PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Bordukov (ranked 3311 p4p, 2611 weight class) and Emiel Dessauer (ranked 443 p4p, 371 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Emiel Dessauer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bordukov
vs
Dessauer

198 cm
26
200
3 - 3 - 0

189 cm
26
209
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vasily Bordukov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emiel Dessauer!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bordukov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dessauer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bordukov.

Bordukov tries to keep at a distance but Dessauer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bordukov wants to stall.
Dessauer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dessauer blocks an elbow strike.
Dessauer avoids the elbow strike from Bordukov, against the cage.
Dessauer lands a shoulder strike.
Dessauer lands an uppercut.
Bordukov throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordukov lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Emiel Dessauer has been cut.
A body shot lands from Dessauer.
Dessauer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dessauer missing with knees to the body.
Bordukov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bordukov looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessauer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dessauer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bordukov up against the cage.
Bordukov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dessauer avoids a wild elbow strike from Bordukov.
Dessauer scores with a hook to the body.
Dessauer tries a knee to the head but Bordukov blocks it.
Bordukov blocks an elbow strike.
Bordukov misses with an elbow strike.
Bordukov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dessauer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dessauer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bordukov is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dessauer.
Dessauer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bordukov or not.
Dessauer lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Dessauer.
Dessauer lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dessauer.
Dessauer scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dessauer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dessauer gets through Bordukov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dessauer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bordukov letting Dessauer take a breather here.
Bordukov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stalling in the clinch from Dessauer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dessauer.
Dessauer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dessauer taking a breather.
Bordukov throws an elbow but it misses.
Dessauer is struggling to control the position.
Dessauer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dessauer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dessauer leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emiel Dessauer.

Dessauer instigates a clinch.
Dessauer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dessauer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bordukov.
Bordukov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dessauer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dessauer.
Dessauer pushes Bordukov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bordukov misses with an elbow over the top.
Bordukov pushes off an throws an elbow but Dessauer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bordukov throws a punch but it's blocked by Dessauer.
Bordukov throws an elbow but it misses.
Dessauer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dessauer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bordukovs head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bordukov throws an elbow but misses.
Bordukov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dessauer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dessauer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dessauer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dessauer pushes Bordukov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dessauer.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short left from Dessauer.
A nice left hand lands by Dessauer.
Dessauer avoids a wild elbow strike from Bordukov.
Dessauer lands with a short shot to the head.
Bordukov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bordukov throws an elbow but misses.
Dessauer gets through Bordukov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Emiel Dessauer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emiel Dessauer's cut.
That's time! Bordukov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dessauer rushes Bordukov and presses him up against the cage.
Bordukov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dessauer is defending well for now.
Bordukov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dessauer avoiding damage as Bordukov throws knees to the body.
Dessauer lands a hook that snaps the head of Bordukov backwards.
Dessauer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Come on Dessauer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on Dessauer's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Dessauer presses Bordukov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dessauer is leaning against Bordukov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dessauer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bordukov or not.
Dessauer lands with a short shot to the head.
Dessauer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Dessauer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Dessauer.
Dessauer lands a right hand.

Bordukov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Dessauer.
Oh Bordukov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessauer lands a nice uppercut.
Dessauer creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bordukov with a big uppercut! Bordukov tries to clinch up but Dessauer pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bordukov to the mat! Bordukov covers up and Dessauer unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Emiel Dessauer!