PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bukha Dmitriyevich (ranked 5059 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parker Stovall (ranked 5298 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.

Dmitriyevich
vs
Stovall

185 cm
25
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

K.Å.L.Å.S.Å.G ÅrmøüR

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 The Island, Bukha Dmitriyevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Parker Stovall!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dmitriyevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stovall moves away.
Dmitriyevich throws a sloppy body shot
and Stovall counters with a right hand to the body.
Stovall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dmitriyevich circles away quickly and effectively.
Stovall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stovall throws out a counter right but Dmitriyevich avoids it with no problem.
Stovall throws a right hand that misses

and Dmitriyevich counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dmitriyevich not doing much here.
Stovall wants to control but Dmitriyevich is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stovall wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dmitriyevich with the ground and pound but Stovall uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dmitriyevich 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.
Dmitriyevich seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stovall for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stovall controls Dmitriyevich momentarily but Dmitriyevich frees himself.
Stovall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dmitriyevich.
Dmitriyevich with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dmitriyevich makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dmitriyevich chips away with some ground and pound.

Dmitriyevich is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dmitriyevich stands up over Stovall, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dmitriyevich landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dmitriyevich's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dmitriyevich throws a strike but Stovall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Dmitriyevich bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stovall's guard.

Stovall trying to control the position.
Dmitriyevich stands up over Stovall, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dmitriyevich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stovall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dmitriyevich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stovall keeping full guard, as Dmitriyevich tries to pass.
Dmitriyevich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dmitriyevich lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dmitriyevich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dmitriyevich looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dmitriyevich distracts Stovall with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dmitriyevich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stovall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stovall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dmitriyevich postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dmitriyevich forces his way into half guard.
Dmitriyevich is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stovall is trying to maintain the position but Dmitriyevich is very close to passing his half guard.
Dmitriyevich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stovall keeps working.
Stovall is trying to maintain the position but Dmitriyevich is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dmitriyevich lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stovall looks to score with a jab to the body but Dmitriyevich is just out of range.
Stovall misses with a series of wild punches.
Dmitriyevich attempts a counter takedown but Stovall avoids it well and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stovall. Dmitriyevich does a little dance to reset his feet.

Dmitriyevich shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stovall's guard.
Dmitriyevich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dmitriyevich lands a couple of elbows.
Dmitriyevich with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dmitriyevich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stovall being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dmitriyevich cracks Stovall with a solid left hand.
Dmitriyevich scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stovall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dmitriyevich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dmitriyevich controlling from the top position.
Dmitriyevich is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dmitriyevich is in close to Stovall's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dmitriyevich postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dmitriyevich's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dmitriyevich sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dmitriyevich passes Stovall's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dmitriyevich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stovall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dmitriyevich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stovall defending well though.
Dmitriyevich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stovall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dmitriyevich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stovall's head.
Dmitriyevich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dmitriyevich working over Stovall with some ground and pound. Stovall looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dmitriyevich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stovall can do to turn this around?
Dmitriyevich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dmitriyevich trying to pass the guard but Stovall defending well.
Stovall taking some punishment here, with Dmitriyevich in his half guard.
Bukha Dmitriyevich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dmitriyevich working Stovall over with strikes.
Stovall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dmitriyevich looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stovall wants to control but Dmitriyevich is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dmitriyevich tries to pass to full mount but Stovall defends it.
Dmitriyevich is controlling the pace.
Stovall taking some punishment here, with Dmitriyevich in his half guard.
Dmitriyevich tries to pass to full mount but Stovall defends it.
Stovall has hold of Dmitriyevich's hands but Dmitriyevich slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stovall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dmitriyevich in particular looking to stall.
Dmitriyevich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Dmitriyevich.
Dmitriyevich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stovall's head.
Stovall is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dmitriyevich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dmitriyevich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dmitriyevich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stovall defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dmitriyevich trying to pass the guard but Stovall defending well.
Dmitriyevich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bukha Dmitriyevich dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dmitriyevich throws a lazy right hand but Stovall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stovall looks to score with a jab to the body but Dmitriyevich is just out of range.
Stovall tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Dmitriyevich counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Stovall!
Dmitriyevich working away.
Dmitriyevich scoring with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Dmitriyevich scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stovall struggling a bit here.
Dmitriyevich grinds an elbow into Stovall's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stovall takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dmitriyevich has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Stovall!
Dmitriyevich looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dmitriyevich postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stovall looks a forlorn figure.
Stovall is looking to improve his position but Dmitriyevich isn't that keen on the idea.
Dmitriyevich lands a heavy elbow.
Dmitriyevich is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stovall can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dmitriyevich raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dmitriyevich cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stovall takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stovall is desperately trying to improve his position but Dmitriyevich has a good base and remains in mount.
Stovall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dmitriyevich postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stovall looks a forlorn figure.
Dmitriyevich lands a couple of good shots and Stovall has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Dmitriyevich lands with a hammerfist to the side of Stovall's head.
Dmitriyevich is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Dmitriyevich gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Dmitriyevich gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Dmitriyevich apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Dmitriyevich changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stovall looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stovall is being controlled here.
Dmitriyevich is putting a hurting on Stovall here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stovall takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dmitriyevich lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dmitriyevich lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dmitriyevich wants to control but Stovall is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Dmitriyevich stalls from top position.
Stovall takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dmitriyevich advances nicely into full mount.
Dmitriyevich with shots to the head and body - Stovall looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dmitriyevich putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bukha Dmitriyevich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dmitriyevich content just to control the position here.
Dmitriyevich continues to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Dmitriyevich.
Parker Stovall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dmitriyevich working Stovall over with strikes here.
Dmitriyevich controlling his opponent.
Dmitriyevich has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bukha Dmitriyevich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dmitriyevich, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bukha Dmitriyevich!