PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Nagiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Dawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nagiev
vs
Dawn

177 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Behold The Beast
Behold The Beast

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmitry Nagiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Red Dawn!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawn throws a series of punches but Nagiev moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Nagiev.
Dawn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dawn blocks a head kick by Nagiev.
Dawn misses with a straight left.
Nagiev throws a nice looking combination but Dawn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Nagiev.
Dawn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nagiev makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dawn really felt that one!
Dawn tries to clinch
and Nagiev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dawn's knee momentarily.
Dawn closes the distance but Nagiev moves to the side
and Nagiev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nagiev lands a head kick!
Dawn misses with a double jab
and Nagiev counters with a nice body kick.
Dawn lands a jab to Nagiev's midsection.
Nagiev dodges the punch combination from Dawn.
Dawn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Nagiev dodges the punch combination from Dawn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagiev lands a nice shot that snaps Dawn's head back.
Nagiev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dawn looks to land a combination but Nagiev avoids it well.
Nagiev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dawn if he has to take too many more of those.
Nagiev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dawn if he has to take too many more of those.
Dawn looks gassed!
Dawn throws the left hand but Nagiev avoids the punch easily.
Nagiev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dawn if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagiev lands a head kick!
Nagiev delivers a nice body kick.
Dmitry Nagiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Nagiev.
Dawn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nagiev.
Dawn looks to land a combination but Nagiev avoids it well.
Nagiev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dawn.
Nagiev lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nagiev lands a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nagiev throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Nagiev.
Nagiev lands with a slapping head kick.
Dawn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nagiev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawn.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dawn.
Dawn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nagiev throws a head kick that misses.
Dawn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nagiev counters with a three punch combo that has Dawn backing up. Dawn nods at Nagiev to acknowledge the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Dawn.
Nagiev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A swing and a miss from Dawn.
Nagiev throws a nice head kick!
Nagiev is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nagiev slips a straight right by Dawn.
Dawn shoots in and drives through. Nagiev sprawls well.
Nagiev connects with a high kick.
Dawn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nagiev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nagiev lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nagiev tries a head kick but it misses.
Dawn misses with a jab to the body
and Nagiev counters with a head kick.
Nagiev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dmitry Nagiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Dawn.
Nagiev throws a sloppy head kick and Dawn moves out of range easily.
Red Dawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagiev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev misses with a head kick.
Dawn misses with a combination
and Nagiev counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nagiev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawn.
Nagiev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Dawn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nagiev with a hook.
Dawn lands with a straight right. Nagiev didn't see that one coming.
Dawn fails with the takedown.
Nagiev lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nagiev fakes the leg kick and cracks Dawn in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagiev connects with a high kick.
Nagiev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nagiev scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dawn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dawn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dawn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nagiev counters with a head kick.
Nagiev throws an overhand right that lands on Dawn's shoulder, as Dawn tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Dawn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dawn blocks a head kick by Nagiev.
Dawn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nagiev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nagiev lands a nice looking body kick.
Nagiev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dawn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nagiev finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nagiev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dawn moves forwards but Nagiev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dawn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body punch from Nagiev.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nagiev lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dawn will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawn misses with a straight right.
Nagiev throws a front kick that sends Dawn stumbling back into the cage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dawn might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nagiev has got the better of the exchanges.
Nagiev connects with a solid leg kick.
Nagiev throws a head kick that misses.
Nagiev scores with a head kick.
Dawn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagiev moves away.
Nagiev throws a good cross that connects.
Nagiev throws a head kick but Dawn moves out of range.
Dawn is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nagiev is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dawn.
Nagiev ducks under a wild hook from Dawn.
Dawn avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dawn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nagiev - the referee stops the clock and Dawn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nagiev. Dawn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A lazy left from Dawn finds it's target.
Dawn throws a right and a left that Nagiev avoids nicely.
Nagiev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dawn can do to turn this around?
Dawn avoids the body shot from Nagiev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn misses with the body kick
and Nagiev counters with a head kick. That will keep Dawn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A punch combination from Dawn misses.
Nagiev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawn.
Nagiev scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nagiev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nagiev misses with a series of wild punches.
Nagiev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dawn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nagiev throws a head kick but Dawn moves out of range.
Dawn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dawn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nagiev counters with a nice uppercut.
Dawn throws a combination that misses
and Nagiev counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Nagiev.
Nagiev connects with a jab.
Dmitry Nagiev is winning the standup battle so far.
Nagiev lands a nice looking body shot.
Dawn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dawn takes a kick to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nagiev!
Nagiev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nagiev throws a leg kick which misses Dawn's front leg but catches the back leg as Dawn tries to avoid it.
Nagiev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dawn throws a head kick that misses
and Nagiev counters with a good, hard body kick but Dawn shrugs it off.
Dawn shoots in for a takedown but Nagiev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dawn misses with a combination

