PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fuke Dufus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Kharitonov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fuke Dufus's chin.

Dufus
vs
Kharitonov

190 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

190 cm
23
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fuke Dufus!
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, Sergei Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dufus. That's going to slow Kharitonov down.

Dufus gets tackled into the cage by Kharitonov. Kharitonov maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dufus obliges.
Kharitonov looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dufus lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Sergei Kharitonov has been cut.
Dufus crunches a lovely knee into Kharitonov's ribcage.
Dufus lands a good knee to the midsection. Kharitonov won't want to take too many of those.
Dufus with a knee to the head.
Dufus working Kharitonov over with knees to the body.
Dufus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dufus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dufus lands a good knee to the midsection. Kharitonov won't want to take too many of those.
Dufus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dufus landing knees to the body.
Dufus landing knees to the body.
Dufus scores a nice knee to the body.
Dufus connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Dufus.
Dufus landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dufus.
Dufus landing knees to the body.
Dufus scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kharitonov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dufus crunches a lovely knee into Kharitonov's ribcage.
Dufus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kharitonov's defenses.
Kharitonov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kharitonov is trying to push Dufus away but Dufus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dufus lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dufus scores a nice knee to the body.
Kharitonov goes for a takedown attempt but Dufus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kharitonov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fuke Dufus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Kharitonov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kharitonov. Dufus does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dufus fakes the leg kick and cracks Kharitonov in the body.
Kharitonov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dufus tries to avoid it but Kharitonov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dufus to the ground. Dufus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dufus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dufus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dufus connects with a solid leg kick.
Kharitonov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dufus.
Dufus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That has opened up Sergei Kharitonov's cut even more.
Dufus lands with a kick to the temple. Kharitonov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fuke Dufus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kharitonov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kharitonov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dufus tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufus blocking the ground and pound.
Kharitonov landing punches.
Kharitonov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kharitonov controlling from mount.
Dufus tries to hold on but Kharitonov pushes him away.
Kharitonov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kharitonov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dufus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dufus tries to hold on but Kharitonov pushes him away.
Kharitonov prevents Dufus from getting the reversal.
Kharitonov content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fuke Dufus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Kharitonov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dufus connects with a solid leg kick.
Dufus wants to clinch.

Kharitonov takes the fight into the clinch.
Dufus connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kharitonov's defenses.
Kharitonov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dufus scores a nice knee to the body.
Dufus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Dufus.
Dufus lands an elbow inside that Kharitonov shrugs off.
Dufus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kharitonov's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufus lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Dufus.
Dufus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dufus pushes off an throws an elbow but Kharitonov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dufus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kharitonov can do to turn this around?
Kharitonov wants to get back to striking at distance but Dufus won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dufus.
Kharitonov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dufus backwards.
Dufus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dufus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fuke Dufus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kharitonov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dufus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kharitonov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dufus looking to throw knees to the head but Kharitonov is blocking nicely.
Dufus lands an elbow just above Kharitonov 's eye.
Kharitonov lands with a left to the head.
Dufus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kharitonov dodges an elbow strike from Dufus.
Dufus trying to land knees to the body.
Dufus missing with knees to the body.
Dufus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kharitonov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kharitonov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dufus missing with knees to the body.
Kharitonov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dufus's elbow.
Dufus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kharitonov trying to control the position but instead, Dufus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kharitonov into the cage.
Dufus tries to land a knee to the head but Kharitonov blocks with his arms.
Dufus lands a good knee to the midsection. Kharitonov won't want to take too many of those.

Kharitonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kharitonov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Kharitonov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kharitonov showed some decent athleticism there.
Kharitonov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dufus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kharitonov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufus gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dufus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kharitonov manages to get himself to full guard.

Kharitonov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dufus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kharitonov controls Dufus momentarily but Dufus frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Kharitonov working for submissions but it's allowed Dufus to get to half guard.
Kharitonov wants to control the action here but instead Dufus manages to pass to full mount!
Dufus prevents Kharitonov from getting the reversal.
Dufus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kharitonov wants to control but Dufus is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fuke Dufus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Kharitonov's cut.
That's time! Dufus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kharitonov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dufus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Dufus tenderised Kharitonov's leg. Kharitonov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kharitonov 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.
Sergei Kharitonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kharitonov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Dufus closes the distance and clinches.
Dufus lands a knee to the head.
Dufus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dufus lands an elbow inside that Kharitonov shrugs off.

The cut above Sergei Kharitonov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dufus lands an elbow inside.
Dufus with a knee to the head.
Kharitonov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dufus just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufus scores with a knee to the head.
Dufus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dufus scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Kharitonov.
Dufus with a knee to the head.
Dufus scores with a knee to the head.
Dufus scores with a knee to the head.
Kharitonov managing to block the knees to the body from Dufus.
Dufus prevents the takedown attempt.
Dufus lands a good knee to the midsection. Kharitonov won't want to take too many of those.
Kharitonov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dufus connects with a knee to the head.
Dufus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dufus stops a takedown attempt from Kharitonov.
Fuke Dufus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Kharitonov.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dufus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kharitonov wants to break free but Dufus has control.
Dufus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dufus trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kharitonov has had enough of the clinch but Dufus keeps him there for the moment.

Kharitonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dufus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kharitonov keeps the fight on the outside.

Kharitonov moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dufus obliges.
Kharitonov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Dufus.
Kharitonov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dufus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dufus lands a knee to the head.
Kharitonov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kharitonov looking to stall.
Dufus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dufus lands a good knee to the midsection. Kharitonov won't want to take too many of those.
Kharitonov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kharitonov managing to block the knees to the body from Dufus.
Dufus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kharitonov is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kharitonov manages to pull guard.
Dufus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kharitonov is proving hard to escape from.

Kharitonov has an active guard here but Dufus has managed to pass into half guard.
Kharitonov is trying to get back to full guard.
Kharitonov wants to get back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Kharitonov trying to hold on to Dufus's head to control him but Dufus postures up.
Kharitonov is trying to get back to full guard.
Kharitonov wants to get back to full guard but Dufus has mounted him!
Dufus content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fuke Dufus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dufus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fuke Dufus!