PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 1349 p4p, 2889 weight class) and Fredrik Fernros (ranked 153 p4p, 318 weight class). Svyatogor comes to the cage accompanied by Carl Espen - Silent Storm. Fernros is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scarlet - Beauty & Beast. Fredrik Fernros will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Svyatogor
vs
Fernros

209 cm
21
261
6 - 1 - 0

225 cm
20
250
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimitri Svyatogor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fredrik Fernros!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svyatogor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Svyatogor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Svyatogor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fernros backs up against the cage.

It looks like Fredrik Fernros has been cut.
Svyatogor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Svyatogor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fernros.
A countering left hand to the body from Fernros misses.
Fernros slips a jab from Svyatogor.
Fernros is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Svyatogor misses with a hook. Fernros ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernros moves out of range of the strikes.
Fernros connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dimitri Svyatogor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svyatogor misses with an uppercut.
Fernros looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fernros's head.
Fernros walks into a jab.
Svyatogor loads up on a big right hand but Fernros slips the punch.
Svyatogor misses with a straight left.
Svyatogor connects with a single shot there.
Svyatogor throws a hook but Fernros blocks it.
Fernros takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some wild striking there from Fernros.
Svyatogor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernros misses with the combination.
Fernros misses with a straight right.
Svyatogor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Svyatogor stalks Fernros and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fernros's face. Fernros staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
A big left from Svyatogor misses.
Svyatogor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fernros.
Fernros sizes up Svyatogor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Svyatogor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fernros.
Svyatogor throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernros takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Svyatogor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fernros.
Fernros misses with a hook
and Svyatogor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Svyatogor misses with a series of wild punches.
Fernros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fernros misses with a left hand
and Svyatogor counters with a nice body shot.
Fernros takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Svyatogor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fernros.
Fernros looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That has opened up Fredrik Fernros's cut even more.
Svyatogor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fernros.
Fernros shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fernros takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Svyatogor lands a jab to the nose.
Svyatogor throws a hook to the side of Fernros's head but Fernros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fernros looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Svyatogor is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Svyatogor swings for the body but Fernros moves out of range.
Fernros drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Svyatogor looks to land a right hand but Fernros moved out of range.
Svyatogor thuds his right hand into Fernros's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Svyatogor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Fernros's cut.
That's time! Svyatogor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Svyatogor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svyatogor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Svyatogor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Fernros on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fernros misses with a hook. Svyatogor ducked under it nicely.
Svyatogor just misses with a punch to the body.
Svyatogor misses with an uppercut
letting Fernros counter with a right hand.
Fernros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Svyatogor misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svyatogor misses the shot to the body.
Svyatogor misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fernros! But no joy.
Svyatogor throws a hook but Fernros avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svyatogor misses with an uppercut
and Fernros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dimitri Svyatogor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernros takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Svyatogor throws a series of punches but Fernros moves out of range.
Fernros doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fernros throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fernros misses with a hook. Svyatogor ducked under it nicely.
Svyatogor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fernros on the side of the head.
Svyatogor misses with the combination.
Fernros throws a right hand that misses
and Svyatogor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor connects with a body shot that sends Fernros's belly button to the back.
Svyatogor throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fernros throws a lazy right hand but Svyatogor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svyatogor is looking for a counter combo.
Svyatogor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Svyatogor swings for the body but Fernros moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svyatogor. Fernros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fernros swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Svyatogor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svyatogor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fernros avoids the body shot from Svyatogor.
It seemed like Fernros was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor catches Fernros with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Fernros misses its intended target.
Svyatogor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernros manages to avoid it.
Fernros throws out a counter right but Svyatogor avoids it with no problem.
Svyatogor lands a really nice looking cross but Fernros seems unphased.

The cut above Fredrik Fernros's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Svyatogor lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Fernros goes down and covers up as Svyatogor starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimitri Svyatogor!
An out of breath Dimitri Svyatogor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Fredrik Fernros spoke after the fight, saying 'You win lose, you some some.'.