PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Valerias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valerias is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: E=MC2 by Big Audio Dynamite. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Dover
vs
Valerias

190 cm
18
216 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
223 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

ChillOut Fight Gear

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Valerias!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valerias misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valerias throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valerias chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dover can pounce on him.
Dover with a jab.
Dover misses with a series of wild punches.
Thiago Valerias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valerias moves in looking to clinch but Dover pushes him off.
Dover keeps the fight on the outside.
Dover moves out of range of the body kick.
Valerias takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valerias misses with a head kick.
Dover throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover throws a series of punches but Valerias avoids them all with ease.
Valerias looks to land a body kick but Dover moved away.
Dover misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dover throws a front kick that sends Valerias stumbling back into the cage.
Valerias looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dover pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dover digs a good body shot into Valerias's ribs.
Valerias swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Valerias has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dover misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Valerias avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dover - that will leave a mark!
No joy there for Dover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valerias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dover swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valerias wants to clinch.
Valerias tries to clinch but Dover is having none of it.
Valerias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valerias on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valerias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valerias misses with the body kick
and Dover cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valerias throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valerias throws a head kick that misses
and Dover makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Valerias wants to clinch but Dover slips to the side
and Dover counters with a nice uppercut.
Valerias clinches but Dover breaks the clinch
and Dover counters with an outside leg kick.
Dover feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valerias's calf.
Dover moves out of range as Valerias strikes.
Valerias shoots for a takedown but Dover saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Valerias looks gassed!
Dover explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Valerias throws a head kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dover. Valerias shrugs it off though.
A lazy body kick from Valerias
and Dover counters with an inside leg kick.
Valerias throws a lazy head kick
and Dover counters with a left to the body.
Dover thuds a left hand into Valerias's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Dover. That snapped Valerias's head back.
Dover is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Valerias is rocked!
The fighters circling - Dover throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dover moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Valerias is still on wobbly legs! Can Dover finish him?
A head kick by Valerias misses
and Dover counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Dover dominated that round.
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 tries to score with a low kick but Valerias moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Valerias misses
and Valerias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dover tries to land a body kick
and Valerias counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valerias throws a lazy body kick
and Dover counters with a nice leg kick.
Dover throws a good cross that connects.
Valerias with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dover cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valerias fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dover scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valerias seems to have recovered his senses.
Dover avoids the body shot from Valerias.
Valerias will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valerias is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Dover.
Dover scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ben Dover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valerias tries to clinch but Dover moves out of range.
Dover lands with an uppercut that bounces Valerias off the cage and back into rage.
Dover avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valerias takes one to the chin there.
Dover scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Valerias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valerias throws a right hand that misses
and Dover counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dover is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dover is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valerias looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dover scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dover lands a nice looking body shot.
Valerias shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Valerias closes the distance and clinches up with Dover, looking for a takedown. Valerias pushes Dover against the cage but Dover circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ben Dover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Valerias.
Valerias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valerias throws a head kick that misses.
Valerias tries to clinch there but Dover circles away.
Valerias throws a head kick but Dover moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dover.
Dover just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valerias throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valerias tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Dover there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valerias lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valerias throws a lazy head kick
and Dover counters with a body kick.
Valerias throws a head kick but Dover moves out of range.
Dover misses with a wild body shot.
Valerias moves out of range as Dover throws a body kick.
Valerias throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dover counters with an outside leg kick.
Valerias tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dover counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Valerias.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valerias.
Valerias throws a body kick the misses
and Dover counters with a good, hard body kick but Valerias shrugs it off.
Valerias closes the distance but Dover moves to the side
and Dover cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dover takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Valerias checks a leg kick nicely.
Valerias feints and then cracks Dover's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dover down.
Dover misses with a looping left.
Dover throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valerias on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Dover dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dover swinging wilding here.
Valerias doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Valerias shoots in but Dover avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Valerias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valerias takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dover misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover tries to land a front kick but Valerias steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Valerias throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Valerias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valerias throws a head kick that misses
and Valerias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valerias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valerias wants to clinch up but Dover keeps it at a distance.
Dover tries a head kick but it misses.
Dover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valerias manages to avoid it.
Valerias throws a head kick that misses.
Valerias tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dover counters with a three punch combo that has Valerias backing up. Valerias nods at Dover to acknowledge the strikes.
Dover thows a body kick. Valerias tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dover lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valerias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dover connects with a body shot.
Valerias is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valerias.
Valerias walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Valerias might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dover has got the better of the exchanges.
Valerias takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dover checks a leg kick.
Dover scores with the left hand. Valerias knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Dover misses.
Dover buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dover - that will leave a mark!
A cross from Dover lands.
Dover throws a nice looking combination but Valerias bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valerias throws a leg kick
and Dover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dover scores with a three punch combo!
Ben Dover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valerias is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dover.
Dover lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dover scores with a jab to the body.
Valerias misses with a kick to the body
and Valerias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valerias looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dover scoring well with a low kick there.
Valerias throws a wild body kick that Dover sees coming a mile off.
Thiago Valerias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valerias has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valerias throws an off balance right hand
and Dover counters with a straight right hand.
Dover connects with a body shot.
Valerias goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Valerias tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dover!
Valerias has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dover.
Valerias takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dover misses with a few strikes there.
Dover lands a right hook to the body.
Valerias throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dover connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valerias throws a head kick that misses
and Dover counters with a straight right hand.
Dover wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Dover showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

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