PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Kolmonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dulin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolmonen comes to the cage accompanied by Patakakkonen. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dulin's choice of entrance music: Slipknot - Before I Forget. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kolmonen
vs
Dulin

180 cm
22
183 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaakko Kolmonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dulin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolmonen catches Dulin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kolmonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kolmonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dulin.
Kolmonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dulin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dulin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kolmonen throws out the jab.
Dulin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kolmonen.
Kolmonen throws a jab when Dulin was well out of range.
Kolmonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kolmonen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kolmonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dulin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kolmonen misses with a wild combination.
Dulin misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolmonen cracks Dulin with an open hand slap.
Dulin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kolmonen is looking to clinch.
Jaakko Kolmonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmonen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dulin counters with a left and a right that stings Kolmonen.
The crowd cheers as Dulin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kolmonen doesn't seem phased though.
Dulin throws a body punch but Kolmonen moves out of range.
Dulin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kolmonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kolmonen misses with a looping left.
Dulin tries to bum rush Kolmonen with a series of wild strikes but Kolmonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kolmonen staying out of range there.
Kolmonen misses with a looping left.
Dulin shoots for a double leg takedown but Kolmonen sprawls well. He's pushed Dulin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kolmonen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kolmonen.
Dulin keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kolmonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kolmonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dulin on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dulin misses with a combination

and Kolmonen moves into the clinch.
Kolmonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kolmonen controlling the action here for a moment.
Kolmonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dulin's elbow.
Kolmonen misses with a hook from the clinch.

Dulin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kolmonen tries to score with a low kick but Dulin moves his leg out of the way.
Kolmonen throws a hook but Dulin blocks it.
Dulin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kolmonen misses with a straight right.
Dulin stuns Kolmonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dulin sizes up Kolmonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dulin takes a swing at Kolmonen's ribcage but misses.
Kolmonen scores with the left hand. Dulin knows he should have avoided that one.
Kolmonen misses with an uppercut. Dulin saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dulin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kolmonen.
Kolmonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dulin's head backwards.
Dulin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dulin throws a lazy right hand but Kolmonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kolmonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kolmonen misses with a hook to the body
and Dulin counters with a right hand to the body.
Kolmonen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dulin counters with a two punch combo.
Kolmonen walks into a stiff left hand from Dulin.
Dulin moves away from the strike by Kolmonen.
Kolmonen slips under a jab.
Kolmonen misses with a two punch combination.
Dulin lands a glancing blow to the side of Kolmonen's head.
Kolmonen wants to clinch
and Dulin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dulin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dulin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kolmonen.
Kolmonen throws a right and a left that Dulin avoids nicely.
Kolmonen misses with a double jab
and Dulin counters with a left to the body.
Dulin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kolmonen manages to avoid it.
Kolmonen misses with a combination
and Dulin counters with a straight right hand.
Dulin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dulin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kolmonen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dulin stalks Kolmonen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kolmonen's face. Kolmonen staggers backwards, shaken.

Kolmonen is rocked!
Kolmonen is breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Dulin as he connects with a hook.
Oh Kolmonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Dulin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dulin trying to control from half guard but Kolmonen is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Dulin dominated that round.
That's time! Kolmonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dulin scores with a punch to the head.
Kolmonen seems to have got his legs back now.
Dulin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kolmonen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dulin somewhat.
Dulin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kolmonen.
Dulin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dulin misses with a straight right.
Dulin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kolmonen misses the body punch
and Dulin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kolmonen misses with a looping left.
Kolmonen throws a combination that misses
enabling Dulin to counter with a crisp jab.
Dulin misses with a wild combination.
Dulin looks to throw the jab but Kolmonen is out of range.
Kolmonen misses with a body shot
and Dulin counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kolmonen. Those never looked like landing.
Dulin scores with a jab. Kolmonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dulin throws out a loose jab but Kolmonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kolmonen connects with a high kick.
Jaakko Kolmonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kolmonen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dulin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dulin scores with a nice head shot.
Kolmonen lands a jab to the head.
Kolmonen tries to clinch up.
Kolmonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kolmonen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dulin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kolmonen on the side of the head.
Kolmonen feints a jab promting Dulin to slip. Kolmonen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dulin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kolmonen walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dulin swats away the attempt to clinch by Kolmonen.
Jaakko Kolmonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kolmonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kolmonen stuffs the takedown attempt from Dulin. Dulin gets slowly back to his feet.
Dulin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jaakko Kolmonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Dulin.
Dulin fails with a takedown attempt.

