PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Mika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dank comes to the cage accompanied by Major Lazer - Pon De Floor. Ivan Mika will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dank
vs
Mika

150 cm
25
130 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Dank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Mika!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dank misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dank ducks under a wild hook from Mika.
Dank walks into a left hand.

It looks like Frank Dank has been cut.
Dank looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mika is fending him off so far but Dank persists. Nope, Mika circles away and we're back to standing.
Mika thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mika just misses with a punch to the body.
Dank avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mika uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mika misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dank.
Mika swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dank shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mika as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Dank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mika changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Mika lands.
Mika's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mika duly obliges.
Dank fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mika avoids it really well and circles away.
Dank shoots in but no luck this time.
Mika lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dank circles away quickly and effectively.
Mika lands with a cross.
Mika goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dank shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mika defends it nicely.
Ivan Mika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dank misses with a looping right.
No luck for Dank with that takedown attempt.
Mika listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Frank Dank's cut is getting worse.
Dank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dank closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mika circles away.
Mika thuds a left hand into Dank's body.
A left and a right from Mika both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mika swinging wildly here.
Mika throws a nice looking combination but Dank bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mika is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mika getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ivan Mika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Mika misses.
A punch combination from Mika misses.
Dank slips under a jab from Mika.
Dank takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Frank Dank's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mika lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mika.
Mika throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mika throws a big shot that misses.
Mika takes a swing at Dank's ribcage but misses.
Dank shoots for a double leg takedown but Mika sprawls well. He's pushed Dank's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good work by Mika as he checks the leg kick.
Mika looks to land a combination but Dank avoids it well.
A big left from Mika misses.
Mika jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Dank closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dank is looking for a kimura but Mika is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dank to get the leverage.

Dank is trying to work for a kimura but Mika is defending well.

Dank seems to be working for a kimura but Mika defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Mika dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Dank'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.

Mika getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mika throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dank looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mika is fending him off so far but Dank persists. Nope, Mika circles away and we're back to standing.
Mika wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mika lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dank circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mika. Dank does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mika. Dank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mika throws a hook but Dank avoids it easily.
Mika thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mika misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheers as Mika lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dank doesn't seem phased though.
Mika closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mika throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mika throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Mika misses its intended target.
Dank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mika.
Mika fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dank on the side of the head.

Jeez, Frank Dank's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dank closes the distance and clinches up with Mika, looking for a takedown. Dank pushes Mika against the cage but Mika circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Dank shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dank looking to secure an arm triangle but Mika defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mika is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Dank jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mika manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mika is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dank creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mika sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dank is working Mika over with some ground and pound from side control.

Dank thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dank looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mika gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mika is looking to improve his position.
Mika really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dank. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mika makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mika.

Dank got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mika has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dank has managed to get both his arms back between Mika's legs - danger averted.
Dank working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dank drops back looking for a leg! Mika is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mika manages to kick Dank off! Dank jumps back into Mika's guard.

Mika looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dank is in close to Mika's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mika can't keep his opponent in guard - Dank advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mika makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mika.
Dank passes Mika's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dank is stalling here. Mika is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dank seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mika has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dank has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dank is trying to improve his position.
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 Frank Dank will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Dank'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. This is the final round!

Mika swinging wildly here.
Mika throws a right and a left that Dank avoids nicely.

Dank shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mika napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Dank tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mika tries to improve position but can't.

Dank wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mika, who protects the arm well.
Mika manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mika wants to improve his position but Dank is controlling well.

Dank is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mika is trying to get back to full guard.
Mika regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dank is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mika keeping moving, preventing Dank from controlling successfully.

Mika working for a triangle but Dank defends it easily.
Mika looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dank is one step ahead there.

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.
Mika bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dank's guard.
Mika pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dank is keeping the position for now.
Mika controlling from the top position.

Dank looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mika trying to control the position from guard on top but Dank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mika got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dank has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mika has managed to get both his arms back between Dank's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mika seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mika wants to control from the top but Dank keeps moving.
Frank Dank overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dank punching to the body, from the bottom.
Dank might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dank throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dank looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mika is looking to stand up but Dank won't let him.
Dank is trying to control the position but Mika postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mika connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mika throws out a loose jab but Dank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mika throws a jab when Dank was well out of range.
A punch combination from Mika misses.
Dank shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mika as he jumps to the side.

Dank shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dank showed some decent athleticism there.
Mika wants to get back to full guard but Dank has passed into side control.
Mika really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Dank showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dank 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!