PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Dias (ranked 3910 p4p, 4863 weight class) and Ruslan Abramovicz (ranked 208 p4p, 233 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Dias
vs
Abramovicz

180 cm
25
140
1 - 1 - 0

152 cm
18
138
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruslan Abramovicz!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Dias. That's going to slow Abramovicz down.
Dias with a nice calf kick.
Dias really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dias.
Abramovicz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dias tries to clinch but Abramovicz is having none of it.
Abramovicz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Abramovicz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dias napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Abramovicz tries to advance to mount but can't.
Abramovicz lands an elbow.
Abramovicz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dias down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dias gets back to half guard.

Dias looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dias regains full guard. Nicely done.
Abramovicz wants to control from the top but Dias keeps moving.
Abramovicz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Abramovicz stands up over Dias, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Abramovicz wants to control from the top but Dias keeps moving.
Abramovicz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dias swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramovicz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dias is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Abramovicz wants to control from the top but Dias keeps moving.
Dias keeping full guard, as Abramovicz tries to pass.
Dias looking to control.
Abramovicz works over Dias with some ground and pound from guard.

Dias throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dias looking to control.
Abramovicz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dias keeping full guard, as Abramovicz tries to pass.
Abramovicz trying to control but Dias is working from the bottom.
Dias looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abramovicz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Abramovicz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abramovicz stands up over Dias, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dias bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abramovicz's guard.

Dias won't allow Abramovicz to sweep him here.
Abramovicz is trying to control the position but Dias postures up.
Dias wanted to stand there but Abramovicz had control of the position.

Abramovicz is working an open guard so Dias takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bruno Dias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dias's corner calls for a 1-2. Dias obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Abramovicz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dias is looking to control Abramovicz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dias avoid being mounted?
Abramovicz working Dias over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dias looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Abramovicz wants to control but Dias is keeping him busy.
Dias tries to roll over but Abramovicz keeps him under control.
Abramovicz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dias moves into full guard.
Abramovicz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dias keeping moving, preventing Abramovicz from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dias is on top in guard.

Dias has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Abramovicz is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abramovicz is trying to keep Dias in close.
Dias passes Abramovicz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Abramovicz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dias will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abramovicz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Abramovicz is looking to control Dias's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Abramovicz avoid being mounted?
Dias is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Abramovicz tries to roll over but Dias keeps him under control.
Dias wants to stand up but Abramovicz has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A kick lands to the mid section there for Dias.
Abramovicz takes one to the chin there.
Dias throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dias throws a nice inside leg kick.

Abramovicz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dias sprawls well initially but Abramovicz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dias wants to control but Abramovicz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dias gets full guard.
Dias keeping moving, preventing Abramovicz from controlling successfully.
Abramovicz stays in close to Dias's body and controls the position.

Dias is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Abramovicz defends well.
Abramovicz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Abramovicz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abramovicz trying to control but Dias is working from the bottom.

Dias is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Abramovicz defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramovicz trying to control but Dias is working from the bottom.
Dias wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruslan Abramovicz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dias lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Abramovicz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Abramovicz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abramovicz is trying to keep Dias in close.
Abramovicz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abramovicz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Abramovicz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Dias is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Abramovicz defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abramovicz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dias's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abramovicz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dias controls Abramovicz momentarily but Abramovicz frees himself.
Dias wants to sweep here but Abramovicz controlling him for the moment.
Abramovicz trying to control but Dias is working from the bottom.
Abramovicz is in close to Dias's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Abramovicz wants to control from the top but Dias keeps moving.
Dias not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abramovicz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dias manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abramovicz manages to get himself to full guard.

Dias tries to stand but Abramovicz is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abramovicz trying to control the position.

Dias decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Abramovicz, up you get!

Abramovicz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dias was covering up waiting for the punch and Abramovicz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Abramovicz connects with a couple of short punches.
Abramovicz landing some decent shots from guard.
Abramovicz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dias keeping moving, preventing Abramovicz from controlling successfully.

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

Dias is looking for a triangle but Abramovicz pushes his legs off easily.
Dias is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abramovicz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abramovicz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dias lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Dias would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dias stopping the sweep attempt from Abramovicz.
Abramovicz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Abramovicz keeps trying to improve his position.
Dias passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ruslan Abramovicz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Abramovicz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dias looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dias is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Abramovicz off and has taken his back!
Abramovicz tries to break free.
Dias avoiding Abramovicz 's attempts to control his hands.
Dias is looking to control Abramovicz but Abramovicz is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Dias has the hooks in. Abramovicz is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Dias struggling to keep hold of the position.
Abramovicz tries to escape but Dias has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Abramovicz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dias is trying to stick to Abramovicz's back but Abramovicz is turning into Dias. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dias's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Abramovicz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramovicz is fighting to break Dias's control of his arms but Dias is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Dias is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Abramovicz has his hands clasped together but Dias extends and breaks Abramovicz's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Dias.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruno Dias!
After winning the bout, Bruno Dias thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Ruslan Abramovicz spoke after the fight, saying 'where tf am I?'.