PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saager Dhaliwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantine Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dhaliwal kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Swagga Like Us. Saager Dhaliwal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dhaliwal
vs
Rasputin

194 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saager Dhaliwal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantine Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin tries to clinch up but Dhaliwal circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Dhaliwal. No joy for Rasputin on that attempt.

Dhaliwal has closed the distance and engaged Rasputin in a clinch.
Rasputin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Dhaliwal has picked Rasputin up - he's going for a ride! Dhaliwal dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dhaliwal working the head and body with strikes.
Dhaliwal wants to control but Rasputin is keeping him busy.
Dhaliwal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rasputin is pressing down on Dhaliwal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dhaliwal landing with the ground and pound.
Dhaliwal is in close to Rasputin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rasputin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rasputin wants to sweep here but Dhaliwal controlling him for the moment.
Dhaliwal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dhaliwal landing with the ground and pound.
Dhaliwal wants to control from the top but Rasputin keeps moving.
Rasputin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dhaliwal controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhaliwal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rasputin's head.

Rasputin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dhaliwal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dhaliwal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dhaliwal content to stall in guard here.

Rasputin has his foot on Dhaliwal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dhaliwal works his way back into a safe position though.
Rasputin looks gassed!
Dhaliwal is in close to Rasputin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dhaliwal postures up and lands a big shot to Rasputin's brow.
Dhaliwal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dhaliwal works over Rasputin with some ground and pound from guard.
Dhaliwal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dhaliwal looking to pass the guard.
Dhaliwal slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dhaliwal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal lands a couple of elbows.
Dhaliwal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dhaliwal scoring with some ground and pound.
Dhaliwal advances position into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rasputin tries to buck Dhaliwal off but Dhaliwal is having none of it.
Dhaliwal trying to control the action but Rasputin is working from the bottom.
Dhaliwal landing strikes.
Rasputin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dhaliwal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Dhaliwal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rasputin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dhaliwal lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rasputin down.
Dhaliwal is putting a hurting on Rasputin here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dhaliwal is looking to take a break and control but Rasputin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rasputin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dhaliwal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dhaliwal managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rasputin is one step ahead there.

Rasputin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dhaliwal is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dhaliwal has escaped and now he's on top!
Dhaliwal passes into half guard.
Dhaliwal passes to full mount!
Dhaliwal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rasputin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rasputin tries to reverse the position but Dhaliwal maintains control.
Dhaliwal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rasputin's face.
Dhaliwal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dhaliwal with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saager Dhaliwal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice jab there from Dhaliwal.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dhaliwal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A shot to de liver by Dhaliwal. Beautiful body shot.
Dhaliwal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Dhaliwal rushes Rasputin and presses him up against the cage.

Dhaliwal has picked Rasputin up - he's going for a ride! Dhaliwal dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dhaliwal working Rasputin over with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Dhaliwal there.
Ground and pound from Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dhaliwal working the head and body with strikes.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
Dhaliwal working over Rasputin with some ground and pound. Rasputin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dhaliwal slips a nice elbow through Rasputin's hands, connecting with Rasputin's forehead.
Rasputin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dhaliwal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rasputin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dhaliwal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dhaliwal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhaliwal passes to side control.
Dhaliwal working the ground and pound from side control.
Saager Dhaliwal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Dhaliwal has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Dhaliwal moves into the clinch.
Dhaliwal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rasputin misses with some punches.

Dhaliwal works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dhaliwal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dhaliwal passes Rasputin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dhaliwal lands a nice short elbow.
Rasputin is refusing to be controlled, as Dhaliwal sits in half guard.
Dhaliwal slows the pace down in half guard.
Rasputin has hold of Dhaliwal's hands but Dhaliwal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dhaliwal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dhaliwal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dhaliwal prevents Rasputin from improving his position.
Dhaliwal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Well, if Dhaliwal is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ground and pound from Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin missing with punches from the bottom.
Dhaliwal sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rasputin taking some punishment here, with Dhaliwal in his half guard.
Rasputin taking some punishment here, with Dhaliwal in his half guard.
Rasputin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dhaliwal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rasputin gets full guard.
Dhaliwal landing with the ground and pound.
Dhaliwal connects with a couple of short punches.
Rasputin being controlled here, momentarily.
Dhaliwal postures up and lands a big shot to Rasputin's brow.
Dhaliwal stands up over Rasputin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rasputin wants to stand and escape but Dhaliwal is having none of it.
Dhaliwal lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal advances position into side control!
Rasputin trying to remain calm as Dhaliwal controls from the top position.
Dhaliwal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rasputin can do to turn this around?
Rasputin misses with a strike from the bottom.
Rasputin trying to remain calm as Dhaliwal controls from the top position.

Dhaliwal decides to stand back up. Dhaliwal steps back and let's Rasputin get back to his feet.

Dhaliwal gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Dhaliwal manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rasputin being controlled here momentarily.
Dhaliwal looking for a sweep. Not yet Dhaliwal, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dhaliwal wants to get back to his feet but Rasputin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dhaliwal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rasputin.
Rasputin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dhaliwal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saager Dhaliwal dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Dhaliwal clinches with his opponent.

Dhaliwal has hold of one of Rasputin's legs. Rasputin is fighting the takedown attempt but Dhaliwal gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rasputin being controlled here, momentarily.
Dhaliwal trying to control but Rasputin is working from the bottom.
Dhaliwal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dhaliwal wants to control from the top but Rasputin keeps moving.
Dhaliwal is in close to Rasputin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dhaliwal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dhaliwal trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasputin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dhaliwal chips away with some ground and pound.
Rasputin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dhaliwal connects with a couple of short punches.
Dhaliwal trying to control but Rasputin is working from the bottom.
Dhaliwal scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhaliwal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rasputin's head.
Dhaliwal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dhaliwal landing with the ground and pound.
Dhaliwal works over Rasputin with some ground and pound from guard.
Dhaliwal wants to control from the top but Rasputin keeps moving.
Dhaliwal connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dhaliwal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dhaliwal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dhaliwal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dhaliwal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rasputin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rasputin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dhaliwal scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal slips a nice elbow through Rasputin's hands, connecting with Rasputin's forehead.

Rasputin actively working from the bottom here.
Dhaliwal looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dhaliwal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Rasputin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dhaliwal slips a nice elbow through Rasputin's hands, connecting with Rasputin's forehead.
Dhaliwal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dhaliwal working over Rasputin with some ground and pound. Rasputin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dhaliwal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rasputin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Dhaliwal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rasputin sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rasputin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Rasputin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rasputin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dhaliwal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dhaliwal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dhaliwal is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rasputin has hold of Dhaliwal's hands but Dhaliwal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Dhaliwal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dhaliwal winds up and cracks Rasputin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dhaliwal drops an elbow to the side of Rasputin's head.

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.
Dhaliwal is nestled in close to Rasputin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dhaliwal lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dhaliwal in particular looking to stall.
Dhaliwal works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dhaliwal content just to control the position here.
Konstantine Rasputin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dhaliwal lands a big shot there that rocks Rasputin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saager Dhaliwal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dhaliwal 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saager Dhaliwal!