PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mico Zvijer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mico Zvijer is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Dover
vs
Zvijer

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mico Zvijer!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zvijer fails to land with a series of punches.
Dover wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dover fails to land with a series of punches.
Zvijer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Ben Dover has been cut.
Zvijer tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dover. Zvijer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zvijer throws a sloppy head kick and Dover moves out of range easily.
Zvijer avoids the head kick by Dover.
Dover moves out of range of the body kick.
Dover shoots for a double leg takedown but Zvijer sprawls well. He's pushed Dover's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dover shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zvijer pinned against the cage. Zvijer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Dover shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dover showed some decent athleticism there.
Dover wants to control but Zvijer is keeping him busy.
Dover throwing shots but Zvijer is blocking nicely.
Dover is just content to waste time from the top position. Zvijer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dover wants to control from the top but Zvijer keeps moving.
Dover looking to pass the guard.
Zvijer wants to stand and escape but Dover is having none of it.
Dover throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zvijer throws a sloppy head kick and Dover moves out of range easily.

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.
Dover misses with a takedown attempt - Zvijer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Dover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zvijer throws a lazy head kick
and Dover counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zvijer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dover circles away quickly and effectively.
Dover tries to clinch there but Zvijer circles away.
Dover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zvijer leaves Dover with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dover lands with a kick to the temple. Zvijer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zvijer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zvijer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dover is breathing heavily.
Zvijer fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Zvijer does no damage.
Zvijer throws a head kick that misses
and Dover counters with a big head kick but Zvijer shrugs it off.
Zvijer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zvijer throws a sloppy head kick and Dover moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Zvijer.
Zvijer throws a nice head kick!
Dover looks for a takedown but Zvijer sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Zvijer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover shoots in for a takedown but Zvijer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zvijer throws a sloppy head kick and Dover moves out of range easily.

Dover has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zvijer avoiding damage as Dover throws knees to the body.
Dover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dover throws an elbow that misses.
Zvijer wants to get back to striking at distance but Dover won't allow it.
Dover keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zvijer's efforts to push away.
Dover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zvijer.

Dover pulls guard.
Zvijer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

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.

Dover throws his legs up looking for a submission but Zvijer uses it to pass to side control.

Zvijer decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dover to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mico Zvijer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Dover's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dover clinches up with Zvijer and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zvijer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Dover breaks from the clinch.
Zvijer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dover counters with a head kick. That will keep Zvijer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Zvijer tries to bum rush Dover with a series of wild strikes but Dover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zvijer misses with a combination
and Dover counters with a one-two to the body.
Zvijer throws a head kick but Dover moves out of range.
Zvijer misses with a head kick.
Dover lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dover.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dover.
Dover shoots for a double leg takedown but Zvijer sprawls well. He's pushed Dover's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zvijer is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Zvijer. No joy for Dover on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Dover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Zvijer.
Dover feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zvijer's calf.

Dover closes the distance and clinches.

Dover ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dover no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover trying to strike off his back.

Dover looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zvijer passes into side control.
Dover is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

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.
Dover wants to improve his position but Zvijer is controlling well.
Dover tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Zvijer manages to move to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zvijer get's back to his feet.
Dover lands with a kick to the temple. Zvijer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zvijer throws a head kick but Dover moves out of range.
Zvijer throws a head kick that misses.
Zvijer throws a head kick but Dover moves out of range.

Dover moves into the clinch successfully.
A short body shot lands from Dover as the two fighters clinch.
Dover utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Dover breaks the clinch.

Dover shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zvijer is trying to defend but Dover finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dover lands strikes from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dover escapes and gets back to his feet.
Dover throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zvijer's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Dover dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Dover's cut.
That's time! Dover'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!

A nice leg kick lands there from Zvijer.
Zvijer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zvijer misses with a head kick.
Zvijer throws a sloppy head kick and Dover moves out of range easily.
Mico Zvijer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dover throws a head kick that misses.
Dover throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zvijer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Dover moves into the clinch.
Dover with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dover throws an elbow but it misses.
Dover scores a nice knee to the body.

Zvijer breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Dover.
Dover avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dover tries to clinch there but Zvijer circles away.
A head kick misses from Zvijer.
Dover scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dover misses with a takedown attempt - Zvijer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dover darts in and clinches Zvijer up against the ropes.
Dover lands an elbow inside that Zvijer shrugs off.
Zvijer goes for a takedown attempt but Dover pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zvijer throws a right hand that Dover ducks under and follows up with a left that Dover also avoids with ease.
Zvijer throws a sloppy head kick

and Dover holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Dover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dover fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dover lands a nice looking body kick.

Dover instigates a clinch.
Dover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dover tries to land a knee to the head but Zvijer blocks with his arms.
Dover throws an elbow that misses.

Dover breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zvijer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zvijer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zvijer swinging wildly here.
Zvijer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dover.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Dover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zvijer throws a head kick but Dover moves out of range.

Dover moves into the clinch.
Dover landing knees to the head.
Zvijer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dover smiles and moves away.
Zvijer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dover works Zvijer's body with a nice hook.
Zvijer throws a head kick that misses

and Dover moves into the clinch.

Dover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zvijer's head.
Zvijer throws a head kick that misses
and Dover counters with a body kick.
Dover throws a leg kick which misses Zvijer's front leg but catches the back leg as Zvijer tries to avoid it.
Zvijer blocks a head kick by Dover.
Zvijer misses with a head kick.
Dover throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Dover rushes Zvijer and presses him up against the ropes.

Dover's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dover swinging wildly here.
Zvijer looks for the body kick but Dover saw that one coming.

Dover rushes Zvijer and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dover scores with a knee to the head.
Dover jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zvijer walks away with a smile on his face. Dover gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dover throws out a loose jab but Zvijer uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zvijer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zvijer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zvijer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zvijer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zvijer throws a lazy head kick
and Dover counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zvijer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dover lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zvijer blocks a head kick by Dover.
Zvijer pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Dover has closed the distance and engaged Zvijer in a clinch.
Dover slows down the pace here.
Dover landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zvijer blocks an uppercut.
Zvijer wants to break free but Dover has control.
Zvijer takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ben Dover.
Well Dover has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Dover!