PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin McDudley (ranked 2459 p4p, 3052 weight class) and Konstantin Dimakov (ranked 317 p4p, 383 weight class). McDudley comes to the cage accompanied by Devil's Dance Floor. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McDudley
vs
Dimakov

190 cm
23
210
4 - 4 - 0

175 cm
23
220
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin McDudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Dimakov!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimakov scores with a nice head shot.
Dimakov misses with an uppercut. McDudley saw that one coming.
McDudley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dimakov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling McDudley to counter with a crisp jab.
McDudley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimakov throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from McDudley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good exchange - Dimakov coming out on top.
Dimakov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McDudley counters with a nice uppercut.
McDudley slips a jab from Dimakov.
Konstantin Dimakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimakov misses with a left hand
and McDudley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dimakov fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like McDudley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dimakov slips a jab from McDudley.
Dimakov misses with an uppercut
and Dimakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDudley throws a hook but Dimakov blocks it.
Dimakov wants to counter with a clinch but McDudley pushes him away.
Dimakov swings for the body but McDudley moves out of range.
McDudley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dimakov looks to land a right hand but McDudley moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from McDudley misses its intended target.
Dimakov scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDudley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dimakov.
McDudley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McDudley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McDudley lands a jab to Dimakov's midsection.
Dimakov lands a right hook to the body.
McDudley throws a shot from downtown. Dimakov moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from McDudley misses its intended target.
McDudley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dimakov misses with a double jab
letting McDudley counter with a right hand.
McDudley misses with an uppercut.
Dimakov misses with a few strikes there.
McDudley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dimakov lands a nice looking body shot.

Dimakov clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDudley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McDudley wants to break free but Dimakov has control.

McDudley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dimakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDudley moves away.
Dimakov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Colin McDudley has been cut.
McDudley throws out a powerful jab.
McDudley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dimakov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McDudley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dimakov slips under a jab from McDudley.
Dimakov looks to score with a jab to the body but McDudley is just out of range.
Dimakov throws a right and a left that McDudley avoids nicely.
McDudley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dimakov tries to close the distance and clinch but McDudley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dimakov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Dimakov misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov slips under a jab.
Dimakov throws out a counter right but McDudley avoids it with no problem.
Dimakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDudley manages to avoid it.
McDudley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDudley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimakov moves away.
McDudley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dimakov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McDudley slips a jab from Dimakov.
Dimakov with a nice cross.
McDudley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimakov.
McDudley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Dimakov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dimakov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimakov lands a hook that snaps the head of McDudley backwards.

McDudley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimakov misses the jab.
McDudley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McDudley works Dimakov's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov misses with a two punch combination.
McDudley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dimakov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dimakov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dimakov tries to clinch up.
Dimakov misses with an uppercut
and McDudley counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - McDudley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dimakov moves to clinch but McDudley breaks away
letting McDudley counter with a right hand.
Dimakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDudley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dimakov misses with a wild body shot.
Dimakov misses the shot to the body.
Dimakov misses with a hook. McDudley ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Konstantin Dimakov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Colin McDudley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dimakov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDudley was well out of range. Poor timing from Dimakov.
McDudley misses with a straight left.
Dimakov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Colin McDudley is winning the standup battle so far.
Dimakov scores with a decent looking hook.
Dimakov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDudley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimakov throws out the jab.
McDudley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McDudley lands the left hand.
McDudley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimakov.
Dimakov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McDudley on the side of the head.
Dimakov misses the body punch
and McDudley counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimakov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting McDudley counter with a right hand.
Dimakov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dimakov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimakov takes a swing at McDudley's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from McDudley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimakov lands with a good body shot.
Dimakov misses with a looping left.
McDudley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dimakov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dimakov slips a straight right by McDudley.
McDudley tests Dimakov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dimakov misses with a looping right.
Dimakov throws a right hand that McDudley ducks under and follows up with a left that McDudley also avoids with ease.
Dimakov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McDudley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dimakov connects with a body shot.
Dimakov throws the left hand but McDudley avoids the punch easily.
Dimakov is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and McDudley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDudley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimakov misses with a right hand
and McDudley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McDudley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dimakov lands a nice hook to McDudley's body. McDudley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dimakov misses with a lunging right hand
and McDudley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dimakov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McDudley counters with a nice uppercut.
Dimakov punishes McDudley's body with a nice straight punch.
Dimakov misses with a left hand
and McDudley counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Dimakov has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dimakov.

Dimakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimakov swings widly with a right hand
and Dimakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dimakov scores with a shot to the body.
McDudley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDudley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McDudley scores with a shot to the body.
Dimakov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McDudley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - McDudley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dimakov ducks right into an uppercut from McDudley.
Dimakov connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDudley. McDudley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Dimakov clinches.
Dimakov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McDudley's efforts to push away.
McDudley working hard to break the clinch.
McDudley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McDudley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimakov is working McDudley over against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A frustrated look appears on McDudley's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov prevents McDudley from breaking the clinch.
McDudley is trying to push Dimakov away but Dimakov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McDudley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dimakov has him pressed against the cage.
Dimakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Dimakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimakov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimakov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McDudley blocks a jab.
McDudley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dimakov on the side of the head.
Dimakov scores with a decent looking hook.
Dimakov misses with a left hand
and McDudley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McDudley takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dimakov rushes McDudley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dimakov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimakov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDudley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Dimakov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colin McDudley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Dimakov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McDudley takes a swing at Dimakov's ribcage but misses.
Dimakov misses the jab.
Dimakov misses with a body punch
and McDudley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Dimakov.
Dimakov takes a swing at McDudley's ribcage but misses.
Dimakov throws an overhand right that lands on McDudley's shoulder, as McDudley tries to avoid the shot.
McDudley takes one on the button.
Dimakov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling McDudley to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimakov moves away from the strike by McDudley.
Dimakov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McDudley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McDudley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dimakov connects with a jab.
McDudley cracks Dimakov with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimakov tries to clinch but McDudley moves away
and McDudley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dimakov throws a big shot that misses.
Dimakov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McDudley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dimakov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDudley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like McDudley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dimakov.
Dimakov misses the shot to the body.
Dimakov misses with a combination
and McDudley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dimakov wants to clinch but McDudley slips to the side
and McDudley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dimakov throws an off balance right hand
and McDudley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDudley walks into a stiff left hand from Dimakov.
Dimakov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDudley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dimakov tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDudley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A quick step to the side and McDudley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimakov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDudley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dimakov throws a lazy uppercut
and McDudley counters with a left to the body.

Dimakov drives through and clinches with McDudley against the cage.
McDudley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

McDudley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimakov throws a hook but McDudley avoids it easily.
It looked like McDudley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McDudley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McDudley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimakov was well out of range. Poor timing from McDudley.
Dimakov misses with a hook. McDudley ducked under it nicely.
Dimakov digs a good body shot into McDudley's ribs.
Dimakov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDudley sizes up Dimakov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McDudley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dimakov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McDudley's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov is looking to clinch.
Dimakov is looking to clinch but McDudley is avoiding it.
Dimakov misses with a left hand
and Dimakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dimakov misses with a looping left.
Dimakov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McDudley just misses with a punch to the body.
Konstantin Dimakov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dimakov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McDudley defending well as Dimakov loads up on a big left hand.
McDudley misses with a looping left.
Dimakov throws a hook but McDudley avoids it easily.
McDudley moves away from the strike by Dimakov.
McDudley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dimakov avoids it.
Dimakov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDudley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Dimakov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDudley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimakov.
Dimakov throws a big shot that misses.
McDudley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dimakov throws a jab when McDudley was well out of range.
McDudley swinging wildly here.
Dimakov throws a lazy right hand but McDudley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dimakov misses with a left hand
and McDudley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimakov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like McDudley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dimakov.
McDudley defending well as Dimakov loads up on a big left hand.
Colin McDudley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dimakov tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Konstantin Dimakov.
Well Dimakov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Dimakov!