PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Makhnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Strong
vs
Makhnov

180 cm
31
180 lbs
16 - 13 - 2

175 cm
25
170 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Oliver Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitri Makhnov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Makhnov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Strong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Makhnov thinking.

Strong tries to keep at a distance but Makhnov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Makhnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strong is defending well for now.
Come on Makhnov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Makhnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strong is defending well for now.
Strong misses with a punch to the body.
Makhnov missing with knees to the body.
Makhnov looking to throw knees to the head but Strong is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhnov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strong's elbow.
Strong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makhnov's elbow.
Makhnov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strong blocking some punches.
Strong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Makhnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Strong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Strong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Makhnov.
Makhnov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Makhnov tries to land a knee to the head but Strong blocks with his arms.
Makhnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strong blocking some punches.
Makhnov can't find room to land a body shot as Strong controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strong.
Strong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Strong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strong avoiding damage as Makhnov throws knees to the body.
Makhnov misses with a punch to the body.
Makhnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strong blocks it with crossed arms.
Makhnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strong avoids it.
Makhnov tries to land a knee to the head but Strong blocks with his arms.
Makhnov missing with knees to the body.
Makhnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strong is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strong lands a body shot.
Makhnov misses with a knee to the head.
Strong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Makhnov struggles to land a body shot inside as Strong controls his hands.
Strong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makhnov misses with the head strike.
Strong being controlled against the cage.
Makhnov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makhnov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Makhnov misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov struggles to land a body shot inside as Strong controls his hands.
Makhnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strong.
Strong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makhnov's elbow.
Makhnov blocks a body shot from Strong.
Makhnov prevents a body shot from Strong.
Makhnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strong jumps guard but Makhnov stands there with Strong around his waist. Strong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Makhnov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makhnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strong avoids it.
Makhnov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Makhnov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Makhnov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strong wants to slow Makhnov down by chopping away at his legs.
Oliver Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strong lands a right hook to the body.
Makhnov misses with a body kick.
Strong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Makhnov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
Strong misses with a hook.
Strong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makhnov moves away.
Strong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makhnov moves away.
Strong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Makhnov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makhnov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Strong to score with a decent uppercut.
Strong throws a shot from downtown. Makhnov moves away and avoids it.
Strong throws a looping overhand right but Makhnov ducks down to avoid it.
Makhnov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makhnov walks into a stiff left hand from Strong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Makhnov.
Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strong misses with a body shot.
Makhnov misses with a double jab.
Strong misses with a hook. Makhnov ducked under it nicely.

Strong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Makhnov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Strong postures up and lands a big shot to Makhnov's brow.
Makhnov working a defensive guard here.
Makhnov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Strong distracts Makhnov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Strong throws an elbow that misses. Makhnov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Strong's guard. Nice move by Makhnov!
Makhnov wants to control from the top but Strong keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makhnov.
Makhnov trying to control but Strong is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Strong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Strong is keen to just control but Makhnov is a slippery customer.
Makhnov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Strong.
Strong slips a nice elbow through Makhnov's hands, connecting with Makhnov's forehead.

Strong is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Makhnov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Strong is thwarting Makhnov's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Strong is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Makhnov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Makhnov.
Strong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Strong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makhnov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Strong working some strikes from top position.
Makhnov looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong trying to control the position from guard on top but Makhnov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Strong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Makhnov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Strong postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Makhnov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Strong, into his guard.

Strong has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Makhnov doesn't defend quickly enough and Strong has managed to lock this one up! Can Makhnov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Strong on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Oliver Strong!
Oliver Strong decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.