PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Doback (ranked 939 p4p, 844 weight class) and Jørgen Thrane (ranked 137 p4p, 125 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Doback
vs
Thrane

200 cm
27
215
17 - 5 - 1

195 cm
26
205
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dale Doback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jørgen Thrane!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doback throws a hook but Thrane blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Doback misses the target.
Doback moves out of range as Thrane strikes.
Thrane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doback to score with a decent uppercut.
Doback walks into a left hand.
Thrane misses with a low kick as Doback jumps back.
Donk. Doback catches Thrane right on the button with a cross.
Doback misses with a hook
and Thrane counters with a straight right hand.
Doback loads up on a big right hand but Thrane slips the punch.

Doback has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thrane working aggressively here.
Doback prevents a body shot from Thrane.
Doback with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doback lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thrane backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrane has a couple of punches blocked by Doback.
Still in the clinch, Doback scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thrane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doback tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thrane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Doback goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thrane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thrane has a couple of punches blocked by Doback.
Thrane misses with a body punch.
Thrane can't find room to land a body shot as Doback controls the action.
Thrane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doback tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doback scores with a hook to the body.
Doback lands with a light punch inside.
Thrane can't find room to land a body shot as Doback controls the action.
Doback lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Thrane.
Doback lands a body shot.
Thrane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thrane has a couple of punches blocked by Doback.

Thrane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thrane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thrane circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thrane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doback throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thrane counters with a stiff right hand.
Thrane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doback.
Nice defenses there by Thrane.
Doback wants to clinch
and Thrane counters with a straight right hand.
Doback throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doback pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doback misses with a low kick as Thrane jumps back.
Thrane slips under a jab.
Dale Doback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice jab there from Doback.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doback misses with a low kick.
Thrane connects with a looping right hand.
Doback swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thrane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thrane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thrane throws a head kick that misses.
Doback misses with a straight right.
Thrane let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thrane has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Thrane staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doback lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thrane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thrane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Doback throws a body punch but Thrane moves out of range.
Thrane slips under a jab.
Doback with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doback misses with a low kick.
Thrane throws out a counter right but Doback avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick from Thrane, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thrane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thrane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Thrane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thrane throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doback.
An attempted straight right counter from Doback misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Thrane. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doback blocks a head kick by Thrane.
Doback is looking to clinch but Thrane is avoiding it.
Doback scores with a shot to the body.
Thrane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doback lands a nice shot to the body.
Thrane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thrane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doback comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dale Doback will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Doback on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jørgen Thrane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thrane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doback.
Thrane throws a hook but Doback avoids it easily.
Doback tries to clinch up
and Thrane counters with a stiff right hand.

Doback clinches up with Thrane and pushes him back against the cage.
Thrane can't find room to land a body shot as Doback controls the action.
Thrane struggles to land a body shot inside as Doback controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Thrane.
Doback lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doback throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dale Doback has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thrane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doback or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Thrane.
Thrane scores with a shot to the side of Doback's head.
Thrane managing to block the knees to the body from Doback.
Thrane lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrane throws a punch but it's blocked by Doback.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doback blocks a body shot from Thrane.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doback creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doback throws a head punch that misses.
Our sources have told us that Doback has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Thrane - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thrane is leaning against Doback and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thrane lands a right hand.
Thrane lands with a right to the head.

Thrane manages to break the clinch.
Thrane works Doback's body with a nice hook.
Thrane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doback throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Thrane to counter with a crisp jab.
Thrane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Doback is rocked!
Thrane lands a brutal uppercut that launches Doback off his feet! Doback tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jørgen Thrane!
Jørgen Thrane thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Dale Doback was interviewed post fight and said 'Te Mauri, te Raoi ao te Tabomoa'.