PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Diablo (ranked 2943 p4p, 4230 weight class) and Dragan Tenzasevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 486 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Diablo
vs
Tenzasevsky

190 cm
18
270
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
275
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian Diablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dragan Tenzasevsky!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diablo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diablo is looking to clinch but Tenzasevsky is avoiding it.
Damian Diablo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diablo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tenzasevsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tenzasevsky takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Diablo. Beautiful body shot.

Tenzasevsky looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tenzasevsky is thwarting Diablo's attempts to control the position.
Diablo punching from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diablo tries to roll over but Tenzasevsky keeps him under control.

Tenzasevsky postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Diablo to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tenzasevsky shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diablo's guard.

Diablo looking for a guillotine here but Tenzasevsky defends easily.
Diablo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diablo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Tenzasevsky drops back looking for a leg! Diablo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diablo manages to kick Tenzasevsky off! Tenzasevsky jumps back into Diablo's guard.

Tenzasevsky stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diablo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Tenzasevsky shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tenzasevsky showed some decent athleticism there.
Tenzasevsky working over Diablo with some ground and pound. Diablo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Tenzasevsky decides to stand up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tenzasevsky.
Diablo is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tenzasevsky lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.

Tenzasevsky decides to stand back up.
Tenzasevsky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tenzasevsky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Tenzasevsky has managed to clinch.

Tenzasevsky has clasped his hands together around Diablo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Diablo is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tenzasevsky decides to stand back up.

Tenzasevsky looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Diablo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tenzasevsky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tenzasevsky postures up and lands a big shot to Diablo's brow.
Tenzasevsky works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tenzasevsky with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tenzasevsky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diablo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tenzasevsky stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Tenzasevsky shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diablo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dragan Tenzasevsky dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tenzasevsky misses with a kick to the body.
Diablo wants to clinch up but Tenzasevsky keeps it at a distance.
Diablo tries to clinch up

and Tenzasevsky counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Diablo!
Tenzasevsky lands some shots froms side control.
Diablo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tenzasevsky connects with a decent elbow.
Tenzasevsky is staying tight to Diablo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Diablo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tenzasevsky is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tenzasevsky taking a breather here.
Tenzasevsky is continuing to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tenzasevsky swings around for an armbar but Diablo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tenzasevsky's guard.
Tenzasevsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diablo wants to stand but Tenzasevsky is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tenzasevsky controlling Diablo's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenzasevsky looking for a sweep. Not yet Tenzasevsky, not yet.
Tenzasevsky is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tenzasevsky clinches with his opponent.

Tenzasevsky ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tenzasevsky no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Tenzasevsky is looking for a triangle but Diablo pushes his legs off easily.
Tenzasevsky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tenzasevsky is pulling down on Diablo's head. It's preventing any offense from Diablo, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenzasevsky keeping moving, preventing Diablo from controlling successfully.
Tenzasevsky is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tenzasevsky scores with a short punch from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diablo won't allow Tenzasevsky to sweep him here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diablo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tenzasevsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Diablo gets tackled into the cage by Tenzasevsky. Tenzasevsky maintains the clinch.

Tenzasevsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dragan Tenzasevsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Tenzasevsky.
Tenzasevsky misses with a wild combination.
Diablo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tenzasevsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damian Diablo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diablo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tenzasevsky throws a sloppy head kick and Diablo moves out of range easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tenzasevsky.

Diablo throws Tenzasevsky to one side and escapes!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diablo tries to keep at a distance but Tenzasevsky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diablo looking to slow down the pace here.

Tenzasevsky has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Diablo regains guard immediately.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tenzasevsky decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Diablo, up you get!
Diablo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tenzasevsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diablo.

Tenzasevsky scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Tenzasevsky stands up and beckons Diablo to his feet.

Tenzasevsky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Tenzasevsky decides to stand and escape the position.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tenzasevsky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tenzasevsky looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diablo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tenzasevsky slows the pace down.

Tenzasevsky looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tenzasevsky working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenzasevsky in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Tenzasevsky passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Diablo!
Tenzasevsky lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tenzasevsky working Diablo over with strikes here.
Diablo stops Tenzasevsky from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

Tenzasevsky get's back to his feet.
Diablo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diablo is looking to counter punch.

Tenzasevsky shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diablo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tenzasevsky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Damian Diablo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Tenzasevsky gets to his feet - Diablo follows without any prompting.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dragan Tenzasevsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tenzasevsky 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragan Tenzasevsky!