PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donat Darvulia (ranked 4622 p4p, 455 weight class) and Hamad Abdulakashalakmun (ranked 2923 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.

Darvulia
vs
Abdulakashalakmun

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donat Darvulia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hamad Abdulakashalakmun!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darvulia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abdulakashalakmun ducks under a wild hook from Darvulia.
Abdulakashalakmun unleashes a big counter combination but Darvulia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Darvulia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdulakashalakmun manages to avoid it.
Darvulia dodges the punch combination from Abdulakashalakmun.
Darvulia tries to clinch but Abdulakashalakmun is having none of it.
Abdulakashalakmun slips a jab and a cross from Darvulia.
Abdulakashalakmun lands a jab-cross combination.
Darvulia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abdulakashalakmun jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abdulakashalakmun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abdulakashalakmun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abdulakashalakmun scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darvulia lands a right hook to the body.
Abdulakashalakmun with a nice cross.
Darvulia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darvulia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Darvulia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darvulia wants to clinch.
Abdulakashalakmun is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Abdulakashalakmun closes the distance and clinches up with Darvulia, looking for a takedown. Abdulakashalakmun pushes Darvulia against the cage but Darvulia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Darvulia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Darvulia fails to land.

Darvulia pulls guard.
Darvulia is looking to stand up but Abdulakashalakmun isn't so interested in that idea.
Darvulia trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Darvulia throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Darvulia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Abdulakashalakmun defends it easily.
Darvulia throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Darvulia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Abdulakashalakmun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Darvulia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Darvulia trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Darvulia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Darvulia looking to control.

Darvulia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Abdulakashalakmun gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Darvulia will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Darvulia controls Abdulakashalakmun momentarily but Abdulakashalakmun frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abdulakashalakmun's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darvulia under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darvulia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdulakashalakmun circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Abdulakashalakmun was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Darvulia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abdulakashalakmun connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abdulakashalakmun is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Darvulia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Abdulakashalakmun scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darvulia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darvulia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abdulakashalakmun looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donat Darvulia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdulakashalakmun digs a good hook to Darvulia's body.

Darvulia rushes Abdulakashalakmun and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abdulakashalakmun tries to break free but Darvulia pushes him back against the cage.
Abdulakashalakmun is trying to break the clinch but Darvulia has him pressed against the cage.
Darvulia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Abdulakashalakmun just stands there and leans against the cage.
Darvulia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darvulia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Abdulakashalakmun is pressed up against the cage. Darvulia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abdulakashalakmun down to the mat. Abdulakashalakmun avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donat Darvulia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Abdulakashalakmun!
Darvulia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdulakashalakmun manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdulakashalakmun misses with a series of wild punches.
Abdulakashalakmun lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darvulia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abdulakashalakmun.
Darvulia walks into a stiff left hand from Abdulakashalakmun.
Darvulia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Darvulia is rocked!
Darvulia tries to close the distance and clinch but Abdulakashalakmun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abdulakashalakmun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oh Darvulia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darvulia misses with the combination.
Darvulia seems to have got his legs back now.
Abdulakashalakmun connects with a right hand. Darvulia shakes it off.
Abdulakashalakmun might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Darvulia throws a right and a left that Abdulakashalakmun avoids nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abdulakashalakmun cracks Darvulia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Darvulia dodges the punch combination from Abdulakashalakmun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamad Abdulakashalakmun dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Abdulakashalakmun fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Darvulia on the side of the head.
Darvulia throws a combination that misses
and Abdulakashalakmun counters with a nice body shot.
Darvulia catches Abdulakashalakmun with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Abdulakashalakmun throws a series of punches but Darvulia avoids them all with ease.
Darvulia misses with a body shot
and Darvulia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darvulia throws a series of punches but Abdulakashalakmun moves out of range.
Darvulia tries to clinch up
and Abdulakashalakmun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Abdulakashalakmun lands a big uppercut and Darvulia crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Darvulia looks OK. Abdulakashalakmun waves Darvulia back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darvulia tries to clinch up
and Darvulia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darvulia misses with a body shot.
Abdulakashalakmun lands an overhand right.
Abdulakashalakmun throws a series of punches but Darvulia moves out of range.
Darvulia takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdulakashalakmun swinging wildly here.
Darvulia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abdulakashalakmun looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darvulia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darvulia wants to clinch up but Abdulakashalakmun keeps it at a distance.

Abdulakashalakmun gets tackled into the cage by Darvulia. Darvulia maintains the clinch.
Darvulia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darvulia tries to pull guard but Abdulakashalakmun forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Abdulakashalakmun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Darvulia ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Darvulia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Abdulakashalakmun looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Darvulia trying to keep a closed guard but Abdulakashalakmun is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darvulia tries to strike from the bottom.
Darvulia trying to control the position.
Darvulia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Abdulakashalakmun is controlling him.

Darvulia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abdulakashalakmun doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abdulakashalakmun manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Darvulia thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darvulia misses with a body shot.
Donat Darvulia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darvulia misses with a body shot
and Abdulakashalakmun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Abdulakashalakmun.
Darvulia wants to clinch.
Darvulia tries to close the distance and clinch but Abdulakashalakmun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darvulia is looking to wear down Abdulakashalakmun with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A left and a right from Abdulakashalakmun both land. Nice combination.
Nice shot by Abdulakashalakmun.
Hamad Abdulakashalakmun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Abdulakashalakmun.
Hamad Abdulakashalakmun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darvulia cracks a nice hook into Abdulakashalakmun's ribs.
Abdulakashalakmun takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darvulia throws a right hand that misses
enabling Abdulakashalakmun to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdulakashalakmun looks to land a combination but Darvulia avoids it well.
Darvulia tries to clinch but Abdulakashalakmun is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darvulia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdulakashalakmun throws a series of strikes that have Darvulia backpedaling.
Darvulia looks up at the clock. Bad move! Abdulakashalakmun lands a right hand from hell, dropping Darvulia. Abdulakashalakmun pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamad Abdulakashalakmun!