PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saager Dhaliwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakimbong Mwambong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dhaliwal comes to the cage accompanied by Swagga Like Us. Saager Dhaliwal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dakimbong Mwambong's chin.

Dhaliwal
vs
Mwambong

194 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saager Dhaliwal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dakimbong Mwambong!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhaliwal scores with a hook.

It looks like Dakimbong Mwambong has been cut.

Dhaliwal moves into the clinch.
Mwambong wants a takedown.

Dhaliwal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mwambong shoots in for a takedown but Dhaliwal shows good takedown defense.
Dhaliwal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mwambong.
Mwambong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Saager Dhaliwal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dakimbong Mwambong.
Dhaliwal throws a combination. Mwambong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Mwambong shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dhaliwal is trying to defend but Mwambong finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mwambong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mwambong is keen to just control but Dhaliwal is a slippery customer.
Dhaliwal is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhaliwal gets full guard.
Mwambong wants to control from the top but Dhaliwal keeps moving.
Mwambong slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dhaliwal wants to sweep but no luck.
Mwambong wants to control from the top but Dhaliwal keeps moving.
Dhaliwal pulls Mwambong in close to his closed guard and prevents Mwambong from doing any damage or advancing position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dhaliwal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mwambong won't allow Dhaliwal to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mwambong drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dhaliwal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dhaliwal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dhaliwal!
Dhaliwal tries to move to full mount but Mwambong actually manages to regain half guard.
Dhaliwal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mwambong is positioning himself well to prevent Dhaliwal advancing to mount.
Dhaliwal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dhaliwal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mwambong regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dhaliwal.
Mwambong trying to control the position.
Mwambong looks gassed!
Mwambong keeping moving, preventing Dhaliwal from controlling successfully.
Mwambong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dhaliwal trying to control but Mwambong is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dhaliwal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Dhaliwal does no damage.
Mwambong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saager Dhaliwal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mwambong circles away from the clinch attempt.

Dhaliwal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four 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.

Dhaliwal gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mwambong regains guard.
Mwambong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dhaliwal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mwambong keeping moving, preventing Dhaliwal from controlling successfully.
Dhaliwal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mwambong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mwambong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dhaliwal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dhaliwal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dhaliwal tries to close the distance and clinch but Mwambong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dhaliwal lands a left and a right that send Mwambong crashing to the mat, dazed. Dhaliwal thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saager Dhaliwal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dakimbong Mwambong's cut.
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.

Dhaliwal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mwambong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dhaliwal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mwambong shoots in for a takedown but Dhaliwal shows good takedown defense.
Dhaliwal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saager Dhaliwal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dhaliwal drops Mwambong with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mwambong looks back up at him and smiles so Dhaliwal waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Mwambong is rocked!

That has opened up Dakimbong Mwambong's cut even more.
Dhaliwal closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Mwambong out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Saager Dhaliwal!