PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Cobretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andon Dinev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobretti comes to the cage accompanied by White Zombie - Black Sunshine . Marcello Cobretti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andon Dinev's chin.

Cobretti
vs
Dinev

190 cm
25
200 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

191 cm
23
198 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcello Cobretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andon Dinev!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobretti tries to clinch but Dinev is having none of it.
Dinev scores with a head kick. Cobretti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Marcello Cobretti has been cut.
Cobretti feints and then cracks Dinev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dinev down.
Cobretti moves in looking to clinch but Dinev pushes him off.
Cobretti tries to land a front kick but Dinev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cobretti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dinev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dinev lands a nice shot that snaps Cobretti's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cobretti's calf.
Cobretti looks to land a combination. Dinev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cobretti tries to clinch up but Dinev circles away and keeps his distance.
Cobretti has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cobretti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dinev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dinev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobretti.
Cobretti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cobretti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobretti lands with a kick to the temple. Dinev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobretti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dinev throws out the jab.
Cobretti misses with a series of wild punches.
Cobretti throws a low kick but Dinev avoids it.
Dinev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobretti.
Dinev throws a lazy uppercut

so Cobretti counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cobretti postures up and lands a big shot to Dinev's brow.
Cobretti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dinev lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cobretti!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobretti gets back to half guard.
Dinev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cobretti defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinev trying to mount his opponent but Cobretti defends it.

Cobretti actively working from the bottom here.
Cobretti tries to roll over but Dinev keeps him under control.
Dinev tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dinev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cobretti tries to get to full guard but Dinev has control of the leg.

Cobretti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti wants to get back to full guard but Dinev has passed into side control.
Cobretti is looking to reverse the position.
Dinev tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Cobretti is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dinev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cobretti manages to get to full guard.
Cobretti tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cobretti throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cobretti wants to sweep here but Dinev controlling him for the moment.
Dinev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dinev tries to free his leg and advance position but Cobretti is retaining full guard.
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!
Dinev won't allow Cobretti to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cobretti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dinev defends it easily.
Dinev trying to control but Cobretti is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cobretti trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcello Cobretti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcello Cobretti's cut.
That's time! Cobretti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dinev defending well as Cobretti loads up on a big left hand.
Cobretti is looking to clinch but Dinev is avoiding it.
Cobretti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andon Dinev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobretti avoids a punch combination nicely.

Cobretti looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cobretti throwing strikes but missing.
Cobretti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cobretti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dinev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cobretti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cobretti landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobretti passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cobretti landing strikes.
Cobretti working the head with strikes.
Cobretti has control of an arm but Dinev manages to advance to Cobretti's back!
You can see the frustration on Cobretti's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cobretti 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.
Cobretti is keeping busy.
Dinev is trying to stick to Cobretti's back but Cobretti is turning into Dinev. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dinev's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cobretti.

Cobretti has gone for a leg lock! Dinev slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cobretti's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dinev looking to sit in guard and control but Cobretti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cobretti thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cobretti postures up in Dinev's guard and throws a big left but Dinev blocks it.
Dinev looking for a sweep. Not yet Dinev, not yet.
Dinev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cobretti postures up in Dinev's guard and throws a big left but Dinev blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinev wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cobretti manages to pass to side control.
Cobretti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dinev wants to get back to his feet.
Dinev is looking for a sweep. Cobretti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cobretti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dinev's head.
Cobretti throwing shots but Dinev is blocking nicely.
Dinev wants to get back to full guard but Cobretti has passed into side control.
Cobretti working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti lands a decent elbow from side control.

Dinev is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobretti tries to advance to mount but can't.
Marcello Cobretti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dinev taking a bit of punishment here - Cobretti scoring with strikes.
Dinev is still in real trouble! Can Cobretti finish him?
Cobretti lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Dinev! Cobretti senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Dinev out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcello Cobretti!
Marcello Cobretti thanked the fans post fight for their support.