PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ediz Gulbahar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dietrich Jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dietrich Jager will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gulbahar
vs
Jager

186 cm
25
262 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
33
270 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ediz Gulbahar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dietrich Jager!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Gulbahar misses.
Jager changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gulbahar tries to avoid it but Jager manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gulbahar to the ground. Gulbahar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jager fails to land the takedown.
Jager ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jager shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gulbahar as he jumps to the side.
Gulbahar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ediz Gulbahar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dietrich Jager.
Gulbahar throws a series of punches but Jager moves out of range.
And Jager tries to counter it with a takedown but Gulbahar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jager closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gulbahar misses with a few strikes there.

Gulbahar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jager is trying to defend but Gulbahar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jager tries to kick Gulbahar off in order to stand up. Gulbahar Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jager tries to buck Gulbahar off but Gulbahar is having none of it.
Gulbahar taking a breather here.
Jager is looking to reverse the position.
Gulbahar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jager is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gulbahar is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jager's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gulbahar landing strikes.
Gulbahar happy to just control the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jager can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jager tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gulbahar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jager managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gulbahar.
Gulbahar controls the position from side control.
Jager managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gulbahar.
Gulbahar works to advance to full mount. Jager defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gulbahar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jager because Gulbahar loaded up on that one.
Jager tries to hold on but Gulbahar postures up.
Gulbahar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gulbahar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jager because Gulbahar loaded up on that one.
Gulbahar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gulbahar cracks Jager with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Gulbahar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gulbahar content just to control the position here.
Gulbahar prevents Jager from getting the reversal.
Gulbahar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gulbahar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gulbahar lands a nice shot to the head.
Gulbahar has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
BOOM! Gulbahar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jager really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gulbahar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jager.
Jager is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Jager moves into the clinch successfully.
Gulbahar has Jager pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jager manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gulbahar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jager is keeping busy.
A right hook to the body lands for Jager.
Jager lands an elbow just above Gulbahar 's eye.

It looks like Ediz Gulbahar has been cut.
Jager lands a nice shot to the body.
Jager lands a left hand.

Jager's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gulbahar looks to land a left hand but Jager moved out of range nicely.
Jager looks to land a combination. Gulbahar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Gulbahar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jager napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gulbahar staying calm.
Jager struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jager is trying to get back to half guard.
Gulbahar throws a strike aimed at the side of Jager's head but Jager avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Gulbahar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gulbahar is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jager's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gulbahar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gulbahar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jager can do to turn this around?
Jager tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gulbahar presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gulbahar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gulbahar controlling the position easily from mount.
Jager tries to hold on but Gulbahar pushes him away.
Gulbahar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gulbahar'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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jager tries to hold on but Gulbahar postures up.
Gulbahar controlling from mount.
Gulbahar thowing shots but they're missing.
Jager wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jager is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gulbahar controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Poor strikes thrown by Gulbahar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gulbahar scoring with strikes but Jager is staying in there.
Jager tries to reverse the position but Gulbahar maintains control.
Jager is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gulbahar throws some wild stikes that Jager manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ediz Gulbahar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ediz Gulbahar's cut.
That's time! Gulbahar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gulbahar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jager!
Gulbahar throws a right hand that misses
and Jager counters with a nice uppercut.
Gulbahar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gulbahar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jager circles away quickly and effectively.
Jager fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Jager scores with a four punch combination!
Gulbahar throws a big shot that misses.
As Gulbahar backs off Jager throws a huge counter combo but Gulbahar manages to avoid it all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jager throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gulbahar swings widly with a right hand
and Jager counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dietrich Jager seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Jager lands a big head kick that sends Gulbahar tumbling to the mat! Jager takes a step backwards and waves Gulbahar back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Jager clinches with his opponent.
Gulbahar takes an elbow to the forehead.

Gulbahar is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jager breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gulbahar fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ediz Gulbahar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jager instigates a clinch.
Jager works on Gulbahar's body with a couple of short punches.

Jager breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gulbahar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jager counters with a crisp one two that drops Gulbahar! Jager thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gulbahar to his feet! Gulbahar is in big trouble!
Dietrich Jager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Gulbahar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dietrich Jager is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jager moves into the clinch.
Gulbahar seems to have got his legs back now.
Jager lands a body punch in the clinch.

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

Jager instigates a clinch.

Jager breaks the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jager - that will leave a mark!
Gulbahar misses the shot to the body.
Jager shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gulbahar defends it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Gulbahar misses its target.
Gulbahar looks to throw the jab but Jager is out of range.

Jager takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gulbahar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Gulbahar fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jager.
Still in the clinch, Jager scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gulbahar.

Jager manages to break the clinch.

Jager darts in and clinches Gulbahar up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gulbahar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jager's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jager lands a shoulder strike.
Jager works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jager breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jager shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gulbahar defends it nicely.
Jager scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gulbahar doesn't seem bothered though.
Ediz Gulbahar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jager fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jager.

Gulbahar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jager's half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dietrich Jager comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gulbahar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ediz Gulbahar!