PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dulin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred von Richthofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dulin comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - Before I Forget. Ivan Dulin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dulin
vs
von Richthofen

185 cm
24
170 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

174 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dulin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manfred von Richthofen!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Richthofen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dulin.
von Richthofen moves in looking to clinch but Dulin pushes him off.
Dulin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
von Richthofen slips under a jab.
Dulin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
von Richthofen takes a swing at Dulin's ribcage but misses.
Dulin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
von Richthofen defending well as Dulin loads up on a big left hand.
von Richthofen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
von Richthofen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manfred von Richthofen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dulin thows a body shot but no joy.
von Richthofen is looking to clinch.
Dulin throws an off balance right hand
and von Richthofen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulin tries to score with a low kick but von Richthofen moves his leg out of the way.
Dulin moves out of range as von Richthofen strikes.
von Richthofen defending well as Dulin loads up on a big left hand.

von Richthofen moves into range and clinches up with Dulin.
Dulin blocks a body shot from von Richthofen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for von Richthofen.
von Richthofen pushes Dulin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dulin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
von Richthofen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dulin takes a shot to the head.
von Richthofen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dulin's elbow.
von Richthofen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dulin.
von Richthofen has a couple of punches blocked by Dulin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen misses with some punches.
von Richthofen is leaning against Dulin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
von Richthofen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
von Richthofen can't find room to land a body shot as Dulin controls the action.
Dulin blocks a body shot from von Richthofen.
Dulin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
von Richthofen misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Dulin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
von Richthofen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
von Richthofen misses with some punches.
von Richthofen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from von Richthofen as the two fighters clinch.
von Richthofen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dulin backwards.
von Richthofen working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen tries a body shot but Dulin blocks it.
von Richthofen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
von Richthofen has a couple of punches blocked by Dulin.
Dulin blocks an uppercut.
von Richthofen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dulin or not.
von Richthofen misses with a hook from the clinch.
von Richthofen misses with a punch to the body.
von Richthofen has a couple of punches blocked by Dulin.
Dulin working hard to break the clinch.
von Richthofen tries to throw a body punch but Dulin avoids it by throwing von Richthofen back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from von Richthofen.
A shot in the inside from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
von Richthofen lands with a left to the head.
von Richthofen lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
von Richthofen tries to throw a body punch but Dulin avoids it by throwing von Richthofen back against the cage.
von Richthofen presses Dulin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
von Richthofen scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Dulin is rocked!
Dulin prevents a body shot from von Richthofen.
Nice body punch from von Richthofen - that landed with a thud.
Dulin is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
von Richthofen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
von Richthofen misses with a punch to the body.
von Richthofen tries to work over Dulin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
von Richthofen misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dulin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. von Richthofen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dulin slips a straight right by von Richthofen.
von Richthofen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dulin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dulin missing with a left hand there. von Richthofen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
von Richthofen moves out of range of the strikes.
von Richthofen tries to close the distance and clinch but Dulin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dulin throws a hook but von Richthofen avoids it easily.
Dulin staying out of range there.
Dulin lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen tries to clinch up but Dulin circles away and keeps his distance.
Dulin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
von Richthofen swings for the body but Dulin moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from von Richthofen misses the target.
Dulin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dulin scores with a sloppy right hand. von Richthofen should have avoided that one.
von Richthofen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
von Richthofen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
von Richthofen tries to clinch but Dulin is having none of it.
von Richthofen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dulin throws a looping overhand right but von Richthofen ducks down to avoid it.
von Richthofen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dulin.
Dulin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
von Richthofen throws a looping overhand right but Dulin ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from von Richthofen does no damage.
von Richthofen missing with a left hand there. Dulin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
von Richthofen fails with a takedown attempt.
Dulin throws a hook but von Richthofen avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dulin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

von Richthofen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. von Richthofen showed some decent athleticism there.
Dulin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dulin tries to get out of the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
von Richthofen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
von Richthofen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dulin is trying to stand up here but von Richthofen is controlling him well.
von Richthofen trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dulin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Manfred von Richthofen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dulin throws a lazy uppercut
letting von Richthofen counter with a right hand.
von Richthofen ducks under a wild hook from Dulin.
von Richthofen looks to score with a jab to the body but Dulin is just out of range.
Dulin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dulin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dulin throws a jab when von Richthofen was well out of range.
von Richthofen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dulin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ivan Dulin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

von Richthofen swings for the body but Dulin moves out of range.
von Richthofen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dulin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! von Richthofen scrambles back to his feet.
Dulin slips a jab from von Richthofen.
Dulin keeps the fight on the outside.
Dulin looks to land a left hand but von Richthofen moved out of range nicely.
von Richthofen shoots in looking for a takedown but Dulin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing von Richthofen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
von Richthofen lands a jab to the head.
von Richthofen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dulin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
von Richthofen throws a shot from downtown. Dulin moves away and avoids it.
Dulin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
von Richthofen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen misses the jab.
von Richthofen lunges at Dulin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dulin's hand.
von Richthofen throws out a powerful jab.
Dulin misses with a looping left.
Dulin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before von Richthofen has time to react.
Dulin misses with an uppercut. von Richthofen saw that one coming.
Dulin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract von Richthofen.
Dulin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by von Richthofen.
Dulin connects with a jab.
Dulin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by von Richthofen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
von Richthofen misses with a series of wild punches.
Dulin throws a big shot that misses.
Dulin throws a shot from downtown. von Richthofen moves away and avoids it.
Dulin throws a looping overhand right but von Richthofen ducks down to avoid it.
von Richthofen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dulin in his tracks.
von Richthofen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
von Richthofen takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dulin catches von Richthofen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen ducks under a wild hook from Dulin.
Dulin connects with a right hand. von Richthofen shakes it off.
Dulin looks to land a right hand but von Richthofen moved out of range.
von Richthofen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dulin throws out the jab.
von Richthofen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dulin moves out of range as von Richthofen strikes.
Dulin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dulin stuffs the takedown.
Ivan Dulin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
von Richthofen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dulin at a distance.
Dulin lands a nice hook to von Richthofen's body. von Richthofen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
von Richthofen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dulin slips a jab from von Richthofen.
Dulin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from von Richthofen misses its intended target.
Dulin misses with a looping right.
von Richthofen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dulin.
Dulin missing with a left hand there. von Richthofen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
von Richthofen wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
von Richthofen looks to score with a jab to the body but Dulin is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Dulin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dulin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ivan Dulin!