PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borat Sagdiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Dolson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagdiyev comes to the ring accompanied by Mamaliga. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sagdiyev
vs
Dolson

191 cm
21
223 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Borat Sagdiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Dolson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagdiyev throws a left and a right that both miss

and Dolson moves into the clinch.
Sagdiyev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sagdiyev is trying to break the clinch but Dolson has him pressed against the ropes.
Sagdiyev tries to pull guard but Dolson holds him up against the ropes and eventually Sagdiyev drops back down to his feet.
Sagdiyev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dolson backwards.
Sagdiyev is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Dolson breaks from the clinch.
Borat Sagdiyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagdiyev scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sagdiyev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sagdiyev tries to clinch up.
Sagdiyev digs a good body shot into Dolson's ribs.
Sagdiyev throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dolson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Sagdiyev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dolson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dolson.
Dolson is trying to push Sagdiyev away but Sagdiyev has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sagdiyev is trying to break the clinch but Dolson is controlling him.

Sagdiyev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sagdiyev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dolson is fending him off so far but Sagdiyev persists. Nope, Dolson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borat Sagdiyev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sagdiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dolson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagdiyev.
Dolson moves out of range of the leg kick from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev closes the distance and clinches up with Dolson, looking for a takedown. Sagdiyev pushes Dolson against the ropes but Dolson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sagdiyev.

Dolson moves into the clinch.
Dolson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dolson tries to break the clinch but Sagdiyev is controlling the position.
Sagdiyev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dolson prevents Sagdiyev from breaking the clinch.
Sagdiyev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sagdiyev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Sagdiyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagdiyev wants to clinch.
Sagdiyev shoots in for a takedown but Dolson shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sagdiyev moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sagdiyev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sagdiyev misses with the head strike.
Dolson prevents Sagdiyev from breaking the clinch.
Sagdiyev has Dolson pushed against the ropes.
Dolson working hard to break the clinch.
Sagdiyev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dolson pulls his leg out and moves away.

Dolson closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Sagdiyev breaks from the clinch.
Sagdiyev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sagdiyev misses with a double jab.
Sagdiyev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sagdiyev swings for the body but Dolson moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagdiyev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dolson moves into the clinch.
Sagdiyev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dolson's efforts to push away.
Sagdiyev tries to break free but Dolson pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borat Sagdiyev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dolson blocks a jab.
Sagdiyev throws a right and a left that Dolson avoids nicely.

Dolson rushes Sagdiyev and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sagdiyev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dolson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sagdiyev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Dolson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dolson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dolson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dolson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sagdiyev slowing the pace effectively.

Dolson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Sagdiyev.

Dolson rushes Sagdiyev and presses him up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagdiyev tries to break free but Dolson pushes him back against the ropes.
Sagdiyev tries to circle away but Dolson has him pinned against the ropes.

Sagdiyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sagdiyev feints and as Dolson raises his hands in defense, Sagdiyev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dolson wants to stand but Sagdiyev is controlling the position.
Sagdiyev content to stall in guard here.
Sagdiyev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Borat Sagdiyev just wasn't active enough.
Sagdiyev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Sagdiyev instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagdiyev can't get the takedown.

Dolson manages to break the clinch.

Dolson moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolson tries to break free but Sagdiyev pushes him back against the ropes.

Sagdiyev lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev controlling the action here.
Sagdiyev wants to pass the guard but Dolson is defending well.
Dolson is looking to escape.
Dolson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sagdiyev.
Dolson is trying to stand up here but Sagdiyev is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dolson is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Borat Sagdiyev just wasn't active enough.
Sagdiyev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borat Sagdiyev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sagdiyev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dolson as he avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagdiyev tries for a takedown but Dolson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sagdiyev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dolson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borat Sagdiyev is winning the standup battle so far.
Sagdiyev tries to close the distance and clinch but Dolson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borat Sagdiyev dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sagdiyev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dolson keeping moving, preventing Sagdiyev from controlling successfully.
Sagdiyev stays in close to Dolson's body and controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Borat Sagdiyev wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Sagdiyev shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dolson's guard.
Borat Sagdiyev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sagdiyev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Dolson scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagdiyev tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dolson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Dolson clinches with his opponent.
Sagdiyev tries to break the clinch but Dolson is controlling the position.
Sagdiyev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dolson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sagdiyev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dolson gets a clinch.
Sagdiyev is looking to break free of the clinch but Dolson has double underhooks.
Sagdiyev tries to break the clinch but Dolson is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev wants to break free but Dolson has control.
Dolson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sagdiyev misses with a short punch on the inside.

Sagdiyev manages to break the clinch.

Dolson clinches up against the ropes.

Dolson breaks the clinch.
Sagdiyev misses with a two punch combination.
Sagdiyev lands a right hook to the body.
Sagdiyev tries to bum rush Dolson with a series of wild strikes but Dolson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sagdiyev throws a nice looking combination but Dolson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dolson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borat Sagdiyev. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dolson clinches.
Sagdiyev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sagdiyev is trying to break free.
Sagdiyev tries to pull guard but Dolson won't allow it.
Sagdiyev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Dolson on the inside.
Sagdiyev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dolson has him pressed against the ropes.
Sagdiyev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dolson walks away with a smile on his face. Sagdiyev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Dolson.
Dolson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sagdiyev tries to break the clinch but Dolson is controlling the position.
Sagdiyev misses with the head strike.
Sagdiyev throws an elbow but it misses.
Dolson working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dolson prevents a body shot from Sagdiyev.
Dolson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagdiyev can't break the clinch.
Dolson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Dolson.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Borat Sagdiyev.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sagdiyev, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Borat Sagdiyev!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Borat Sagdiyev!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Borat Sagdiyev!

Borat Sagdiyev wins by unanimous decision!