PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Congo (ranked 2914 p4p, 1669 weight class) and Dale Doback (ranked 388 p4p, 259 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Congo
vs
Doback

188 cm
31
197
22 - 10 - 0

200 cm
29
215
19 - 9 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Groove Gear
Conviction

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dale Doback!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doback feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Congos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dale Doback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Doback moves into the clinch.
Doback tries a body shot but Congo blocks it.
Congo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doback has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Congo wants to get back to striking at distance but Doback won't allow it.
Doback misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doback lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doback makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doback prevents Congo from breaking the clinch.
Congo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doback is leaning against Congo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Congo breaks from the clinch.
Doback displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Congo throws out the jab.
Doback lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Congo tries to keep at a distance but Doback has taken the fight into the clinch.
Congo prevents a body shot from Doback.
Congo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Doback up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doback looking to throw knees to the head but Congo is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Congo takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Roberto Congo has been cut.
Congo tries to stall but Doback uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Doback fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Congo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Congo.

Congo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Congo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doback clobbers Congo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Doback ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Congo moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Congo misses its target.
Doback misses the jab.

Doback clinches up with Congo and pushes him back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Doback.
Doback lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doback on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Congo tries a knee to the head but Doback blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doback doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!

Congo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doback.
Doback jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doback throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Congo moves away from the strike by Doback.
Congo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doback doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doback will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doback bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Congo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dale Doback dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Congo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Doback drives through and clinches with Congo against the ropes.
Congo lands a good knee to the midsection. Doback won't want to take too many of those.
Congo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Congo blocks an uppercut.
Congo can't break the clinch.
Doback working Congo over with knees to the body.
Doback fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doback lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Congo backwards.

Congo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Congo throws a leg kick but Doback checks it.
Doback scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Doback moves into the clinch successfully.

Congo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doback has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Doback is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Congo slips a straight right by Doback.
Doback lands a slapping body shot.
Roberto Congo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dale Doback seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doback has closed the distance and engaged Congo in a clinch.
Doback misses with a body punch.
Doback tries a knee to the head but Congo blocks it.

Congo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Congo defending well as Doback loads up on a big left hand.
Doback tests Congo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doback wants to clinch up but Congo keeps it at a distance.
Doback connects with a good right hand that stumbles Congo. Congo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Doback tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doback tries to close the distance and clinch but Congo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doback looks to score with a jab to the body but Congo is just out of range.
Doback tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Congo was well out of range. Poor timing from Doback.
Congo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doback is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Congo throws a shot to the body.
Doback smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Doback throws a looping overhand right but Congo ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Congo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doback tries to clinch there but Congo circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doback.
A shot to the body from Congo misses
and Doback counters with a nice uppercut.
Congo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doback.
Doback doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Congo moves away from the strike by Doback.
Doback scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dale Doback showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roberto Congo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Doback fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Congo manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Congo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doback tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Congo was well out of range. Poor timing from Doback.
Doback misses with a lunging right hand
and Congo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doback tries to clinch but Congo is having none of it.
Doback tries to close the distance and clinch up but Congo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doback has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Doback tries a low kick but Congo avoids it.
Congo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doback lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doback throws a jab when Congo was well out of range.
Doback tries to score with a low kick but Congo moves his leg out of the way.
Congo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Doback misses the body punch
and Congo counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doback throws out a loose jab but Congo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Congo is looking to counter punch.
Congo is looking to wear down Doback with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Doback tries to clinch up but Congo circles away and keeps his distance.
Congo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Doback misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Congo.
Doback throws a chopping leg kick but Congo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As Doback backs away, Congo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dale Doback is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Doback lands a body shot.
Doback misses the shot to the body.
Congo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doback throws a body punch but Congo moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Congo misses the target.
Doback tries a low kick but Congo avoids it.
Doback connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doback misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Congo counters with a stiff right hand.
Congo staying out of range there.
Congo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Doback.
Doback changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Congo lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Doback goes down! The ref sends Congo to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Doback is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doback swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doback slips a jab from Congo.
Doback tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doback scores with a hook.
Doback lands with a nice combination. Congo backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Doback does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dale Doback.
Well Doback has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!