PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Kalizhnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Kalizhnikov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Dimagiba
vs
Kalizhnikov

202 cm
24
170 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

175 cm
25
183 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Dimagiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Kalizhnikov!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Dimagiba checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kalizhnikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harry Kalizhnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalizhnikov stuffs the takedown.

Dimagiba changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kalizhnikov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kalizhnikov is trying to buck Dimagiba off.
Dimagiba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dimagiba looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kalizhnikov is avoiding damage well.
Dimagiba scoring with punches and elbows.
Dimagiba trying to control the position but Kalizhnikov is working away.
Kalizhnikov dodges the ground and pound from Dimagiba.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalizhnikov parries the strikes from Dimagiba easily there. Dimagiba is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kalizhnikov to escape.
Dimagiba tries to advance to mount but can't.
Dimagiba landing a few strikes.
Kalizhnikov pushes Dimagiba away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dimagiba gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Dimagiba.
Kalizhnikov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dimagiba in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dimagiba lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kalizhnikov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dimagiba has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dimagiba creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kalizhnikov wants to get back to his feet but Dimagiba drags him back down.
Dimagiba cracks Kalizhnikov with a big elbow.
Dimagiba working the head with strikes.
Kalizhnikov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dimagiba cracks Kalizhnikov with a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimagiba lands a nice forearm strike.
Kalizhnikov stops Dimagiba from passing to mount.
Dimagiba working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalizhnikov parries the strikes from Dimagiba easily there. Dimagiba is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kalizhnikov to escape.
Dimagiba is staying tight to Kalizhnikov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dimagiba lands some shots froms side control.
Dimagiba creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ground and pound from Dimagiba seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dimagiba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dimagiba working the head and body with strikes.
Dimagiba misses with the ground and pound.
Dimagiba tries to score with some ground and pound. Kalizhnikov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kalizhnikov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kalizhnikov tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Dimagiba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dimagiba lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

It looks like Harry Kalizhnikov has been cut.
Dimagiba looking to control but Kalizhnikov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dimagiba is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Kalizhnikov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba scoring with strikes but Kalizhnikov is staying in there.
Kalizhnikov tries to buck Dimagiba off but he can't manage it.
Dimagiba lands a big shot there that rocks Kalizhnikov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalizhnikov's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Dimagiba cracks Kalizhnikov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kalizhnikov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Dimagiba working Kalizhnikov over with strikes here.
Dimagiba landing strikes from the mount.
You get the feeling that Kalizhnikov really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kalizhnikov looks winded!
Dimagiba scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kalizhnikov?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You get the feeling that Kalizhnikov really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dimagiba lands with some strikes.
Dimagiba lands a heavy elbow.

Kalizhnikov is rocked!
Dimagiba landing punches.
Kalizhnikov is still in real trouble! Can Dimagiba finish him?
Dimagiba cracks Kalizhnikov with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Dimagiba!
Juan Dimagiba very nearly forgot to thank Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.