PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibi Dikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Makerov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dikki comes to the cage accompanied by . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Dikki
vs
Makerov

185 cm
26
201 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
197 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ibi Dikki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonny Makerov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Makerov misses.
Makerov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Makerov.
Makerov scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Ibi Dikki has been cut.
Makerov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Makerov. Beautiful body shot.
Makerov misses with a double jab.
Dikki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Makerov finds it's way round the side to connect with Dikki's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makerov just misses with a punch to the body.
Dikki moves away from the strike by Makerov.
Makerov misses with a wild body shot.
Makerov misses with an uppercut.
Dikki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makerov.
A lazy left from Makerov finds it's target.

That's two 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.
Makerov misses with an uppercut. Dikki saw that one coming.
Dikki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makerov.
Makerov misses with a hook.
Dikki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Makerov shoots and misses

and Dikki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Makerov's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Makerov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dikki throws a big right hand that misses.
Dikki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Makerov wants to get back to his feet but Dikki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dikki trying to control but Makerov is working from the bottom.
Makerov wants to stand and escape but Dikki is having none of it.
Dikki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Makerov's guard.

Dikki has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Makerov defend it? Dikki steps over the head and cranks it - Makerov is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Dikki!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ibi Dikki!