PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dulin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dulin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Slipknot - Before I Forget. Yen has chosen Hitman as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Dulin
vs
Yen

185 cm
25
170 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

182 cm
24
170 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Resistance
Versus Clothing

Doom Fightwear & Laundry Service

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dulin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donnie Yen !
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Dulin.
Dulin misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Dulin misses its intended target.
Yen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dulin is out of range.

Yen lands a big head kick that sends Dulin tumbling to the mat! Yen takes a step backwards and waves Dulin back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Dulin is rocked!
Yen scoring well with a low kick there.
Dulin looks to land a right hand but Yen moved out of range.
Yen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dulin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yen .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dulin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ivan Dulin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dulin misses with a straight right.
Yen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dulin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yen has time to react.
Yen connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Dulin - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yen .
Dulin misses the jab.
Yen avoids the body shot from Dulin.
Dulin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Yen misses.
Dulin looks to land a right hand but Yen moved out of range.
Dulin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yen misses with a straight right.
Dulin 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yen throws a sloppy head kick and Dulin moves out of range easily.
Dulin takes a swing at Yen 's ribcage but misses.
Yen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dulin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dulin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yen counters with a low kick, right behind Dulin 's knee.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yen .
Dulin is breathing heavily.
Yen swings for the body but Dulin moves out of range.
Yen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yen misses with a low kick.
Yen misses the jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yen .
Yen scores with a push kick.
Yen lands a slapping body shot.
Yen throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yen drops his hands momentarily and Dulin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dulin misses with a leg kick
and Yen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yen thuds his shin into the meat of Dulin's side.
Yen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yen is looking to slow Dulin down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Yen .
Yen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dulin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Dulin misses.
Dulin swings widly with a right hand
and Yen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dulin misses the body punch
and Yen counters with a low kick, right behind Dulin 's knee.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yen . That's going to slow Dulin down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yen .
Dulin blocks a head kick by Yen .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dulin gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Dulin tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Yen is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Dulin buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Dulin!! Dulin is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Yen throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Yen !
Donnie Yen is the new welterweight champion!
Donnie Yen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Doom Fightwear & Laundry Service, into his post fight interview.