PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Dimachaerus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Kusimuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimachaerus comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - The Unforgiven. Kusimuki has chosen National Anthem Of Japan as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Dimachaerus
vs
Kusimuki

183 cm
26
200 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

180 cm
27
190 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Dimachaerus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takeshi Kusimuki!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimachaerus punishes Kusimuki's body with a nice straight punch.
Kusimuki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dimachaerus throws a head kick that misses.
Kusimuki lands with a nice combination. Dimachaerus backs away looking to recover.
Dimachaerus throws the kick towards the body but Kusimuki avoids it.
Dimachaerus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dimachaerus misses with a hook.
A big left from Kusimuki misses.
Dimachaerus throws a solid leg kick but Kusimuki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dimachaerus.
Kusimuki lands a head kick. Dimachaerus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimachaerus lands a jab to the head.
Dimachaerus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dimachaerus motions for Kusimuki to come forward. Dimachaerus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimachaerus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kusimuki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kusimuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimachaerus ducks under a wild hook from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki throws a series of punches but Dimachaerus avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kusimuki. Dimachaerus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kusimuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kusimuki checks a low kick from Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimachaerus scores with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dimachaerus back to the cage. Kusimuki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Marcus Dimachaerus has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dimachaerus.
Marcus Dimachaerus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimachaerus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kusimuki tries to clinch
and Dimachaerus counters with a left to the body.
Dimachaerus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kusimuki's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimachaerus lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dimachaerus can pounce on him.
Kusimuki swings for the body but Dimachaerus moves out of range.
Dimachaerus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dimachaerus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kusimuki under the eye.
Kusimuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dimachaerus can pounce on him.
Kusimuki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kusimuki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dimachaerus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kusimuki's sensitive parts.
Dimachaerus scoring well with a low kick there.
Kusimuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dimachaerus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dimachaerus throws a low kick but Kusimuki avoids it.
Dimachaerus thows a leg kick but Kusimuki checks it
and Kusimuki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kusimuki lands with a nice combination. Dimachaerus backs away looking to recover.
A telegraphed right hand from Kusimuki misses the target.
Kusimuki checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dimachaerus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dimachaerus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body punch from Dimachaerus.
Kusimuki cracks Dimachaerus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kusimuki throws a right and a left that Dimachaerus avoids nicely.
Dimachaerus lands a head shot.
Kusimuki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dimachaerus rather than just go for the knockout.
Kusimuki slips under a jab from Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dimachaerus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kusimuki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Kusimuki.
Dimachaerus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kusimuki 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.
Dimachaerus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dimachaerus connects with a body shot.
Dimachaerus lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dimachaerus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kusimuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimachaerus moves away.
Kusimuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
A right-left combo lands from Dimachaerus.
Kusimuki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus lands a slapping body shot.
Kusimuki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dimachaerus. Dimachaerus obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Dimachaerus finds it's way through Kusimuki's defenses.
Kusimuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kusimuki looks to land a right hand but Dimachaerus moved out of range.
Dimachaerus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Dimachaerus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Dimachaerus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dimachaerus feints and then cracks Kusimuki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kusimuki down.
Kusimuki checks a leg kick nicely.
Kusimuki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kusimuki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dimachaerus throws an overhand right that lands on Kusimuki's shoulder, as Kusimuki tries to avoid the shot.
Kusimuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kusimuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dimachaerus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dimachaerus digs a good body shot into Kusimuki's ribs.
Kusimuki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kusimuki is out of range.
Dimachaerus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kusimuki.
Dimachaerus moves out of range of the body kick from Kusimuki.
Dimachaerus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dimachaerus misses the body punch
enabling Kusimuki to counter with a crisp jab.
Dimachaerus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kusimuki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dimachaerus throws the kick towards the body but Kusimuki avoids it.
Kusimuki moves out of range of the body kick from Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus moves out of range as Kusimuki strikes.
Dimachaerus dodges the punch combination from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kusimuki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dimachaerus on the side of the head.
Kusimuki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dimachaerus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Dimachaerus.
Marcus Dimachaerus is winning the standup battle so far.
Dimachaerus throws a chopping leg kick but Kusimuki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kusimuki misses with a hook. Dimachaerus ducked under it nicely.
Dimachaerus lands a nice shot that snaps Kusimuki's head back.
Kusimuki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimachaerus with a jab.
Kusimuki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dimachaerus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kusimuki's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kusimuki throws a sloppy head kick
and Dimachaerus counters with a head kick.
Dimachaerus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Dimachaerus.
Kusimuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimachaerus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus lands a leg kick that knocks Kusimuki off balance momentarily.
Dimachaerus jabs at Kusimuki's body.
Dimachaerus cracks the inside of Kusimuki's front leg.
Takeshi Kusimuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dimachaerus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dimachaerus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki throws the kick towards the body but Dimachaerus avoids it.
Dimachaerus scores with a kick to the body.
Dimachaerus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kusimuki walks into a straight right hand from Dimachaerus.
Kusimuki is looking to clinch.
Kusimuki scores with a body shot.
Dimachaerus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Dimachaerus
and Kusimuki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dimachaerus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dimachaerus lands with an uppercut that bounces Kusimuki off the cage and back into range.
Dimachaerus connects with a leg kick. Kusimuki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimachaerus lands with a straight right. Kusimuki didn't see that one coming.
Kusimuki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kusimuki throws a right hand that Dimachaerus ducks under and follows up with a left that Dimachaerus also avoids with ease.
Dimachaerus misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus throws a solid leg kick but Kusimuki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dimachaerus.
An inside leg kick lands from Dimachaerus.
Kusimuki misses with a head kick.
Dimachaerus wants to slow Kusimuki down by chopping away at his legs.

