PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Egor Kravcov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doros Dimisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kravcov comes to the cage accompanied by SoyuzMultFilm - Ostorozno, obezjanki!. Egor Kravcov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kravcov
vs
Dimisco

172 cm
20
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
26
200 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Kravcov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doros Dimisco!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Kravcov with that takedown attempt.
Kravcov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dimisco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kravcov somewhat.
Kravcov misses with a takedown attempt - Dimisco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Egor Kravcov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimisco tries to clinch up but Kravcov circles away and keeps his distance.

Dimisco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kravcov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dimisco fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dimisco doesn't manage to clinch there - Kravcov circles away.
Dimisco moves in looking to clinch but Kravcov pushes him off.
Kravcov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dimisco is fending him off so far but Kravcov persists. Nope, Dimisco circles away and we're back to standing.
Kravcov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dimisco tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Kravcov or perhaps it was just good defense by Dimisco which made him look bad.
Kravcov fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimisco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kravcov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dimisco throws a head kick that Kravcov semi-blocks.
Kravcov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dimisco defends it nicely.
Dimisco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kravcov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dimisco as he avoids it easily.
Kravcov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dimisco tries to avoid it but Kravcov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dimisco to the ground. Dimisco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Kravcov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dimisco's guard.
Kravcov is breathing heavily.
Kravcov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Dimisco manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dimisco is looking to clinch.
Kravcov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kravcov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dimisco counters with a leg kick.
Dimisco tries to close the distance and clinch but Kravcov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimisco connects with a high kick.
Dimisco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kravcov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kravcov misses with a takedown attempt

and Dimisco counters by clinching up.
Dimisco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dimisco.
Dimisco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kravcov backwards.
A short left from Dimisco.
Dimisco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kravcov backwards.
Dimisco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dimisco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dimisco lands a nice knee to the body.
Dimisco scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimisco landing knees to the body.
Dimisco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dimisco lands an elbow inside that Kravcov shrugs off.

It looks like Egor Kravcov has been cut.
Dimisco lands a body shot.
Dimisco working Kravcov over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimisco with a knee to the head.
Dimisco lands with a light punch inside.
Dimisco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kravcov's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dimisco obliges.
Dimisco working Kravcov over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dimisco.
Dimisco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dimisco crunches a lovely knee into Kravcov's ribcage.
Kravcov tries for a takedown but Dimisco manages to get underhooks.
Dimisco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dimisco connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimisco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dimisco lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Dimisco as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dimisco.
Dimisco landing knees to the body.
Kravcov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dimisco gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravcov has Dimisco pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dimisco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dimisco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dimisco lands an elbow inside.
Dimisco is pressed up against the cage. Kravcov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dimisco down to the mat. Dimisco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick from Dimisco lands but Kravcov takes it in his stride.
Kravcov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dimisco tries to close the distance and clinch but Kravcov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dimisco.
Kravcov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dimisco circles away.
Dimisco feints a jab promting Kravcov to slip. Dimisco then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kravcov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimisco connects with a high kick.

Kravcov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kravcov showed some decent athleticism there.
Dimisco regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kravcov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doros Dimisco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Egor Kravcov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dimisco tries to clinch up but Kravcov circles away and keeps his distance.
Dimisco stuffs the takedown attempt from Kravcov. Kravcov gets slowly back to his feet.
Kravcov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dimisco counters with a thumping low kick.