Dulin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kolmonen's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dulin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dulin stalling away here and it's allowed Kolmonen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kolmonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dulin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kolmonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Dulin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ivan Dulin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kolmonen lands with a kick to the temple. Dulin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dulin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dulin misses with a takedown attempt - Kolmonen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kolmonen misses with a straight left.
Kolmonen throws a lazy right hand but Dulin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dulin cracks Kolmonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kolmonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dulin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Dulin blocks the low kick.
Kolmonen misses with a few strikes there.
Kolmonen misses with a combination
and Dulin counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Dulin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kolmonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dulin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kolmonen cracks Dulin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ivan Dulin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dulin slips under a jab.
Dulin throws a nice looking combination but Kolmonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kolmonen cracks Dulin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kolmonen throws a sloppy head kick and Dulin moves out of range easily.
Kolmonen lands a jab-cross combination.
Dulin blocks a jab.
Dulin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good exchange - Dulin coming out on top.
Kolmonen looks to clinch
and Dulin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kolmonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Dulin.
Kolmonen looks to land a left hand but Dulin moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dulin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kolmonen.

Kolmonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Kolmonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dulin blocks it with crossed arms.
Kolmonen stalls.
A short right from Kolmonen on the inside.
Dulin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kolmonen is trying to maintain a safe position but Dulin gets an underhook and turns Kolmonen into the cage.
Dulin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kolmonen misses with some punches.
Dulin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kolmonen has him pressed against the cage.
Kolmonen misses with some punches.
Kolmonen misses with the head strike.
Kolmonen stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Kolmonen fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kolmonen cracks Dulin with a nice body shot.

Dulin breaks the clinch.
Kolmonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kolmonen misses with a hook to the body
and Dulin counters with a nice uppercut.
Dulin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kolmonen on the side of the head.
Kolmonen misses with a low kick.
Dulin throws a lazy right hand but Kolmonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dulin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kolmonen.
Kolmonen slips under a jab from Dulin.
Dulin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A left and a right from Dulin both land. Nice combination.
Dulin lands a nice looking body shot.
Kolmonen throws a hook to the side of Dulin's head but Dulin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kolmonen moves away from the strike by Dulin.
Kolmonen loads up on a big right hand but Dulin slips the punch.
Dulin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kolmonen's hands.
Well,Kolmonen is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dulin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kolmonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dulin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kolmonen throws a nice looking combination but Dulin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dulin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kolmonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kolmonen throws a head kick that misses
and Dulin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kolmonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Dulin.
Dulin with a nice cross.
Dulin misses with a two punch combination.
Dulin misses with an uppercut. Kolmonen saw that one coming.
Kolmonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dulin lands with a good body shot.
Dulin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kolmonen's head.
Kolmonen wants to clinch up but Dulin keeps it at a distance.
Dulin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kolmonen as he jumps to the side.
Ivan Dulin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dulin.
Jaakko Kolmonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kolmonen moves to clinch but Dulin breaks away
and Dulin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kolmonen swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Dulin counter with a right hand.

Kolmonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kolmonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Dulin controls his hands.
Kolmonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kolmonen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kolmonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dulin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kolmonen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kolmonen.
Kolmonen misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kolmonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dulin backwards.
A right hand to the body from Kolmonen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dulin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kolmonen.
Kolmonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dulin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Dulin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dulin 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Ivan Dulin!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Ivan Dulin!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Ivan Dulin!

Ivan Dulin wins by unanimous decision!