PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ebyn Dall (ranked 116 p4p, 20 weight class) and Alexei Chernokov (ranked 813 p4p, 101 weight class). Dall comes into the arena with Under the Blood blaring out of the sound system. Chernokov has chosen Disaster strikes - Mushroom cloud as his entrance music. Ebyn Dall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dall
vs
Chernokov

175 cm
28
155 lbs
15 - 4 - 1

174 cm
28
159 lbs
16 - 9 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ebyn Dall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexei Chernokov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chernokov darts in and clinches Dall up against the cage.
Chernokov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Dall manages to break the clinch.
Dall throws a leg kick
and Chernokov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chernokov looks to land a right hand but Dall moved out of range.
Dall throws a hook but Chernokov blocks it.
A low kick from Dall is predictable there

so Chernokov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chernokov advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chernokov throwing strikes but Dall manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
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!
Chernokov misses with a strike from the bottom.
Chernokov is looking to regain half guard here but Dall keeps moving and retains side control.
Dall trying to control the action but Chernokov is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chernokov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chernokov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Chernokov with the ground and pound but Dall uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chernokov throwing strikes from guard but Dall blocks nicely.

Dall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chernokov defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chernokov is one step ahead there.
Chernokov chips away with some ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chernokov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Dall is trying to keep Chernokov in close.
Chernokov lands a couple of digs.
Chernokov postures up and lands a big shot to Dall's brow.

Dall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chernokov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dall's head.

Dall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chernokov is aware though and is defending well.
Dall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chernokov with a flurry of punches that miss.

Dall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Dall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chernokov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov working some strikes from top position.
Chernokov preventing the sweep.
Chernokov chips away with some ground and pound.
Chernokov landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chernokov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dall looking for a sweep. Not yet Dall, not yet.

Dall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chernokov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chernokov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chernokov landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexei Chernokov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dall moves away from the strike by Chernokov.
Chernokov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chernokov looks to throw the jab but Dall is out of range.
Dall throws a right hand that misses
and Chernokov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chernokov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dall quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dall throws a leg kick which misses Chernokov's front leg but catches the back leg as Chernokov tries to avoid it.
Dall blocks a jab.
Dall lands a nice shot that snaps Chernokov's head back.
Chernokov throws a right hand that misses
and Dall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Chernokov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Chernokov backs away, Dall returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Dall misses.
Chernokov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dall defends it well.
Chernokov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dall scores with a head kick. Chernokov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernokov throws the left hand but Dall avoids the punch easily.
Dall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chernokov.
Chernokov misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Dall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chernokov moves away from the strike by Dall.
Chernokov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chernokov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chernokov misses with a hook
and Dall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dall tries a head kick but it misses.
Chernokov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dall misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall tries a head kick but it misses.
Chernokov looks to land a right hand but Dall moved out of range.
Chernokov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Dall misses its intended target.
Chernokov thuds his right hand into Dall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chernokov blocks a head kick by Dall.
Dall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chernokov.
Dall misses with a takedown
letting Chernokov counter with a right hand.
Chernokov lands with a nice body punch.
Alexei Chernokov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dall throws a head kick but Chernokov moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall misses with a combination
and Chernokov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chernokov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chernokov misses with a looping left.
Chernokov missing with a left hand there. Dall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chernokov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dall loads up on a big right hand but Chernokov slips the punch.
Dall cracks Chernokov with an open hand slap.

