PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Dooger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Sidorik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dooger
vs
Sidorik

175 cm
20
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Dooger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrei Sidorik!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sidorik wants to clinch.
Sidorik has a takedown stuffed.
Sidorik tries to clinch but Dooger moves away
and Dooger counters with a three punch combo that has Sidorik backing up. Sidorik nods at Dooger to acknowledge the strikes.
Sidorik leaves Dooger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sidorik fails with the takedown.
Dooger throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sidorik counters with a big head kick but Dooger shrugs it off.
Dooger wants to clinch but Sidorik slips to the side
and Sidorik counters with a nice body shot.
Dooger moves to clinch but Sidorik breaks away
and Sidorik counters with a solid body kick.
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!

Dooger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dooger tries to pull guard but Sidorik forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Sidorik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Dooger as Sidorik shoots in.
Rick Dooger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Sidorik.
Sidorik dives in for a single leg takedown but Dooger sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sidorik tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dooger just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dooger leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sidorik prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sidorik missing with knees to the body.

Sidorik jumps into guard, dragging Dooger to the mat.
Dooger won't allow Sidorik to sweep him here.
Sidorik trying to control the position.
Dooger looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dooger tries to stand but Sidorik is controlling from the bottom.
Dooger tries to free his leg and advance position but Sidorik is retaining full guard.
Dooger trying to control the position from guard on top but Sidorik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sidorik is trying to control the position but Dooger postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dooger pushes Sidorik away with a front kick.
Sidorik tries to clinch up but Dooger circles away and keeps his distance.
Dooger digs a good body shot into Sidorik's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidorik fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sidorik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sidorik wants it to stay on the feet.
Dooger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sidorik's waist but Sidorik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dooger off to one side.
Sidorik shoots in for a takedown but Dooger shows good takedown defense.
Dooger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dooger is breathing heavily.
Sidorik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sidorik should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Dooger closes the distance and pushes Sidorik back into the cage.
Sidorik pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dooger misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dooger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sidorik smiles and moves away.
Sidorik fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sidorik fails with a takedown attempt.
Sidorik leaves Dooger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dooger tries to clinch but Sidorik is having none of it.
Sidorik fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rick Dooger will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sidorik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dooger closes the distance and clinches up with Sidorik, looking for a takedown. Dooger pushes Sidorik against the cage but Sidorik circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dooger misses the shot to the body.
Dooger closes the distance and clinches up with Sidorik, looking for a takedown. Dooger pushes Sidorik against the cage but Sidorik circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dooger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sidorik sprawls well. Sidorik wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dooger gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Dooger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dooger shoots for a double leg takedown but Sidorik sprawls well. He's pushed Dooger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sidorik shoots for a takedown but Dooger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sidorik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sidorik wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dooger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sidorik tries to avoid it but Dooger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sidorik to the ground. Sidorik escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sidorik looks for a takedown but Dooger sprawls well.
Rick Dooger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sidorik moves into range and clinches up with Dooger.
Dooger can't get the takedown.
The referee calls for Sidorik to work.
Dooger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sidorik is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sidorik effectively controlling the action here.

Sidorik pulls guard successfully.

Sidorik is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dooger presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Sidorik gets control of Dooger's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sidorik will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sidorik manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidorik thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sidorik sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sidorik tries to control but Dooger wriggling away.
Sidorik controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sidorik throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dooger tries to improve his position but instead Sidorik has taken his back!

Sidorik looking for the RNC.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Sidorik patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sidorik looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sidorik missing with strikes from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Sidorik manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Sidorik trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dooger rolls, trying to escape but Sidorik keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Sidorik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dooger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dooger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sidorik's head.
Dooger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sidorik.
Dooger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sidorik.
Sidorik shoots in for a double leg but Dooger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dooger closes the distance and clinches up with Sidorik, looking for a takedown. Dooger pushes Sidorik against the cage but Sidorik circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sidorik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dooger.
Sidorik stuffs the takedown attempt from Dooger. Dooger gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Dooger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dooger takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dooger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dooger wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidorik throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sidorik is looking to clinch but Dooger is avoiding it.
Sidorik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sidorik shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dooger sprawls well. Dooger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sidorik gets slowly back to his feet.
Dooger stuffs the takedown attempt from Sidorik. Sidorik gets slowly back to his feet.
Sidorik keeps the fight on the outside.
Sidorik lands a high kick!
Sidorik tries to clinch but Dooger moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Dooger or perhaps it was just good defense by Sidorik which made him look bad.
Sidorik goes for a double leg but Dooger avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dooger continues to drive forward.

Dooger manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Sidorik gets to his feet. Dooger looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sidorik dives in for a single leg takedown but Dooger sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dooger has Sidorik pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sidorik manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sidorik ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sidorik no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Sidorik looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dooger passes into side control.
Sidorik is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dooger has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidorik seems a little lost for a moment, as Dooger dominates the positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dooger decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sidorik to his feet.
Sidorik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sidorik wants it to stay on the feet.

Sidorik rushes Dooger and presses him up against the cage.
Dooger jumps guard but Sidorik stands there with Dooger around his waist. Dooger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sidorik is trying to pull guard but Dooger has him pressed against the cage.
Dooger jumps guard but Sidorik turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sidorik breaks from the clinch.
Sidorik tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dooger defends well and Sidorik ends up having to push Dooger into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sidorik tries to pull guard but Dooger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sidorik is pressed up against the cage. Dooger has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sidorik down to the mat. Sidorik avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sidorik tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dooger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sidorik somewhat.
Sidorik goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dooger lands a high kick!
Dooger shoots for a takedown but Sidorik saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrei Sidorik.
Well Sidorik has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Andrei Sidorik!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Andrei Sidorik!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Andrei Sidorik!

Andrei Sidorik wins by unanimous decision!