PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigorij Defotkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nolan is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Grigorij Defotkov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Nolan
vs
Defotkov

185 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 London, Dustin Nolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigorij Defotkov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Defotkov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nolan as he jumps to the side.
Nolan is breathing heavily.
Defotkov shoots in and drives through. Nolan sprawls well.
Defotkov closes the distance and clinches up with Nolan, looking for a takedown. Defotkov pushes Nolan against the cage but Nolan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dustin Nolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigorij Defotkov.
Nolan throws a right and a left that Defotkov avoids nicely.
Nolan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nolan misses with a two punch combination.
Nolan throws a hook to the side of Defotkov's head but Defotkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Defotkov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Defotkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nolan swats away the attempt to clinch by Defotkov.
Defotkov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nolan pinned against the cage. Nolan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Defotkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nolan tries to avoid it but Defotkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nolan to the ground. Nolan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Defotkov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nolan circles away.
Defotkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nolan's waist but Nolan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Defotkov off to one side.

Nolan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Nolan is working an open guard so Defotkov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Defotkov has a takedown stuffed.
Nolan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nolan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Defotkov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nolan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nolan wants to sweep but no luck.
Nolan keeping moving, preventing Defotkov from controlling successfully.
Nolan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Defotkov is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nolan has his foot on Defotkov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Defotkov works his way back into a safe position though.
Nolan wants to control but Defotkov passes easily into half guard.
Nolan wants to improve his position but Defotkov is controlling well.
Nolan trying to control here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Defotkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nolan misses with a combination
and Defotkov counters with a body kick.
Nolan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Defotkov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nolan to the mat! Nolan manages to get full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Defotkov postures up.
Nolan lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Nolan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Nolan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Defotkov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nolan is trying to control the position but Defotkov postures up.
Nolan has his hands on Defotkov's head, controlling the position.
Defotkov postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nolan wants to sweep here but Defotkov controlling him for the moment.
Nolan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Nolan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Defotkov.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Nolan. No joy for Defotkov on that attempt.
Nolan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Defotkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nolan tries to avoid it but Defotkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nolan to the ground. Nolan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Defotkov fails to land the takedown.
Defotkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nolan scores with a one two! Defotkov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nolan scores with a nice strike.
Nolan misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grigorij Defotkov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Defotkov tries to close the distance and clinch but Nolan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Defotkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Nolan gets caught flat footed, as Defotkov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nolan 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.
Nolan keeping moving, preventing Defotkov from controlling successfully.
Defotkov landing some decent shots from guard.

Defotkov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Defotkov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nolan keeping moving, preventing Defotkov from controlling successfully.

Defotkov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Defotkov preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Defotkov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nolan throws the left hand but Defotkov avoids the punch easily.
Defotkov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nolan misses with a series of wild punches.
Defotkov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nolan stuffs the takedown attempt from Defotkov. Defotkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Defotkov misses with a few strikes there.
Defotkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nolan throws a series of punches but Defotkov avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Defotkov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Defotkov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dustin Nolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigorij Defotkov.
Nolan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Defotkov. Defotkov obviously looking to wear him down.
Nolan stuffs the takedown.
Nolan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Defotkov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nolan as he jumps to the side.
Dustin Nolan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Defotkov dodges the punch combination from Nolan.
Nolan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Defotkov counters with a low kick, right behind Nolan 's knee.
Horrible takedown by Defotkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Nolan which made him look bad.
Nolan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nolan stuffs the takedown attempt from Defotkov. Defotkov gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Defotkov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nolan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Defotkov is one step ahead there.
Nolan is working hard here to advance position.
Nolan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Defotkov manages to get himself to full guard.
Nolan postures up and lands a big shot to Defotkov's brow.
Nolan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Defotkov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nolan wants to get up but he can't break Defotkov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nolan trying to control but Defotkov is working from the bottom.
Defotkov wants to get back to his feet but Nolan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Defotkov keeping moving, preventing Nolan from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nolan looks to land a combination but Defotkov avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grigorij Defotkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nolan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Defotkov tries to clinch but Nolan moves out of range.
Defotkov shoots in but no luck this time.
Defotkov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nolan stalks Defotkov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Defotkov's face. Defotkov staggers backwards, shaken.
Defotkov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nolan as he avoids it easily.
Dustin Nolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigorij Defotkov.
Defotkov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nolan pinned against the cage. Nolan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Defotkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nolan stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nolan keeps the fight on the outside.
Defotkov blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Defotkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Defotkov avoids the head kick by Nolan.
Defotkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Nolan tries to sprawl out of it but Defotkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nolan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Defotkov blocks a head kick by Nolan.
Defotkov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A good leg kick by Defotkov.
Nolan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nolan misses with a head kick.
Defotkov tries for a takedown but Nolan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nolan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nolan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nolan falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Defotkov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Defotkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Defotkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nolan.
Grigorij Defotkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Defotkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nolan tries to avoid it but Defotkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nolan to the ground. Nolan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nolan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Nolan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nolan tries to free his leg and advance position but Defotkov is retaining full guard.
Nolan distracts Defotkov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nolan gets to his feet. Defotkov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Defotkov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nolan counters with a leg kick.
Nolan thows a body shot but no joy.
Nolan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nolan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nolan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Defotkov counters with a head kick. That will keep Nolan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nolan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nolan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Defotkov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nolan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nolan sizes up Defotkov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nolan swinging wilding here.
Defotkov tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Defotkov with a poor takedown
and Nolan counters with a two punch combo.
Nolan misses with a combination

and Defotkov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Defotkov is tying to control. Nolan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nolan wants to improve his position but Defotkov is controlling well.

Nolan kicks Defotkov off and gets back to his feet.
Defotkov misses with a takedown attempt
and Nolan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Defotkov throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Nolan.
Defotkov tries for a takedown but Nolan circles away easily
and Nolan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dustin Nolan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grigorij Defotkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nolan throws a leg kick
and Defotkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dustin Nolan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Defotkov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigorij Defotkov!