PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Courtney Upshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Upshaw comes to the cage accompanied by Retaliation. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Upshaw
vs
Dubrov

194 cm
24
261 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
285 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Courtney Upshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavel Dubrov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubrov looks to throw the jab but Upshaw is out of range.
Dubrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Upshaw connects with a nice looking jab.

Dubrov has Upshaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Dubrov gets through Upshaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Upshaw is trying to stall.
Upshaw lands a left hand.
Dubrov scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Courtney Upshaw has been cut.
Upshaw lands an uppercut.
Upshaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Dubrov.
Upshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Upshaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dubrov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dubrov lands a knee to the head.
Dubrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Upshaw misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Upshaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Upshaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Dubrov backwards.
Dubrov misses with some punches.
Upshaw is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dubrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Upshaw.
Upshaw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Upshaw misses with some punches.
Dubrov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Upshaw looking to stall.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Upshaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Upshaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Upshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dubrov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Upshaw has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee calls for Dubrov to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Upshaw lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Upshaw is breathing heavily.
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!
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but Upshaw blocks with his arms.
Upshaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Dubrov.
Dubrov stalling in the clinch.
Upshaw is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Upshaw.
Dubrov misses with a knee to the head.
Upshaw is trying to stall.
Dubrov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dubrov looking to throw knees to the head but Upshaw is blocking nicely.
Dubrov trying to land knees to the body.
Dubrov pushes Upshaw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dubrov tries to land knees in the clinch but Upshaw avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Upshaw on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Upshaw lands with a light punch inside.
Upshaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dubrov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Upshaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Upshaw.
Upshaw drops his hands momentarily and Dubrov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dubrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Upshaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dubrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dubrov wants to clinch
and Upshaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Pavel Dubrov has been cut.
Upshaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dubrov moves out of range as Upshaw throws a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Dubrov blocks the leg kick.
Dubrov tries to clinch but Upshaw is having none of it.
Dubrov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dubrov tries to clinch there but Upshaw circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dubrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dubrov throws a series of punches but Upshaw avoids them all with ease.
Dubrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Upshaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Dubrov darts in and clinches Upshaw up against the cage.
Upshaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dubrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Upshaw blocks it with crossed arms.
Upshaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Upshaw can't find room to land a body shot as Dubrov controls the action.

Upshaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Upshaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dubrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Upshaw misses with the combination.
A head kick by Upshaw misses
and Dubrov counters with a low kick, right behind Upshaw 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Dubrov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Good standup being displayed there by Upshaw as he connects with a hook.
Dubrov wants to clinch up but Upshaw keeps it at a distance.
Dubrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Upshaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Upshaw works Dubrov's body with a nice hook.
Upshaw wants to land a leg kick but Dubrov is out of range.
Pavel Dubrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Upshaw.
Upshaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Upshaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Dubrov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Courtney Upshaw's cut is getting worse.

Dubrov lands a big head kick that sends Upshaw tumbling to the mat! Dubrov takes a step backwards and waves Upshaw back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Upshaw is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dubrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Upshaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Dubrov moves into the clinch.

Dubrov drops Upshaw with a big knee straight up the middle! Upshaw is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Upshaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Courtney Upshaw's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Upshaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Upshaw loses concentration momentarily and Dubrov pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Upshaw crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Dubrov finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pavel Dubrov!
During a confident post fight interview, Pavel Dubrov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.