PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oswaldo Shelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgi Dimitrov (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.

Shelton
vs
Dimitrov

223 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 St Petersburg, Oswaldo Shelton!
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, Georgi Dimitrov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrov is looking to land body kicks.
Dimitrov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shelton defends well and Dimitrov ends up having to push Shelton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shelton tries to pull guard but Dimitrov holds him up against the cage and eventually Shelton drops back down to his feet.
Shelton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dimitrov.

Shelton pulls guard effortlessly.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dimitrov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shelton is proving hard to escape from.
Dimitrov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shelton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dimitrov throws a strike but Shelton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Shelton stands up from Dimitrov's guard - Shelton perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shelton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shelton.
Shelton throws a series of punches but Dimitrov avoids them all with ease.
Shelton fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oswaldo Shelton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimitrov shoots in for a takedown but Shelton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dimitrov.
Dimitrov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shelton as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shelton swivels and escapes.
Shelton connects with a leg kick. Dimitrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Shelton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shelton stands up over Dimitrov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shelton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Shelton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dimitrov, up you get!
Dimitrov looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shelton cracks the inside of Dimitrov's front leg.
Shelton lands a head kick!

Shelton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dimitrov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shelton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dimitrov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shelton defends it easily.
Shelton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Shelton gets to his feet - Dimitrov follows without any prompting.
A right-left combo lands from Shelton.
Shelton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Shelton takes the fight into the clinch.
Shelton tries to pull guard but Dimitrov holds him up against the cage and eventually Shelton drops back down to his feet.

Shelton jumps into guard, dragging Dimitrov to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov pushes down on Shelton's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Shelton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shelton tries to get to full guard but Dimitrov has control of the leg.
Shelton trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oswaldo Shelton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Dimitrov.
Shelton shoots in but Dimitrov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oswaldo Shelton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dimitrov wants to clinch.
Georgi Dimitrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shelton is defended easily by Dimitrov.
Shelton throws a body punch but Dimitrov moves out of range.
Shelton misses with a takedown attempt
and Dimitrov counters with a huge head kick that drops Shelton! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Georgi Dimitrov!