PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bud Dinak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Marszalkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bud Dinak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Martin Marszalkowski's chin.

Dinak
vs
Marszalkowski

195 cm
25
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bud Dinak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin Marszalkowski!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marszalkowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dinak misses with a takedown attempt
letting Marszalkowski counter with a right hand.

Dinak drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Dinak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dinak throwing strikes from guard but Marszalkowski blocks nicely.
Marszalkowski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marszalkowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dinak is one step ahead there.
Dinak postures up in Marszalkowski's guard and throws a big left but Marszalkowski blocks it.
Marszalkowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dinak really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dinak throws a big right hand that misses.
Marszalkowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dinak is in close to Marszalkowski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marszalkowski is keeping the position for now.
Marszalkowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dinak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marszalkowski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dinak won't allow Marszalkowski to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dinak's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marszalkowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dinak slips nicely into half guard.
Dinak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marszalkowski taking some punishment here, with Dinak in his half guard.
Dinak prevents Marszalkowski from improving his position.
Marszalkowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dinak.

Dinak is trying to work for a kimura but Marszalkowski is defending well.
Dinak is breathing heavily.
Marszalkowski is controlling Dinak's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dinak is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marszalkowski is just riding it out for now. Dinak eventually gives up the hold.
Marszalkowski tries to roll over but Dinak keeps him under control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dinak is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Marszalkowski has managed to free his arm - good work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marszalkowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marszalkowski keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Dinak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marszalkowski is looking to improve his position.

Dinak is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marszalkowski is just riding it out for now. Dinak eventually gives up the hold.
Dinak 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.
Marszalkowski wants to get back to full guard.
Marszalkowski is positioning himself well to prevent Dinak advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dinak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marszalkowski is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinak prevents Marszalkowski from improving his position.
Marszalkowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Marszalkowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Dinak.
Marszalkowski is looking for a sweep. Dinak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marszalkowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dinak.
Marszalkowski gets full guard.
Marszalkowski wants to stand but Dinak is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dinak postures up in Marszalkowski's guard and throws a big left but Marszalkowski blocks it.
Marszalkowski has Dinak pulled in close to control his posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Marszalkowski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dinak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dinak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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 Bud Dinak will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Marszalkowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dinak has time to react.
Marszalkowski throws a left and a right that both miss

and Dinak counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Dinak is trying to work for a kimura but Marszalkowski is defending well.
Dinak scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Dinak is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marszalkowski is just riding it out for now. Dinak eventually gives up the hold.
Dinak throwing shots but Marszalkowski is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dinak seems to be working for a kimura but Marszalkowski defends the submission attempt.
Marszalkowski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marszalkowski.
Marszalkowski wants to sweep here but Dinak controlling him for the moment.
Dinak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marszalkowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marszalkowski is pulling down on Dinak's head. It's preventing any offense from Dinak, at least for the moment.
Dinak throws an elbow that misses. Marszalkowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dinak's guard. Nice move by Marszalkowski!
Marszalkowski wants to pass the guard but Dinak is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marszalkowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marszalkowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dinak's head.
Marszalkowski chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Marszalkowski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bud Dinak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marszalkowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dinak circles away quickly and effectively.
Dinak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dinak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Marszalkowski.
Marszalkowski scores with a jab. Dinak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marszalkowski connects with the punch.
Marszalkowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dinak's head backwards.
Marszalkowski jabs Dinak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marszalkowski throws a right hand that Dinak ducks under and follows up with a left that Dinak also avoids with ease.
Dinak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martin Marszalkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marszalkowski throws a one two combo.
Marszalkowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dinak.
Marszalkowski cracks Dinak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marszalkowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marszalkowski sizes up Dinak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Marszalkowski there.
Marszalkowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marszalkowski misses with a few strikes there.
Dinak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marszalkowski counters with a left and a right that stings Dinak.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marszalkowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dinak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Marszalkowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Marszalkowski stalks Dinak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dinak's face. Dinak staggers backwards, shaken.
Dinak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marszalkowski sprawls well. Marszalkowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dinak gets slowly back to his feet.
Dinak tries for a takedown but Marszalkowski circles away easily
and Marszalkowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dinak misses with a takedown attempt
and Dinak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud Dinak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dinak blocks a low kick nicely.
Marszalkowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Dinak dodges the punch combination from Marszalkowski.
Marszalkowski lands a nice shot that snaps Dinak's head back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marszalkowski throws a low kick but Dinak moves out of range easily.
Marszalkowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dinak ducks under a wild hook from Marszalkowski.
Dinak moves out of range of the strikes.
Marszalkowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dinak.
Marszalkowski scores with a jab to the head.
Marszalkowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marszalkowski jabs at Dinak's body.
Dinak blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marszalkowski.
Dinak with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Marszalkowski counter with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Marszalkowski as he connects with a hook.
Marszalkowski scores with a jab to the head.
Marszalkowski cracks Dinak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marszalkowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dinak's hands.
Marszalkowski connects with a jab.
Marszalkowski lands with a cross.
Dinak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marszalkowski scores with a hook to the body. Dinak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marszalkowski lunges at Dinak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dinak's hand.
Marszalkowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Dinak blocks a leg kick.
Dinak drops his hands momentarily and Marszalkowski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dinak misses with a takedown attempt
and Marszalkowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dinak tries for a takedown but Marszalkowski circles away easily
and Marszalkowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marszalkowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marszalkowski connects with a right hand. Dinak shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Marszalkowski scores with a four punch combination!
Marszalkowski tests Dinak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dinak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marszalkowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin Marszalkowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marszalkowski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dinak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dinak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martin Marszalkowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marszalkowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marszalkowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marszalkowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dinak's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Marszalkowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marszalkowski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Marszalkowski!