PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doros Dimisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bathory has chosen Kid Unknown - Nightmare as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dimisco
vs
Bathory

192 cm
23
200 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
192 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doros Dimisco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eli Bathory!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bathory. Dimisco does a little dance to reset his feet.

Dimisco closes the distance and pushes Bathory back into the cage.
Bathory tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bathory on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dimisco gets underhooks to prevent Bathory's takedown attempt.
Dimisco working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Eli Bathory has been cut.
Dimisco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dimisco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bathory's elbow.
Bathory changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dimisco fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bathory changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dimisco tries to avoid it but Bathory manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dimisco to the ground. Dimisco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doros Dimisco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Bathory.
Dimisco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bathory fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dimisco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That has opened up Eli Bathory's cut even more.
Dimisco cracks Bathory with a nice body shot.
Dimisco lands an elbow that stopped Bathory in his tracks for a moment.
Dimisco lands with a light punch inside.
Dimisco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Dimisco.
Dimisco lands a damaging elbow.
Dimisco swings wildly with an uppercut but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bathory looks gassed!
Bathory has Dimisco pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dimisco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dimisco scores a nice knee to the body.
Dimisco landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimisco tries a knee to the head but Bathory blocks it.
Dimisco pushes Bathory back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dimisco connects with a knee to the head.
Dimisco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Eli Bathory's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dimisco scores a nice knee to the body.
Bathory takes an elbow to the temple.
Bathory blocks an uppercut.
Dimisco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bathory lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimisco missing with knees to the body.
Dimisco lands a body shot.
Bathory blocks an uppercut.
Dimisco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dimisco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dimisco has a couple of punches blocked by Bathory.
A right handed body shot lands from Dimisco.
Bathory blocks an elbow strike.
Bathory takes an elbow to the temple.
Dimisco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimisco tries to land knees in the clinch but Bathory avoids the damage to the body.
Dimisco prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dimisco.
Dimisco blocks a body shot from Bathory.
Dimisco misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory avoids the elbow strike from Dimisco, against the cage.
Dimisco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dimisco fails to land.
Dimisco tries to work over Bathory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimisco looking to throw knees to the head but Bathory is blocking nicely.
Dimisco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimisco tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Dimisco back against the cage.
Dimisco digs a right hand underneath Bathory's ribcage. Bathory let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dimisco stops a takedown attempt from Bathory.
Dimisco gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bathory.
Dimisco tries to work over Bathory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimisco throws a head punch that misses.
Dimisco gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bathory.

That's four 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.
Bathory goes for a takedown attempt but Dimisco pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Doros Dimisco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bathory changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dimisco tries to avoid it but Bathory manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dimisco to the ground. Dimisco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Bathory is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dimisco's half guard.
Bathory throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Bathory there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bathory lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bathory throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doros Dimisco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eli Bathory's cut.
That's time! Dimisco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bathory is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dimisco's half guard.
Ground and pound from Bathory.
Bathory is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dimisco!
Bathory has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bathory in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimisco taking shots to the head.
Bathory fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bathory postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dimisco looks a forlorn figure.
Bathory is landing with some decent strikes but Dimisco is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bathory trying to control but Dimisco is having none of it.
Dimisco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bathory on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Bathory.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Bathory! Dimisco is hurt baaadly! Bathory is firing away with more strikes - Dimisco is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eli Bathory!