PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibi Dikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yurian Harmsong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dikki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, . Ibi Dikki is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Dikki
vs
Harmsong

185 cm
26
201 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

186 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ibi Dikki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yurian Harmsong!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmsong misses with a leg kick.
Harmsong is looking to clinch but Dikki is avoiding it.
Harmsong scores with a nice strike.
Harmsong looks for the body kick but Dikki saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Harmsong misses.
Harmsong throws a leg kick but Dikki moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmsong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harmsong misses with a series of wild punches.
Harmsong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmsong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harmsong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Dikki instigates a clinch.
Dikki is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harmsong wants to break free but Dikki has control.

Harmsong works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Harmsong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dikki swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Dikki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harmsong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dikki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmsong showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Harmsong has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dikki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harmsong is one step ahead there.

Dikki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harmsong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmsong tries to free his leg and advance position but Dikki is retaining full guard.
Dikki controls Harmsong momentarily but Harmsong frees himself.
Dikki can't keep his opponent in guard - Harmsong advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Harmsong is looking to take a break and control but Dikki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yurian Harmsong.
Harmsong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dikki.
Jab by Harmsong.

Harmsong darts in and clinches Dikki up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harmsong manages to pull guard.
Dikki tries to free his leg and advance position but Harmsong is retaining full guard.
Dikki trying to control the position from guard on top but Harmsong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dikki forces his way into half guard.
Harmsong is trying to get back to full guard.
Harmsong wants to get back to his feet.
Harmsong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dikki.
Harmsong wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harmsong tries for a takedown but Dikki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harmsong cracks Dikki with an open hand slap.

Harmsong shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Harmsong was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dikki tries to reverse the position but Harmsong maintains control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dikki throwing hammer fists to the chest of Harmsong. What's that going to do exactly?
Dikki tries to hold on but Harmsong pushes him away.
Harmsong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dikki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harmsong controlling the position easily from mount.
Harmsong trying to control but Dikki is having none of it.
Harmsong controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmsong trying to control but Dikki is having none of it.
Dikki swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dikki tries to hold on but Harmsong postures up.
Harmsong controlling from mount.
Dikki is working to get back to half guard.

That's two 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.
Harmsong looking to control but Dikki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dikki tries to lock up and control but Harmsong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harmsong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dikki is working to get back to half guard.
Dikki is squirming around, avoiding Harmsong's attempts to control the action.

Despite being in the dominant position, Yurian Harmsong just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harmsong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harmsong.
Harmsong throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmsong misses with a few strikes there.
Harmsong closes the distance but Dikki moves to the side

and Dikki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harmsong's guard.
Dikki is looking to work some ground and pound but Harmsong has wrist control.
Dikki looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Harmsong wants to sweep here but Dikki controlling him for the moment.
Harmsong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Harmsong working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dikki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harmsong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dikki is one step ahead there.
Harmsong working a defensive guard here.
Harmsong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dikki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Dikki has gone for a leg lock! Harmsong slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dikki's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dikki keeping moving, preventing Harmsong from controlling successfully.
Harmsong postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yurian Harmsong 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!

Harmsong scores with a one two! Dikki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Harmsong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dikki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harmsong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harmsong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dikki.
Yurian Harmsong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmsong looks to clinch

and Dikki counters with a takedown into side control.
Harmsong is looking to regain half guard here but Dikki keeps moving and retains side control.
Ibi Dikki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dikki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dikki looks up at the clock and then as Harmsong takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dikki smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Harmsong is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Harmsong manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Harmsong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harmsong darts in trying to clinch
and Dikki counters with a body kick.
Harmsong wants to clinch but Dikki slips to the side
and Dikki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harmsong's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dikki misses with a takedown
and Harmsong counters with a nice uppercut.
Harmsong misses with a body shot.
Harmsong misses with a wild combination.
Yurian Harmsong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harmsong tries to clinch
and Dikki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Harmsong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harmsong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Harmsong wants to take a breather but Dikki is having none of it.

Dikki with the active half guard here but Harmsong passes nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Dikki's face as Harmsong controls the position.
Dikki wants to control but Harmsong postures up.
Harmsong tries to move to mount but Dikki blocks the move with his legs.
Dikki sneaks back into half guard.

Dikki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmsong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dikki is not content to let Harmsong control the position.
Harmsong works his way into side control.
Dikki is not content to let Harmsong control the position.
Ibi Dikki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dikki can't do much from the bottom here.

Harmsong decides to stand back up.
Yurian Harmsong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harmsong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dikki checks it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ibi Dikki.
I think Harmsong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yurian Harmsong!