PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgenii Lukianov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Dank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evgenii Lukianov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lukianov
vs
Dank

189 cm
26
270 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
234 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgenii Lukianov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trevor Dank!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukianov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Lukianov clinches up against the ropes.
Dank tries to pull guard but Lukianov holds him up against the ropes and eventually Dank drops back down to his feet.
Lukianov lands an elbow inside that Dank shrugs off.

It looks like Trevor Dank has been cut.
Dank tries to pull guard but Lukianov won't allow it.
Lukianov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dank or not.
Dank jumps guard but Lukianov stands there with Dank around his waist. Dank gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Evgenii Lukianov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Dank.
Dank jumps guard but Lukianov stands there with Dank around his waist. Dank gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Lukianov drops Dank with a big knee straight up the middle! Dank is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lukianov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dank, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lukianov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dank's face.
Dank looks gassed!
Lukianov has Dank pushed against the ropes.
Lukianov landing knees to the body.
Dank letting Lukianov take a breather here.
Dank tries to pull guard but Lukianov holds him up against the ropes and eventually Dank drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dank takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lukianov working Dank over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lukianov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lukianov is working Dank over against the ropes.
Lukianov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lukianov landing knees to the body.
Lukianov lands a knee to the body.
Lukianov crunches a lovely knee into Dank's ribcage.
Lukianov lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lukianov obliges.
Lukianov lands a good knee to the midsection. Dank won't want to take too many of those.
Lukianov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lukianov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lukianov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lukianov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dank's face.
Dank takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukianov has Dank pressed against the ropes.
Dank tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lukianov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Lukianov.
Lukianov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lukianov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Danks head.
Lukianov lands a body shot.
Lukianov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lukianov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lukianov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dank lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lukianov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lukianov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dank lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lukianov with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lukianov.
Lukianov lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukianov scores a nice knee to the body.
Lukianov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dank backwards.
Lukianov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lukianov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lukianov lands a good knee to the midsection. Dank won't want to take too many of those.
Lukianov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lukianov controlling the action here for a moment.
Lukianov scores a nice knee to the body.
Lukianov lands a nice knee to the body.
Lukianov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dank.
Lukianov lands a right hand.
Lukianov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lukianov connects with a knee to the head.
Lukianov has Dank pressed against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Lukianov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukianov working Dank over with knees to the body.
Lukianov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dank lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lukianov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lukianov working Dank over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lukianov obliges.
Lukianov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lukianov works on Dank's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Lukianov.
Nice body punch from Lukianov - that landed with a thud.
Lukianov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dank in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lukianov stalling against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lukianov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lukianov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Lukianov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evgenii Lukianov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Dank's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lukianov gets a clinch.
Lukianov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dank jumps guard but Lukianov stands there with Dank around his waist. Dank gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dank fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dank fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Evgenii Lukianov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Dank.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dank tries to pull guard but Lukianov holds him up against the ropes and eventually Dank drops back down to his feet.
Dank jumps guard but Lukianov stands there with Dank around his waist. Dank gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Evgenii Lukianov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lukianov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lukianov lands a good knee to the midsection. Dank won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Lukianov.
Lukianov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dank can do to turn this around?
Lukianov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dank is breathing heavily.
Dank tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lukianov smiles and moves away.

Lukianov closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukianov trying to stall but Dank improves his position.
Lukianov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lukianov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lukianov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lukianov cracks Dank with a nice body shot.
Lukianov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Dank fails to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lukianov digs a right hand into Dank's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dank's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Lukianov - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Lukianov.
Lukianov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lukianov scores a nice knee to the body.
Lukianov landing knees to the head.
Lukianov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lukianov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukianov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dank takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lukianov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lukianov scores with a hook to the body.
Dank tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lukianov lands a nice knee to the body.
Lukianov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lukianov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lukianov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dank or not.
Lukianov connects with a knee to the head.
Lukianov scores a nice knee to the body.
Lukianov looking to stall.
Lukianov lands a good knee to the midsection. Dank won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Lukianov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukianov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lukianov lands with a left to the head.
Lukianov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dank lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Still in the clinch, Lukianov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lukianov lands a shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lukianov obliges.
A body shot lands from Lukianov.
Lukianov pushes off an throws an elbow but Dank leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lukianov landing knees to the body.
Lukianov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dank or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Lukianov.
Lukianov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lukianov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lukianov lands a nice knee to the body.
Lukianov scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukianov stalling against the ropes.
Dank tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lukianov smiles and moves away.

Dank moves into the clinch successfully.
Lukianov scores with a knee to the head.
Lukianov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dank in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lukianov lands a nice knee to the body.
Dank fails to pull guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lukianov.
Lukianov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dank in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lukianov tries to stall but Dank uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lukianov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evgenii Lukianov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Dank's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dank walks into a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lukianov.

Lukianov closes the distance and clinches.
Lukianov lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lukianov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lukianov lands a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Lukianov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lukianov is leaning against Dank and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lukianov lands a nice knee to the body.
Dank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Lukianov.
A short body shot lands from Lukianov as the two fighters clinch.
Lukianov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lukianov.
Lukianov lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukianov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lukianov scores a nice knee to the body.
Lukianov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dank backwards.
Lukianov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lukianov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dank takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lukianov obliges.
Lukianov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dank fails to pull guard.
Lukianov scores with a hook to the body.
Dank tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lukianov just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Lukianov.
Dank jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lukianov walks away with a smile on his face. Dank gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Evgenii Lukianov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Dank.

Lukianov has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lukianov connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Lukianov.
Lukianov lands a good knee to the midsection. Dank won't want to take too many of those.
Dank takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lukianov landing knees to the head.
Lukianov lands a nice shot to the body.
Lukianov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lukianov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lukianov avoiding damage.
Dank tries to pull guard but Lukianov holds him up against the ropes and eventually Dank drops back down to his feet.
Lukianov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dank's defenses.
Dank tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lukianov landing knees to the body.
Lukianov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lukianov lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukianov working Dank over with knees to the body.
Lukianov presses Dank against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dank takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short body shot lands from Lukianov as the two fighters clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lukianov obliges.
A short body shot lands from Lukianov as the two fighters clinch.
Dank tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lukianov just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Dank tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lukianov smiles and moves away.

Lukianov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lukianov landing knees to the head.
Lukianov scores a nice knee to the body.
Lukianov throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukianov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lukianov taking a breather.
Lukianov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dank tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lukianov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dank or not.
Dank takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lukianov lands a shoulder strike.
Evgenii Lukianov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dank tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lukianov just stands there and leans against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good body shot from Lukianov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dank tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lukianov smiles and moves away.
Trevor Dank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lukianov clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evgenii Lukianov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lukianov 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 for Evgenii Lukianov!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Evgenii Lukianov!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Evgenii Lukianov!

Evgenii Lukianov wins by unanimous decision!