PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shamil Abdurahimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terryn Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdurahimov comes to the cage accompanied by Michael Jackson - Thriller. Dall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Skin for Skin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Abdurahimov
vs
Dall

208 cm
26
243 lbs
12 - 11 - 1

195 cm
25
268 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shamil Abdurahimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terryn Dall!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdurahimov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abdurahimov works over Dall's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Terryn Dall has been cut.
Dall blocks a jab.
Abdurahimov throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
Dall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Abdurahimov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dall's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall moves into full guard.
Dall throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dall trying to strike off his back.
Abdurahimov landing some decent shots from guard.
Dall throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Abdurahimov throwing strikes from guard but Dall blocks nicely.
Dall trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Abdurahimov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dall trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Dall throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dall striking off his back but it's not causing Abdurahimov any problems.
Dall striking off his back but it's not causing Abdurahimov any problems.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Abdurahimov lands a couple of elbows.
Abdurahimov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dall striking off his back but it's not causing Abdurahimov any problems.
Abdurahimov passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Dall moves into full guard.
Abdurahimov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall striking off his back but it's not causing Abdurahimov any problems.
Dall throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dall trying to strike off his back.
Dall throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abdurahimov misses with a straight left.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Abdurahimov defends it well.
Abdurahimov throws a head kick but Dall moves out of range.
Abdurahimov misses with a straight left.
Dall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Abdurahimov throws a right hand that misses

and Dall counters with a single leg into guard. Abdurahimov didn't expect that.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dall throwing strikes from guard but Abdurahimov blocks nicely.
Dall throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dall with a nice head shot there.

Abdurahimov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abdurahimov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dall throws a strike but Abdurahimov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Dall striking off his back but it's not causing Abdurahimov any problems.
Dall trying to strike off his back.
Dall scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Dall trying to strike off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Abdurahimov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abdurahimov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dall throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dall doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dall throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dall lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall throws an elbow that misses. Abdurahimov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dall's guard. Nice move by Abdurahimov!

Dall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dall throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Abdurahimov trying to control but Dall is working from the bottom.
Dall wants to sweep here but Abdurahimov controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shamil Abdurahimov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terryn Dall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Abdurahimov looks for the body kick but Dall saw that one coming.
Dall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Abdurahimov throws a head kick but Dall moves out of range.
A jab from Abdurahimov misses.
Abdurahimov lands with a slapping head kick.

Abdurahimov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dall tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Abdurahimov is in Dall's guard.
Dall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abdurahimov.
Dall throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dall tries to strike from the bottom.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Abdurahimov from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall trying to strike off his back.
Dall striking off his back but it's not causing Abdurahimov any problems.
Dall throws a nice elbow from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Abdurahimov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dall throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dall slips a straight right by Abdurahimov.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
A punch combination from Abdurahimov misses.
Dall walks into a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Abdurahimov. Dall shrugs it off though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abdurahimov.
Terryn Dall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Abdurahimov rushes Dall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dall has a couple of punches blocked by Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov taking a breather.
Abdurahimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Abdurahimov jumps into guard, dragging Dall to the mat.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Abdurahimov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abdurahimov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dall postures up in Abdurahimov's guard and throws a big left but Abdurahimov blocks it.
Dall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dall throws a big right hand that misses.
Abdurahimov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dall.

Abdurahimov looking for a guillotine here but Dall defends easily.
Dall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dall throws a big elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dall throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abdurahimov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dall is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dall postures up in Abdurahimov's guard and throws a big left but Abdurahimov blocks it.
Dall passes Abdurahimov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dall throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Terryn Dall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov has hold of Dall's hands but Dall slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Abdurahimov keeping hold of Dall's head, controlling as best he can.
Dall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abdurahimov defending well though.
Abdurahimov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dall throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Abdurahimov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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 Shamil Abdurahimov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terryn Dall'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!

Dall slips under a jab from Abdurahimov.
Dall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Abdurahimov throws a body kick, spinning off balance

so Dall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Abdurahimov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abdurahimov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dall.
Dall throwing strikes from guard but Abdurahimov blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dall throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abdurahimov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall landing some decent shots from guard.
Dall working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abdurahimov's head.
Dall postures up.
Dall lands a couple of elbows.
Dall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dall lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Abdurahimov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dall throws a big right hand that misses.
Dall is in close to Abdurahimov's body, working some short punches and elbows.

It looks like Shamil Abdurahimov has been cut.
Dall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall landing with the ground and pound.
Dall scoring with some ground and pound.

Dall stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Abdurahimov throws up his legs and catches Dall in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Dall tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Abdurahimov! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shamil Abdurahimov!
A very excited looking Shamil Abdurahimov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.