PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Dingle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conn Igludden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dingle
vs
Igludden

185 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Dingle!
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, Conn Igludden!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igludden tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Dingle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Dingle manages to break the clinch.
Igludden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dingle avoids it really well and circles away.
Igludden shoots in for a takedown but Dingle shows good takedown defense.
Igludden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dingle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Igludden.
Igludden is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Igludden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Igludden walks into a stiff left hand from Dingle.
Igludden tries to clinch but Dingle moves out of range.
Igludden checks a leg kick.
Dingle swats away the attempt to clinch by Igludden.
Dingle misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Igludden throws a head kick that misses.
Dingle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dingle breaks from the clinch.
Dingle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Igludden misses with a takedown attempt - Dingle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eric Dingle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conn Igludden.

Dingle clinches.

Dingle breaks from the clinch.

Dingle moves into the clinch.

Dingle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Igludden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dingle.
Igludden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dingle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igludden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Conn Igludden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Igludden shoots for a double leg takedown but Dingle sprawls well. He's pushed Igludden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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!
Dingle throws a lazy head kick
and Igludden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Igludden tries a head kick but it misses.
Dingle connects with a solid leg kick.

Dingle has taken the fight to the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dingle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dingle missing with knees to the body.
Igludden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Dingle manages to break the clinch.
Dingle slips a jab and a cross from Igludden.
Igludden fails to land the takedown.
Igludden blocks a head kick by Dingle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Igludden gets tackled into the cage by Dingle. Dingle maintains the clinch.
Dingle tries to land a knee to the head but Igludden blocks with his arms.
Igludden jumps guard but Dingle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Igludden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Igludden has had enough of the clinch but Dingle keeps him there for the moment.

Dingle manages to break the clinch.
Dingle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Igludden if he has to take too many more of those.
Igludden looks gassed!
Dingle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dingle connects with a leg kick. Igludden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Igludden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dingle blocks a head kick by Igludden.
Dingle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Igludden's head.
Dingle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Igludden at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dingle has Igludden up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Dingle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Igludden is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dingle is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Igludden.
Dingle cracks Igludden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dingle scores with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dingle. That's going to slow Igludden down.
Dingle throws a sloppy head kick and Igludden moves out of range easily.
Igludden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dingle scores with a leg kick.
Dingle lands with a cross.
Dingle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eric Dingle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Igludden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dingle digs a good hook to Igludden's body.
Dingle connects with a body shot that sends Igludden's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Dingle dominated that round.
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.

Dingle connects with a leg kick. Igludden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Igludden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dingle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dingle throws the kick towards the body but Igludden avoids it.
Igludden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Igludden shoots in for a double leg but Dingle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Igludden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Igludden throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
No luck for Igludden with that takedown attempt.

Igludden tries to keep at a distance but Dingle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Igludden is trying to break the clinch but Dingle has him pressed against the cage.
Igludden is breathing heavily.
Igludden blocks an elbow strike.
Igludden is trying to force a seperation but Dingle has the dominant position.
Dingle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Igludden's defenses.

It looks like Conn Igludden has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Igludden is defending well for now.

Dingle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Igludden walks into a straight right hand from Dingle.
Igludden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conn Igludden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dingle moves into range and clinches up with Igludden.

Dingle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dingle lands a really nice looking cross but Igludden seems unphased.
Nice takedown defense from Dingle. No joy for Igludden on that attempt.
Eric Dingle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conn Igludden.
Igludden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dingle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dingle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dingle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Igludden can do to turn this around?
Igludden needs to keep his hands up - Dingle had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dingle lunges at Igludden with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Igludden's hand.

Dingle moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Igludden manages to pull guard.
Dingle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dingle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dingle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dingle wants to control from the top but Igludden keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Eric Dingle wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Igludden misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Igludden dives in and grabs Dingle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dingle pushes down on Igludden's head and hops out.
Dingle doesn't manage to clinch there - Igludden circles away.
Dingle lands a nice hook to Igludden's body. Igludden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dingle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Dingle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Igludden throws a head kick but Dingle moves out of range.
Dingle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dingle connects with a solid leg kick.
Dingle scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dingle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dingle scores with a sloppy right hand. Igludden should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Igludden. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Igludden.
Eric Dingle is winning the standup battle so far.

Dingle rushes Igludden and presses him up against the cage.
Dingle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Igludden.
Igludden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Igludden is trying to pull guard but Dingle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dingle trying to land knees to the body.

Dingle manages to break the clinch.
Igludden misses with the combination.
Igludden fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dingle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dingle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Igludden. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Dingle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Conn Igludden's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dingle thuds his shin into the meat of Igludden's side.
Dingle lands a leg kick that knocks Igludden off balance momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Dingle. No joy for Igludden on that attempt.

Dingle pushes Igludden up against the cage in a clinch.
Dingle tries to pull guard but Igludden won't allow it.
Dingle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dingle is stalling here.
Dingle trying to land knees to the body.
Igludden missing with knees to the body.
Igludden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Igludden has had enough of the clinch but Dingle keeps him there for the moment.
Igludden tries to land knees in the clinch but Dingle avoids the damage to the body.

Dingle breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingle lands a jab.
Dingle lands a nice shot that snaps Igludden's head back.
Igludden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Igludden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters circling a little - Dingle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dingle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Igludden is able to avoid easily.
Dingle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Igludden.
Dingle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Igludden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dingle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Igludden's hands.

Dingle clinches.
Dingle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dingle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Igludden shoots in for a double leg but Dingle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eric Dingle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conn Igludden.
Dingle lands a front kick.
Dingle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dingle misses with a head kick.
Dingle avoids the head kick by Igludden.
Dingle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dingle wants it to stay on the feet.
Igludden on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dingle. Dingle obviously looking to wear him down.

Dingle clinches with his opponent.
Nice elbow from Dingle.
Dingle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Igludden.

Dingle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dingle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingle's corner calls for a 1-2. Dingle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dingle moves in looking to clinch but Igludden pushes him off.
Igludden looks for the body kick but Dingle saw that one coming.
Dingle is looking to slow Igludden down with leg kicks.
Dingle lands with a slapping head kick.
Dingle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dingle jabs Igludden right on the nose. Igludden blinks but takes it well.

Dingle clinches.
Dingle misses with a knee to the head.
Igludden tries to break the clinch but Dingle is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Igludden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dingle missing with knees to the body.
Eric Dingle has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Dingle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Igludden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingle cracks Igludden with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dingle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dingle cracks the inside of Igludden's front leg.
Dingle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Igludden back to the cage. Dingle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Igludden is looking to clinch but Dingle is avoiding it.
Igludden throws a nice looking combination but Dingle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Igludden tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dingle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Igludden somewhat.
Dingle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dingle throws a front kick that sends Igludden stumbling back into the cage.
Conn Igludden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eric Dingle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Igludden closes the distance and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Dingle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dingle 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Dingle!