PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jes Justiniano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Dokken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Justiniano
vs
Dokken

179 cm
19
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jes Justiniano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Dokken!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justiniano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dokken checks it well.

Justiniano clinches up with Dokken and pushes him back against the ropes.

Justiniano is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Dokken can't fight it off and eventually Justiniano manages to take the fight to the floor. Dokken looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Justiniano stays in close to Dokken's body and controls the position.
Justiniano looking to pass the guard.
Justiniano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Justiniano seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dokken for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jes Justiniano has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Justiniano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dokken has his takedown stuffed

and Justiniano counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Justiniano is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jes Justiniano has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dokken moves out of range as Justiniano strikes.
Dokken lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Justiniano backs up against the ropes.
Justiniano swings for the body but Dokken moves out of range.
Dokken misses with a takedown attempt

and Justiniano counters by moving into the clinch.
Dokken looks gassed!

Justiniano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Justiniano shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dokken napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Justiniano takes a little break here. Dokken wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jes Justiniano wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Justiniano drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Justiniano slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dokken takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokken is being controlled here.
Justiniano's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Dokken's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Justiniano controls the position.
Justiniano scoring with punches and elbows.
Dokken is letting Justiniano control him for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justiniano has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jes Justiniano dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Justiniano darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Justiniano is nestled in close to Dokken, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Justiniano there.
Justiniano looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dokken with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, if Justiniano is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dokken is breathing heavily.
Justiniano passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dokken!
Justiniano controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justiniano cracks Dokken with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Justiniano controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokken is wriggling around trying to escape.
Justiniano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jes Justiniano wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dokken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Justiniano looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dokken!
Justiniano controlling his opponent.

Justiniano is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dokken is surviving well by controlling Justiniano's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justiniano controlling the pace for now.
Dokken taking shots to the head.
Justiniano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Justiniano looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Justiniano controlling from mount.
Justiniano with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jes Justiniano dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dokken gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Justiniano to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Justiniano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Justiniano slips nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Justiniano moves into full mount! Dokken won't be happy about that!
Justiniano with shots to the head and body - Dokken looks very uncomfortable down there.
Justiniano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Justiniano controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justiniano lands with some strikes.
Dokken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Justiniano controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justiniano looking to finish Dokken with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dokken!
Justiniano looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dokken in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Justiniano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justiniano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Justiniano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Justiniano postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dokken looks a forlorn figure.
Justiniano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jes Justiniano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Don Dokken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jes Justiniano just wasn't active enough.
Dokken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justiniano.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jes Justiniano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Justiniano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Jes Justiniano!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jes Justiniano!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Jes Justiniano!

Jes Justiniano wins by unanimous decision!