PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kornil Frolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Dzemilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dzemilli has chosen Nuke in coming as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Frolov
vs
Dzemilli

195 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

220 cm
25
252 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kornil Frolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Dzemilli!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzemilli looks to clinch
enabling Frolov to counter with a crisp jab.
Dzemilli wants to clinch
and Frolov counters with a stiff right hand.

Frolov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dzemilli's guard.
Frolov content to stall in guard here.
Frolov throws a big right hand that misses.
Dzemilli throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frolov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Frolov stopping the sweep attempt from Dzemilli.
Dzemilli striking off his back.
Dzemilli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dzemilli can do anything to dispel that myth.
Frolov wants to control from the top but Dzemilli keeps moving.
Frolov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dzemilli keeping moving, preventing Frolov from controlling successfully.
Frolov lands a couple of elbows.
Frolov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dzemilli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frolov lands a couple of digs.
Dzemilli throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzemilli scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Frolov postures up and lands a big shot to Dzemilli's brow.
Frolov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Frolov stands up over Dzemilli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dzemilli keeping moving, preventing Frolov from controlling successfully.
Frolov throws a strike but Dzemilli rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dzemilli in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frolov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dzemilli's guard.
Frolov lands a couple of elbows.
Dzemilli really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frolov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dzemilli strikes from his own guard.
Frolov stands up over Dzemilli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Frolov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frolov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Frolov wants to control from the top but Dzemilli keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frolov lands a couple of elbows.
Frolov cracks Dzemilli with a solid left hand.
Frolov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dzemilli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Frolov is looking to work some ground and pound but Dzemilli has wrist control.
Frolov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dzemilli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frolov stands up over Dzemilli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Frolov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Frolov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dzemilli's head.
Frolov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dzemilli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dzemilli trying to strike off his back.
Dzemilli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frolov's guard.

Frolov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Frolov 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Frolov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dzemilli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dzemilli scoring with some ground and pound.
Dzemilli throwing strikes but missing.
Dzemilli postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dzemilli looks gassed!

Frolov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dzemilli defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dzemilli lands a couple of digs.
Dzemilli postures up and lands a big shot to Frolov's brow.

Frolov is looking for a triangle but Dzemilli pushes his legs off easily.
Dzemilli throwing strikes from guard but Frolov blocks nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dzemilli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Frolov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Frolov is on top in guard.
Dzemilli trying to strike off his back.
Dzemilli trying to strike off his back.
Frolov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dzemilli wants to sweep but no luck.
Frolov connects with a couple of short punches.
Frolov pushing down on Dzemilli's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dzemilli is looking to improve his position.
Dzemilli has hold of Frolov's hands but Frolov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Frolov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Frolov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dzemilli punching from the bottom.
Frolov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dzemilli with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Frolov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Frolov with shots to the head and body - Dzemilli looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Frolov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Frolov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Frolov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Frolov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Frolov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Frolov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Frolov scoring with strikes but Dzemilli is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frolov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Frolov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dzemilli hang on?
Frolov tries to control but Dzemilli wriggling away.

Frolov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dzemilli can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Frolov lands a nice shot to the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dzemilli throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Frolov with the ground and pound from mount.
Dzemilli is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Frolov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Frolov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Frolov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dzemilli's face.
A nice elbow there by Frolov.
Frolov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dzemilli looks a forlorn figure.
Frolov landing strikes from the mount and Dzemilli is in trouble!
Frolov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Frolov dominating with strikes here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Frolov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Frolov dominating with strikes here.
Dzemilli is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Frolov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Frolov working the ground and pound effectively.
Frolov lands a big elbow.
Frolov dominating with strikes here.
Frolov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dzemilli looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frolov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Frolov looking to finish Dzemilli with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dzemilli!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Frolov misses with a takedown attempt

and Dzemilli counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dzemilli.

Frolov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Frolov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Frolov working a defensive guard here.

Frolov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dzemilli throwing strikes from guard but Frolov blocks nicely.
Dzemilli throwing strikes but missing.
Dzemilli is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dzemilli keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Frolov's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzemilli throws a big right hand that misses.
Dzemilli is working Frolov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Frolov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dzemilli defends well.
Frolov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dzemilli.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dzemilli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Frolov is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Frolov has his foot on Dzemilli's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dzemilli works his way back into a safe position though.
Frolov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Frolov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dzemilli defends well.
Dzemilli is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Frolov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dzemilli gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dzemilli must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Frolov controls Dzemilli momentarily but Dzemilli frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dzemilli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dzemilli lands a couple of elbows.
Dzemilli with a flurry of punches that miss.

Frolov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Frolov wants to sweep here but Dzemilli controlling him for the moment.
Dzemilli works over Frolov with some ground and pound from guard.
Dzemilli lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Frolov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dzemilli works over Frolov with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzemilli working some strikes from top position.
Frolov trying to control the position.
Dzemilli lands a couple of digs.
Frolov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dzemilli can do to turn this around?
Dzemilli stopping the sweep attempt from Frolov.
Frolov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dzemilli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dzemilli works over Frolov with some ground and pound from guard.
Frolov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dzemilli scoring with punches to the head and body.

Frolov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dzemilli doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dzemilli manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dzemilli is looking to work some ground and pound but Frolov has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frolov trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dzemilli's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dzemilli connects with a couple of short punches.

Frolov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dzemilli defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dzemilli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dzemilli with a flurry of punches that miss.

Frolov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dzemilli defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Frolov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dzemilli defends well.
Dzemilli keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Frolov's head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Frolov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dzemilli defends it easily.
Dzemilli pushing down on Frolov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Frolov looking for submissions off his back.
Dzemilli is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Frolov has hold of Dzemilli's hands but Dzemilli slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Frolov taking some punishment here, with Dzemilli in his half guard.
Frolov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dzemilli.

Frolov is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Dzemilli is tapping! Great win for Frolov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kornil Frolov!