PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Shlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimon Boets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boets is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Штиль. The key to victory for Alexander Shlemenko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Shlemenko
vs
Boets

192 cm
24
239 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

195 cm
23
243 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Shlemenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimon Boets!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boets lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Alexander Shlemenko has been cut.
Shlemenko looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Shlemenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Boets drives through with a takedown into Shlemenko's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Boets is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boets is pushing down on Shlemenko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shlemenko is fighting to maintain full guard but Boets has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boets working Shlemenko over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Boets.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boets is looking to advance position but Shlemenko won't allow it.
Boets winds up and cracks Shlemenko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boets working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boets takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boets working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boets working Shlemenko over with strikes.
Boets is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boets looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boets is taking a breather. Shlemenko says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Boets is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlemenko taking some punishment here, with Boets in his half guard.
Boets is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boets scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boets looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shlemenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boets is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boets landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boets trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boets lands a nice short elbow.
Shlemenko taking some punishment here, with Boets in his half guard.
Boets sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boets is nestled in close to Shlemenko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boets content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boets lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boets is taking a breather. Shlemenko says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shlemenko has hold of Boets's hands but Boets slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shlemenko taking some punishment here, with Boets in his half guard.
Shlemenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boets scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boets drops an elbow to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Boets working over Shlemenko with some ground and pound. Shlemenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boets takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boets working Shlemenko over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boets landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boets wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shlemenko keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boets scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boets landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boets working the head and body with strikes.
Boets content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boets lands a nice short elbow.
Boets drops an elbow to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Boets is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Boets in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Boets in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boets controlling the pace for now.
Boets is landing with some decent strikes but Shlemenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boets raining down hammerfists from mount.
Boets punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shlemenko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Boets landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Boets cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boets lands with some strikes.
Boets lands with some strikes.
Boets controlling the position easily from mount.
Boets looking to finish Shlemenko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shlemenko!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimon Boets dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Shlemenko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Boets darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boets working over Shlemenko with some ground and pound. Shlemenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boets landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boets is taking a breather. Shlemenko says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Boets looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shlemenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boets scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boets lands with a punch from half guard.
Still in half guard, Boets seems content to control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Boets connects with a nice short shot to Shlemenko's temple.
Ground and pound from Boets.
Boets lands strikes from half guard.
Boets takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boets scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Boets seems content to control.
Boets drops an elbow to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Boets keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Boets is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boets lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boets drops an elbow to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Boets lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Boets there.
Dimon Boets has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boets is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boets has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boets putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Boets has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shlemenko's face.
Boets raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Shlemenko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Boets looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shlemenko is bucking up trying to escape but Boets cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
Boets trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boets controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boets can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shlemenko is looking to escape.
Boets sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shlemenko working to try and regain half guard.
Boets unloading with bombs!
Boets tries to control but Shlemenko wriggling away.
Shlemenko is in a horrible position here. Boets smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shlemenko tries to hold on but Boets postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boets has hold of Shlemenko's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shlemenko manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Boets with a couple of short strikes.
Boets lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boets landing strikes from the mount.
Boets unloading with bombs!
Boets is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shlemenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Shlemenko is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boets landing punches.
Oh Shlemenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boets cracks Shlemenko with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimon Boets!