PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bartel Dokudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Agurilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dokudo
vs
Agurilla

173 cm
23
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

164 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bartel Dokudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Agurilla!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agurilla throws a head kick but Dokudo moves out of range.
Dokudo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dokudo fails with a takedown attempt.

Dokudo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Agurilla tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dokudo smiles and moves away.

Agurilla closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokudo is looking to break free of the clinch but Agurilla has double underhooks.
Dokudo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Agurilla manages to break the clinch.
Dokudo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agurilla looks for a takedown but Dokudo sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Dokudo as Agurilla shoots in.
Bartel Dokudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Agurilla.
Dokudo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Agurilla but Agurilla pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dokudo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Agurilla fails with the takedown.
Agurilla pushes Dokudo away with a front kick.
Agurilla stuffs the takedown.
Dokudo misses with a low kick.
Agurilla tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Agurilla.

Agurilla clinches.
Agurilla is leaning against Dokudo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Dokudo's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Agurilla pulls guard effortlessly.
Dokudo is stalling in the full guard.
Dokudo throwing strikes from guard but Agurilla blocks nicely.
Dokudo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Agurilla on the ground.
Dokudo's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dokudo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Agurilla, up you get!
Agurilla shoots in but Dokudo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Agurilla blocks a head kick by Dokudo.

Agurilla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Dokudo.
Agurilla gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dokudo.
Agurilla lands a good knee to the midsection. Dokudo won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agurilla goes for a takedown attempt but Dokudo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dokudo tries a head kick but it misses.
Agurilla avoids a kick to the body.
Agurilla feints the counter takedown.
Dokudo closes the distance and clinches up with Agurilla, looking for a takedown. Dokudo pushes Agurilla against the cage but Agurilla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Agurilla is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Agurilla has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dokudo stalling in the clinch but Agurilla improves position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Agurilla.
Dokudo is pressed up against the cage. Agurilla has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dokudo down to the mat. Dokudo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dokudo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice sprawl there from Agurilla as Dokudo shoots in.
Dokudo shoots in for a takedown but Agurilla shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Agurilla dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Agurilla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Agurilla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Agurilla.
Nice sprawl there from Agurilla as Dokudo shoots in.
Agurilla looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dokudo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Agurilla tries to avoid it but Dokudo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Agurilla to the ground. Agurilla escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dokudo misses with a takedown attempt
and Dokudo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartel Dokudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Agurilla has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agurilla has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dokudo after a bit of a struggle.
Agurilla stops a takedown attempt from Dokudo.
Dokudo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Agurilla walks away with a smile on his face. Dokudo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Agurilla fails to land the takedown.
Dokudo throws a quick counter head kick but Agurilla was just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokudo shoots for a double leg takedown but Agurilla sprawls well. He's pushed Dokudo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Agurilla raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Agurilla tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dokudo swivels and escapes.
Dokudo fails with the takedown.
Agurilla misses with a takedown attempt - Dokudo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Agurilla is breathing heavily.
Dokudo shoots in for a takedown but Agurilla shows good takedown defense.
Dokudo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dokudo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Agurilla avoids a kick to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Agurilla!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agurilla tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dokudo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartel Dokudo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Agurilla doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Dokudo counter with a right hand.
Agurilla shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dokudo pinned against the cage. Dokudo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dokudo looks for a takedown but Agurilla sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dokudo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dokudo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokudo dives in for a single leg takedown but Agurilla sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dokudo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Agurilla tries to counter it with a takedown but Dokudo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dokudo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dokudo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Agurilla manages to circle out of the way.
Dokudo shoots in but no luck this time.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Agurilla enables Dokudo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Agurilla manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dokudo throws a big right hand that misses.
Agurilla trying to control the position.

Agurilla is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dokudo defends well.
Dokudo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Agurilla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dokudo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agurilla has momentary wrist control but Dokudo slips an elbow through the middle.
Agurilla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dokudo content to stall in guard here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dokudo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dokudo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Agurilla sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dokudo somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dokudo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Agurilla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Agurilla will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dokudo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dokudo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Agurilla tries to avoid it but Dokudo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Agurilla to the ground. Agurilla escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Agurilla slaps away a takedown attempt from Dokudo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartel Dokudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dokudo tries to keep at a distance but Agurilla has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dokudo can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agurilla is working for takedown but Dokudo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dokudo goes for a takedown attempt but Agurilla pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dokudo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dokudo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Agurilla quickly recovers to half guard.

Agurilla pushes Dokudo off and gets back to his feet.
Agurilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dokudo throws a half hearted mid kick.

Agurilla drives through and clinches with Dokudo against the cage.
Agurilla jumps guard but Dokudo stands there with Agurilla around his waist. Agurilla gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dokudo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Agurilla blocks it with crossed arms.
Agurilla stops a takedown attempt from Dokudo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokudo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Agurilla fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Agurilla shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dokudo pinned against the cage. Dokudo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dokudo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Agurilla manages to circle out of the way.
Agurilla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Agurilla tries to clinch but Dokudo moves out of range.
Dokudo shoots in and drives through. Agurilla sprawls well.
Dokudo has a takedown stuffed.

Agurilla has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Agurilla breaks the clinch.
Mark Agurilla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Agurilla tries for a takedown but Dokudo circles away easily
and Dokudo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agurilla swats away the attempt to clinch by Dokudo.

Agurilla drives through with a takedown into Dokudo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Dokudo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dokudo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dokudo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Agurilla with the counter takedown but Dokudo avoids it easily.
Agurilla leaves Dokudo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokudo tries for a takedown but Agurilla sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Agurilla changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Agurilla tries to close the distance and clinch but Dokudo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Agurilla backs away, Dokudo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dokudo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dokudo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Agurilla has a takedown stuffed.
Agurilla misses with a wild body shot.
Dokudo throws a quick counter head kick but Agurilla was just out of range.

Dokudo instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dokudo goes for a takedown attempt but Agurilla pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dokudo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Agurilla circles away.
Bartel Dokudo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Agurilla is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dokudo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Agurilla counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dokudo is lucky that one didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Agurilla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Agurilla 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Agurilla!