PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borislav Trusov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitrov's entrance music is Drake - Energy. A fine choice. Daniel Dimitrov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dimitrov
vs
Trusov

203 cm
21
250 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
235 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Dimitrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Borislav Trusov!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trusov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimitrov.
We've been told by Dimitrov's head coaches at Top Dawg that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Trusov swings for the body but Dimitrov moves out of range.
Trusov loads up on a big right hand but Dimitrov slips the punch.
Dimitrov scores with a nice strike.
Trusov misses with a body shot
and Dimitrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Borislav Trusov has been cut.
Trusov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dimitrov looks to land a right hand but Trusov moved out of range.
Trusov lands with a nice body punch.
Trusov misses the body punch
and Dimitrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dimitrov throws the kick towards the body but Trusov avoids it.
Dimitrov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Trusov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dimitrov blocks a body shot from Trusov.
Trusov cracks Dimitrov with a nice body shot.
Trusov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimitrov's elbow.
Dimitrov can't find room to land a body shot as Trusov controls the action.
Trusov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trusov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trusov misses with a hook. Dimitrov ducked under it nicely.
Dimitrov moves out of range as Trusov strikes.
Dimitrov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dimitrov ducks under a wild hook from Trusov.
Dimitrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trusov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dimitrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trusov checks a leg kick nicely.
Dimitrov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Trusov closes the distance and clinches.

Trusov manages to break the clinch.
Dimitrov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trusov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dimitrov loads up on a big right hand but Trusov slips the punch.
Trusov tries to bum rush Dimitrov with a series of wild strikes but Dimitrov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trusov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dimitrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trusov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Trusov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trusov pushes Dimitrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dimitrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Trusov - that landed with a thud.
Dimitrov is breathing heavily.
Trusov digs a right hand into Dimitrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dimitrov's gas tank.
Trusov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trusov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trusov digs a right hand into Dimitrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dimitrov's gas tank.
Trusov tries to throw a body punch but Dimitrov avoids it by throwing Trusov back against the cage.

Trusov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trusov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trusov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch lands to the side of Dimitrov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Trusov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Trusov 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Trusov.
Trusov just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrov feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Trusov closes the distance and pushes Dimitrov back into the cage.

Dimitrov breaks from the clinch.
Trusov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trusov misses with a few strikes there.
Dimitrov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Trusov missing with a left hand there. Dimitrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trusov throws a body shot but no joy.
Trusov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dimitrov rather than just go for the knockout.
Dimitrov ducks under a wild hook from Trusov.
An attempted straight right counter from Dimitrov misses the target.
Dimitrov blocks a jab.
Dimitrov throws an overhand right that lands on Trusov's shoulder, as Trusov tries to avoid the shot.
Dimitrov slips a straight right by Trusov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Trusov misses with an uppercut. Dimitrov saw that one coming.
Dimitrov misses with a straight right.
Dimitrov moves away from the strike by Trusov.
Dimitrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dimitrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Trusov to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Dimitrov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trusov misses with a body punch
and Dimitrov counters with a left and a right that stings Trusov.
Dimitrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimitrov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Borislav Trusov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trusov scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dimitrov.
Trusov 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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borislav Trusov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dimitrov drops Trusov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Trusov looks back up at him and smiles so Dimitrov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dimitrov misses with a looping right.
Dimitrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trusov! But no joy.
Dimitrov misses with an uppercut. Trusov saw that one coming.

Trusov pushes Dimitrov up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Trusov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trusov lands with a right to the head.
Trusov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dimitrov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trusov can turn it around.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trusov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trusov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Trusov 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.
Trusov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimitrov's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trusov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimitrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trusov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dimitrov blocks a body shot from Trusov.
Dimitrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimitrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trusov.
Dimitrov lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dimitrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trusov.
Nice body punch from Trusov.
Trusov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimitrov being controlled against the cage.
Dimitrov blocks a body shot from Trusov.
Trusov throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimitrov.
Dimitrov wants to break free but Trusov has control.

Trusov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimitrov throws an overhand right that lands on Trusov's shoulder, as Trusov tries to avoid the shot.
Dimitrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trusov circles away quickly and effectively.
Dimitrov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dimitrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trusov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Trusov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trusov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dimitrovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dimitrov throws a shot from downtown. Trusov moves away and avoids it.
Trusov lands with a good body shot.
Trusov throws a hook but Dimitrov avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trusov.
Dimitrov ducks under a wild hook from Trusov.
Trusov ducks under a wild hook from Dimitrov.
Dimitrov misses with a hook.
Dimitrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trusov.
Trusov misses with a lunging right hand
and Dimitrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dimitrov tries to work over Trusov's front leg with a kick but Trusov checks it.
It seemed like Trusov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trusov throws a shot from downtown. Dimitrov moves away and avoids it.
Trusov misses with an uppercut
and Trusov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick from Dimitrov misses.
Dimitrov throws the left hand but Trusov avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Trusov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dimitrov misses with a right hand
letting Trusov counter with a right hand.
Trusov moves out of range as Dimitrov throws a body kick.
Trusov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dimitrov scores with a head kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trusov throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Trusov misses the target.
Dimitrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trusov throws out the jab.
Trusov moves away from the strike by Dimitrov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trusov.
Dimitrov slips a straight right by Trusov.
Trusov misses the shot to the body.
Dimitrov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trusov takes a swing at Dimitrov's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Trusov blocks the leg kick.
Dimitrov wants to slow Trusov down by chopping away at his legs.
Daniel Dimitrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Trusov ducks under a wild hook from Dimitrov.

Trusov gets a clinch.
Dimitrov blocks a body shot from Trusov.
Trusov struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimitrov controls his hands.

Dimitrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimitrov throws a leg kick but Trusov checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Dimitrov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Trusov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dimitrov circles away quickly and effectively.
Dimitrov feints a jab promting Trusov to slip. Dimitrov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Trusov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dimitrov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trusov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dimitrov avoids the body shot from Trusov.
Trusov scores with a one two! Dimitrov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Trusov misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trusov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dimitrov tried to counter with a leg kick but Trusov avoided it.
Dimitrov ducks under a wild hook from Trusov.
A big right from Trusov misses.
Trusov thuds his right hand into Dimitrov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A cross from Trusov lands.
Trusov tries to clinch but Dimitrov is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Dimitrov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimitrov throws an overhand right that lands on Trusov's shoulder, as Trusov tries to avoid the shot.
Dimitrov blocks a jab.
Trusov throws a jab but it's blocked by Dimitrov.
Trusov throws an off balance right hand
and Dimitrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Trusov misses.
Trusov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dimitrov throws a series of punches but Trusov avoids them all with ease.
Trusov tries to clinch up.
Dimitrov throws a big counter combination but Trusov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dimitrov misses with a head kick.
A jab from Trusov misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trusov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimitrov moves away.
Dimitrov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dimitrov misses with a low kick.
Trusov misses with an uppercut.
Dimitrov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trusov misses with a shot to the body
and Dimitrov counters with a nice leg kick.
Dimitrov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trusov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trusov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dimitrov misses.

Trusov instigates a clinch.
Trusov tries to throw a body punch but Dimitrov avoids it by throwing Trusov back against the cage.
Dimitrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dimitrov scores with a hook to the body.
Dimitrov pushes Trusov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimitrov scores with a nice hook to the head.

Dimitrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trusov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimitrov.
A right-left combo lands from Dimitrov.
Dimitrov drops Trusov with a naaaaasty hook - Trusov is in real trouble here! Dimitrov dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Dimitrov!
In his post fight interview, Daniel Dimitrov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.