PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Dobczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Matthews will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dobczynski
vs
Matthews

190 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

205 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Dobczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matthews lands a nice hook to Dobczynski's body. Dobczynski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matthews scores with a three punch combo!
Dobczynski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Dobczynski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Matthews sprawls well initially but Dobczynski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dobczynski thows a huge punch but Matthews dodges it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dobczynski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Dobczynski postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Matthews to stand up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matthews.
Matthews lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dobczynski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Matthews. Those never looked like landing.

Matthews shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dobczynski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dobczynski has his hands on Matthews's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dobczynski is controlling Matthews's posture.
Dobczynski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

We're going to have a standup here because Robert Dobczynski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Matthews thows a body shot but no joy.

Dobczynski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Matthews is working an open guard so Dobczynski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dobczynski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Matthews was covering up waiting for the punch and Dobczynski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dobczynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dobczynski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dobczynski trying to control but Matthews is working from the bottom.
Matthews is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dobczynski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Matthews is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dobczynski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dobczynski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Matthews shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dobczynski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
I wouldn't like to be where Dobczynski is right now.
Dobczynski can't do much from the bottom here.
Dobczynski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Matthews off and has taken his back!

Dobczynski is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Matthews is defending well though. Dobczynski let's go of the attempt for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dobczynski punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dobczynski looking for the RNC.
Dobczynski struggling to keep hold of the position.

Dobczynski is persistently looking for the submission but Matthews is defending it well.

Dobczynski is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Matthews is defending well though. Dobczynski let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dobczynski is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Matthews defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Dobczynski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Matthews tries to score with a low kick but Dobczynski moves his leg out of the way.
Matthews slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matthews works over Dobczynski's head and body with a nice combination.
Matthews misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dobczynski dives in and grabs Matthews's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matthews pushes down on Dobczynski's head and hops out.
Mike Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dobczynski throws a body punch but Matthews moves out of range.

Matthews shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dobczynski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dobczynski is not content to let Matthews control the position.
My spies in Evil Emp-HEAD HUNTERS FIGHTCLUB ELITE4CHEAP//19COA inform me that Matthews has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobczynski is looking to regain half guard here but Matthews keeps moving and retains side control.
Matthews tries to stand but Dobczynski is controlling his head.
Dobczynski dodges the ground and pound from Matthews.
Dobczynski tries to improve position but can't.
Dobczynski can't do much from the bottom here.
Matthews wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dobczynski keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobczynski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dobczynski gets back to half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dobczynski moves into full guard.
Dobczynski keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
Dobczynski is controlling Matthews's posture.
Matthews trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dobczynski's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobczynski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matthews is one step ahead there.
Matthews is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mike Matthews wasn't active enough on the ground.

Dobczynski gets a takedown into half guard.
Dobczynski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobczynski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Dobczynski stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Matthews to get to his feet.

Matthews closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dobczynski wants to control but Matthews is keeping busy.
Dobczynski is concentrating on defense, preventing Matthews from advancing position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dobczynski trying to control but Matthews postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Matthews will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Dobczynski dives in and grabs Matthews's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matthews pushes down on Dobczynski's head and hops out.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dobczynski tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Matthews gets the takedown into side control.
Dobczynski gets back to half guard.
Dobczynski tries to roll over but Matthews keeps him under control.
Matthews seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dobczynski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobczynski wants to control but Matthews is keeping busy.
Dobczynski is looking for a sweep. Matthews is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matthews throwing shots but Dobczynski is blocking nicely.
Matthews seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dobczynski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dobczynski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matthews is working away from the top position though.
Matthews tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dobczynski has his hands clasped together around Matthews's back. He's all about the action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Robert Dobczynski.
Dobczynski misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dobczynski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Matthews.
Matthews misses with a two punch combination.
Matthews throws a body kick that misses.
Dobczynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthews swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matthews scores with a takedown into Dobczynski's guard.
Matthews won't allow Dobczynski to sweep him here.
Dobczynski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

We're going to have a standup here because Robert Dobczynski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dobczynski misses with a takedown attempt - Matthews sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good work by Dobczynski as he checks the leg kick.
Matthews throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dobczynski.
Matthews avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matthews lands with a kick to the temple. Dobczynski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Robert Dobczynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dobczynski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dobczynski avoids the head kick by Matthews.

Dobczynski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Matthews sprawls well initially but Dobczynski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Dobczynski wants to work for an arm triangle but Matthews is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Matthews.
I think Matthews has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Matthews!
A victorious Mike Matthews thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.