PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Ovchinnikov (ranked 3720 p4p, 470 weight class) and Jackie Duncan (ranked 3415 p4p, 441 weight class). Dmitry Ovchinnikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ovchinnikov
vs
Duncan

188 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Ovchinnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Duncan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ovchinnikov works over Duncan's head and body with a nice combination.

Ovchinnikov closes the distance and clinches.
Ovchinnikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ovchinnikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Ovchinnikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ovchinnikov taking a breather.
Ovchinnikov misses with a punch to the body.
Duncan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ovchinnikov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Duncan blocks an uppercut.
Duncan is trying to break the clinch but Ovchinnikov has him pressed against the cage.
Duncan working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan blocks a body shot from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Duncan prevents a body shot from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Duncan up against the cage.

Duncan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duncan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ovchinnikov throws a body punch but Duncan moves out of range.
Duncan unleashes a big counter combination but Ovchinnikov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ovchinnikov misses with a wild body shot.
Ovchinnikov stuns Duncan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duncan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Duncan circles away.
Ovchinnikov tries to clinch
and Duncan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ovchinnikov throws a hook but Duncan blocks it.
Duncan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ovchinnikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovchinnikov throws a right hand that Duncan ducks under and follows up with a left that Duncan also avoids with ease.
Ovchinnikov looks to land a left hand but Duncan moved out of range nicely.
Duncan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ovchinnikov works the jab nicely.
Dmitry Ovchinnikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ovchinnikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ovchinnikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duncan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ovchinnikov jabs at Duncan's body.
Ovchinnikov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ovchinnikov takes a swing at Duncan's ribcage but misses.
Duncan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Duncan.
Duncan takes one to the chin there.
Ovchinnikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Duncan.
Duncan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big right from Ovchinnikov misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovchinnikov throws a sloppy body shot
and Duncan counters with a nice uppercut.
Ovchinnikov throws a poor cross that misses

and Duncan counters by clinching up.

Duncan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ovchinnikov throws a body punch but Duncan moves out of range.
Duncan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ovchinnikov.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A hook to the body from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Duncan.
Duncan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duncan tries to circle away but Ovchinnikov has him pinned against the cage.

Duncan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ovchinnikov lands with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Ovchinnikov's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Duncan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan cracks a nice hook into Ovchinnikov's ribs.
Duncan slips a jab from Ovchinnikov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ovchinnikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duncan throws a body punch but Ovchinnikov moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Ovchinnikov misses the target.
Ovchinnikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duncan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ovchinnikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ovchinnikov lands with a right hand.
Duncan throws a right and a left that Ovchinnikov avoids nicely.
Duncan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dmitry Ovchinnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duncan shoots and misses
and Ovchinnikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Ovchinnikov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Ovchinnikov moves into range and clinches up with Duncan.
Duncan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duncan has had enough of the clinch but Ovchinnikov keeps him there for the moment.
Duncan tries to break free but Ovchinnikov pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitry Ovchinnikov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ovchinnikov misses with an uppercut.
Ovchinnikov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Duncan is rocked!

Ovchinnikov rushes Duncan and presses him up against the cage.
Ovchinnikov scores with a hook to the body.
Duncan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ovchinnikov misses with some punches.
Duncan trying to stall but Ovchinnikov improves his position.
Ovchinnikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duncan can do to turn this around?
Ovchinnikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ovchinnikov.
A head punch on the inside from Ovchinnikov fails to land.
Duncan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ovchinnikov lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ovchinnikov is struggling to control the position.

Ovchinnikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duncan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Duncan throws a nice looking combination but Ovchinnikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan throws a body shot but no joy.
Duncan slips under a jab.
Jackie Duncan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ovchinnikov cracks Duncan with a good jab.
A jab from Ovchinnikov does it's job there.
Duncan is still on wobbly legs! Can Ovchinnikov finish him?
Duncan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ovchinnikov counters with a huge left! Duncan is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ovchinnikov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Duncan from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ovchinnikov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Ovchinnikov!
An out of breath Dmitry Ovchinnikov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.