PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Delbert Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexy Stakhanov (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.

Datsik
vs
Stakhanov

188 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Delbert Datsik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexy Stakhanov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Datsik scores with a nice head shot.
Datsik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Datsik changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stakhanov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Datsik decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stakhanov to his feet.

Datsik feints and as Stakhanov raises his hands in defense, Datsik changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Datsik wants to control from the top but Stakhanov keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Datsik gets to his feet. Stakhanov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stakhanov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Datsik keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik misses with a wild body shot.

Datsik gets a clinch.
Datsik has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stakhanov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stakhanov gets underhooks to prevent Datsik's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Delbert Datsik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Datsik tries to pull guard but Stakhanov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Datsik is trying to stall.
Datsik blocks a body shot from Stakhanov.
Stakhanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stakhanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Datsik avoids the damage to the body.
Datsik blocks a body shot from Stakhanov.
Stakhanov looking to throw knees to the head but Datsik is blocking nicely.
Datsik jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stakhanov walks away with a smile on his face. Datsik gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stakhanov cracks the inside of Datsik's front leg.
Stakhanov throws a head kick that misses.
Stakhanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Datsik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stakhanov, pushing him back against the cage.
Stakhanov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Datsik.
Nice body punch from Stakhanov.
Datsik is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Datsik is trying to break free.

Datsik lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Datsik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stakhanov wants to get back to his feet.
Datsik content to control rather than advance.
Datsik trying to control from half guard but Stakhanov is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Delbert Datsik wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Datsik closes the distance and clinches.
Stakhanov wants to stall.
Datsik trying to stall but Stakhanov improves his position.
Stakhanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Datsik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stakhanov working aggressively here.
Stakhanov tries a body shot but Datsik blocks it.
Datsik tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stakhanov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stakhanov managing to block the knees to the body from Datsik.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stakhanov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stakhanov working Datsik over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stakhanov can't find room to land a body shot as Datsik controls the action.
Stakhanov lands a body punch.
Stakhanov misses with a knee to the head.
Stakhanov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Datsik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Datsik avoiding damage as Stakhanov throws knees to the body.
Datsik dodges an elbow strike from Stakhanov.
Stakhanov lands an elbow inside that Datsik shrugs off.

It looks like Delbert Datsik has been cut.
Datsik tries to pull guard but Stakhanov won't allow it.
Stakhanov looking to slow down the pace here.
Datsik blocks a body shot from Stakhanov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stakhanov controlling the action here for a moment.
Datsik drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stakhanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexy Stakhanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Delbert Datsik's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stakhanov wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Stakhanov.
Datsik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stakhanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Datsik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stakhanov misses with an uppercut
and Datsik counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Datsik fails with the takedown.
Datsik tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Datsik.
Datsik sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stakhanov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Datsik goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Stakhanov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Datsik's guard! Nice work there by Stakhanov!
Datsik thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Datsik has a closed guard, preventing Stakhanov from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik is striking but Stakhanov is not phased and passes to half guard.
Datsik looks like he's trying to stand up.

Datsik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datsik trying to control here.
Datsik tries to kick Stakhanov off but Stakhanov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Datsik is trying to maintain the position but Stakhanov is very close to passing his half guard.
Datsik tries to get to full guard but Stakhanov has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Delbert Datsik wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stakhanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Datsik circles away.
Stakhanov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Datsik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Stakhanov moves into the clinch.
Stakhanov landing knees to the body.
Stakhanov misses with an elbow over the top.
Stakhanov tries a body shot but Datsik blocks it.
Stakhanov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Datsik has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stakhanov uses from the top position.
Datsik trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Datsik is really struggling to control Stakhanov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Delbert Datsik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Delbert Datsik'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!

Datsik shoots in but Stakhanov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stakhanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Datsik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stakhanov is looking to clinch but Datsik is avoiding it.
Datsik shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stakhanov as he avoids it easily.
Stakhanov wants to clinch.

Stakhanov drives through and clinches with Datsik against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stakhanov.
Stakhanov tries a body shot but Datsik blocks it.
Stakhanov blocking some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Datsik is trying to break the clinch but Stakhanov has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stakhanov.
Stakhanov lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakhanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Datsik.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stakhanov.
Nice elbow from Stakhanov.

Delbert Datsik's cut is getting worse.
Datsik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Datsik managing to block the knees to the body from Stakhanov.
Stakhanov scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stakhanov scores with a shot to the side of Datsik's head.

Delbert Datsik's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stakhanov tries a body shot but Datsik blocks it.
A hook to the body from Stakhanov.
Stakhanov lands a nice elbow.
Stakhanov missing with knees to the body.
Stakhanov stalling in the clinch.
Stakhanov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stakhanov is leaning against Datsik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stakhanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Datsik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stakhanov lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Jeez, Delbert Datsik's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakhanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Datsik avoids it.
Stakhanov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Datsik is keeping busy.
Datsik wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stakhanov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Datsik's brow.
Stakhanov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Datsik.
Stakhanov misses with a body punch.
Datsik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Datsik wants to get back to striking at distance but Stakhanov won't allow it.
Stakhanov stalling in the clinch.
Stakhanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Datsik is trying to break free.
Stakhanov lands an elbow that stopped Datsik in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Delbert Datsik's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexy Stakhanov!