Dimachaerus closes the distance and clinches.
Kusimuki prevents a body shot from Dimachaerus.
Kusimuki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimachaerus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimachaerus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimachaerus tries a body shot but Kusimuki blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kusimuki.
A head punch on the inside from Kusimuki fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimachaerus throws a punch but it's blocked by Kusimuki.
Dimachaerus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kusimuki backwards.
Kusimuki cracks Dimachaerus with a nice body shot.
Kusimuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Dimachaerus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Dimachaerus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dimachaerus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dimachaerus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dimachaerus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Dimachaerus has Kusimuki up against the cage in a clinch.
Dimachaerus misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kusimuki gets control of Dimachaerus's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kusimuki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kusimuki is looking to sweep but instead, Dimachaerus has passed into half guard.
Dimachaerus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimachaerus is pressing down on Kusimuki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kusimuki is holding on for now.
Dimachaerus trying to control from half guard but Kusimuki is working away.

Marcus Dimachaerus has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dimachaerus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dimachaerus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus works Kusimuki's body with a nice hook.
Takeshi Kusimuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus thows a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Kusimuki coming out on top.
Dimachaerus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dimachaerus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kusimuki on the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Dimachaerus there.
Dimachaerus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kusimuki in his tracks.
Dimachaerus misses with a body shot.
Dimachaerus throws a body kick that misses.
Kusimuki throws a nice looking combination but Dimachaerus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dimachaerus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Kusimuki. Those never looked like landing.
Kusimuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kusimuki dodges the punch combination from Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus lands a head kick. Kusimuki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kusimuki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dimachaerus. Dimachaerus obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheers as Dimachaerus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kusimuki doesn't seem phased though.
Kusimuki lands a head kick. Dimachaerus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kusimuki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dimachaerus scores with a push kick.
Kusimuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dimachaerus jabs Kusimuki right on the nose. Kusimuki blinks but takes it well.
Dimachaerus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kusimuki moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice jab there from Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kusimuki throws a nice looking combination but Dimachaerus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dimachaerus keeps Kusimuki at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kusimuki clinches up against the cage.
Kusimuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kusimuki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimachaeruss head.
Dimachaerus lands with a light punch inside.
Kusimuki misses with a punch on the inside.

Dimachaerus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimachaerus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki takes one to the side of the head.
Kusimuki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kusimuki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dimachaeruss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kusimuki moves in looking to clinch but Dimachaerus pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kusimuki misses with a straight right.
Dimachaerus is looking to slow Kusimuki down with leg kicks.
Kusimuki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus scoring well with a low kick there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Dimachaerus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dimachaerus, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Dimachaerus!
After winning the bout, Marcus Dimachaerus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.