PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lloyd Dobbler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Hui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sun Hui is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dobbler
vs
Hui

190 cm
20
199 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
192 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good in bed

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lloyd Dobbler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sun Hui!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hui tries for a takedown but Dobbler circles away easily
and Dobbler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hui walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dobbler.
Hui shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dobbler pinned against the cage. Dobbler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Hui tries to keep at a distance but Dobbler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dobbler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hui takes a shot to the head.
Dobbler lands a right hand.
Dobbler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hui backwards.
Hui's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Dobbler breaks from the clinch.
Lloyd Dobbler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hui shoots in for a takedown but Dobbler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lloyd Dobbler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sun Hui.
Hui lands a body shot.
Dobbler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dobbler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hui.
Dobbler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hui takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dobbler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dobbler tries to work over Hui's front leg with a kick but Hui checks it.
Hui misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dobbler lands a leg kick that knocks Hui off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hui darts in and clinches Dobbler up against the cage.

Dobbler manages to break the clinch.

Dobbler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dobbler lands a shoulder strike.
Hui's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dobbler lands with a light punch inside.
Dobbler lands with a right to the head.

Dobbler breaks from the clinch.

Hui closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dobbler.
Hui fails to pull guard.
Dobbler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hui backwards.
Dobbler lands a shoulder strike.
Hui fails to pull guard.
Hui tries for a takedown but Dobbler manages to get underhooks.
Hui trying to land knees to the body.
Hui looks gassed!
A short right from Dobbler.
Dobbler lands a shoulder strike.
Dobbler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dobbler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hui backwards.
Dobbler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dobbler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hui tries to pull guard but Dobbler won't allow it.
Dobbler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Dobbler.
Dobbler scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobbler throws an elbow but it's blocked.

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

Dobbler pushes Hui up against the cage in a clinch.

Dobbler manages to break the clinch.

Dobbler moves into the clinch successfully.
Hui tries to pull guard but Dobbler holds him up against the cage and eventually Hui drops back down to his feet.
Dobbler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hui is trying to force a seperation but Dobbler has the dominant position.
Dobbler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dobbler scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dobbler.
Dobbler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hui backwards.

Dobbler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hui works over Dobbler's head and body with a nice combination.
Dobbler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hui avoids the head kick by Dobbler.

Dobbler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dobbler misses with the head strike.
Hui tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dobbler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dobbler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dobbler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hui backwards.
Hui goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dobbler prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dobbler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dobbler fails to land.
Dobbler gets underhooks to prevent Hui's takedown attempt.
Hui jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dobbler walks away with a smile on his face. Hui gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hui shoots in looking for a takedown but Dobbler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hui's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dobbler.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hui.
A head kick misses from Dobbler.

Dobbler has Hui up against the cage in a clinch.
Hui jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dobbler walks away with a smile on his face. Hui gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters circling a little - Dobbler finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hui misses with a takedown attempt

and Dobbler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dobbler.
Dobbler works over Hui with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dobbler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dobbler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobbler scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dobbler pushing down on Hui's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dobbler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Hui is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dobbler pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dobbler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lloyd Dobbler dominated that round.
That's time! Dobbler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dobbler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dobbler tries a head kick but it misses.
Dobbler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hui is out of range and Dobbler settles back down.
Hui lands a nice looking body shot.
Hui throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dobbler's waist but Dobbler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hui off to one side.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hui enables Dobbler to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hui manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Hui throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dobbler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hui swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hui is breathing heavily.
Hui keeping moving, preventing Dobbler from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobbler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Dobbler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hui has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dobbler has managed to get both his arms back between Hui's legs - danger averted.
Dobbler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hui being controlled here, momentarily.
Dobbler trying to control but Hui is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dobbler postures up and lands a big shot to Hui's brow.
Dobbler wants to pass the guard but Hui is keeping the position.
Dobbler trying to control the position from guard on top but Hui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dobbler is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hui is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lloyd Dobbler just wasn't active enough.
Dobbler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dobbler throws a front kick aimed at Hui's knee but Hui avoids it well.

Dobbler moves into the clinch.
A short left from Dobbler.
Hui is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dobbler is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hui.
A nice left hand lands by Dobbler.

Hui pulls guard.
Dobbler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dobbler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dobbler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dobbler trying to control but Hui is working from the bottom.
Dobbler throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobbler landing with the ground and pound.

Dobbler gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sun Hui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hui fails with a takedown attempt.
Dobbler lands a head kick!
Dobbler misses with an uppercut
and Hui counters with a nice body shot.
Hui dives in and grabs Dobbler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dobbler pushes down on Hui's head and hops out.
Lloyd Dobbler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sun Hui.
Hui scores with a decent looking hook.
Dobbler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dobbler wants it to stay on the feet.
Dobbler stuffs the takedown attempt from Hui. Hui gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lloyd Dobbler dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hui dips to his left and cracks Dobbler with an uppercut!
Lloyd Dobbler is winning the standup battle so far.
Dobbler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hui with a poor takedown

and Dobbler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dobbler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Dobbler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dobbler lands with a short shot to the head.
Dobbler prevents a takedown attempt there.

Dobbler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dobbler.
Hui ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Hui has managed to clinch.
Hui fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lloyd Dobbler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sun Hui.
Dobbler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hui backwards.
Dobbler tries to land a knee to the head but Hui blocks with his arms.
Dobbler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hui backwards.
Hui's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dobbler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hui tries to pull guard but Dobbler holds him up against the cage and eventually Hui drops back down to his feet.
Hui tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dobbler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hui backwards.
Dobbler misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dobbler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hui changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dobbler tries to avoid it but Hui manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dobbler to the ground. Dobbler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Hui gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hui pulls guard effortlessly.
Hui utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Hui has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Dobbler doesn't defend quickly enough and Hui has managed to lock this one up! Can Dobbler escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hui on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sun Hui!