PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Koussevitzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawg comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom Boom. Kirill Koussevitzky is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dawg
vs
Koussevitzky

185 cm
18
206 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Dawg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirill Koussevitzky!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koussevitzky lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dawg looks for a takedown but Koussevitzky sprawls well.
Dawg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Koussevitzky but Koussevitzky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dawg closes the distance and clinches up with Koussevitzky, looking for a takedown. Dawg pushes Koussevitzky against the cage but Koussevitzky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Dawg. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dawg gets the takedown into side control.
Koussevitzky taking punishment in the form of punches.
Koussevitzky is pushing Dawg's head away, looking to escape. Dawg manages to hold on to the position though.
Dawg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dawg in side control, throwing shots but Koussevitzky defends.
Koussevitzky is pushing Dawg's head away, looking to escape. Dawg manages to hold on to the position though.

Dawg tries for a kimura but Koussevitzky is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawg prevents Koussevitzky from escaping the position.
The ground and pound from Dawg seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dawg 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.
Koussevitzky is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koussevitzky takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dawg is breathing heavily.
Koussevitzky is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Koussevitzky explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Koussevitzky doesn't manage to clinch there - Dawg circles away.
Koussevitzky slips a jab from Dawg.
Koussevitzky tries to clinch there but Dawg circles away.
Dawg looks for a takedown but Koussevitzky sprawls well.
Koussevitzky throws a nice looking combination but Dawg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck for Dawg with that takedown attempt.
Koussevitzky scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown by Dawg or perhaps it was just good defense by Koussevitzky which made him look bad.
Dawg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koussevitzky as he avoids it easily.

Dawg drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dawg slips nicely into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dawg connects with a nice short shot to Koussevitzky's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dawg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Dawg.
Dawg trying to control the action but Koussevitzky is working from the bottom.
Dawg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koussevitzky is trying to stand.
Dawg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Koussevitzky wants to get back to his feet.
Koussevitzky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dawg.
Koussevitzky tries to kick Dawg off but Dawg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dawg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Koussevitzky tries to avoid it but Dawg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Koussevitzky to the ground. Koussevitzky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Koussevitzky takes the fight into the clinch.

Koussevitzky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dawg looks for a takedown but Koussevitzky sprawls well.

Koussevitzky clinches up against the cage.
Dawg lands an elbow just above Koussevitzky 's eye.
Dawg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawg goes for a takedown in the clinch but Koussevitzky prevents it.
Koussevitzky lands with a right to the head.
Dawg is working for takedown but Koussevitzky is calmly controlling the position for now.

Dawg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koussevitzky tries to clinch up.

Dawg feints and as Koussevitzky raises his hands in defense, Dawg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dawg looking to pass the guard.
Dawg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dawg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dawg won't allow Koussevitzky to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawg is pushing down on Koussevitzky's leg trying to pass to half guard. Koussevitzky is fighting to maintain full guard but Dawg has managed to sneak the leg through.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Koussevitzky can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nice strikes from Dawg there.
Dawg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dawg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koussevitzky tries to kick Dawg off but Dawg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dawg is nestled in close to Koussevitzky, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dawg working Koussevitzky over with strikes.
Koussevitzky is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dawg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Koussevitzky wants to get back to his feet.
Dawg with the ground and pound but Koussevitzky uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dawg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koussevitzky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dawg is controlling him.
Dawg throws and elbow that misses. Koussevitzky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dawg's guard. Nice move by Koussevitzky!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koussevitzky has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dawg is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Dawg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dawg shoots in but no luck this time.
Dawg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dawg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Dawg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koussevitzky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dawg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koussevitzky fails with an attempt to clinch.

Koussevitzky clinches.
Koussevitzky managing to block the knees to the body from Dawg.
Koussevitzky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koussevitzky is looking to break free of the clinch but Dawg has double underhooks.
Dawg has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koussevitzky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dawg looking for a takedown.
Dawg can't get the takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koussevitzky.

Koussevitzky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawg fails to land the takedown.

Koussevitzky rushes Dawg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dawg jumps guard but Koussevitzky stands there with Dawg around his waist. Dawg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Koussevitzky on the inside.

Koussevitzky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koussevitzky lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Jim Dawg has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right-left combo lands from Koussevitzky.

Dawg scores a takedown into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Dawg with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg raining down shots from the mount!

Koussevitzky is rocked!
Dawg scoring with strikes but Koussevitzky is staying in there.
Koussevitzky is still in real trouble! Can Dawg finish him?
Dawg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Koussevitzky's face.
Dawg with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dawg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawg lands with some strikes.
Dawg with the ground and pound from mount.
Koussevitzky really wants to buck Dawg off and get back to his feet.
Koussevitzky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dawg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dawg working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dawg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Koussevitzky can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dawg looking to control but Koussevitzky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dawg dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koussevitzky is bucking up trying to escape but Dawg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dawg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dawg breaks from Koussevitzky's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Koussevitzky trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jim Dawg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Dawg has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Koussevitzky is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Dawg!