PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Dobson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stan Burton's chin.

Burton
vs
Dobson

204 cm
29
275 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

200 cm
24
260 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton lands a slapping body shot.

Burton instigates a clinch.
Burton lands a hook that snaps the head of Dobson backwards.
A short left from Burton.
Dobson has a couple of punches blocked by Burton.
A shot in the inside from Burton.

It looks like Ben Dobson has been cut.
Dobson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dobson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burton's efforts to push away.
Dobson prevents a body shot from Burton.
Burton scores with a shot to the side of Dobson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton gets through Dobson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dobson or not.
Burton working aggressively here.
Dobson swings wildly with an uppercut but Burton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dobsons head.
Burton misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Burton to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton misses with the head strike.
Dobson misses with the head strike.
Burton throws a head punch that misses.
Dobson lands a left hand.
Dobson misses with a body punch.
Burton lands a hook to the side of the head.

Burton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dobson jabs at Burton's body.
Burton misses with a shot to the body
and Dobson counters with a stiff right hand.
Burton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton misses with a left hand
and Dobson counters with a good, hard body kick but Burton shrugs it off.
Dobson stuns Burton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Dobson gets tackled into the cage by Burton. Burton maintains the clinch.
Burton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dobson lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Burton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dobson being controlled against the cage.
Burton taking a breather.
Dobson lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burton.
Dobson blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dobson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dobson misses with the head strike.
Burton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dobson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dobson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Burton - that landed with a thud.
Burton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton tries a body shot but Dobson blocks it.
Burton swings wildly with an uppercut but Dobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burton is leaning against Dobson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dobson blocks an uppercut.
Dobson tries a body shot but Burton blocks it.
Burton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burton.
Burton is pushing Dobson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Burton struggles to land a body shot inside as Dobson controls his hands.
Burton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burton looking to slow down the pace here.
Dobson throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dobson.
Burton misses with a body punch.
Dobson misses with a punch to the body.
Dobson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dobson working aggressively here.
Dobson misses with the head strike.
Dobson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dobson gets through Burton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dobson.
Burton is pushing Dobson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burton taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burton tries a body shot but Dobson blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Burton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burton is working Dobson over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dobson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Burton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Dobson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dobson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dobson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dobson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burton's knee momentarily.
Burton jabs Dobson right on the nose. Dobson blinks but takes it well.
Burton looks to throw the jab but Dobson is out of range.
Nice cross by Burton.
Dobson slips a jab and a cross from Burton.
Dobson moves out of range as Burton strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burton moves away.
Dobson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burton is looking to clinch but Dobson is avoiding it.
Dobson throws a leg kick but Burton checks it.
Burton tries to clinch up.
Dobson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burton wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burton closes the distance but Dobson moves to the side
and Dobson counters with a stiff right hand.
Ben Dobson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dobson dips to his left and cracks Burton with an uppercut!

Burton is rocked!
Burton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dobson was well out of range. Poor timing from Burton.
Dobson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton blocks the body kick.
Dobson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burton moves out of range of the body kick.
Burton scores with the left hand. Dobson knows he should have avoided that one.
Burton throws a jab but it's blocked by Dobson.
Dobson tests Burton's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burton.
Dobson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burton.
Burton throws a lazy right hand but Dobson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dobson is looking to land body kicks.
Burton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dobson throws a push kick but Burton slaps the foot to one side.
Burton scores with a jab. Dobson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dobson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burton.
Dobson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burton.
Dobson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dobson.
Burton misses with an uppercut
and Dobson counters with a left to the body.
Burton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burton, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton misses with a right hand
and Dobson counters with a head kick that wobbles Burton - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Dobson sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dobson!