PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fuuuuuuuuuuu Trollin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Dunaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuuuuuuuuuuu Trollin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Trollin
vs
Dunaev

178 cm
27
197 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

187 cm
20
199 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fuuuuuuuuuuu Trollin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Dunaev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trollin closes the distance and clinches.

Trollin breaks the clinch.
Dunaev throws a head kick but Trollin moves out of range.
Trollin cracks Dunaev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Maxim Dunaev has been cut.
Dunaev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dunaev throws a front kick aimed at Trollin's knee but Trollin avoids it well.
Dunaev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trollin swings for the body but Dunaev moves out of range.

Trollin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Trollin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trollin fails to land with a series of punches.
Trollin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Dunaev rushes Trollin and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Trollin breaks the clinch.
Trollin slips a jab and a cross from Dunaev.

Trollin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trollin is leaning against Dunaev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Trollin manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunaev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Trollin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trollin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunaev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Trollin has Dunaev up against the cage in a clinch.

Trollin breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Trollin misses.
Trollin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dunaev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trollin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dunaev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trollin. That did some damage!
Trollin swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Trollin moves into the clinch successfully.
Trollin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trollin presses Dunaev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trollin is working Dunaev over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trollin presses Dunaev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dunaev looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Trollin.
Dunaev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dunaev is trying to push Trollin away but Trollin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Trollin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trollin lands with a good body shot.

Dunaev gets tackled into the cage by Trollin. Trollin maintains the clinch.
Trollin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Trollin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trollin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fuuuuuuuuuuu Trollin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trollin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dunaev scores with a head kick.
Trollin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Trollin forces Dunaev back against the cage and clinches.
Trollin lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Trollin.

Trollin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Trollin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trollin throws a right hand that Dunaev ducks under and follows up with a left that Dunaev also avoids with ease.

Trollin clinches up with Dunaev and pushes him back against the cage.
Trollin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dunaev's efforts to push away.

Trollin breaks the clinch.
Dunaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trollin.
The fighters circling - Trollin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Trollin darts in and clinches Dunaev up against the cage.
Dunaev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trollin walks away with a smile on his face. Dunaev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trollin looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunaev is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Trollin.
Trollin avoids the head kick by Dunaev.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Dunaev got wobbled bad by a big combination! Trollin presses forward with punches and knees until Dunaev stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Dunaev closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fuuuuuuuuuuu Trollin!
Fuuuuuuuuuuu Trollin is the new middleweight champion!