PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damion Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rado Dimov (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.

Suarez
vs
Dimov

178 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 Helsinki, Damion Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rado Dimov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dimov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suarez, pushing him back against the cage.

Dimov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Suarez is trying to keep an underhook but Dimov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Suarez wants to control but Dimov is keeping busy.
Suarez wants to control but Dimov passes into side.
Dimov working away.
The referee asks Dimov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dimov prefers to stall for the moment though.
Suarez is trying to control Dimov's posture but Dimov avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by Dimov.
Dimov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dimov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Suarez tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Dimov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Suarez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dimov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Suarez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Dimov tries for a kimura but Suarez is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimov staying calm.
Suarez is trying to control Dimov's posture but Dimov avoids it.
I wouldn't like to be where Suarez is right now.
Dimov tries to advance to mount but Suarez denies him.
I wouldn't like to be where Suarez is right now.
Suarez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dimov working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dimov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Suarez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Dimov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Suarez, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suarez can't do much from the bottom here.
Suarez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
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Suarez wants to control but Dimov postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dimov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Suarez is trying to control but can't.
Suarez controlling the position for now.
Dimov trying to control from half guard but Suarez is working away.
Dimov is thwarting Suarez's attempts to control the position.
Suarez trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimov wants to control the pace but Suarez is squirming around nicely.
Dimov avoids the attempt from Suarez to control.
Dimov trying to control but Suarez is having none of it.
Suarez doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Suarez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suarez is looking to get to half guard.
Dimov controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rado Dimov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dimov gets a double leg takedown into Suarez's guard.

Suarez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dimov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Dimov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Suarez's guard.
Dimov trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Suarez is looking to sweep but instead, Dimov has passed into half guard.
Suarez trying to control from the bottom.
Suarez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Suarez controlling the position well.
Dimov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez wants to get back to his feet.
Suarez is trying to maintain the position but Dimov is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Suarez trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Dimov misses with a head shot.
Suarez tries to hold on but Dimov pushes him away.
Suarez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suarez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dimov. What's that going to do exactly?
Suarez tries to hold on but Dimov pushes him away.
Suarez working to try and regain half guard.
Dimov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Suarez is squirming around, avoiding Dimov's attempts to control the action.
Suarez tries to hold on but Dimov pushes him away.
Rado Dimov has got the better of the ground game so far.

Dimov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Suarez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Suarez gets back to half guard.
Suarez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dimov wants to free his trapped foot but Suarez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dimov wants to control but Suarez is keeping him busy.
Dimov is breathing heavily.
Suarez landing small, sideways elbows.
Suarez is trying to maintain the position but Dimov is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is controlling Dimov's trapped leg to prevent Dimov from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suarez is looking to control Dimov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Suarez avoid being mounted?
Suarez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dimov gets a takedown into half guard.
Suarez is refusing to be controlled, as Dimov sits in half guard.
Suarez is holding on to half guard well.
Suarez trying to control but Dimov postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez missing with punches from the bottom.
Suarez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dimov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Suarez won't allow Dimov to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suarez is trying is best to control the position here.
Dimov wants to stand up but Suarez is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rado Dimov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Dimov feints and as Suarez raises his hands in defense, Dimov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suarez being controlled here, momentarily.
Dimov postures up.
Suarez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Suarez working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez striking off his back but it's not causing Dimov any problems.
Suarez wants to stand up but Dimov is controlling him.
Suarez controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Suarez dives in and scores a takedown into Dimov's guard.
Suarez is standing up over Dimov. Dimov looks to escape but Suarez dives into side control.

Suarez gets to mount! Dimov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Dimov working to try and regain half guard.
Dimov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dimov wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dimov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dimov wants to control his opponent's hands but Suarez gets his hands free.

Dimov is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Suarez gets his way!
Suarez loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Dimov hold on?
Dimov tries to break free.
Suarez scores with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimov is trying to get back to his feet but Suarez has full control of the position and if anything, Dimov has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Dimov can't escape the position.

Suarez is persistently looking for the submission but Dimov is defending it well.

Suarez looking for the RNC.
Suarez keeps control of the position easily here as Dimov tries to buck him off.
Dimov is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Suarez is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Dimov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Dimov tries to escape but Suarez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suarez landing with strikes.
Damion Suarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rado Dimov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dimov can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damion Suarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dimov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rado Dimov!