PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mag dalena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Shavnetski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Shavnetski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

dalena
vs
Shavnetski

188 cm
24
245 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

193 cm
24
270 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, mag dalena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Shavnetski!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shavnetski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
dalena throws a push kick but Shavnetski slaps the foot to one side.
dalena chopping away at his opponent's legs.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch but Shavnetski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
dalena tries to clinch but Shavnetski is having none of it.
Shavnetski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. dalena looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shavnetski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from dalena.
dalena misses with a head kick.
dalena lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by dalena.
Shavnetski looks to land a left hand but dalena moved out of range nicely.
dalena tries to clinch up.
Shavnetski thows a left - swing and a miss!

dalena closes the distance and clinches.
Shavnetski trying to land knees to the body.
Shavnetski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but dalena is keeping busy.
Shavnetski lands a nice knee to the body.

Shavnetski manages to break the clinch.
Shavnetski swings for the body but dalena moves out of range.
Shavnetski circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavnetski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but dalena was well out of range. Poor timing from Shavnetski.
mag dalena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shavnetski moves out of range of the leg kick from dalena.
Shavnetski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch but Shavnetski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
dalena misses with a jab to the body
and Shavnetski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shavnetski is looking to chop away at dalena's legs.
dalena defending well as Shavnetski loads up on a big left hand.
Shavnetski throws a series of punches but dalena avoids them all with ease.
Shavnetski throws a sloppy head kick and dalena moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shavnetski.
Shavnetski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shavnetski with a jab.

It looks like mag dalena has been cut.
dalena takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
dalena is looking to clinch.
Shavnetski looks to land a combination but dalena avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavnetski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
dalena circles away from the clinch attempt
and dalena counters with a head kick. That will keep Shavnetski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheers as Shavnetski lands an impressive looking overhand right. dalena doesn't seem phased though.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch but Shavnetski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
dalena throws a body punch but Shavnetski moves out of range.
Shavnetski misses with a double jab.
No joy there for dalena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
dalena swinging wilding here.
dalena throws a nice looking combination but Shavnetski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
dalena lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shavnetski misses with a hook. dalena ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dalena takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shavnetski scores with the left hand. dalena knows he should have avoided that one.
dalena throws a low kick but Shavnetski avoids it.

dalena fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shavnetski, pushing him back against the ropes.
dalena scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shavnetski wants to break the clinch but can't.
dalena works on Shavnetski's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for dalena.
dalena lands a right hand.
Shavnetski looks gassed!
Shavnetski managing to block the knees to the body from dalena.
Shavnetski tries to land a knee to the head but dalena blocks with his arms.
Shavnetski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
dalena tries for a takedown. No joy.
dalena lands with a right to the head.
dalena lands an elbow just above Shavnetski 's eye.
Shavnetski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and dalena avoids it.
dalena using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from dalena.
Shavnetski takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from dalena.
Shavnetski avoiding damage as dalena throws knees to the body.
dalena missing with knees to the body.
dalena lands a right hand.
dalena lands a shot to the body.
dalena lands an elbow that stopped Shavnetski in his tracks for a moment.

dalena has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shavnetski uses from the top position.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

dalena has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shavnetski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

dalena has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Shavnetski 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 dalena.
Shavnetski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt dalena will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Shavnetski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
dalena is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
dalena throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

dalena looking for subs from the bottom but Shavnetski mounts him!
dalena really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
dalena regains half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
dalena is looking to improve his position.
dalena is working hard here to advance position.

dalena looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Shavnetski pushes past his half guard into mount!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
dalena working to try and regain half guard.
dalena regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. dalena manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

dalena working for a triangle but Shavnetski defends it easily.
dalena trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shavnetski wants to control from the top but dalena keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now dalena is on top in guard.
dalena is looking to work some ground and pound but Shavnetski has wrist control.
dalena trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Shavnetski is looking to stand up but dalena isn't so interested in that idea.
dalena in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
dalena forces his way into half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
dalena tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shavnetski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

dalena seems to be looking for submissions.
dalena thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Shavnetski to regain full guard.
dalena looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

dalena drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shavnetski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now dalena has Shavnetski in his guard.
Shavnetski trying to stand up but can't free himself from dalena's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that mag dalena will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on mag dalena's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Shavnetski is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
dalena has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
dalena throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shavnetski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
mag dalena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dalena throws a body punch but Shavnetski moves out of range.
Shavnetski blocks a head kick by dalena.
dalena misses with an attempted mid kick.
dalena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shavnetski.
Nice body kick from dalena.
dalena throws a body punch but Shavnetski moves out of range.
dalena throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shavnetski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shavnetski avoids the body shot from dalena.
dalena walks into a straight right hand from Shavnetski.
dalena falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shavnetski counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dalena scores with the left hand. Shavnetski knows he should have avoided that one.

