PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diggin Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dincht comes to the cage accompanied by Fanfare. Sack has chosen TUF Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Diggin Sack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dincht
vs
Sack

179 cm
26
172 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

177 cm
25
183 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Resistance

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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zell Dincht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diggin Sack!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dincht gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dincht digs a right hand into Sack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sack's gas tank.

Dincht breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sack thows a body shot but no joy.
Dincht feints a jab promting Sack to slip. Dincht then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sack slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dincht takes a swing at Sack's ribcage but misses.
Dincht lands a nice looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Dincht.
Dincht lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Sack.
Sack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dincht jabs at Sack's body.
Sack walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dincht.
Sack shoots in for a takedown but Dincht shows good takedown defense.
Dincht takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dincht throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sack tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dincht swivels and escapes.
Dincht lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dincht scores with a hook to the body. Sack takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dincht cracks Sack with an open hand slap.
Zell Dincht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sack shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dincht pinned against the cage. Dincht gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zell Dincht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diggin Sack.
Dincht just misses with a punch to the body.
Dincht fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dincht moves in looking to clinch but Sack pushes him off.
Sack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot by Dincht.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Dincht has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sack scores with a shot to the side of Dincht's head.

Dincht escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Sack.
Dincht slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sack tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dincht sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sack somewhat.
Sack avoids the head kick by Dincht.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dincht throws a push kick but Sack slaps the foot to one side.
Dincht scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sack tries a low kick but Dincht avoids it.
Nice cross by Dincht.
Sack moves out of range of the body kick from Dincht.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sack.
Dincht lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dincht ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zell Dincht dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dincht swings for the body but Sack moves out of range.
Sack walks into a stiff left hand from Dincht.
Dincht connects with a right hand. Sack shakes it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dincht. That's going to slow Sack down.
Dincht moves to clinch but Sack breaks away
and Sack counters with a stiff right hand.
Sack has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dincht.
Dincht tries to bum rush Sack with a series of wild strikes but Sack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dincht ducks under a wild hook from Sack.
Nice defenses there by Dincht.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sack misses with a hook. Dincht ducked under it nicely.
Sack tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dincht throws a solid leg kick but Sack takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dincht.
Dincht lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Sack misses.
Sack missing with a left hand there. Dincht was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dincht misses with a low kick.
Dincht throws a head kick that misses.
Dincht lands a nice hook to Sack's body. Sack takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zell Dincht is winning the standup battle so far.
Dincht attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sack throws a jab but it's blocked by Dincht.
Dincht throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sack on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dincht scores with a hook.
Sack shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht lands a nice shot that snaps Sack's head back.
Sack throws a hook but Dincht avoids it easily.
Sack blocks a head kick by Dincht.

Sack gets tackled into the cage by Dincht. Dincht maintains the clinch.
Dincht tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sack prevents a body shot from Dincht.
Sack tries to stall but Dincht uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dincht pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dincht throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Dincht rushes Sack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dincht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Dincht's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dincht.
Dincht punishes Sack's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dincht goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zell Dincht is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dincht gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zell Dincht dominated that second round.
That's time! Dincht's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Dincht misses with an uppercut.
Dincht lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sack moves out of range of the strikes.
Sack shoots in but Dincht avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dincht staying out of range there.
Dincht looks to throw the jab but Sack is out of range.

Sack closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dincht's guard.
Sack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht controls Sack momentarily but Sack frees himself.
Dincht keeping moving, preventing Sack from controlling successfully.
Sack won't allow Dincht to get back to his feet.
Sack wants to control from the top but Dincht keeps moving.

Dincht escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sack gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dincht trying to control the position.
Dincht keeping moving, preventing Sack from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sack throws a strike but Dincht rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dincht postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sack controlling Dincht's posture.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Diggin Sack hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dincht lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zell Dincht is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sack moves forwards but Dincht connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dincht connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sack momentarily.
Dincht connects with an inside leg kick.
Sack ducks right into an uppercut from Dincht.
Sack looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sack throws a jab but it's blocked by Dincht.
Dincht fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dincht.
No luck for Sack with that takedown attempt.
Zell Dincht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diggin Sack.
A shot to the liver by Dincht. Beautiful body shot.
Dincht misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sack misses with an uppercut. Dincht saw that one coming.
Diggin Sack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Dincht does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dincht keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Dincht clinches up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zell Dincht showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dincht, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zell Dincht!
Zell Dincht managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Resistance, into his post fight interview.