in looking to clinch but Houk pushes him off.
Jaimovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Houk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horrible takedown by Houk or perhaps it was just good defense by Jaimovich which made him look bad.

Jaimovich drops Houk with a beautiful combination! Houk stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jaimovich is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houk misses with a takedown attempt - Jaimovich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Houk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jaimovich was covering up waiting for the punch and Houk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jaimovich keeping moving, preventing Houk from controlling successfully.
Houk 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.

Houk drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jaimovich manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Houk has Jaimovich in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jaimovich is looking to stand up but Houk won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaimovich is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Houk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jaimovich is looking to stand up but Houk won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houk controls Jaimovich momentarily but Jaimovich frees himself.

Houk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

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.
Houk is trying to keep Jaimovich in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jaimovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Houk swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Houk rushes Jaimovich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Houk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jaimovich pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeke Houk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaimovich throws a series of strikes that have Houk backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitri Jaimovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zeke Houk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jaimovich moves into range and clinches up with Houk.

Zeke Houk's cut is getting worse.
Good body shot from Jaimovich.

Jaimovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaimovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Houk closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Houk lands in his opponent's guard.
Houk throwing strikes from guard but Jaimovich blocks nicely.
Jaimovich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Jaimovich pushes Houk off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dmitri Jaimovich seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Jaimovich darts in and clinches Houk up against the cage.
Houk is trying to drag Jaimovich to the mat but Jaimovich just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jaimovich is trying to break the clinch but Houk is controlling him.
Jaimovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Houk.
Jaimovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houk avoids it.
Jaimovich is trying to break the clinch but Houk has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Houk.
Houk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jaimovich just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeke Houk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Houk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jaimovich is keeping busy.
Houk prevents Jaimovich from breaking the clinch.
Houk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Houk is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaimovich has double underhooks.
Houk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jaimovich's efforts to push away.
Jaimovich is trying to force a seperation but Houk has the dominant position.
Houk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Houk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jaimovich walks away with a smile on his face. Houk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

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.
Jaimovich looks to clinch

and Houk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Houk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jaimovich is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Houk is controlling him.
Houk trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaimovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jaimovich keeping moving, preventing Houk from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jaimovich lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jaimovich.

Zeke Houk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Houk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jaimovich was covering up waiting for the punch and Houk finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Jaimovich kicks Houk off and gets to his feet.
Jaimovich tries to clinch but Houk moves away

and Houk moves into the clinch.
Jaimovich tries to break the clinch but Houk is controlling the position.
Houk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaimovich smiles and moves away.

Jaimovich has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Houk has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jaimovich uses from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaimovich preventing the sweep.
Jaimovich has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Houk is proving hard to escape from.
Jaimovich postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dmitri Jaimovich.
I've got Jaimovich 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitri Jaimovich!