PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Baravski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Dollar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baravski comes to the cage accompanied by Punch Out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Baravski
vs
Dollar

180 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Igor Baravski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dustin Dollar!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dollar wants to clinch up but Baravski keeps it at a distance.
Dollar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baravski.
Dollar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baravski looks to land a combination but Dollar avoids it well.
Dollar slips a jab and a cross from Baravski.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baravski.
A head kick misses from Baravski.

Baravski gets a clinch.
Dollar tries to break the clinch but Baravski is controlling the position.
Dollar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Dollar's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Baravski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Baravski has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baravski keeps control of Dollar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baravski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dollar's efforts to push away.

Baravski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dollar looks to clinch
and Baravski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dollar falls off balance throwing a combination

and Baravski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dollar working hard to break the clinch.
Dollar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dollar is trying to force a seperation but Baravski has the dominant position.
Dollar can't break the clinch.

Baravski breaks from the clinch.
Dollar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baravski counters with a low kick, right behind Dollar 's knee.
Baravski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dollar throws a sloppy head kick

and Baravski counters with a head kick that drops Dollar to the mat! Dollar scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Dollar is rocked!

Baravski darts in and clinches Dollar up against the cage.
Dollar is still on wobbly legs! Can Baravski finish him?

Baravski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dollar seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baravski.
Dustin Dollar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dollar looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dollar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baravski can pounce on him.
Dollar shoots in for a takedown but Baravski shows good takedown defense.

Baravski clinches.
Dollar tries to break free but Baravski pushes him back against the cage.

Baravski breaks the clinch.
Baravski chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dollar tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Baravski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dollar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baravski.

Baravski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baravski throws a head kick but Dollar moves out of range.
Dollar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baravski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Baravski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baravski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Baravski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Baravski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Baravski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dollar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baravski wants to stand but Dollar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baravski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dollar is looking to stand up but Baravski isn't so interested in that idea.

Baravski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baravski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Baravski stands up from Dollar's guard - Baravski perhaps looking for a knockout.

Baravski rushes Dollar and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Baravski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dollar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baravski keeps control of Dollar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Baravski manages to break the clinch.
Baravski circles away from the clinch attempt

and Baravski counters with a single leg into guard. Dollar didn't expect that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Baravski gets to his feet. Dollar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Baravski misses with a low kick as Dollar jumps back.
Dollar wants to clinch
and Baravski counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Baravski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Baravski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baravski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Igor Baravski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baravski fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baravski dives in and grabs Dollar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dollar pushes down on Baravski's head and hops out.
Dollar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Baravski stuffs the takedown.
Dollar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baravski circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baravski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dollar defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Baravski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dollar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baravski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baravski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Baravski prevents Dollar from getting back to his feet.

Baravski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dollar fails with the takedown
and Baravski counters with a leg kick.
Baravski looks to land a combination but Dollar avoids it well.
Dollar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baravski but Baravski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dollar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baravski counters with a left to the body.
A head kick by Dollar misses

and Baravski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dollar!
Baravski landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baravski looking to control but Dollar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dollar avoids a series of strikes thrown by Baravski.
Baravski unloads with some shots from mount but Dollar bucks and avoids them well.
Dollar holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Baravski tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Baravski there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baravski is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dollar has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dollar!
Baravski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baravski tries to get out of the position.
Baravski controls Dollar momentarily but Dollar frees himself.
Dollar working some strikes from top position.
Dollar preventing the sweep.
Dollar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dollar wants to pass the guard but Baravski is keeping the position.

Dollar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Baravski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Baravski has escaped and now he's on top!
Baravski trying to control but Dollar is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dollar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dollar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baravski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Baravski dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Baravski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dollar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dollar slaps away a takedown attempt from Baravski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dollar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baravski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Baravski misses with a few strikes there.
Baravski lands a head kick!
Igor Baravski is winning the standup battle so far.
Dollar misses with a combination

and Baravski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baravski.
Dollar is trying to break free.
Dollar working hard to break the clinch.

Baravski manages to break the clinch.
Dollar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baravski.
Baravski lands a glancing blow to the side of Dollar's head.
Dollar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dollar tries to clinch

and Baravski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Baravski has Dollar pressed against the cage, preventing Dollar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baravski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dollar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Dollar tries for a kimura but Baravski is defending well.
Baravski wants to get back to his feet but Dollar drags him back down.
Dollar with the ground and pound but Baravski regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Baravski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dollar is working away from the top position though.
Dollar controlling the pace.
Dollar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dollar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baravski wants to control but Dollar is keeping busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dollar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baravski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Baravski pushes Dollar up against the cage in a clinch.
Baravski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dollar's efforts to push away.

Baravski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dollar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Baravski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dollar circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Baravski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dollar looks to clinch
and Baravski counters with a leg kick.
Dollar fails with the takedown
and Baravski counters with an outside leg kick.
Dollar tries to clinch but Baravski moves away

and Baravski counters by clinching up.

Dollar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dollar circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Baravski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baravski tries to close the distance and clinch but Dollar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dollar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Baravski counters with a single leg into guard. Dollar didn't expect that.
Baravski looking to sit in guard and control but Dollar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dollar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baravski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baravski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dollar won't allow Baravski to get back to his feet.

Dollar stands up from Baravski's guard - Dollar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dollar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dollar tries to clinch up but Baravski circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Baravski as Dollar shoots in.
Baravski throws a combination. Dollar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dollar tries to clinch but Baravski is having none of it.
Baravski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Igor Baravski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baravski misses with a series of wild punches.
Baravski shoots for a double leg takedown but Dollar sprawls well. He's pushed Baravski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Baravski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baravski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Baravski!