PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Mikhailovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shut your mouth. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mikhailovich
vs
Khanom Tom

200 cm
23
280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
255 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitri Mikhailovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nai Khanom Tom!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mikhailovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mikhailovich lands an elbow inside that Tom shrugs off.

It looks like Nai Khanom Tom has been cut.
Mikhailovich lands an elbow inside.
Mikhailovich misses with a knee strike.
Mikhailovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mikhailovich throws an elbow but misses.
Tom blocking some punches.
Tom dodges an elbow strike from Mikhailovich.
Mikhailovich keeps control of Tom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tom is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Mikhailovich fails to land.
Tom is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mikhailovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mikhailovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mikhailovich misses with an elbow over the top.
Tom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tom trying to stall but Mikhailovich improves his position.
Mikhailovich lands an elbow that stopped Tom in his tracks for a moment.
Tom is trying to maintain a safe position but Mikhailovich gets an underhook and turns Tom into the cage.

Tom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mikhailovich sizes up Tom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tom has a takedown stuffed.

Mikhailovich scores with a takedown into Tom's guard.
Mikhailovich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mikhailovich drops back looking for a leg! Tom is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tom manages to kick Mikhailovich off! Mikhailovich jumps back into Tom's guard.
Tom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mikhailovich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mikhailovich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mikhailovich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mikhailovich.
Tom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mikhailovich.

Mikhailovich thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tom is trying to control the position but Mikhailovich postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jab by Mikhailovich.
Mikhailovich throws a hook but Tom avoids it easily.
Tom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mikhailovich fails with a takedown attempt.
Tom tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Mikhailovich or perhaps it was just good defense by Tom which made him look bad.
Mikhailovich is breathing heavily.
Tom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Mikhailovich.
Mikhailovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tom avoids the head kick by Mikhailovich.
Mikhailovich thows a body shot but no joy.
Tom scores with a nice right hand.
Tom shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mikhailovich as he avoids it easily.
Tom wants to clinch but Mikhailovich slips to the side

and Mikhailovich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tom won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailovich lands a few punches from side control.
Mikhailovich tries to advance to mount but Tom denies him.
Tom dodges the ground and pound from Mikhailovich.

Mikhailovich is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tom has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The strikes coming from Mikhailovich are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tom is looking for a sweep.
Mikhailovich landing a few strikes.
Mikhailovich scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailovich is working Tom over with some ground and pound from side control.

Mikhailovich goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tom rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mikhailovich's guard! Nice work there by Tom!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mikhailovich is on top in guard.
Tom keeping moving, preventing Mikhailovich from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mikhailovich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mikhailovich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitri Mikhailovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nai Khanom Tom's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mikhailovich throws a series of punches but Tom moves out of range.
Tom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tom scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mikhailovich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mikhailovich moves in looking to clinch but Tom pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mikhailovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tom scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mikhailovich tries a low kick but Tom avoids it.
Dmitri Mikhailovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Tom misses.
Tom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Mikhailovich rushes Tom and presses him up against the cage.
Tom lands a good knee to the midsection. Mikhailovich won't want to take too many of those.
Mikhailovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tom blocks it with crossed arms.

Tom manages to break the clinch.

Tom moves into the clinch.
Mikhailovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mikhailovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tom is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mikhailovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mikhailovich tries a knee to the head but Tom blocks it.
Knees to the body from Tom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tom controlling the action here for a moment.
Mikhailovich tries to land a knee to the head but Tom blocks with his arms.
Tom wants to break free but Mikhailovich has control.
Tom lands a knee to the body.
Mikhailovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mikhailovich prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tom takes a shot to the head.
Mikhailovich scores with a shot to the side of Tom's head.
Mikhailovich tries a knee to the head but Tom blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Mikhailovich.
Tom tries to break the clinch but Mikhailovich is controlling the position.
Mikhailovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Tom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mikhailovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mikhailovich keeps the fight on the outside.

Tom moves into the clinch.
Mikhailovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mikhailovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mikhailovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mikhailovich throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Tom.
Tom stalling in the clinch but Mikhailovich improves position.
Tom is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Tom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mikhailovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Tom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mikhailovich throws a one two combo.
Mikhailovich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No joy there for Tom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tom is looking to clinch.
A big left from Mikhailovich misses.
Mikhailovich misses with a head kick.
Tom checks a leg kick nicely.
Mikhailovich lands with a right hand.

Mikhailovich instigates a clinch.
Mikhailovich throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tom leaning against his opponent.
Mikhailovich tries a knee to the head but Tom blocks it.
Mikhailovich lands a shoulder strike.
Mikhailovich looking to throw knees to the head but Tom is blocking nicely.
Mikhailovich looking to throw knees to the head but Tom is blocking nicely.
Mikhailovich tries to land a knee to the head but Tom blocks with his arms.
Mikhailovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Tom.
Tom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Tom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tom misses with a kick to the body.
Tom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mikhailovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mikhailovich lands a high kick!
Good leg kick by Tom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mikhailovich - that will leave a mark!

Mikhailovich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tom, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Mikhailovich.
Mikhailovich lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Mikhailovich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mikhailovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Tom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tom slips a straight right by Mikhailovich.
Tom dives in and grabs Mikhailovich's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mikhailovich pushes down on Tom's head and hops out.
Dmitri Mikhailovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nai Khanom Tom.
Donk. Mikhailovich catches Tom right on the button with a cross.
Mikhailovich fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tom ducks right into an uppercut from Mikhailovich.
Mikhailovich stalks Tom and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tom's face. Tom staggers backwards, shaken.
Tom doesn't manage to clinch there - Mikhailovich circles away.
Mikhailovich throws a nice head kick!
Tom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mikhailovich.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tom - that will leave a mark!

Mikhailovich closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tom did well to prevent Mikhailovich getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mikhailovich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitri Mikhailovich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nai Khanom Tom'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tom throws a sloppy head kick
and Mikhailovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mikhailovich misses with a takedown attempt - Tom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mikhailovich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tom's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tom duly obliges.
Tom scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Tom.
Tom lands a two punch combo.
Mikhailovich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mikhailovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tom shoots in for a takedown but Mikhailovich shows good takedown defense.
Mikhailovich is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tom scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Mikhailovich does no damage.
Mikhailovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown by Tom or perhaps it was just good defense by Mikhailovich which made him look bad.
Mikhailovich blocks a head kick by Tom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhailovich throws a lazy right hand but Tom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mikhailovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tom throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mikhailovich works Tom's body with a nice hook.
Mikhailovich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mikhailovich thumps Tom with a low kick.
Mikhailovich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dmitri Mikhailovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Tom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mikhailovich lands with a hook. Tom tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mikhailovich lands a right hook to the body.
Tom throws a right and a left that Mikhailovich avoids nicely.

Mikhailovich gets the takedown into side control.

Mikhailovich wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tom, who protects the arm well.
Tom wants to control but Mikhailovich postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Mikhailovich's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mikhailovich working the ground and pound.

Mikhailovich looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mikhailovich trying to control the action but Tom is working from the bottom.
Mikhailovich misses with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tom being controlled for a moment.
Mikhailovich in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mikhailovich in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tom on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mikhailovich looks up at the clock and then as Tom takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mikhailovich smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mikhailovich tries to score with some ground and pound. Tom controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Mikhailovich is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tom knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dmitri Mikhailovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tom being controlled for a moment.
Nai Khanom Tom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tom tries to bench press Mikhailovich off him but Mikhailovich keeps the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitri Mikhailovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mikhailovich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

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