PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Homes (ranked 24950 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Dyatlov (ranked 4038 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Larry Homes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Larry Homes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Homes
vs
Dyatlov

194 cm
19
265 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
241 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Homes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damian Dyatlov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyatlov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Homes swivels and escapes.
Dyatlov shoots in for a double leg but Homes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Homes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Dyatlov shoots in and bounces Homes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Homes controls Dyatlov momentarily but Dyatlov frees himself.
Homes wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyatlov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dyatlov landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyatlov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Homes is keeping the position for now.
Homes controls Dyatlov momentarily but Dyatlov frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Homes pushes Dyatlov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dyatlov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Homes swivels and escapes.
Larry Homes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Dyatlov.
Homes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Homes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Dyatlov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dyatlov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Homes defending well though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dyatlov in particular looking to stall.
Homes trying to hold on to Dyatlov's head to control him but Dyatlov postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyatlov stalling.
Dyatlov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Homes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Homes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyatlov moves into full mount! Homes won't be happy about that!
Dyatlov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dyatlov scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Dyatlov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Homes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Homes taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyatlov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dyatlov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Homes is looking to get to half guard.
Dyatlov controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Homes is in a horrible position here. Dyatlov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Dyatlov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dyatlov blocks the body kick.

Dyatlov gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Homes is letting Dyatlov control him for a moment.
Damian Dyatlov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dyatlov working the ground and pound.
Dyatlov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dyatlov scores with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
An elbow from Dyatlov crashes against the mat.

Dyatlov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Homes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyatlov scoring with punches from side control.

Dyatlov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dyatlov throwing strikes but Homes manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Dyatlov regains half guard.
Dyatlov is trying to get back to full guard.

Dyatlov actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homes is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dyatlov reverses the position - he's now on top in Homes's guard.
Dyatlov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Homes being controlled here, momentarily.
Homes is trying to keep Dyatlov in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyatlov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dyatlov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Homes is letting Dyatlov control him for a moment.
Homes looking for a sweep but Dyatlov has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dyatlov moves to the back position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Homes is trying to defend against the choke here but Dyatlov has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Dyatlov Tightens the hold and Homes taps out furiously! Dyatlov displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damian Dyatlov!