PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Dawsari (ranked 5775 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bekbulat Kamchybekov (ranked 2790 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawsari has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Bekbulat Kamchybekov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Dawsari
vs
Kamchybekov

178 cm
26
156 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

181 cm
26
158 lbs
9 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdullah Dawsari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bekbulat Kamchybekov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamchybekov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dawsari circles away.
Kamchybekov moves out of range of the strikes.
Dawsari is breathing heavily.
Dawsari leaves Kamchybekov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Kamchybekov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Kamchybekov breaks from the clinch.
Dawsari shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kamchybekov defends it nicely.
Kamchybekov misses with a looping right.
Kamchybekov with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dawsari tries to keep at a distance but Kamchybekov has taken the fight into the clinch.

Dawsari tightens his grip and picks Kamchybekov up, before dumping him to the ground. Kamchybekov manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dawsari got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kamchybekov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dawsari has managed to get both his arms back between Kamchybekov's legs - danger averted.

Kamchybekov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Kamchybekov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kamchybekov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Kamchybekov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dawsari defends well.
Dawsari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Kamchybekov working for a triangle but Dawsari defends it easily.

Kamchybekov is looking for a triangle but Dawsari pushes his legs off easily.
Kamchybekov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dawsari. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Kamchybekov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dawsari doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dawsari manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kamchybekov can do anything to dispel that myth.

Dawsari drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dawsari jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dawsari won't allow Kamchybekov to sweep him here.

Kamchybekov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dawsari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Kamchybekov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dawsari defends well.

Kamchybekov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dawsari gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawsari chips away with some ground and pound.

Kamchybekov is looking for a triangle but Dawsari pushes his legs off easily.
Dawsari stands up over Kamchybekov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Kamchybekov has his foot on Dawsari's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dawsari works his way back into a safe position though.
Dawsari working some strikes from top position.
Dawsari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Kamchybekov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dawsari chips away with some ground and pound.
Dawsari throws a big right hand that misses.

Dawsari avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dawsari keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kamchybekov's head.

Kamchybekov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dawsari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kamchybekov is looking for a triangle but Dawsari pushes his legs off easily.
Dawsari is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamchybekov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Kamchybekov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dawsari gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Kamchybekov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dawsari defends well.
Dawsari working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kamchybekov has his foot on Dawsari's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dawsari works his way back into a safe position though.

Kamchybekov is looking for a triangle but Dawsari pushes his legs off easily.
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 Abdullah Dawsari will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kamchybekov gets caught napping as Dawsari dives in and scores a takedown. Kamchybekov manages to retain guard.
Dawsari throwing strikes from guard but Kamchybekov blocks nicely.

Kamchybekov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dawsari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kamchybekov can do to turn this around?

Kamchybekov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kamchybekov is on top in guard.

Kamchybekov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dawsari has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kamchybekov has managed to get both his arms back between Dawsari's legs - danger averted.

Dawsari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dawsari 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamchybekov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dawsari wants to sweep but no luck.
Kamchybekov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamchybekov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Dawsari throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Dawsari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kamchybekov connects with a couple of short punches.
Kamchybekov cracks Dawsari with a solid left hand.

Dawsari has his foot on Kamchybekov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kamchybekov works his way back into a safe position though.
Kamchybekov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kamchybekov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dawsari's head.
Kamchybekov working some strikes from top position.
Kamchybekov chips away with some ground and pound.

Dawsari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawsari has momentary wrist control but Kamchybekov slips an elbow through the middle.
Kamchybekov landing with the ground and pound.
Kamchybekov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dawsari keeping full guard, as Kamchybekov tries to pass.
Kamchybekov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dawsari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kamchybekov manages to get himself to full guard.

Kamchybekov is looking for a triangle but Dawsari pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dawsari's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Kamchybekov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dawsari defends it easily.
Dawsari scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kamchybekov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dawsari gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Kamchybekov has his foot on Dawsari's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dawsari works his way back into a safe position though.
Dawsari content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dawsari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dawsari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Dawsari avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dawsari lands a couple of elbows.

Kamchybekov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dawsari lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dawsari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Kamchybekov working for a triangle but Dawsari defends it easily.

Kamchybekov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dawsari is aware though and is defending well.
Dawsari with a nice head shot there.

Kamchybekov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Kamchybekov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dawsari defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kamchybekov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bekbulat Kamchybekov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Dawsari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kamchybekov's waist but Kamchybekov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dawsari off to one side.
Kamchybekov shoots in and drives through. Dawsari sprawls well.

Kamchybekov feints and as Dawsari raises his hands in defense, Kamchybekov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kamchybekov landing some decent shots from guard.
Abdullah Dawsari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Kamchybekov drops back looking for a leg! Dawsari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dawsari manages to kick Kamchybekov off! Kamchybekov jumps back into Dawsari's guard.

Dawsari is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kamchybekov defends well.
Kamchybekov is in close to Dawsari's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamchybekov is in close to Dawsari's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kamchybekov is working Dawsari over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kamchybekov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kamchybekov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamchybekov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Dawsari is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Kamchybekov frees his head nicely. Oh but Dawsari has switched to an armbar! Kamchybekov is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Abdullah Dawsari!