PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Villarreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Dobbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Villarreal
vs
Dobbins

181 cm
20
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Villarreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bo Dobbins!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobbins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dobbins misses with a two punch combination.

Villarreal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dobbins has his hands on Villarreal's head, controlling the position.
Dobbins is trying to keep Villarreal in close.
Villarreal 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.
Villarreal with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villarreal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dobbins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Villarreal stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dobbins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Roger Villarreal has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Villarreal feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Villarreal wants to stand but Dobbins is controlling his posture from full guard.
Villarreal postures up in Dobbins's guard and throws a big left but Dobbins blocks it.
Villarreal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Villarreal works over Dobbins with some ground and pound from guard.

Villarreal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Dobbins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dobbins scoring with punches and elbows.
Villarreal is not content to let Dobbins control the position.
Villarreal is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dobbins has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dobbins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Villarreal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dobbins's best efforts.

Villarreal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Villarreal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dobbins.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Villarreal 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.
Villarreal slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dobbins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!

Dobbins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Villarreal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dobbins has managed to get both his arms back between Villarreal's legs - danger averted.
Villarreal looking for a sweep. Not yet Villarreal, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal wants to get back to his feet but Dobbins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dobbins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Villarreal has his foot on Dobbins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dobbins works his way back into a safe position though.
Villarreal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Villarreal wants to stand but Dobbins is controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dobbins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villarreal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dobbins tries to close the distance and clinch but Villarreal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dobbins throws a head kick but Villarreal moves out of range.

Dobbins throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Villarreal was covering up waiting for the punch and Dobbins finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Villarreal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Villarreal is breathing heavily.
Villarreal looking for a sweep. Not yet Villarreal, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Villarreal is on top in guard.

Dobbins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dobbins wants to get back to his feet but Villarreal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dobbins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Villarreal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bo Dobbins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roger Villarreal's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Danga de danga de dang - Dobbins scores with a four punch combination!
Villarreal looks for a takedown but Dobbins sprawls well.

Dobbins gets a takedown into half guard.
Villarreal missing with punches from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villarreal gets back to full guard.
Villarreal thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobbins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dobbins content to stall in guard here.
Dobbins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Villarreal looking for a sweep. Not yet Villarreal, not yet.

Villarreal working for a triangle but Dobbins defends it easily.
Villarreal wants to stand up but Dobbins is controlling him.
Dobbins trying to control the position from guard on top but Villarreal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Villarreal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dobbins is one step ahead there.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Dobbins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Villarreal gets back to full guard.
Dobbins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Villarreal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Villarreal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Villarreal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Villarreal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Villarreal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Villarreal drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dobbins manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Villarreal has Dobbins in his guard.

Dobbins trying to control the position from guard on top but Villarreal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobbins wants to stand but Villarreal has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Dobbins stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dobbins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villarreal paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Dobbins feints and as Villarreal raises his hands in defense, Dobbins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bo Dobbins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Villarreal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dobbins is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dobbins trying to control the position from guard on top but Villarreal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Dobbins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roger Villarreal's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nice body punch from Dobbins.

Dobbins gets a takedown into half guard.

Villarreal looking for submissions off his back.

Dobbins seems to be working for a kimura but Villarreal defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villarreal moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Villarreal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dobbins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dobbins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Villarreal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dobbins is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dobbins trying to control but Villarreal is working from the bottom.

Villarreal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dobbins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Dobbins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Villarreal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dobbins is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Villarreal wants to stand but Dobbins is controlling the position.
Villarreal doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dobbins lands a two punch combo.

Dobbins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dobbins wants to take a breather but Villarreal is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal tries to kick Dobbins off but Dobbins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Villarreal is trying to get back to full guard.
Villarreal is not content to let Dobbins control the position.
Dobbins trying to advance position but Villarreal counters by regaining guard.
Villarreal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Villarreal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobbins pushes Villarreal off looking to stand but Villarreal dives back in and keeps control.
Villarreal not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Villarreal is looking for a kimura here.

Dobbins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dobbins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Villarreal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Villarreal's back!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Dobbins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dobbins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Dobbins!