PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Dabrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spustilsya Gor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dabrowski comes to the cage accompanied by TWO STEPS FROM HELL - Protectors of the Earth . Spustilsya Gor acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Dabrowski
vs
Gor

199 cm
26
244 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
245 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafal Dabrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spustilsya Gor!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dabrowski loads up on a big right hand but Gor slips the punch.
Dabrowski lands with an overhand left.
Gor tries for a takedown but Dabrowski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dabrowski tries to bum rush Gor with a series of wild strikes but Gor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dabrowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dabrowski wants it to stay on the feet.
Gor lands a jab.

It looks like Rafal Dabrowski has been cut.
Dabrowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Dabrowski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gor to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Gor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dabrowski is looking to stand up but Gor isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gor throwing strikes from guard but Dabrowski blocks nicely.
Gor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gor wants to control from the top but Dabrowski keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spustilsya Gor has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dabrowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dabrowski pinned against the cage. Dabrowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rafal Dabrowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spustilsya Gor.
Gor takes a swing at Dabrowski's ribcage but misses.
Dabrowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dabrowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Gor.
Dabrowski looks to land a combination. Gor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dabrowski circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski cracks a nice hook into Gor's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gor. Dabrowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dabrowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dabrowski rather than just go for the knockout.
Gor misses with a body shot
and Dabrowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dabrowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dabrowski tests Gor's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Gor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dabrowski's guard.
Gor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dabrowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dabrowski is breathing heavily.
Gor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gor slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dabrowski's head.
Gor thows a huge punch but Dabrowski dodges it nicely.

Gor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gor controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spustilsya Gor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafal Dabrowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dabrowski moves away from the strike by Gor.
Dabrowski avoids the body shot from Gor.
Spustilsya Gor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dabrowski misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Dabrowski as Gor shoots in.
Dabrowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gor.
Gor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dabrowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gor throws the left hand but Dabrowski avoids the punch easily.
Gor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dabrowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gor tries for a takedown but Dabrowski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rafal Dabrowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spustilsya Gor.
Gor throws a body punch but Dabrowski moves out of range.
Dabrowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dabrowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gor.
Gor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gor misses the shot to the body.
Rafal Dabrowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Dabrowski. No joy for Gor on that attempt.
Dabrowski lands a glancing blow to the side of Gor's head.
Gor ducks under a wild hook from Dabrowski.
Gor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gor throws out a loose jab but Dabrowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gor swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Dabrowski counter with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gor.

Gor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dabrowski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gor is breathing heavily.
Gor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gor is in close to Dabrowski's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gor stops Dabrowski from standing up.
Dabrowski keeping moving, preventing Gor from controlling successfully.
Dabrowski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dabrowski keeping moving, preventing Gor from controlling successfully.
Gor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Spustilsya Gor.
Dabrowski throws a series of punches but Gor moves out of range.
Gor shoots in looking for a takedown but Dabrowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dabrowski stuffs the takedown.

Gor bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Dabrowski! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gor lands a couple of elbows.

Dabrowski is rocked!
Gor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gor postures up and lands a big shot to Dabrowski's brow.
Dabrowski keeping full guard, as Gor tries to pass.
Dabrowski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gor controls the pace.
Gor works over Dabrowski with some ground and pound from guard.
Dabrowski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gor controls the pace.
Gor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spustilsya Gor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rafal Dabrowski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Gor just misses with a punch to the body.
Gor defending well as Dabrowski loads up on a big left hand.
Gor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dabrowski moves away.
Gor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dabrowski ducks under a wild hook from Gor.

Gor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dabrowski takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dabrowski is pushing Gor's head away, looking to escape. Gor manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gor scores with a couple of short elbows.
Oh Dabrowski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Rafal Dabrowski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gor working the head and body with strikes.
Dabrowski seems to have got his legs back now.
Check out the look on Gor's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Jeez, Rafal Dabrowski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rafal Dabrowski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Spustilsya Gor!