PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haer Dalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Pearmine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Pearmine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dalis
vs
Pearmine

181 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
28
185 lbs
9 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Haer Dalis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Pearmine!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dalis scores with a takedown into Pearmine's guard.

Pearmine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dalis defends it easily.
Dalis's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Dalis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Pearmine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dalis scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalis slips nicely into half guard.

Pearmine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dalis pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dalis is nestled in close to Pearmine, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pearmine tries to get to full guard but Dalis has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalis is looking to advance position but Pearmine won't allow it.
Dalis thows a huge punch but Pearmine dodges it nicely.
Pearmine trying to control but Dalis postures up.
Dalis trying to control from half guard but Pearmine is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dalis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pearmine is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dalis is really struggling to control Pearmine but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dalis in particular looking to stall.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pearmine controlling the position well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dalis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dalis trying to control but Pearmine is working from the bottom.

Pearmine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dalis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pearmine is keeping the position for now.
Dalis wants to control from the top but Pearmine keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dalis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pearmine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dalis has managed to get both his arms back between Pearmine's legs - danger averted.
Dalis pushes down on Pearmine's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dalis trying to control the action but Pearmine is working from the bottom.
Pearmine tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dalis wants to pass the guard but Pearmine is defending well.
Dalis is trying to control the action in half guard but Pearmine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pearmine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dalis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dalis won't allow Pearmine to sweep him here.
Dalis pushing down on Pearmine's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Pearmine looking for submissions off his back.
Pearmine regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Pearmine working for a triangle but Dalis defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haer Dalis dominated that round.
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.

Dalis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pearmine's guard.

Pearmine has his foot on Dalis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dalis works his way back into a safe position though.
Dalis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pearmine's head.
Dalis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Pearmine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Pearmine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalis with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearmine keeping full guard, as Dalis tries to pass.
Our spies down at at St Petersburg MMA Gym inform us that Pearmine has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Pearmine looking for a guillotine here but Dalis defends easily.
Dalis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dalis trying to control but Pearmine is working from the bottom.
Dalis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dalis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Pearmine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dalis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dalis wants to control from the top but Pearmine keeps moving.
Dalis passes Pearmine's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dalis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dalis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pearmine defending well though.
Dalis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dalis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pearmine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Dalis there.

Pearmine actively working from the bottom here.
Dalis works his way into side control.
Dalis is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pearmine's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dalis is working Pearmine over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pearmine tries to bench press Dalis off him but Dalis keeps the position.
Dalis is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pearmine's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pearmine tries to buck Dalis off but Dalis is having none of it.
Check out the look on Dalis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dalis advances to full mount.
Pearmine gets back to half guard.

Pearmine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dalis pulls his head out easily.
Dalis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pearmine moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dalis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dalis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Haer Dalis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haer Dalis dominated that second round.
That's time! Dalis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pearmine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dalis throws a shot to the body.
Dalis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pearmine at a distance.
Pearmine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dalis avoids it really well and circles away.

Dalis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pearmine gets full guard.
Dalis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pearmine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearmine trying to control the position.
Dalis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalis stands and throws Pearmine's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dalis lands some shots froms side control.
Dalis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pearmine can do to turn this around?
You can see the frustration on Pearmine's face as Dalis controls the position.
Dalis lands a nice forearm strike.
Pearmine tries to buck Dalis off but Dalis is having none of it.
Dalis is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pearmine will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pearmine is not content to let Dalis control the position.
Pearmine is trying to work for a sweep but Dalis has mounted him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Dalis.
Dalis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pearmine is looking to escape.
Dalis working the ground and pound effectively.
Dalis landing shots from mount.
Pearmine is squirming around, avoiding Dalis's attempts to control the action.
Pearmine is working to get back to half guard.
Pearmine keeps trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dalis controlling from the full mount.
Dalis lands a couple of good shots and Pearmine has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Pearmine can't escape the position.
Pearmine trying to control the position but Dalis manages to sink in the hooks.
Dalis lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Pearmine.
Dalis wants to control but Pearmine is keeping busy.
Dalis has Pearmine flattened out and is raining down punches.
Dalis is punishing Pearmine with some ground and pound.
Dalis loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Pearmine hold on?

Pearmine is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalis lands a shot to the head.
Pearmine is still in real trouble! Can Dalis finish him?
Dalis cracks Pearmine with a big right hand from the back mount! Pearmine immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Dalis takes this one by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haer Dalis!