PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gul Dukat (ranked 1912 p4p, 2918 weight class) and Malaya Zemlya (ranked 256 p4p, 370 weight class). Dukat's entrance music is Guillotine (Swordz) . A fine choice. Malaya Zemlya has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Dukat
vs
Zemlya

180 cm
21
178
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
170
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Heavy Metal Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gul Dukat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malaya Zemlya!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zemlya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zemlya swings away with a body shot that misses

and Dukat counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zemlya won't be happy with that.
Dukat cracks Zemlya with a big right hand but Zemlya just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dukat creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Zemlya sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dukat throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dukat fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Zemlya is not content to let Dukat control the position.
Zemlya is being controlled here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemlya regains half guard, as Dukat was trying to land strikes.
Dukat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukat throwing shots but Zemlya is blocking nicely.
Dukat seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zemlya is refusing to be controlled, as Dukat sits in half guard.
Zemlya tries to get to full guard but Dukat has control of the leg.
Dukat throwing shots but Zemlya is blocking nicely.
Dukat is pressing down on Zemlya's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zemlya is holding on for now.
Zemlya wants to improve his position but Dukat is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dukat not doing much here.
We've been hearing good reports from Dukat's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemlya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dukat.
Dukat throwing shots but Zemlya is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dukat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zemlya's head.
Dukat is looking to take a break and control but Zemlya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dukat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dukat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dukat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dukat takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dukat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dukat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukat is stalling here. Zemlya is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dukat seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Zemlya has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dukat is looking to regain half guard here but Zemlya keeps moving and retains side control.
Dukat is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Dukat's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dukat gets back to half guard.
Dukat is looking to control Zemlya's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dukat avoid being mounted?

Dukat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukat is looking for a sweep. Zemlya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dukat regains full guard. Nicely done.

Dukat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zemlya defends it easily.
Zemlya is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dukat wants to improve his position but instead Zemlya has moved into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gul Dukat dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice defenses there by Dukat.
Zemlya throws a big shot that misses.
Dukat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dukat dodges the punch combination from Zemlya.
Zemlya throws an overhand right that lands on Dukat's shoulder, as Dukat tries to avoid the shot.
Zemlya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zemlya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dukat. Dukat circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zemlya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dukat tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zemlya defends well and Dukat ends up having to push Zemlya into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Zemlya breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemlya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dukat.
Dukat appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zemlya takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dukat connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zemlya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zemlya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dukat.
Zemlya throws a hook but Dukat avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dukat lands a body shot.
Dukat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zemlya lands a glancing blow to the side of Dukat's head.
Dukat slips a jab from Zemlya.
Zemlya digs a good body shot into Dukat's ribs.
A big right from Dukat misses.
Dukat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zemlya.
Zemlya defending well as Dukat loads up on a big left hand.
Zemlya throws out a powerful jab.
Dukat with a hook.
Zemlya misses with a wild combination.
Dukat changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Zemlya leaves Dukat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zemlya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukat slips under a jab from Zemlya.
Zemlya might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dukat takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Zemlya misses the target.
Zemlya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zemlya scores with a shot to the body.
Zemlya throws a hook to the side of Dukat's head but Dukat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dukat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zemlya.

Dukat has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dukat.
Dukat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dukat working aggressively here.
Zemlya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dukat swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemlya uses good head movement to avoid it.

Zemlya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zemlya moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zemlya moves away.
Dukat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zemlya defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Zemlya on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gul Dukat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zemlya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dukat moves out of range as Zemlya strikes.
Dukat needs to keep his hands up - Zemlya had a free shot at his head there.
Zemlya misses with an uppercut.
Dukat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zemlya.
Dukat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zemlya takes a swing at Dukat's ribcage but misses.
Dukat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dukat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zemlya.
Zemlya misses with a wild body shot.
Zemlya swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Zemlya coming out on top.
Dukat throws the left hand but Zemlya avoids the punch easily.
Zemlya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dukat feinted with a counter takedown.
Dukat clobbers Zemlya with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zemlya stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zemlya wants it to stay on the feet.
Dukat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dukat misses with a wild body shot.
Zemlya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dukat jabs Zemlya right on the nose. Zemlya blinks but takes it well.

Dukat closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dukat lands in his opponent's guard.
Dukat has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dukat keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zemlya's head.
Dukat throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Malaya Zemlya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Dukat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Zemlya bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dukat's head.
Zemlya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zemlya misses with the combination.
Zemlya throws a sloppy body shot

and Dukat counters with a single leg into guard. Zemlya didn't expect that.
Zemlya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dukat.
Dukat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dukat wants to control from the top but Zemlya keeps moving.
Gul Dukat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dukat is looking to work some ground and pound but Zemlya has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukat postures up in Zemlya's guard and throws a big left but Zemlya blocks it.
Dukat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukat keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zemlya's head.
Zemlya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dukat wants to control from the top but Zemlya keeps moving.
Zemlya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dukat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dukat works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dukat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zemlya on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dukat thows a huge punch but Zemlya dodges it nicely.
Dukat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dukat sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zemlya defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukat tries to pass to full mount but Zemlya defends it.
Dukat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dukat passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zemlya!
Dukat thowing shots but they're missing.
Dukat putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zemlya blocking the ground and pound.
Dukat sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukat connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dukat throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zemlya because Dukat loaded up on that one.
Dukat can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zemlya is looking to escape.
Dukat looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zemlya is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Zemlya avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dukat.
Zemlya holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dukat tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Zemlya wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dukat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukat landing shots from mount.
Dukat looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Dukat.
Zemlya can't escape the position.
Dukat lands a nice shot to the head.
Dukat looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Dukat there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dukat lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gul Dukat showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dukat has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gul Dukat!
Gul Dukat decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.