Dimisco has Kravcov up against the cage in a clinch.
Doros Dimisco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dimisco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kravcov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dimisco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kravcov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dimisco gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Egor Kravcov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kravcov takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Dimisco.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimisco prevents the takedown attempt.
Dimisco lands with a short shot to the head.
Dimisco with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dimisco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dimisco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kravcov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dimisco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kravcov backwards.
Dimisco lands a good knee to the midsection. Kravcov won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Dimisco as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Dimisco.
Dimisco lands an elbow inside that Kravcov shrugs off.
Dimisco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dimisco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dimisco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dimisco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kravcov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dimisco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kravcov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dimisco stops a takedown attempt from Kravcov.
Nice body punch from Dimisco - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimisco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dimisco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dimisco connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Dimisco.
Dimisco lands a nice uppercut.
Dimisco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dimisco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimisco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Dimisco.
Dimisco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kravcov.
Dimisco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dimisco pushes Kravcov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dimisco.
Kravcov is working for takedown but Dimisco is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kravcov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dimisco pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dimisco throws a head kick that Kravcov semi-blocks.
Dimisco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kravcov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dimisco tries to clinch but Kravcov is having none of it.
Dimisco connects with a right hand. Kravcov shakes it off.
Horrible takedown by Kravcov or perhaps it was just good defense by Dimisco which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravcov keeps the fight on the outside.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dimisco.
Kravcov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dimisco circles away.
Dimisco tries to clinch up.
Dimisco tries to clinch up.
Dimisco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kravcov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dimisco cracks Kravcov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kravcov shoots in looking for a takedown but Dimisco manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kravcov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Dimisco moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Dimisco.
Kravcov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dimisco pulls his leg out and moves away.

Dimisco clinches up with Kravcov and pushes him back against the cage.
Kravcov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dimisco is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Dimisco.
Dimisco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimisco working Kravcov over with knees to the body.
Dimisco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kravcov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kravcov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dimisco pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A body shot lands from Dimisco.
Dimisco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dimisco landing knees to the head.
Kravcov tries to pull guard but Dimisco won't allow it.
Dimisco lands an elbow just above Kravcov 's eye.
Kravcov goes for a takedown attempt but Dimisco pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kravcov with a lazy takedown attempt

and Dimisco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Dimisco.
Dimisco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dimisco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kravcov wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doros Dimisco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Egor Kravcov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dimisco moves into range and clinches up with Kravcov.
Kravcov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dimisco walks away with a smile on his face. Kravcov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dimisco stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dimisco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kravcov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dimisco avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Egor Kravcov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimisco tries to clinch but Kravcov is having none of it.
Kravcov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dimisco pinned against the cage. Dimisco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Dimisco has managed to clinch.
Dimisco lands a body punch.
Dimisco landing some nice looking knees 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!
Dimisco lands a hook that snaps the head of Kravcov backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dimisco lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimisco lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Dimisco.
Dimisco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dimisco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dimisco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dimisco lands a knee to the body.
Dimisco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kravcov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Dimisco.
Dimisco lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Dimisco.
Dimisco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dimisco.
Dimisco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dimisco lands a nice knee to the body.
Dimisco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kravcov or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dimisco.
Egor Kravcov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimisco working Kravcov over with knees to the body.
Dimisco landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dimisco.
Dimisco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dimisco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kravcov tries for a takedown. No joy.
A left hand lands to the body for Dimisco.
Dimisco landing knees to the head.
Kravcov looking for a takedown.
Dimisco with a knee to the head.
Kravcov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kravcov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dimisco walks away with a smile on his face. Kravcov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dimisco. Kravcov shrugs it off though.
Dimisco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimisco delivers a nice body kick.

Dimisco closes the distance and clinches.
Kravcov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dimisco is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kravcov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dimisco connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dimisco.

Kravcov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dimisco is trying to keep an underhook but Kravcov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kravcov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kravcov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kravcov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dimisco's head.
Dimisco is looking to escape.
Kravcov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravcov slips a nice elbow through Dimisco's hands, connecting with Dimisco's forehead.
Dimisco regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kravcov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kravcov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dimisco is looking to stand up but Kravcov isn't so interested in that idea.
Kravcov looking to sit in guard and control but Dimisco gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kravcov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Dimisco has his hands clasped together but Kravcov extends an breaks Dimisco's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kravcov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Egor Kravcov!
Our winner, Egor Kravcov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.