PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dolbakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hari
vs
Dolbakov

222 cm
21
295 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

193 cm
23
289 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Badr Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dolbakov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dolbakov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hari displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dolbakov.
Dolbakov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dolbakov tries to keep at a distance but Hari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dolbakov takes an elbow to the temple.
Dolbakov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hari avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dolbakov looks gassed!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dolbakov tries to pull guard but Hari holds him up against the cage and eventually Dolbakov drops back down to his feet.
Badr Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Dolbakov.
Dolbakov scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dolbakov pulls Hari into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hari wants to stand but Dolbakov is controlling his posture from full guard.

Dolbakov scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Dolbakov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Dolbakov.
Dolbakov is looking to break free of the clinch but Hari has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dolbakov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dolbakov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hari takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Hari.
Hari keeps control of Dolbakov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hari misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Dolbakov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hari fails to land.
Hari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dolbakov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hari smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari scores with a sloppy right hand. Dolbakov should have avoided that one.
Hari catches Dolbakov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Hari looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hari wanted to stand there but Dolbakov had control of the position.

Dolbakov wriggles free and stands up.
Hari circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolbakov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dolbakov is looking to clinch.
Dolbakov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dolbakov slips a jab from Hari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dolbakov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dolbakov.
Dolbakov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dolbakov closes the distance but Hari moves to the side
and Hari counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dolbakov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dolbakov rushes Hari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Dolbakov to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ivan Dolbakov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hari drives through and clinches with Dolbakov against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dolbakov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dolbakov lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Dolbakov.
Dolbakov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hari backwards.

Dolbakov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hari uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dolbakov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dolbakov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hari leaves Dolbakov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dolbakov looks to clinch
and Hari counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dolbakov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Badr Hari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolbakov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hari clinches.
Dolbakov avoiding damage as Hari throws knees to the body.
Hari missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dolbakov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dolbakov.
Dolbakov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hari pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dolbakov moves to clinch but Hari breaks away
and Hari finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dolbakov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dolbakov clinches with his opponent.
Dolbakov managing to block the knees to the body from Hari.
Dolbakov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dolbakov lands a right hand.
Hari lands an elbow inside.
Dolbakov lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dolbakov dodges an elbow strike from Hari.
Hari blocks an uppercut.
Hari trying to land knees to the body.
Dolbakov looking for a takedown.
Badr Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Dolbakov.
Dolbakov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hari.
Dolbakov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hari uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Hari does it's job there.
Dolbakov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hari swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Dolbakov clinches up with Hari and pushes him back against the cage.
Hari is looking to break free of the clinch but Dolbakov has double underhooks.
Hari controlling the action here for a moment.
Dolbakov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dolbakov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Dolbakov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hari blocking some punches.
Dolbakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dolbakov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dolbakov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dolbakov tries to work over Hari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Hari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Dolbakov. No joy for Hari on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Dolbakov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hari tries to bum rush Dolbakov with a series of wild strikes but Dolbakov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dolbakov wants to clinch
letting Hari counter with a right hand.
Hari is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dolbakov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hari leaves Dolbakov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A big left from Hari misses.
Dolbakov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dolbakov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hari looks to land a left hand but Dolbakov moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dolbakov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dolbakov wants to clinch.
Dolbakov closes the distance but Hari moves to the side
and Hari counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dolbakov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dolbakov wants to clinch up but Hari keeps it at a distance.
Dolbakov slips a jab and a cross from Hari.

Dolbakov closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dolbakov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dolbakov.
Dolbakov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hari smiles and moves away.
Hari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dolbakov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hari fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hari swats away the attempt to clinch by Dolbakov.
Dolbakov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dolbakov tries to clinch there but Hari circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari throws a head kick that misses.

Dolbakov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dolbakov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dolbakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dolbakov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dolbakov is trying to push Hari away but Hari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hari blocking some punches.
Dolbakov working aggressively here.
Dolbakov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hari taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolbakov is trying to break the clinch but Hari is controlling him.
Hari has Dolbakov pressed against the cage, preventing Dolbakov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hari swings wildly with an uppercut but Dolbakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badr Hari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hari blocks an uppercut.
Dolbakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hari tries to break free but Dolbakov pushes him back against the cage.
Dolbakov lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dolbakov.
Ivan Dolbakov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Dolbakov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dolbakov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Dolbakov!