PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Dunaytsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kolov
vs
Dunaytsev

179 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

191 cm
27
184 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Kolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitaly Dunaytsev!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunaytsev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kolovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kolov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dunaytsev's head backwards.
Dunaytsev delivers a nice body kick.
Dunaytsev connects with a high kick.
Dunaytsev lands with a slapping head kick.
Kolov cracks Dunaytsev with a good jab.
Dunaytsev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kolov looks for a takedown but Dunaytsev sprawls well.
Kolov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kolov misses with a low kick.
Dunaytsev moves forwards but Kolov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Dunaytsev finds it's way through Kolov's defenses.
Kolov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dunaytsev feints the counter takedown.
Dunaytsev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A combination from Dunaytsev does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolov misses with a double jab.
And Dunaytsev responds with a good body kick, but Kolov manages to step out the way in time.
Dunaytsev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kolov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kolov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dunaytsev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dunaytsev lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kolov will feel that in the morning.
Dunaytsev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kolov.
A jab from Kolov finds it's way through Dunaytsev's defenses.
Roman Kolov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunaytsev throws a jab when Kolov was well out of range.
Dunaytsev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dunaytsev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kolov is breathing heavily.
Dunaytsev misses with the combination.
Kolov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kolov fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Kolov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunaytsev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kolov's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vitaly Dunaytsev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunaytsev scores with a nice head shot.
Dunaytsev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dunaytsev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kolov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kolov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dunaytsev sprawls well. Dunaytsev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kolov gets slowly back to his feet.
Dunaytsev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kolov swings for the body but Dunaytsev moves out of range.
Dunaytsev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dunaytsev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dunaytsev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunaytsev moves out of range of the body kick from Kolov.
Dunaytsev connects with a leg kick. Kolov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dunaytsev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kolov counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dunaytsev. That's going to slow Kolov down.
Dunaytsev throws a body shot but no joy.
Kolov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dunaytsev has time to react.
Kolov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunaytsev.
Kolov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dunaytsev.
Kolov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kolov throws a series of strikes that have Dunaytsev backpedaling.
Kolov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Dunaytsev lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kolov misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolov lands with a right hand.
Dunaytsev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kolov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kolov shoots in but no luck this time.
Dunaytsev just misses with a punch to the body.
Kolov shoots in but no luck this time.
Dunaytsev lands a head kick!
Kolov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dunaytsev circles away quickly and effectively.
Dunaytsev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kolov defends it well.
Dunaytsev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dunaytsev lands a nice shot that snaps Kolov's head back.
Dunaytsev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kolov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunaytsev scores with a spinning back kick!
Dunaytsev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Dunaytsev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitaly Dunaytsev dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dunaytsev tries to move into range but Kolov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dunaytsev throws a lazy right hand but Kolov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Kolov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab lands there for Dunaytsev.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dunaytsev in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dunaytsev misses with a kick to the body.
Kolov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Vitaly Dunaytsev has been cut.
Kolov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dunaytsev momentarily.
Dunaytsev lands a nice looking body kick.
Dunaytsev throws a hook but Kolov blocks it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kolov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kolov moves away from the strike by Dunaytsev.
Kolov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kolov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dunaytsev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A combination from Kolov does no damage.
Kolov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dunaytsev. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunaytsev lands a head kick. Kolov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kolov walks into a straight right hand from Dunaytsev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolov slips a jab from Dunaytsev.
Kolov loads up on a big right hand but Dunaytsev slips the punch.
Dunaytsev staying out of range there.
Kolov throws a combination. Dunaytsev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kolov misses with a few strikes there.
Dunaytsev lands a head kick. Kolov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vitaly Dunaytsev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunaytsev connects with a solid leg kick.
Dunaytsev looks to score with a jab to the body but Kolov is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunaytsev misses the target.
Kolov punishes Dunaytsev's body with a nice straight punch.
Kolov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roman Kolov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Dunaytsev misses.
Dunaytsev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dunaytsev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dunaytsev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dunaytsev.
Kolov throws a jab when Dunaytsev was well out of range.
Dunaytsev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kolov doesn't seem bothered though.
Dunaytsev cracks Kolov with a good jab.
Dunaytsev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dunaytsev scores with a head kick. Kolov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kolov misses with a double jab.
Kolov misses with a wild combination.
Dunaytsev scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolov misses with a hook to the body
and Dunaytsev counters with an outside leg kick.
Dunaytsev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kolov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dunaytsev.
Dunaytsev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunaytsev lands a nice looking body kick.
Kolov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dunaytsev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kolov's head.
Kolov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dunaytsev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunaytsev swings for the body but Kolov moves out of range.
A big left from Dunaytsev misses.
Kolov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dunaytsev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kolov dodges the punch combination from Dunaytsev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunaytsev sizes up Kolov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kolov misses with a few strikes there.
Kolov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dunaytsevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunaytsev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kolov on the side of the head.
Dunaytsev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dunaytsev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunaytsev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kolov throws a head kick but Dunaytsev moves out of range.
Dunaytsev feints a counter leg kick.
Dunaytsev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dunaytsev misses with a looping right.
Kolov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunaytsev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitaly Dunaytsev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitaly Dunaytsev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dunaytsev avoids the head kick by Kolov.
Kolov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kolov thows a leg kick but Dunaytsev checks it
and Dunaytsev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dunaytsev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick from Dunaytsev lands but Kolov takes it in his stride.
Kolov cracks Dunaytsev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kolov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dunaytsev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kolov scrambles back to his feet.
Kolov misses with an uppercut
and Dunaytsev counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Kolov finds it's way through Dunaytsev's defenses.
Kolov misses with a few strikes there.
Dunaytsev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kolov misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunaytsev scores with a jab to the body.
Dunaytsev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kolov throws a big counter combination but Dunaytsev scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dunaytsev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunaytsev throws a hook but Kolov blocks it.
Dunaytsev throws an off balance right hand
and Kolov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunaytsev throws a big shot that misses.
Dunaytsev throws a leg kick which misses Kolov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kolov tries to avoid it.
Dunaytsev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kolov manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kolov.
Dunaytsev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dunaytsev is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dunaytsev moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kolov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dunaytsev looks to land a left hand but Kolov moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Kolov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dunaytsev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kolov tries to bum rush Dunaytsev with a series of wild strikes but Dunaytsev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunaytsev.
Dunaytsev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kolov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dunaytsev - the referee stops the clock and Kolov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dunaytsev. Kolov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dunaytsev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunaytsev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kolov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunaytsev.
Kolov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dunaytsev lands a high kick!
Kolov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kolov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunaytsev.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunaytsev. Kolov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Dunaytsev.
Kolov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kolov slips a jab from Dunaytsev.
Dunaytsev thuds his shin into the meat of Kolov's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dunaytsev works over Kolov's head and body with a nice combination.
Kolov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dunaytsev is out of range and Kolov settles back down.
Dunaytsev throws a series of punches but Kolov moves out of range.
Kolov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunaytsev.
Dunaytsev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roman Kolov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunaytsev walks into a jab.
Kolov takes one on the button.
Kolov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunaytsev throws out the jab.
As Dunaytsev looks to move away, Kolov throws a big counter combo but Dunaytsev just gets out of the way.
Kolov just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunaytsev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dunaytsev takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunaytsev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dunaytsev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dunaytsev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kolov misses with a leg kick

and Dunaytsev counters with a takedown into side control.
Dunaytsev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kolov keeps working.
The referee asks Dunaytsev politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dunaytsev prefers to stall for the moment though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunaytsev is looking to take a break and control but Kolov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitaly Dunaytsev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dunaytsev 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitaly Dunaytsev!