PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Rascalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheney Meney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Rascalov
vs
Meney

169 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dimitri Rascalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cheney Meney!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rascalov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Meney thuds a left hand into Rascalov's body.
Meney lands a slapping body shot.
Meney connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rascalov momentarily.
Meney throws a sloppy head kick and Rascalov moves out of range easily.
Meney misses with a double jab.
Meney lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rascalov backs up against the cage.

It looks like Dimitri Rascalov has been cut.
Meney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rascalov was well out of range. Poor timing from Meney.
Meney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Meney is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rascalov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Meney sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Meney lands a jab-cross combination.
Meney jabs at Rascalov's body.
Meney lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rascalov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meney as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitri Rascalov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Meney. No joy for Rascalov on that attempt.
Meney throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rascalov on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meney cracks a nice hook into Rascalov's ribs.
Cheney Meney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rascalov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meney closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Meney throws a front kick aimed at Rascalov's knee but Rascalov avoids it well.
Meney lands a slapping body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rascalov. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Rascalov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A right-left combo lands from Meney.
Meney scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rascalov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Meney scores with a jab to the body.
Meney scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Meney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meney connects with a single shot there.
Meney is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rascalov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rascalov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Meney defends it nicely.
Meney throws a right and a left that Rascalov avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meney displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rascalov.
Meney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meney is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Meney bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cheney Meney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from Meney lands.
Meney takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheney Meney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dimitri Rascalov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rascalov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meney.
Meney closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rascalov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meney sprawls well. Meney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rascalov gets slowly back to his feet.
Meney lands a nice looking body shot.
Meney throws a series of punches but Rascalov avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rascalov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Meney is fending him off so far but Rascalov persists. Nope, Meney circles away and we're back to standing.
Rascalov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Meney moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Dimitri Rascalov's cut is getting worse.
Meney jabs Rascalov right on the nose. Rascalov blinks but takes it well.
Meney lands a body shot.
Meney tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Rascalov with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitri Rascalov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meney throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rascalov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meney as he jumps to the side.
Meney takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meney scores with a nice head shot.
Rascalov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Meney dips to his left and cracks Rascalov with an uppercut!
Rascalov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Meney swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rascalov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Meney sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Meney cracks Rascalov with a good jab.
Meney scores with a decent looking hook.
Meney lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rascalov backs up against the cage.
Meney has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice sprawl there from Meney as Rascalov shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meney with a jab.
Rascalov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Meney finds it's way through Rascalov's defenses.

Dimitri Rascalov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Meney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meney lands a jab to the head.
Meney lands a glancing blow to the side of Rascalov's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Meney scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheney Meney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dimitri Rascalov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Meney tests Rascalov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meney lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meney throws the kick towards the body but Rascalov avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rascalov.
Rascalov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rascalov walks into a straight right hand from Meney.
Meney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meney lands a body shot.
Meney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meney cracks Rascalov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Meney misses with a low kick.
Rascalov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meney to score with a decent uppercut.
Meney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rascalov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Meney lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meney fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meney jabs at Rascalov's body.
Rascalov shoots for a double leg takedown but Meney sprawls well. He's pushed Rascalov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Meney lands a really nice looking cross but Rascalov seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meney lands a jab to Rascalov's midsection.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rascalov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rascalov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Jeez, Dimitri Rascalov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Meney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meney lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Meney scores with a four punch combination!
Danga de danga de dang - Meney scores with a four punch combination!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dimitri Rascalov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cheney Meney!
Cheney Meney seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.