Dall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chernokov wants to get back to full guard.
Dall is pressing down on Chernokov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chernokov is holding on for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chernokov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Chernokov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dall is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Chernokov.
Chernokov tries to bench press Dall off him but Dall keeps the position.
Alexei Chernokov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chernokov struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ebyn Dall will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dall misses with a hook to the body
and Chernokov counters with a stiff right hand.
Chernokov misses the shot to the body.
Chernokov connects with a body shot.
Dall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chernokov avoids the head kick by Dall.
A jab from Chernokov misses.
Dall takes a swing at Chernokov's ribcage but misses.
Chernokov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dall throws a low kick, looking for Chernokov's leg but Chernokov calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Chernokov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernokov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dall.
No luck for Dall with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernokov misses with an uppercut. Dall saw that one coming.
A jab from Chernokov misses.
Chernokov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dall eats them both and turns towards Chernokov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A leg kick checked by Chernokov.
Chernokov scores with a sloppy right hand. Dall should have avoided that one.
Dall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chernokov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dall lands a jab.
Dall throws the kick towards the body but Chernokov avoids it.
Chernokov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dall.
Dall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ebyn Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall. Chernokov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chernokov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chernokov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chernokov staying out of range there.
Dall misses with an uppercut. Chernokov saw that one coming.
Chernokov ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Dall throws a leg kick that misses.
Dall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chernokov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall.
Dall dives in for a single leg takedown but Chernokov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chernokov fails to land with a series of punches.
Dall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dall throws a hook but Chernokov blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Chernokov misses.
A combination from Dall does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov throws a series of strikes that have Dall backpedaling.
Dall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dall blocks a jab.
Dall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Dall misses the target.
Chernokov throws out a counter right but Dall avoids it with no problem.
Dall scores with a jab.
Dall misses the body punch
and Chernokov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dall misses with a hook.
Chernokov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chernokov.
Chernokov misses with an uppercut. Dall saw that one coming.
Chernokov moves out of range as Dall strikes.
Chernokov throws out a counter right but Dall avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall dives in and grabs Chernokov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chernokov pushes down on Dall's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ebyn Dall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dall misses with a wild body shot.
Chernokov throws a body shot but no joy.
Chernokov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chernokov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chernokov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dall counters with a straight right hand.
Dall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chernokov counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dall misses with a takedown
and Chernokov counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Chernokov misses its intended target.
Chernokov scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chernokov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dall misses with a hook.
Dall connects with a looping right hand.
Dall missing with a left hand there. Chernokov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Dall.
Dall misses with a body shot.
Dall looks to land a right hand but Chernokov moved out of range.
Dall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Chernokov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chernokov is fending him off so far but Dall persists. Nope, Chernokov circles away and we're back to standing.
Dall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chernokov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick and Chernokov moves out of range easily.
Chernokov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chernokov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernokov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dall misses with a looping left.
Chernokov throws a body shot but no joy.
Dall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chernokov is out of range and Dall settles back down.
Chernokov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick by Dall misses
and Chernokov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Dall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chernokov lands a jab.
Dall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chernokov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A punch lands to the side of Dall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chernokov blocks a head kick by Dall.
Chernokov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov missing with a left hand there. Dall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dall throws a poor cross that misses

and Chernokov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chernokov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chernokov chips away with some ground and pound.
Chernokov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Dall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chernokov defends well.
Chernokov lands a couple of digs.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Chernokov from controlling successfully.
Chernokov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chernokov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Dall isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Chernokov stacks Dall on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Chernokov!
Check out the look on Chernokov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chernokov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dall is avoiding damage well.
Chernokov tries to score with some ground and pound. Dall controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dall is looking for a sweep.
Dall takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chernokov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dall sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov scores with punches from side control.
Dall avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chernokov.
Chernokov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dall is trying to get back to half guard.
Chernokov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chernokov advances to full mount.
Dall is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Sweat, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Chernokov raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Chernokov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexei Chernokov dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Dall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Chernokov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chernokov misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Dall throwing a counter right hand but Chernokov manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Dall.
A big right from Chernokov misses.
Dall appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dall connects with a leg kick. Chernokov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chernokov slips under a jab from Dall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernokov misses with a body shot.
Dall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chernokov scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall misses with a straight right.
And Chernokov tries to counter it with a takedown but Dall pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dall lands with an overhand left.
Dall misses with a looping right.
Chernokov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dall counters with a straight right hand.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick and Chernokov moves out of range easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chernokov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dall - the referee stops the clock and Chernokov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dall. Chernokov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dall punishes Chernokov's body with a nice straight punch.
Chernokov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dall lands a jab.
Dall swings widly with a right hand
and Dall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dall throws a jab when Chernokov was well out of range.
Ebyn Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chernokov throws the left hand but Dall avoids the punch easily.
Chernokov works Dall's body with a nice hook.
Dall misses with the body kick
and Chernokov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chernokov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dall throws a lazy head kick
and Chernokov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chernokov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chernokov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Chernokov misses the target.
Dall is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov walks into a left hand.
Chernokov misses with an uppercut.
Dall is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Chernokov.
Dall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chernokov blocks a head kick by Dall.
Alexei Chernokov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chernokov throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
Chernokov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dall lands a nice shot to the body.
Chernokov cracks Dall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dall throws a lazy uppercut
and Chernokov counters with a stiff right hand.
Chernokov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dall misses with a body punch
and Dall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov lunges at Dall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dall's hand.
Chernokov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Dall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chernokov checks a leg kick.
Chernokov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chernokov throws a jab when Dall was well out of range.
Dall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy body kick from Dall
and Chernokov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dall thinking.
Good shot there by Dall.
Dall misses with a head kick.
Chernokov moves out of range as Dall strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexei Chernokov.
Well Chernokov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:50
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Chernokov!
Alexei Chernokov is the new lightweight champion!
Alexei Chernokov thanked the fans post fight for their support.