PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Bennett (ranked 3201 p4p, 3385 weight class) and Konstantin Dimakov (ranked 408 p4p, 423 weight class). Bennett comes to the cage accompanied by Out Of My Face by Rebel Son. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bennett
vs
Dimakov

189 cm
31
206
12 - 14 - 0

175 cm
29
220
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class 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 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Dimakov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimakov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimakov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
A left lands for Bennett.
Sloppy strikes from Dimakov. Those never looked like landing.
Bennett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bennett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bennett lands a jab to Dimakov's midsection.
Bennett misses with a straight right.
Dimakov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dimakov throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Bennett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett throws a chopping leg kick but Dimakov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dimakov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dimakov ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimakov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Dimakov misses with a straight right.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blood and Iron Training in the buildup to the fight.
Dimakov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Konstantin Dimakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimakov looks to land a combination. Bennett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sloppy strikes from Bennett. Those never looked like landing.
Bennett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dimakov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Dimakov darts in and clinches Bennett up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimakov.
Dimakov pushes Bennett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Dimakov.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dimakov blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimakov scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Gage Bennett has been cut.
Dimakov misses with the head strike.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a shot to the body.
Bennett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Dimakov.
Bennett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimakov.
Bennett tries a body shot but Dimakov blocks it.
Dimakov blocking some punches.
Dimakov lands with a short shot to the head.

Dimakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimakov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bennett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bennett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dimakov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dimakov throws a hook but Bennett avoids it easily.
Bennett tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimakov looks to land a combination but Bennett avoids it well.

Dimakov moves into range and clinches up with Bennett.
Dimakov lands a right hand.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with some punches.
Bennett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dimakov.
Good body shot from Dimakov.
Bennett tries a body shot but Dimakov blocks it.
Dimakov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimakov lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Dimakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett loads up on a big right hand but Dimakov slips the punch.
Dimakov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Bennett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimakov.
Dimakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Dimakov dodges the punch combination from Bennett.
Bennett wants to slow Dimakov down by chopping away at his legs.
Dimakov defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
Dimakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Bennett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dimakov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Dimakov.
Dimakov scores with a hook to the body. Bennett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bennett swings widly with a right hand
and Dimakov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Dimakov dodges the punch combination from Bennett.
Dimakov loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.
Dimakov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bennett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Bennett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Dimakov closes the distance and clinches.
Bennett misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimakov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimakov blocks an uppercut.
Dimakov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bennett seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dimakov can turn it around.
Dimakov misses with a punch to the body.
Dimakov throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dimakov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bennett misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Konstantin Dimakov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gage Bennett's cut.
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.

Bennett slips a jab from Dimakov.
A shot to the body from Bennett misses
and Dimakov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
Bennett thumps Dimakov with a low kick.

Dimakov gets a clinch.
Dimakov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bennett up against the cage.
Dimakov takes a shot to the head.
Dimakov taking a breather.

Dimakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bennett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bennett throws out a leg kick but Dimakov moves out of range and Bennett only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimakov stuns Bennett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Dimakov gets a clinch.
Dimakov scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head.
Dimakov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Dimakov.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dimakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Dimakov misses.
Dimakov lands a right hook to the body.
Dimakov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dimakov digs a good hook to Bennett's body.
A head kick misses from Bennett.
Bennett looks for the body kick but Dimakov saw that one coming.
Bennett sets himself, and Dimakov steps forward looking for the clinch! Bennett avoids it this time.
Bennett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dimakov missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimakov avoids the head kick by Bennett.
Dimakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett throws a right hand that Dimakov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dimakov also avoids with ease.
Bennett misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dimakov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Dimakov coming out on top.
Dimakov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dimakov throws a shot from downtown. Bennett moves away and avoids it.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Dimakov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dimakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
Dimakov misses with a looping right.
Dimakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimakov.
Dimakov misses with a hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dimakov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dimakov missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimakov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Dimakov avoids them all with ease.
Dimakov digs a good body shot into Bennett's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov moves out of range of the strikes.
Dimakov throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dimakov connects with a jab.
Bennett walks into a straight right hand from Dimakov.
Good standup being displayed there by Bennett as he connects with a hook.
Dimakov misses with a body shot.
Dimakov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bennett.
Bennett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bennett throws a nice looking combination but Dimakov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bennett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett stuns Dimakov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bennett dodges the punch combination from Dimakov.
Bennett went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dimakov lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Dimakov. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a body shot but no joy.
Bennett tries to move into range but Dimakov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
Bennett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dimakov to score with a decent uppercut.
Dimakov defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
Konstantin Dimakov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimakov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Dimakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dimakov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bennett doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bennett swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Dimakov misses.
Bennett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimakov slips a jab and a cross from Bennett.
Dimakov loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Bennett misses its target.
Bennett throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Konstantin Dimakov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gage Bennett's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bennett explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dimakov misses with a body shot.
It looked like Bennett was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gage Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dimakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
Dimakov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dimakov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dimakov looks to land a left hand but Bennett moved out of range nicely.
Dimakov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dimakov throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Dimakov looks to move away, Bennett throws a big counter combo but Dimakov just gets out of the way.

Dimakov clinches with his opponent.
Konstantin Dimakov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimakov controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimakov controls his hands.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimakov.
A head punch on the inside from Dimakov fails to land.
Dimakov can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett misses with some punches.
Dimakov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimakov.
Dimakov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Dimakov controls the action.
Dimakov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Dimakov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.

Dimakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimakov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dimakov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dimakov defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
Bennett swinging wildly here.
Dimakov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dimakov blocks a low kick nicely.
Dimakov misses with a wild body shot.
Dimakov moves out of range as Bennett throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimakov moves away.
Bennett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimakov lands with a right to the head.
Dimakov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dimakov can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
Dimakov lands a nice uppercut.
Dimakov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett tries to work over Dimakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimakov digs a right hand into Bennett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennett's gas tank.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bennett as Dimakov tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries a body shot but Dimakov blocks it.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Dimakov scores with a hook to the body.
Dimakov lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dimakov.
Gage Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dimakov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dimakov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett takes a shot to the head.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Konstantin Dimakov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Dimakov.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Dimakov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dimakov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Dimakov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dimakov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dimakov breaks the clinch.
Dimakov works Bennett's body with a nice hook.
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!
Bennett with a jab.
Bennett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dimakov circles away quickly and effectively.
Bennett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dimakov works Bennett's body with a nice hook.
Dimakov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dimakov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bennett misses with a few strikes there.
Dimakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Dimakov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dimakov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dimakov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dimakov lands a jab to the nose.
Bennett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dimakov checks it well.
Bennett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Dimakov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dimakov 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Dimakov!