PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Clarke (ranked 3780 p4p, 3990 weight class) and Guerrera Dobrov (ranked 413 p4p, 430 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Clarke
vs
Dobrov

188 cm
18
222
2 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
227
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brennan Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guerrera Dobrov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dobrov gets tackled into the cage by Clarke. Clarke maintains the clinch.
Dobrov prevents a body shot from Clarke.
Dobrov pushes Clarke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dobrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clarke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clarke is trying to break the clinch but Dobrov has him pressed against the cage.
Dobrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
Dobrov presses Clarke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Clarke trying to stall but Dobrov improves his position.
Dobrov lands a nice uppercut.
Dobrov prevents Clarke from breaking the clinch.
Dobrov stalling the fight.
Clarke misses with a body punch.
Clarke swings wildly with an uppercut but Dobrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke working hard to break the clinch.
Dobrov throws a head punch that misses.
Clarke struggles to land a body shot inside as Dobrov controls his hands.
Dobrov scores with a hook to the body.
Clarke is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Clarke fails to land.
Dobrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Clarke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dobrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clarke blocks an uppercut.
Clarke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dobrov's elbow.
Clarke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dobrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clarke throws a punch but it's blocked by Dobrov.
Dobrov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Clarke seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dobrov can turn it around.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clarke is looking to control Dobrov's arms but Dobrov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clarke has his back to the cage.
Clarke is looking to control Dobrov's arms but Dobrov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clarke has his back to the cage.
Dobrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Clarke is breathing heavily.
Dobrov lands a right hand.
A short left from Dobrov.
I was talking to Clarke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dobrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dobrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clarke misses with a body punch.
Dobrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke lands a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Dobrov.
Clarke tries to work over Dobrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clarke blocks a body shot from Dobrov.
Clarke has a couple of punches blocked by Dobrov.
Dobrov lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Dobrov.
Dobrov lands a nice uppercut.
Dobrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Dobrov.
A short right from Dobrov on the inside.
Clarke tries to throw a body punch but Dobrov avoids it by throwing Clarke back against the cage.
Dobrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dobrov.
Dobrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Dobrov clinches.
Dobrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clarke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobrov lands a shot to the body.
Dobrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Dobrov stalling against the cage.
Dobrov lands a right hand.
Dobrov presses Clarke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dobrov lands a right hand.
Dobrov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short uppercut from Dobrov.
Dobrov lands an uppercut.
Clarke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dobrov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Dobrov.
A body shot lands from Dobrov.
A short right from Dobrov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dobrov lands an uppercut.

It looks like Brennan Clarke has been cut.
Dobrov lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.

Clarke is rocked!
Dobrov lands with a light punch inside.
Dobrov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Clarke to his knees! Dobrov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guerrera Dobrov!