PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Dias (ranked 734 p4p, 1987 weight class) and Rustam Kadurov (ranked 104 p4p, 274 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dias
vs
Kadurov

179 cm
28
182
7 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
184
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinny Dias!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rustam Kadurov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadurov digs a good hook to Dias's body.
Kadurov works over Dias's head and body with a nice combination.
Kadurov misses with a looping right.
Kadurov connects with the punch.
Kadurov throws a hook but Dias avoids it easily.
Dias ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kadurov misses with a series of wild punches.
Dias slips under a jab from Kadurov.
Dias is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kadurov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dias goes for a double leg but Kadurov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kadurov continues to drive forward.

Kadurov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kadurov sitting in guard here, content to control.

Dias has his foot on Kadurov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kadurov works his way back into a safe position though.
Dias looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadurov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kadurov trying to control but Dias is working from the bottom.
Kadurov postures up.
Kadurov stopping the sweep attempt from Dias.

Dias working for a triangle but Kadurov defends it easily.
Dias keeping moving, preventing Kadurov from controlling successfully.

Dias looking for a guillotine here but Kadurov defends easily.

Dias working for a triangle but Kadurov defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kadurov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kadurov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Dias's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dias is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Dias is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadurov grinds an elbow into Dias's temple.
Kadurov wants to stand but Dias has his arm trapped.
Kadurov is staying tight to Dias's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dias sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dias is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kadurov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kadurov's back!
Kadurov trying to control the hands but Dias won't let him.
Dias is trying to control but Kadurov is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Kadurov wants to control but Dias is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias looking to ground and pound but Kadurov is blocking nicely.

Dias looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kadurov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dias trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dias throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kadurov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dias trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rustam Kadurov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dias fails with a takedown attempt.
Kadurov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kadurov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dias tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kadurov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dias somewhat.
Dias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dias takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dias uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kadurov.
Kadurov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kadurov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Kadurov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadurov is looking to take a break and control but Dias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kadurov working away.
Dias tries to buck Kadurov off but Kadurov is having none of it.
Rustam Kadurov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dias takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dias is trying to improve his position.
Kadurov controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kadurov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kadurov just content to control the position.
Kadurov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dias keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Dias's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kadurov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kadurov working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias is trying to improve his position.
Kadurov scoring with punches and elbows.
Kadurov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kadurov looks up at the clock and then as Dias takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kadurov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dias stops Kadurov from passing to mount.
Kadurov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dias on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias can't do much from the bottom here.

Kadurov tries for a kimura but Dias is defending well.
Dias sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kadurov wants to take a breather but Dias is having none of it.
Kadurov slips a nice elbow through Dias's hands, connecting with Dias's forehead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kadurov in particular looking to stall.
Kadurov lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rustam Kadurov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dias fails to land the takedown.
Kadurov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dias.
Dias darts in looking for a takedown but Kadurov gets double underhooks and turns Dias into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinny Dias. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dias is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kadurov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dias to the mat. Dias regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Dias escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kadurov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kadurov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dias's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kadurov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kadurov with a nice head shot there.

Kadurov is posturing up here but Dias has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kadurov tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kadurov has to tap! Slick submission there by Dias!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vinny Dias!
Vinny Dias retains his welterweight title!