dalena has managed to clinch.
dalena lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Vladimir Shavnetski has been cut.
dalena tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shavnetski avoids it.
dalena landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shavnetski is breathing heavily.
dalena is working Shavnetski over against the ropes.
dalena landing knees to the head.
dalena lands a damaging elbow.
dalena lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shavnetski avoiding damage as dalena throws knees to the body.
dalena makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
dalena lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the ropes, dalena throws an elbow but misses.
dalena comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short body shot lands from dalena as the two fighters clinch.
dalena lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, dalena just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shavnetski's brow.
dalena lands an elbow just above Shavnetski 's eye.
dalena working Shavnetski over with knees to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting dalena here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
dalena unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shavnetski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice left hand lands by dalena.
dalena avoiding damage as Shavnetski throws knees to the body.
Shavnetski tries a knee to the head but dalena blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, dalena throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from dalena.
dalena blocks an elbow strike from Shavnetski.
dalena lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Vladimir Shavnetski's cut even more.
dalena with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dalena lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
dalena tries to land knees in the clinch but Shavnetski avoids the damage to the body.
Shavnetski managing to block the knees to the body from dalena.
Shavnetski tries to land a knee to the head but dalena blocks with his arms.
Shavnetski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
dalena scores with a knee to the head.
Shavnetski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shavnetski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but dalena blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by dalena.
dalena tries to land knees in the clinch but Shavnetski avoids the damage to the body.
dalena tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shavnetski avoids it.
Shavnetski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shavnetski misses with a knee to the head.
Shavnetski avoiding damage as dalena throws knees to the body.
Shavnetski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but dalena has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
dalena tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Shavnetski just misses with a elbow thrown towards dalena's brow.
dalena lands a body shot.
Shavnetski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
dalena lands an elbow inside.
dalena utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
dalena lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shavnetski unloads a knee to the mid-section. dalena lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
dalena lands an elbow inside that Shavnetski shrugs off.
Shavnetski tries a knee to the head but dalena blocks it.
Shavnetski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shavnetski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dalena trying to land knees to the body.
Shavnetski crunches a lovely knee into dalena's ribcage.
dalena lands a nice elbow.
dalena managing to block the knees to the body from Shavnetski.
Shavnetski managing to block the knees to the body from dalena.
Shavnetski tries a knee to the head but dalena blocks it.
dalena lands a hook that snaps the head of Shavnetski backwards.
dalena managing to block the knees to the body from Shavnetski.
dalena putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shavnetski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for dalena.
Shavnetski trying to control the position but instead, dalena has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shavnetski into the ropes.
Shavnetski managing to block the knees to the body from dalena.
mag dalena has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shavnetski crunches a lovely knee into dalena's ribcage.
dalena pushes off an throws an elbow but Shavnetski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Shavnetski throws a knee to the head but misses.
dalena lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
dalena lands a good knee to the midsection. Shavnetski won't want to take too many of those.
Shavnetski tries a knee to the head but dalena blocks it.
Shavnetski dodges an elbow strike from dalena.
dalena lands a body punch.
dalena is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shavnetski is defending well for now.
Shavnetski misses with a knee to the head.
Shavnetski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
dalena tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shavnetski tries to circle away but dalena has him pinned against the ropes.
Shavnetski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
dalena lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
dalena digs a right hand underneath Shavnetski's ribcage. Shavnetski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from dalena.
A body shot lands from dalena.
dalena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
dalena is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shavnetski is defending well for now.
Shavnetski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shavnetski pushes off an throws an elbow but dalena leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, dalena creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from dalena.
Shavnetski blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Shavnetski throws an elbow but misses.
Shavnetski misses with an elbow strike.
dalena keeps control of Shavnetski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
dalena misses with a knee strike.
Shavnetski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shavnetski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
dalena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
dalena tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shavnetski avoids it.
dalena avoids the elbow strike from Shavnetski, against the ropes.
dalena working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shavnetski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shavnetski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shavnetski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but dalena has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
dalena lands a nice knee to the body.
Shavnetski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from dalena.
dalena avoids a wild elbow strike from Shavnetski.
dalena lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shavnetski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through dalena's defenses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Shavnetski throws an elbow but misses.
dalena lands a nice knee to the body.
dalena missing with knees to the body.
Shavnetski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shavnetski looking to throw knees to the head but dalena is blocking nicely.
Shavnetski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
dalena lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from dalena.
dalena is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shavnetski is defending well for now.
Shavnetski taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for dalena.
Shavnetski can't break the clinch.
dalena lands a hook that snaps the head of Shavnetski backwards.
dalena lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shavnetski tries a knee to the head but dalena blocks it.
Shavnetski missing with knees to the body.
dalena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shavnetski managing to block the knees to the body from dalena.
Shavnetski misses with a knee to the head.
Shavnetski managing to block the knees to the body from dalena.
dalena tries to land a knee to the head but Shavnetski blocks with his arms.
Shavnetski crunches a lovely knee into dalena's ribcage.
Nice body punch from dalena.
dalena pushes off an throws an elbow but Shavnetski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Shavnetski just misses with a elbow thrown towards dalena's brow.
Shavnetski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
dalena putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shavnetski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shavnetski obliges.
Shavnetski managing to block the knees to the body from dalena.
dalena avoids a wild elbow strike from Shavnetski.
Shavnetski misses with an elbow strike.
dalena misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shavnetski.
Shavnetski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
dalena throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shavnetskis head.
dalena trying to land knees to the body.
dalena looking to throw knees to the head but Shavnetski is blocking nicely.
Shavnetski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. dalena is defending well for now.
Shavnetski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
dalena tries a knee to the head but Shavnetski blocks it.
dalena trying to land knees to the body.
dalena is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shavnetski is defending well for now.
Shavnetski misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from dalena.
Shavnetski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
dalena creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
dalena lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shavnetski is trying to break free.
dalena lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
dalena tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shavnetski avoids it.
Shavnetski is looking to control dalena's arms but dalena gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shavnetski has his back to the ropes.
dalena throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shavnetski blocks it with crossed arms.
dalena tries to land knees in the clinch but Shavnetski avoids the damage to the body.
Shavnetski lands an elbow inside.
dalena misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shavnetski.
Shavnetski missing with knees to the body.

