PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guerrera Dobrov (ranked 4071 p4p, 4170 weight class) and Arthur Brade (ranked 405 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dobrov
vs
Brade

197 cm
18
227
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
240
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guerrera Dobrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Brade!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brade feints the counter takedown.
Dobrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brade throws a counter combo.
Dobrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dobrov darts in trying to clinch
and Brade counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Brade wants to counter the offense by Dobrov and move into the clinch position.
Dobrov tries to clinch up.
Brade is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrov tries to clinch but Brade moves away
and Brade counters with a stiff right hand.
Dobrov tries to clinch but Brade moves out of range.
Brade throws a counter combo.

Dobrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Dobrov - that landed with a thud.
Brade lands a shoulder strike.
Dobrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dobrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dobrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dobrov.
Brade looks winded!
Dobrov misses with a body punch.
Brade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrov misses with some punches.
Brade should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dobrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dobrov has Brade pressed against the cage, preventing Brade from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dobrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dobrov prevents Brade from breaking the clinch.
Dobrov lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brade blocking some punches.
Brade is pushing Dobrov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dobrov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brade up against the cage.
Dobrov misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Dobrov.
Dobrov tries a body shot but Brade blocks it.
Dobrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dobrov tries to throw a body punch but Brade avoids it by throwing Dobrov back against the cage.
Dobrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dobrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Brade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dobrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dobrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dobrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Dobrov.
Dobrov scores with a hook to the body.
Dobrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brade backwards.
A short left from Dobrov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobrov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dobrov gets through Brade's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dobrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dobrov.
Dobrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dobrov is stalling here.
Dobrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dobrov lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Dobrov.
Dobrov scores with a shoulder strike.
Brade takes a shot to the head.
Dobrov lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Guerrera Dobrov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brade tries to keep at a distance but Dobrov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dobrov.
Dobrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brade can do to turn this around?
Brade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dobrov.
Dobrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dobrov misses with the head strike.
Dobrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Brade.
A shot in the inside from Dobrov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dobrov.
Dobrov lands an uppercut.
Dobrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dobrov.

Brade is rocked!
Dobrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brade is still on wobbly legs! Can Dobrov finish him?
Brade is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrov creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Brade's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Brade drops to his knees and Dobrov pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guerrera Dobrov!