PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fjalar Ollongren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibi Dikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dikki has chosen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fjalar Ollongren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ollongren
vs
Dikki

186 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
201 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fjalar Ollongren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ibi Dikki!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ollongren shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dikki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ollongren postures up in Dikki's guard and throws a big left but Dikki blocks it.
Dikki keeping moving, preventing Ollongren from controlling successfully.
Ollongren wants to pass the guard but Dikki is keeping the position.
Dikki throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dikki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ollongren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dikki is keeping the position for now.
Ollongren trying to control but Dikki is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dikki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ollongren defends it easily.
Ollongren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dikki is looking to clinch.
Dikki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dikki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ollongren finds it's way round the side to connect with Dikki's head.
Ollongren throws a hook but Dikki avoids it easily.
Ollongren wants to clinch but Dikki slips to the side

and Dikki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ollongren!

Dikki is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ollongren to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ollongren shrugs it off.
Dikki looking to ground and pound but Ollongren is blocking nicely.

Dikki wants to finish this one by submission but Ollongren is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dikki.
Dikki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ollongren keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren is working hard here to advance position.
Dikki scoring with strikes but Ollongren is staying in there.

It looks like Fjalar Ollongren has been cut.
Dikki with the ground and pound from mount.
Dikki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ollongren looks a forlorn figure.

Ollongren is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dikki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oh Ollongren is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dikki misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ollongren seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dikki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dikki thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dikki throws some wild stikes that Ollongren manages to avoid easily.
Dikki misses with a head shot.
Dikki scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Fjalar Ollongren's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fjalar Ollongren's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ibi Dikki!