PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Dobzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobzinski's entrance music is Waters Of Nazareth - Justice. A fine choice. Gold has chosen Goldust theme as his entrance music. Jamie Gold acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Dobzinski
vs
Gold

188 cm
27
199 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

185 cm
42
195 lbs
33 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Dobzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamie Gold!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold clobbers Dobzinski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dobzinski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dobzinski darts in looking for a takedown but Gold gets double underhooks and turns Dobzinski into the cage.
Gold is looking to break free of the clinch but Dobzinski has double underhooks.
Dobzinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dobzinski blocking some punches.
Gold tries to land knees in the clinch but Dobzinski avoids the damage to the body.
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dobzinski stalling in the clinch.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dobzinski's elbow.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dobzinski's elbow.
Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dobzinski has Gold pressed against the cage, preventing Gold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold working aggressively here.
Dobzinski lands a nice shot to the body.
Dobzinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Gold breaks from the clinch.

Dobzinski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dobzinski content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold wants to get back to full guard.
Dobzinski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gold trying to control but Dobzinski postures up.
Gold is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dobzinski is trying to control the action in half guard but Gold is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gold moves into full guard.
Dobzinski wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.

Gold looking for a guillotine here but Dobzinski defends easily.

Gold is looking for a triangle here but Dobzinski uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gold pushes Dobzinski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dobzinski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gold tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dobzinski tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gold's legs.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dobzinski fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dobzinski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Dobzinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold throws a sloppy head kick and Dobzinski moves out of range easily.

Dobzinski clinches with his opponent.
Gold is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dobzinski is keeping busy.
A short right from Dobzinski.
Gold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dobzinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Dobzinski lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Dobzinski digs a right hand into Gold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gold's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marcelo Dobzinski will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Dobzinski darts in and clinches Gold up against the cage.
Gold taking a breather.
Gold has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dobzinski trying to control the position but instead, Gold has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dobzinski into the cage.
Dobzinski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gold as Dobzinski tries to tie him up.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Dobzinski.

Gold manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold shoots in looking for a takedown but Dobzinski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gold's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dobzinski needs to keep his hands up - Gold had a free shot at his head there.
Gold misses with a takedown
and Dobzinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dobzinski looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dobzinski ducks under a wild hook from Gold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobzinski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dobzinski fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.

Dobzinski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gold did well to prevent Dobzinski getting side control.
Dobzinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gold can do to turn this around?
Gold wants to get back to his feet.
Dobzinski prevents Gold from improving his position.
Gold is not content to let Dobzinski control the position.
Gold wants to improve his position but Dobzinski is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dobzinski moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Gold.
Dobzinski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gold keeps working.
Dobzinski is really struggling to control Gold but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold seems a little lost for a moment, as Dobzinski dominates the positioning.
Dobzinski trying to control the action but Gold is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gold defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dobzinski.
Nice uppercut lands for Gold. That snapped Dobzinski's head back.
Dobzinski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dobzinski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dobzinski closes the distance and clinches up with Gold, looking for a takedown. Dobzinski pushes Gold against the cage but Gold circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Dobzinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dobzinski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Gold scores with a sloppy right hand. Dobzinski should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dobzinski gets a clinch.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Dobzinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Dobzinski as the two fighters clinch.
Dobzinski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gold prevents it.
Dobzinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Dobzinski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dobzinski lands a body punch.
Dobzinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dobzinski misses with a punch to the body.
Dobzinski digs a right hand into Gold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gold's gas tank.
Dobzinski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gold or not.
Dobzinski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gold wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marcelo Dobzinski will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Dobzinski.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dobzinski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gold misses with a hook
and Dobzinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Gold misses
and Dobzinski counters with a nice uppercut.
Dobzinski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gold sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gold throws a poor cross that misses

and Dobzinski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gold's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gold is on top in guard.

Dobzinski pulls Gold in close to prevent any damage.
Gold passes Dobzinski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobzinski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gold.
Dobzinski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gold wants to control from the top but Dobzinski keeps moving.
Gold throws a big elbow that misses.
Jamie Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gold throwing strikes but missing.
Gold trying to control the position from guard on top but Dobzinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gold tries to free his leg and advance position but Dobzinski is retaining full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dobzinski is on top in guard.

Dobzinski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold looking for a sweep. Not yet Gold, not yet.
Gold being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dobzinski is defended easily by Gold.
Dobzinski wants to clinch up but Gold keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dobzinski shoots in looking for a takedown but Gold manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dobzinski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Dobzinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dobzinski dives in and grabs Gold's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gold pushes down on Dobzinski's head and hops out.
Dobzinski slips a jab from Gold.
An inside leg kick from Gold misses.
No luck for Dobzinski with that takedown attempt.
Dobzinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dobzinski moves out of range of the leg kick from Gold.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gold looks to land a combination but Dobzinski avoids it well.
Gold lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dobzinski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gold as he jumps to the side.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jamie Gold.
I think Dobzinski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Dobzinski!
Marcelo Dobzinski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.