PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Your Colaps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dulin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dulin has chosen Myhalych as his entrance music. Carlos Your Colaps has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Your Colaps
vs
Dulin

197 cm
21
203 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
21
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Your Colaps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dulin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Your Colaps - just one landing.
Dulin avoids the body shot from Your Colaps.
A combination from Your Colaps does no damage.
Dulin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dulin shoots in for a takedown but Your Colaps shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Your Colaps throws a hook to the side of Dulin's head but Dulin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Your Colaps misses with an uppercut. Dulin saw that one coming.
Your Colaps lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dulin circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Your Colaps misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Your Colaps both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Ivan Dulin has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Your Colaps will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Your Colaps lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Dulin sprawling to the canvas. Your Colaps follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Dulin hang on?

Dulin is rocked!

Dulin actively working from the bottom here.

Dulin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dulin is looking for a sweep. Your Colaps is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Your Colaps is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Dulin manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Your Colapsis looking to pass into half guard but Dulin pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dulin is in guard.
Your Colaps looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dulin is one step ahead there.
Dulin trying to control the position from guard on top but Your Colaps is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Your Colaps is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dulin is controlling him.
Dulin passes Your Colaps's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Dulin is looking for a kimura here.
Your Colaps pushes Dulin off looking to stand but Dulin dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Your Colaps is staying active underneath Dulin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dulin looks gassed!
Your Colaps tries to kick Dulin off but Dulin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Your Colaps is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dulin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Your Colaps does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Dulin seems to be working for a kimura but Your Colaps defends the submission attempt.

Dulin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Your Colaps has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice shot lands for Your Colaps.
Danga de danga de dang - Your Colaps scores with a four punch combination!
Your Colaps swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dulin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Your Colaps.
Dulin tries to close the distance and clinch but Your Colaps swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Your Colaps dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dulin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dulin wants to clinch.
Dulin dodges the punch combination from Your Colaps.
Dulin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dulin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Your Colaps jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Your Colaps rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dulin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dulin dives in and grabs Your Colaps's left leg, looking for a takedown. Your Colaps pushes down on Dulin's head and hops out.
Carlos Your Colaps has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Dulin.
Your Colaps stalks Dulin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dulin's face. Dulin staggers backwards, shaken.
Dulin slips a jab and a cross from Your Colaps.
Your Colaps lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dulin circles away quickly and effectively.
Your Colaps throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dulin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Your Colaps avoids it really well and circles away.
Your Colaps misses with an uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Your Colaps scores with a four punch combination!
Dulin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Your Colaps is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dulin.
Your Colaps works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Your Colaps swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Your Colaps misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Your Colaps lands a glancing blow to the side of Dulin's head.
Dulin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carlos Your Colaps is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dulin shoots for a double leg takedown but Your Colaps sprawls well. He's pushed Dulin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dulin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Your Colaps is fending him off so far but Dulin persists. Nope, Your Colaps circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dulin slips a jab and a cross from Your Colaps.
Dulin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Your Colaps as he avoids it easily.
Dulin slips a jab and a cross from Your Colaps.
Your Colaps throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dulin.
Your Colaps jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dulin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Your Colaps sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Your Colaps fails to land with a series of punches.
Your Colaps lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dulin circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Your Colaps dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dulin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dulin looks for a takedown but Your Colaps sprawls well.
Dulin fails with a takedown attempt.
Dulin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Your Colaps avoids it really well and circles away.
Carlos Your Colaps has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Dulin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Your Colaps lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dulin circles away quickly and effectively.
Dulin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Your Colaps, as that shot connected.
Your Colaps will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carlos Your Colaps is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dulin shoots for a double leg takedown but Your Colaps sprawls well. He's pushed Dulin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dulin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dulin tries for a takedown but Your Colaps sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Your Colaps misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dulin is defended easily by Your Colaps.
Dulin fails with the takedown.
Your Colaps will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Your Colaps defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dulin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Your Colaps fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Your Colaps is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dulin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Your Colaps defends it nicely.
Dulin walks into a jab.
Your Colaps throws a series of punches but Dulin moves out of range.
Your Colaps misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

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.
Dulin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Your Colaps misses with a wild combination.
Dulin shoots for a takedown but Your Colaps saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Your Colaps is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Your Colaps defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dulin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dulin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ivan Dulin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos Your Colaps is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dulin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Your Colaps.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Your Colaps showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Your Colaps, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Your Colaps!