PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Dinklage (ranked 223 p4p, 355 weight class) and Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 35 p4p, 19 weight class). 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.

Dinklage
vs
Vinogradov

160 cm
31
210
19 - 9 - 0

195 cm
35
220
24 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Dinklage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vinogradov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinogradov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dinklage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dinklage needs to keep his hands up - Vinogradov had a free shot at his head there.
Dinklage misses with a right hand
and Dinklage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vinogradov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dinklage.
Vinogradov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dinklage on the side of the head.
Vinogradov lands a nice shot to the body.
Vinogradov catches Dinklage with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dinklage misses with a body kick.
Dinklage misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Vinogradov.
Vinogradov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vinogradov is looking to score with low kicks.
Dinklage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dinklage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vinogradov counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Dinklage misses.
Vinogradov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vinogradov avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov scores with a hook to the body. Dinklage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dinklage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vinogradov lands a jab.
Vinogradov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vinogradov looks to score with a jab to the body but Dinklage is just out of range.
Dinklage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Vinogradov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dinklage doesn't seem bothered though.
Vinogradov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dinklage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vinogradov.
Vinogradov connects with a single shot there.
Vinogradov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dinklage throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinogradov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dinklage scores with a jab.

It looks like Sergey Vinogradov has been cut.
Vinogradov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dinklage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vinogradov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vinogradov lands a glancing blow to the side of Dinklage's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vinogradov to score with a decent uppercut.
Dinklage looks to land a right hand but Vinogradov moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vinogradov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick from Dinklage misses.
Dinklage looks to land a combination but Vinogradov avoids it well.
Dinklage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinogradov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dinklage definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vinogradov scores with a jab.
Dinklage misses with an uppercut.
Vinogradov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vinogradov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dinklage walks into a straight right hand from Vinogradov.
Dinklage misses with a combination
and Vinogradov counters with a three punch combo that has Dinklage backing up. Dinklage nods at Vinogradov to acknowledge the strikes.
Dinklage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the body from Dinklage misses
and Vinogradov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vinogradov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage misses with a right hand
and Vinogradov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vinogradov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dinklage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vinogradov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dinklage moves away.
Dinklage looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dan Dinklage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dinklage looks to land a right hand but Vinogradov moved out of range.
Vinogradov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dinklage under the eye.
Vinogradov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vinogradov throws out a powerful jab.
Dinklage misses with a two punch combination.
Dinklage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vinogradov lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinogradov lands a slapping body shot.
Vinogradov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Dinklage is rocked!
Dinklage misses with a series of wild punches.
Vinogradov slips a jab and a cross from Dinklage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dinklage.
Dinklage looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dinklage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dinklage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot lands for Vinogradov.
Dinklage throws a leg kick
and Vinogradov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vinogradov misses with a wild combination.
Vinogradov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vinogradov throws a right hand that Dinklage ducks under and follows up with a left that Dinklage also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Dinklage on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dinklage connects with a single shot there.
Dinklage throws a big shot that misses.
Vinogradov throws a right and a left that Dinklage avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dinklage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dinklage swinging wildly here.
Some bone on bone action there as Vinogradov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Vinogradov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Dinklage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vinogradov lands a right hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vinogradov, as that shot connected.
Dinklage tries to bum rush Vinogradov with a series of wild strikes but Vinogradov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot lands for Vinogradov.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Dinklage.
Vinogradov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick from Dinklage misses

and Vinogradov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dinklage's guard.
Vinogradov trying to control but Dinklage is working from the bottom.
Dinklage keeping full guard, as Vinogradov tries to pass.
Dinklage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vinogradov wants to control from the top but Dinklage keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage keeping full guard, as Vinogradov tries to pass.
Dinklage wants to sweep but no luck.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vinogradov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vinogradov trying to control but Dinklage is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Vinogradov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vinogradov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dinklage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vinogradov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Dinklage misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vinogradov lands with a cross.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinogradov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vinogradov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dinklage momentarily.
Dinklage misses with an uppercut. Vinogradov saw that one coming.
Vinogradov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dinklage.
Dinklage misses with an uppercut.
Dinklage throws a hook but Vinogradov avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Vinogradov. That snapped Dinklage's head back.
Vinogradov throws a body punch but Dinklage moves out of range.
Vinogradov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dinklage circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Vinogradov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dinklage on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov tests Dinklage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vinogradov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dinklage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vinogradov works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vinogradov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dinklage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dinklage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vinogradov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vinogradov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dinklage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vinogradov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vinogradov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oh Dinklage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vinogradov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vinogradov scores with the left hand. Dinklage knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinogradov steps in with a hook that catches Dinklage right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Vinogradov follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Dinklage looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Vinogradov!
Sergey Vinogradov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.