Quick Fight Championship PBP Commentary

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Braulio (ranked 5120 p4p, 3706 weight class) and Denzel Dimitri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braulio is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Denzel Dimitri is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Braulio
vs
Dimitri

185 cm
25
210
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
210
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Braulio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denzel Dimitri!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitri's corner calls for a 1-2. Dimitri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Braulio is breathing heavily.
Braulio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimitri.
Dimitri connects with the punch.
Braulio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dimitri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Braulio momentarily.
Dimitri scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimitri. Braulio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimitri throws a jab when Braulio was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimitri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dimitri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braulio.
Braulio takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitri dips to his left and cracks Braulio with an uppercut!
Dimitri cracks a nice hook into Braulio's ribs.
Dimitri digs a good body shot into Braulio's ribs.
Dimitri misses with a hook
and Braulio counters with a straight right hand.
Dimitri looks to throw the jab but Braulio is out of range.
Dimitri lands a really nice looking cross but Braulio seems unphased.
Dimitri lands a slapping body shot.
Braulio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Braulio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dimitri works Braulio's body with a nice hook.
Dimitri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitri takes a swing at Braulio's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitri works the jab nicely.
Dimitri scores with a sloppy right hand. Braulio should have avoided that one.
Dimitri misses with an uppercut. Braulio saw that one coming.
Dimitri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Braulio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dimitri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Braulio scrambles back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Dimitri.
Braulio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Braulio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dimitri is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Braulio had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Dimitri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Braulio slips under a jab.
Braulio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dimitri cracks Braulio with an open hand slap.
Dimitri throws a big shot that misses.
Braulio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Dimitri there.
Dimitri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Braulio.
Dimitri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Braulio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dimitri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Braulio at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitri digs a good hook to Braulio's body.
Braulio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braulio takes one to the chin there.
Dimitri connects with a body shot.
Dimitri misses with a hook. Braulio ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Braulio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dimitri.
Braulio takes one on the button.
Dimitri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the liver by Dimitri. Beautiful body shot.
Braulio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Denzel Dimitri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denzel Dimitri's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dimitri scores with a sloppy right hand. Braulio should have avoided that one.
Dimitri scores with a nice strike.
Dimitri takes a swing at Braulio's ribcage but misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Braulio might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Dimitri finds it's target.
Dimitri throws out a loose jab but Braulio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimitri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dimitri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braulio moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimitri lunges at Braulio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Braulio's hand.
Dimitri tests Braulio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dimitri lands with a hook. Braulio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitri cracks a nice hook into Braulio's ribs.
Dimitri stuns Braulio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Braulio takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab lands there for Dimitri.
Nice uppercut lands for Dimitri. That snapped Braulio's head back.
Braulio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dimitri cracks Braulio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dimitri with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dimitri lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimitri stuns Braulio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Braulio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Braulio slips under a jab from Dimitri.
An attempted straight right counter from Braulio misses the target.
Braulio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dimitri.
Braulio moves forwards but Dimitri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dimitri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braulio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitri cracks Braulio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dimitri scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dimitri looks to score with a jab to the body but Braulio is just out of range.
Braulio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Braulio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Braulio defending well as Dimitri loads up on a big left hand.
Dimitri throws the left hand but Braulio avoids the punch easily.
Dimitri throws a good cross that connects.
Dimitri throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitri throws a looping overhand right but Braulio ducks down to avoid it.
Dimitri misses with a looping left.
Denzel Dimitri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Braulio looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimitri is just out of range.
Dimitri connects with a looping right hand.
Dimitri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Braulio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dimitri.
An attempted straight right counter from Braulio misses the target.
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!
Dimitri catches Braulio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Braulio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braulio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dimitri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Denzel Dimitri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Denzel Dimitri's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dimitri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Dimitri does it's job there.
Braulio misses with a lunging right hand
and Dimitri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Braulio thinking.
Dimitri scores with a nice right hand.
Dimitri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Dimitri does it's job there.
Braulio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braulio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dimitri misses with an uppercut.
Braulio throwing a counter right hand but Dimitri manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Dimitri.
Dimitri lands a nice looking body shot.
Braulio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Dimitri misses the target.
Dimitri lands a nice hook to Braulio's body. Braulio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Braulio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dimitri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braulio manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Braulio misses the target.
Nice shot by Dimitri.
Nice shot lands for Dimitri.
Decent striking displayed by Dimitri there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitri throws out a powerful jab.
Braulio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dimitri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimitri throws the left hand but Braulio avoids the punch easily.
Dimitri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Braulio.
Dimitri lands a lovely overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dimitri.
Dimitri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Braulio is rocked!
Dimitri lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitri throws a jab but it's blocked by Braulio.
Dimitri catches Braulio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh Braulio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dimitri misses with a hook. Braulio ducked under it nicely.
Braulio seems to have got his legs back now.
Dimitri scores with a punch to the head.
Braulio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dimitri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Dimitri finds it's way through Braulio's defenses.
Dimitri looks to score with a jab to the body but Braulio is just out of range.
Braulio was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimitri misses the jab.
Dimitri lands a jab to Braulio's midsection.
Denzel Dimitri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimitri sizes up Braulio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dimitri scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimitri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Braulios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dimitri lands a nice hook to Braulio's body. Braulio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dimitri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nick Braulio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braulio ducks right into an uppercut from Dimitri.

And that's the end of the fight!
Denzel Dimitri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dimitri 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 24:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denzel Dimitri!
A less than humble Denzel Dimitri misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.