PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Makavelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dulin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Makavelli
vs
Dulin

188 cm
26
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Makavelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dulin!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dulin moves out of range as Makavelli throws a body kick.
Dulin looks to land a left hand but Makavelli moved out of range nicely.
Makavelli throws a head kick but Dulin moves out of range.
Dulin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Makavelli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dulin swivels and escapes.

Dulin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dulin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Makavelli's defenses.

It looks like Piotr Makavelli has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dulin.
Dulin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Makavelli up against the cage.
Makavelli jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dulin walks away with a smile on his face. Makavelli gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Makavelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dulin stuffs the takedown attempt from Makavelli. Makavelli gets slowly back to his feet.
Makavelli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Piotr Makavelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dulin instigates a clinch.
Makavelli is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dulin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dulin lands an elbow that stopped Makavelli in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dulin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Dulin.

Piotr Makavelli's cut is getting worse.
Makavelli tries to pull guard but Dulin holds him up against the cage and eventually Makavelli drops back down to his feet.
Dulin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makavelli.
Dulin trying to land knees to the body.
Dulin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dulin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Makavelli has had enough of the clinch but Dulin keeps him there for the moment.
Dulin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dulin tries a knee to the head but Makavelli blocks it.
Dulin stalling the fight.
Makavelli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dulin has him pressed against the cage.
Dulin lands an elbow just above Makavelli 's eye.
Makavelli tries to land a knee to the head but Dulin blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Dulin.

Makavelli is rocked!
Dulin creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Makavelli! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Dulin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Dulin!