PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Stevenson (ranked 694 p4p, 898 weight class) and Khaba Dagestanskiy (ranked 99 p4p, 140 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stevenson
vs
Dagestanskiy

180 cm
38
175
27 - 17 - 1

175 cm
30
175
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adonis Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khaba Dagestanskiy!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dagestanskiy keeps the fight on the outside.
Dagestanskiy with the counter takedown but Stevenson avoids it easily.
Dagestanskiy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevenson swivels and escapes.
Stevenson staying out of range there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Dagestanskiy scores with a nice short uppercut.

Dagestanskiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dagestanskiy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dagestanskiy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stevenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dagestanskiy throws a series of punches but Stevenson avoids them all with ease.
A lazy left from Stevenson finds it's target.
Dagestanskiy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stevenson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dagestanskiy in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dagestanskiy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stevenson darts in trying to clinch
and Dagestanskiy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stevenson gets underhooks to prevent Dagestanskiy's takedown attempt.
Stevenson presses Dagestanskiy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dagestanskiy blocking some punches.
Stevenson tries a body shot but Dagestanskiy blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dagestanskiy.
Stevenson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stevenson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stevenson lands an uppercut.
Dagestanskiy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dagestanskiy.
A head punch on the inside from Dagestanskiy fails to land.
Dagestanskiy swings wildly with an uppercut but Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevenson lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Dagestanskiy.
Stevenson can't find room to land a body shot as Dagestanskiy controls the action.
Stevenson working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dagestanskiy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dagestanskiy misses with a hook from the clinch.

Dagestanskiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dagestanskiy to score with a decent uppercut.
Stevenson jabs Dagestanskiy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Adonis Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stevenson has managed to clinch.
Dagestanskiy lands with a right to the head.
Dagestanskiy digs a right hand into Stevenson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stevenson's gas tank.
Dagestanskiy prevents a body shot from Stevenson.
Stevenson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dagestanskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevenson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dagestanskiy controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dagestanskiy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stevenson throws a jab when Dagestanskiy was well out of range.
Dagestanskiy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stevenson misses with a left hand
and Stevenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dagestanskiy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Dagestanskiy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dagestanskiy misses with a straight left.

Stevenson gets caught flat footed, as Dagestanskiy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Stevenson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dagestanskiy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dagestanskiy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dagestanskiy trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Dagestanskiy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy throws an elbow that misses. Stevenson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dagestanskiy's guard. Nice move by Stevenson!

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dagestanskiy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Stevenson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stevenson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dagestanskiy keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Khaba Dagestanskiy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dagestanskiy swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut. Dagestanskiy saw that one coming.
Dagestanskiy misses with a straight right.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dagestanskiy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevenson scores with a nice right hand.
Khaba Dagestanskiy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dagestanskiy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stevenson throws a lazy uppercut
and Dagestanskiy counters with a straight right hand.
Dagestanskiy tries to clinch up.
Stevenson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dagestanskiy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dagestanskiy to score with a decent uppercut.
Dagestanskiy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stevenson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Stevenson tries to clinch but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Dagestanskiy looks to land a combination. Stevenson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dagestanskiy looks to land a right hand but Stevenson moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Stevenson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stevenson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dagestanskiy wants to take the fight to the mat but Stevenson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stevenson tries a body shot but Dagestanskiy blocks it.
Dagestanskiy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stevenson pulls his leg out and moves away.
A slow jab from Stevenson misses its intended target.
Dagestanskiy connects with a body shot that sends Stevenson's belly button to the back.
Stevenson is looking to clinch but Dagestanskiy is avoiding it.
Stevenson misses the jab.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Stevenson as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Stevenson fails to land.

Dagestanskiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dagestanskiy tries for a takedown but Stevenson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adonis Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khaba Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Dagestanskiy does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dagestanskiy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dagestanskiy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good exchange - Stevenson coming out on top.

Stevenson pushes Dagestanskiy up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Stevenson.
Dagestanskiy prevents a body shot from Stevenson.
Dagestanskiy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stevenson tries to throw a body punch but Dagestanskiy avoids it by throwing Stevenson back against the cage.
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Dagestanskiy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stevenson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dagestanskiy keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lands with a good body shot.
Dagestanskiy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevenson is looking to clinch but Dagestanskiy is avoiding it.
Dagestanskiy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevenson.
Stevenson slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Dagestanskiy.
Stevenson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dagestanskiy's hands.
Stevenson throws a hook but Dagestanskiy blocks it.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dagestanskiy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dagestanskiy shoots in but no luck this time.
Stevenson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dagestanskiy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dagestanskiy! But no joy.
Khaba Dagestanskiy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dagestanskiy connects with a body shot that sends Stevenson's belly button to the back.
Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adonis Stevenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Dagestanskiy is having none of it.
Stevenson moves in looking to clinch but Dagestanskiy pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dagestanskiy.
Stevenson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Dagestanskiy is having none of it.
Stevenson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dagestanskiy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dagestanskiy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Stevenson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dagestanskiy doesn't seem phased though.
Stevenson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Stevenson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stevenson, as that shot connected.

Stevenson moves into range and clinches up with Dagestanskiy.
Stevenson prevents the takedown attempt.
Dagestanskiy pushes Stevenson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dagestanskiy has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dagestanskiy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adonis Stevenson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Dagestanskiy breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adonis Stevenson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dagestanskiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson throws out a loose jab but Dagestanskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevenson misses with a looping right.
Dagestanskiy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dagestanskiy moves away from the strike by Stevenson.
Dagestanskiy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevenson.
A telegraphed right hand from Dagestanskiy misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Dagestanskiy.
Stevenson tries to clinch up.

Dagestanskiy shoots in and bounces Stevenson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dagestanskiy with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dagestanskiy looking to sit in guard and control but Stevenson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dagestanskiy looking for a triangle here. Stevenson is fighting it but it looks tight! Dagestanskiy pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Stevenson is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Khaba Dagestanskiy!
A relieved looking Khaba Dagestanskiy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.