PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Herro (ranked 3950 p4p, 4197 weight class) and Konstantin Dimakov (ranked 486 p4p, 511 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Herro
vs
Dimakov

194 cm
23
224
9 - 8 - 0

175 cm
23
220
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanner Herro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Dimakov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dimakov tries to keep at a distance but Herro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Herro lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimakov backwards.
Herro trying to land knees to the body.

Dimakov manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Herro throws a series of punches but Dimakov avoids them all with ease.
Dimakov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Dimakov takes the fight into the clinch.

Dimakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Herro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dimakov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dimakov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Herro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dimakov throws a lazy right hand but Herro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Herro darts in trying to clinch
and Dimakov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dimakov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Herro on the side of the head.
A cross from Dimakov lands.
Dimakov fails to land with a series of punches.

Herro has closed the distance and engaged Dimakov in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimakov tries to work over Herro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimakov working aggressively here.
Herro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Herro taking a breather.
Dimakov is trying to maintain a safe position but Herro gets an underhook and turns Dimakov into the cage.

Dimakov breaks from the clinch.
Herro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Herro clinches up against the cage.
Dimakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimakov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dimakov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimakov managing to block the knees to the body from Herro.
Dimakov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimakov digs a right hand underneath Herro's ribcage. Herro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Dimakov.
Dimakov misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herro lands a knee to the body.
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!
Dimakov pushes Herro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimakov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Herro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dimakov can turn it around.
Dimakov throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Dimakov - that landed with a thud.
Herro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Herro is trying to break free.
Herro stalls.
Herro tries to break free but Dimakov pushes him back against the cage.
Dimakov has Herro pressed against the cage, preventing Herro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Herro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dimakov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dimakov effectively controlling the action here.

Dimakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Dimakov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov lunges at Herro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Herro's hand.

Herro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Herro trying to land knees to the body.
Dimakov throws a head punch that misses.
Dimakov gets through Herro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dimakov cracks Herro with a nice body shot.
Herro is breathing heavily.
Dimakov lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Dimakov.
Dimakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Herro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Herro is looking to break free of the clinch but Dimakov has double underhooks.
Dimakov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimakov gets through Herro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dimakov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herro's elbow.
Dimakov tries a body shot but Herro blocks it.
Dimakov managing to block the knees to the body from Herro.
Dimakov lands with a left to the head.

Herro is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimakov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Herro to his knees! Dimakov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Dimakov!