PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Baldacchino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Dostoevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dostoevsky has chosen Rush- Tom Sawyer as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Baldacchino
vs
Dostoevsky

169 cm
21
143 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

175 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doctor Baldacchino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirill Dostoevsky !
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Dostoevsky .
Baldacchino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dostoevsky .
Baldacchino throws a right hand that Dostoevsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Dostoevsky also avoids with ease.
Dostoevsky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dostoevsky ducks under a wild hook from Baldacchino.
Baldacchino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Dostoevsky bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Baldacchino is looking to regain half guard here but Dostoevsky keeps moving and retains side control.
Dostoevsky working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baldacchino is trying to buck Dostoevsky off.
Dostoevsky trying to control the position but Baldacchino is working away.
Baldacchino taking a bit of punishment here - Dostoevsky scoring with strikes.
Baldacchino tries to bench press Dostoevsky off him but Dostoevsky keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baldacchino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dostoevsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Dostoevsky throws a series of punches but Baldacchino moves out of range.
Baldacchino looks to land a combination. Dostoevsky sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Dostoevsky , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baldacchino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dostoevsky manages to avoid it.
Baldacchino cracks Dostoevsky with an open hand slap.
Baldacchino lands a nice shot to the body.
Dostoevsky avoids the body shot from Baldacchino.

Dostoevsky feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Baldacchino trying to control the position.
Baldacchino wants to stand and escape but Dostoevsky is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldacchino is wriggling around but Dostoevsky manages to pass to half guard.
Baldacchino is breathing heavily.
Baldacchino looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dostoevsky lands with a punch from half guard.
Dostoevsky prevents Baldacchino from standing back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dostoevsky shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!
Dostoevsky moves nicely into side control.

Baldacchino explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dostoevsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Baldacchino tries to hold on but Dostoevsky postures up.
Baldacchino is squirming around, avoiding Dostoevsky 's attempts to control the action.
Dostoevsky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Baldacchino hang on?
Dostoevsky putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Baldacchino is trying to stand.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dostoevsky cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dostoevsky cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Baldacchino is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dostoevsky cracks Baldacchino with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Baldacchino wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Dostoevsky with shots to the head and body - Baldacchino looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldacchino is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Dostoevsky .
Dostoevsky wants to control the pace but Baldacchino is squirming around nicely.
Dostoevsky breaks from Baldacchino's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Baldacchino wants to control but Dostoevsky is having none of it.
Dostoevsky controlling from the full mount.
Baldacchino is trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dostoevsky looking to control but Baldacchino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dostoevsky putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Dostoevsky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Baldacchino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good exchange - Dostoevsky coming out on top.
Baldacchino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baldacchino looks to throw the jab but Dostoevsky is out of range.
Dostoevsky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baldacchino sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dostoevsky moves out of range as Baldacchino strikes.
A big right from Baldacchino misses.
Baldacchino tries to bum rush Dostoevsky with a series of wild strikes but Dostoevsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dostoevsky throws a push kick but Baldacchino slaps the foot to one side.
Horrible takedown by Dostoevsky or perhaps it was just good defense by Baldacchino which made him look bad.
Baldacchino lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Doctor Baldacchino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dostoevsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baldacchino manages to avoid it.
Dostoevsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baldacchino.
Dostoevsky looks to land a combination but Baldacchino avoids it well.
Baldacchino throws a hook to the side of Dostoevsky 's head but Dostoevsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baldacchino sizes up Dostoevsky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dostoevsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baldacchino.

Dostoevsky is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Baldacchino's half guard.
Dostoevsky working the head and body with strikes.
Dostoevsky trying to control the pace.
Baldacchino tries to kick Dostoevsky off but Dostoevsky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dostoevsky is trying to control. Baldacchino wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dostoevsky looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baldacchino with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dostoevsky stops Baldacchino from getting back to his feet.
Dostoevsky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baldacchino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baldacchino misses the jab.
Dostoevsky tries for a takedown but Baldacchino sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Doctor Baldacchino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Dostoevsky .
Baldacchino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dostoevsky .
Baldacchino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dostoevsky is defended easily by Baldacchino.
Dostoevsky slips under a jab.
Baldacchino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Dostoevsky shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Baldacchino is trying to stand back up but Dostoevsky is controlling him
Dostoevsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Dostoevsky .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baldacchino wants to get back to his feet.
Dostoevsky frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kirill Dostoevsky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dostoevsky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baldacchino is looking to escape.
Dostoevsky won't let Baldacchino get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dostoevsky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baldacchino is looking to escape.
The referee warns Baldacchino that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dostoevsky is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baldacchino can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dostoevsky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Baldacchino hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baldacchino is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
A nice elbow there by Dostoevsky .
Dostoevsky looking to control but Baldacchino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dostoevsky raining down shots from the mount!
Baldacchino is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dostoevsky with a couple of short strikes.
Dostoevsky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Dostoevsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dostoevsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Baldacchino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baldacchino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dostoevsky .
Dostoevsky staying out of range there.
Doctor Baldacchino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dostoevsky takes one on the button.
Baldacchino throws a good cross that connects.
Dostoevsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baldacchino misses with a takedown

and Dostoevsky decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Baldacchino's guard.
Dostoevsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dostoevsky wants to control from the top but Baldacchino keeps moving.
Dostoevsky might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Baldacchino kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Baldacchino has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dostoevsky off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dostoevsky moves out of range as Baldacchino strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dostoevsky shoots in looking for a takedown. Baldacchino tries to sprawl out of it but Dostoevsky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baldacchino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Baldacchino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dostoevsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baldacchino.
Dostoevsky has a takedown stuffed.
Baldacchino misses with a straight right.
Baldacchino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dostoevsky counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dostoevsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dostoevsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dostoevsky wants to control from the top but Baldacchino keeps moving.
Dostoevsky won't allow Baldacchino to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky landing some decent shots from guard.
Baldacchino keeping moving, preventing Dostoevsky from controlling successfully.
Baldacchino wants to stand but Dostoevsky is controlling the position.
Dostoevsky distracts Baldacchino with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dostoevsky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baldacchino's waist but Baldacchino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dostoevsky off to one side.
Doctor Baldacchino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Dostoevsky .
Baldacchino looks to land a left hand but Dostoevsky moved out of range nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Baldacchino as Dostoevsky shoots in.
Baldacchino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dostoevsky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baldacchino sprawls well. Baldacchino wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dostoevsky gets slowly back to his feet.
Baldacchino misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldacchino shoots in for a takedown but Dostoevsky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dostoevsky scores with a decent looking hook.
Baldacchino throws a jab when Dostoevsky was well out of range.

Dostoevsky closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Baldacchino to the mat! Baldacchino manages to get full guard.
Dostoevsky slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Doctor Baldacchino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dostoevsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baldacchino swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dostoevsky scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dostoevsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Baldacchino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Baldacchino pushes Dostoevsky off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldacchino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dostoevsky moves away.
Dostoevsky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dostoevsky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Baldacchino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baldacchino throws out a loose jab but Dostoevsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baldacchino throws a series of punches but Dostoevsky avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baldacchino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dostoevsky moves away.
Dostoevsky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Baldacchino counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Baldacchino.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dostoevsky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kirill Dostoevsky .
I've got Dostoevsky winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirill Dostoevsky !