PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Danilov (ranked 1473 p4p, 187 weight class) and Robert Reyvolt (ranked 3001 p4p, 343 weight class). Ruslan Danilov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Danilov
vs
Reyvolt

185 cm
25
180 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

188 cm
25
186 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Danilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Reyvolt!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danilov misses with a head kick.
Danilov misses with a head kick.
Reyvolt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danilov.
Reyvolt feints the counter takedown.
Danilov throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Reyvolt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Danilov won't be happy with that.
Reyvolt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Danilov struggling a bit here.

Reyvolt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Reyvolt with the ground and pound but Danilov regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Danilov's coaches at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyvolt is keen to just control but Danilov is a slippery customer.
Danilov is controlling Reyvolt's trapped leg to prevent Reyvolt from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Reyvolt.
Danilov is looking for a sweep. Reyvolt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Danilov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reyvolt.
Danilov trying to control from the bottom.

Reyvolt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Danilov defends it well.
Danilov trying to control but Reyvolt postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danilov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Reyvolt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Reyvolt's back!
Danilov lands a shot to the body.
Reyvolt is really stuck here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilov missing with strikes from the back.

Danilov is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Reyvolt knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Reyvolt for a finish.
Reyvolt is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Danilov off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Danilov controlling the position well here. Reyvolt rolled but Danilov kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Danilov lands strikes to the head.

Danilov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Reyvolt covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilov throwing sloppy strikes.
Danilov throwing damaging strikes from the back! Reyvolt could be in trouble here!
Danilov is riding his opponent, not letting Reyvolt buck him off.

Reyvolt defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Danilov's arms.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danilov gets his hands free as Reyvolt looks to control.
Danilov is punishing Reyvolt with some ground and pound.
I would not like to be Reyvolt right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Danilov patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Reyvolt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Danilov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Danilov gets his hands free as Reyvolt looks to control.

Danilov working for the choke.
Good control from Danilov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Danilov looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruslan Danilov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Danilov throws a head kick that misses

and Reyvolt counters with a shoot takedown. Danilov fights it but they end up in guard.

Danilov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reyvolt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reyvolt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Danilov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Danilov has momentary wrist control but Reyvolt slips an elbow through the middle.
Danilov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reyvolt's guard.

Danilov postures up.
Reyvolt keeping moving, preventing Danilov from controlling successfully.
Danilov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyvolt keeping moving, preventing Danilov from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Danilov wants to control from the top but Reyvolt keeps moving.
Danilov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Reyvolt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Danilov tries to free his leg and advance position but Reyvolt is retaining full guard.
Ruslan Danilov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Danilov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Danilov trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyvolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Reyvolt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reyvolt looking for a sweep. Not yet Reyvolt, not yet.
Reyvolt has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Danilov has passed into side control.
Danilov looking to control but instead Reyvolt has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Danilov wants to control but Reyvolt is keeping him busy.
Danilov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Reyvolt is staying active underneath Danilov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Danilov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reyvolt can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Danilov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Reyvolt tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Danilov is in Reyvolt's guard.
Danilov landing with the ground and pound.
Danilov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Reyvolt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Danilov content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danilov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Danilov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Danilov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Danilov throwing strikes from guard but Reyvolt blocks nicely.
Danilov trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyvolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruslan Danilov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Danilov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danilov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reyvolt tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Reyvolt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danilov.
Reyvolt is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Danilov throws a sloppy head kick and Reyvolt moves out of range easily.
Reyvolt avoids the head kick by Danilov.
Reyvolt drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Danilov defends it well.
Danilov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reyvolt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Danilov misses with a hook.
Reyvolt feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyvolt moves out of range of the body kick from Danilov.
Danilov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reyvolt feints the counter takedown.
Danilov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reyvolt.
Danilov misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Danilov.
Danilov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Danilov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Danilov misses with a hook. Reyvolt ducked under it nicely.
Danilov misses with a straight right.
Reyvolt feints the counter takedown.
Danilov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Reyvolt tries to counter it with a takedown but Danilov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Reyvolt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reyvolt drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Danilov defends it well.
Danilov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Danilov cracks a nice hook into Reyvolt's ribs.
Reyvolt blocks a head kick by Danilov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilov throws a sloppy head kick

and Reyvolt counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyvolt looks up at the clock and then as Danilov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Reyvolt smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Danilov can't do much from the bottom here.
Reyvolt working the ground and pound.
Danilov can't do much from the bottom here.
Reyvolt throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Reyvolt working the ground and pound.
Reyvolt wants to control but Danilov is keeping him busy.
Danilov struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Reyvolt postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Danilov can't do much from the bottom here.
I wouldn't like to be where Danilov is right now.
Danilov is trying to control Reyvolt's posture but Reyvolt avoids it.
Reyvolt wants to control but Danilov is keeping him busy.
Danilov is looking for a sweep.
Danilov dodges the ground and pound from Reyvolt.
Danilov is looking for a sweep.
Reyvolt working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danilov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Reyvolt connects with a decent elbow.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
An elbow from Reyvolt crashes against the mat.
Reyvolt working the ground and pound but Danilov is defending the strikes.
Danilov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Robert Reyvolt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruslan Danilov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danilov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reyvolt's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Danilov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reyvolt scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danilov has hold of Reyvolt's hands but Reyvolt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reyvolt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Danilov is rocked!
Reyvolt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

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 Ruslan Danilov.
Well Danilov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Danilov!