Shavnetski manages to break the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
dalena lands with a nice body kick.
dalena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
dalena swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shavnetski counters with a one-two to the body.
dalena throws a head kick that misses
enabling Shavnetski to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from dalena.
dalena is looking to clinch.
Shavnetski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
dalena throws a series of strikes that have Shavnetski backpedaling.
dalena looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
dalena jabs at Shavnetski's body.
dalena misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by dalena.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shavnetski lands a really nice looking cross but dalena seems unphased.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from dalena.
dalena throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shavnetski.
Shavnetski moves out of range as dalena throws a body kick.
Shavnetski throws a left and a right that both miss
and dalena counters with a low kick, right behind Shavnetski 's knee.
dalena tries a head kick but it misses.
Shavnetski throws an overhand right that lands on dalena's shoulder, as dalena tries to avoid the shot.

Shavnetski gets a clinch.
Shavnetski is looking to break free of the clinch but dalena has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from dalena.
Knees in the clinch landing for dalena.
dalena missing with knees to the body.

dalena drags the fight down to the ground.
dalena striking from the bottom.

dalena looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vladimir Shavnetski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

dalena has his foot on Shavnetski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shavnetski works his way back into a safe position though.

dalena has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Shavnetski 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 dalena.
dalena misses with a strike from the bottom.
Shavnetski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
dalena sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

dalena looking for submissions off his back.
dalena is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
mag dalena showed his dominance in that final round.
I think dalena has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for mag dalena!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for mag dalena!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for mag dalena!

mag dalena wins by unanimous decision!