and Nagiev counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nagiev breaks the clinch.
Nagiev lands with a slapping head kick.
Dawn throws a series of punches but Nagiev moves out of range.
Nagiev with a nice cross.
Dawn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dawn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nagiev counters with a good, hard body kick but Dawn shrugs it off.
Dawn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nagiev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the body from Dawn misses
enabling Nagiev to counter with a crisp jab.
Nagiev tries to bum rush Dawn with a series of wild strikes but Dawn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dawn tries to clinch but Nagiev moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dmitry Nagiev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nagiev throws a sloppy head kick and Dawn moves out of range easily.
Dawn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nagiev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitry Nagiev dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dawn thuds his right hand into Nagiev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dawn shoots in but Nagiev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dawn misses with an uppercut. Nagiev saw that one coming.
Nagiev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dawn's head.
Dawn swinging wilding here.
Nagiev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nagiev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dawn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dawn misses with a body kick.
Dawn tries for a takedown but Nagiev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dawn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nagiev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagiev pushes Dawn away with a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dawn shoots and misses

and Nagiev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dmitry Nagiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Dawn.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nagiev breaks from the clinch.
Nagiev pushes Dawn away with a front kick.
Nagiev lands a head kick. Dawn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nagiev cracks Dawn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nagiev misses with a head kick.
Nagiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dawn misses the shot to the body.
Dawn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dawn throws a right and a left that Nagiev avoids nicely.
Nagiev scores with a shot to the body.
Nagiev lands with a kick to the temple. Dawn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dawn tries to clinch but Nagiev moves away
and Nagiev counters with a one-two to the body.
Dawn tries for a takedown but Nagiev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dawn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nagiev throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn works the jab nicely.
Nagiev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dawn throws a nice looking combination but Nagiev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nagiev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dawn cracks a nice hook into Nagiev's ribs.
Dawn throws a sloppy head kick and Nagiev moves out of range easily.
Nagiev lands a high kick!
Nagiev lands a head kick!
Nagiev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dawn throws out the jab.
Nagiev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nagiev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawn.
Nagiev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawn takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dawn.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nagiev!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dawn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nagiev - the referee stops the clock and Dawn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nagiev. Dawn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dawn fails to land with a series of punches.
Nagiev throws a shot to the body.
Dawn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dawn throws a series of punches but Nagiev moves out of range.
Nagiev tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Dawn.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nagiev.

Dawn moves into the clinch.
Dmitry Nagiev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Nagiev breaks the clinch.
Nagiev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Nagiev misses the target.
Nagiev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dawn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawn doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagiev circles away.
The fighters circling - Dawn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nagiev lands a head kick!
Nagiev lands a nice hook to Dawn's body. Dawn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dawn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nagiev counters with a head kick.

Nagiev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Red Dawn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Nagiev manages to break the clinch.
Nagiev keeps Dawn at a distance using the push kick.
Nagiev pushes Dawn away with a front kick.
Dawn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nagiev at a distance.
Dawn misses the jab.
Nagiev throws a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagiev throws a head kick that half lands.
Nagiev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dawn's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitry Nagiev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nagiev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitry Nagiev!