PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Dymus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Bolt
vs
Dymus

186 cm
19
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joshua Bolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pawel Dymus!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dymus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bolt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Bolt.
Dymus tries for a takedown but Bolt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dymus is looking to clinch.
Dymus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bolt defends it nicely.
Bolt tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolt really is a fat lump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Bolt. No joy for Dymus on that attempt.
Joshua Bolt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Dymus.
Dymus misses with a head kick.
Dymus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bolt lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt throws a leg kick which misses Dymus's front leg but catches the back leg as Dymus tries to avoid it.
Bolt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dymus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joshua Bolt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dymus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bolt.
Dymus looks gassed!
Horrible takedown by Dymus or perhaps it was just good defense by Bolt which made him look bad.
Dymus misses with a takedown attempt
and Bolt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bolt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dymus wants to clinch but Bolt slips to the side
and Bolt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dymus's knee momentarily.
Bolt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dymus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bolt is looking to slow Dymus down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolt throws a head kick but Dymus moves out of range.
Pawel Dymus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolt lands a leg kick that knocks Dymus off balance momentarily.
Bolt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bolt throws an overhand right that lands on Dymus's shoulder, as Dymus tries to avoid the shot.
Bolt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bolt.
Bolt misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bolt, right into the meat.
Bolt thumps Dymus with a low kick.
Bolt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dymus.
Dymus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bolt. Bolt obviously looking to wear him down.
Dymus is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bolt is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dymus.
Bolt lands a head kick. Dymus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bolt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dymus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolt thumps Dymus with a low kick.
Bolt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bolt scoring well with a low kick there.
Bolt lands a nice looking body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dymus avoids the body shot from Bolt.
Bolt throws a head kick but Dymus moves out of range.
Dymus avoids the head kick by Bolt.
Dymus fails to land the takedown.
Dymus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolt throws a leg kick which misses Dymus's front leg but catches the back leg as Dymus tries to avoid it.
Bolt scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Bolt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bolt lands with a nice body kick.
Joshua Bolt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dymus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bolt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dymus has his takedown stuffed
and Bolt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dymus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bolt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dymus shoots and misses
and Bolt counters with a low kick, right behind Dymus 's knee.
Joshua Bolt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Dymus.
Bolt lands with a kick to the temple. Dymus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dymus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Bolt.
Dymus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bolt.
Bolt lands a leg kick that knocks Dymus off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bolt.
Bolt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Bolt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bolt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bolt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bolt tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bolt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bolt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dymus takes a step back to recover.
Dymus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bolt.
Good leg kick by Bolt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dymus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bolt.
That kick from Bolt tenderised Dymus's leg. Dymus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bolt throws a sloppy head kick and Dymus moves out of range easily.
Bolt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bolt cracks the inside of Dymus's front leg.
A good leg kick by Bolt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bolt. Dymus shrugs it off though.
Bolt fails to land with a series of punches.
Dymus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Bolt.
Bolt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bolt cracks the inside of Dymus's front leg.
Bolt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bolt throws a head kick but Dymus moves out of range.
Dymus misses with a takedown attempt
and Bolt counters with a good low kick that Dymus was not able to check.
Bolt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

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.
Bolt stuffs the takedown attempt from Dymus. Dymus gets slowly back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bolt.
Bolt connects with a solid leg kick.
Bolt throws a push kick but Dymus slaps the foot to one side.
Bolt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bolt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolt connects with a solid leg kick.
Bolt throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Bolt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bolt thumps Dymus with a low kick.
Bolt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice body kick there by Bolt.
Dymus shoots and misses
and Bolt counters with an outside leg kick.
Bolt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joshua Bolt is winning the standup battle so far.
Dymus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bolt.
Bolt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dymus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bolt. Bolt obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dymus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bolt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dymus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dymus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bolt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bolt cracks the inside of Dymus's front leg.
Bolt lands a high kick!
Bolt throws a hook but Dymus avoids it easily.
Bolt throws a nice head kick!
Bolt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dymus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bolt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt throws a hook to the side of Dymus's head but Dymus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bolt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bolt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dymus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bolt connects with a solid leg kick.
Bolt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bolt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dymus wants to clinch but Bolt slips to the side
and Bolt counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dymus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bolt counters with a nice body kick.
Joshua Bolt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Dymus.
Dymus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bolt counters with a nice leg kick.
Dymus with a poor takedown
and Bolt counters with a nice body kick.
Bolt misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dymus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bolt!
Bolt cracks the inside of Dymus's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bolt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bolt connects with a high kick.
Dymus shoots in for a takedown but Bolt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bolt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dymus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bolt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dymus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bolt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bolt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pawel Dymus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joshua Bolt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bolt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Bolt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bolt 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Bolt!