PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ian Mueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Dobbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Dobbins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mueller
vs
Dobbins

209 cm
24
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ian Mueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bo Dobbins!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mueller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dobbins looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Dobbins moves into range and clinches up with Mueller.

Mueller has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dobbins uses from the top position.
Mueller has his hands on Dobbins's head, controlling the position.
Mueller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mueller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mueller lands a nice short elbow.
Mueller working over Dobbins with some ground and pound. Dobbins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dobbins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mueller scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mueller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dobbins taking some punishment here, with Mueller in his half guard.
Mueller lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mueller lands a nice short elbow.
Dobbins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mueller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mueller slips a nice elbow through Dobbins's hands, connecting with Dobbins's forehead.
Mueller seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobbins taking some punishment here, with Mueller in his half guard.
Mueller working Dobbins over with strikes.
Dobbins taking some punishment here, with Mueller in his half guard.
Dobbins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mueller scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mueller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Mueller stands up from half guard.

Mueller looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mueller drops an elbow to the side of Dobbins's head.
Mueller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mueller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dobbins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mueller is nestled in close to Dobbins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mueller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Mueller is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mueller connects with a nice short shot to Dobbins's temple.

Mueller stands up and beckons Dobbins to join him on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mueller closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dobbins quickly recovers to half guard.
Mueller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mueller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mueller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mueller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mueller working Dobbins over with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mueller drops an elbow to the side of Dobbins's head.
Mueller lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Mueller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A solid body kick from Mueller.

Mueller drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mueller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dobbins tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Mueller stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mueller shoots in for a double leg but Dobbins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Mueller darts in and clinches Dobbins up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mueller manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dobbins is breathing heavily.
Mueller pulls Dobbins in to control the position.
Mueller's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller continues to stall.
Mueller 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mueller is looking to stand up but Dobbins isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mueller tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Mueller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mueller throws an elbow that misses.

Mueller drags the fight down to the ground.
Ian Mueller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dobbins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mueller is proving hard to escape from.
Mueller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dobbins's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller chips away with some ground and pound.
Mueller working some strikes from top position.
Mueller distracts Dobbins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Mueller stands and steps away. Dobbins gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Mueller forces Dobbins back against the cage and clinches.
Mueller leaning against his opponent.

Mueller manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mueller managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mueller is on top in guard.

Dobbins is striking but Mueller is not phased and passes to half guard.
Mueller is nestled in close to Dobbins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mueller stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Mueller dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mueller wants to clinch.

Mueller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mueller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mueller drives through with a takedown into Dobbins's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dobbins being controlled here, momentarily.
Mueller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dobbins's head.
Dobbins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller chips away with some ground and pound.
Mueller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mueller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mueller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mueller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

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.
Mueller landing some decent shots from guard.

Mueller gets to his feet - Dobbins follows without any prompting.

Mueller darts in and clinches Dobbins up against the cage.

Mueller manages to pull guard.
Mueller is pulling down on Dobbins's head to control his posture.

Mueller 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.
Mueller keeping moving, preventing Dobbins from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller pulls Dobbins in to control the position.

Mueller has his feet on Dobbins's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mueller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Mueller shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dobbins's guard.

Mueller decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dobbins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mueller counters with a good, hard body kick but Dobbins shrugs it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mueller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dobbins tries to avoid it but Mueller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dobbins to the ground. Dobbins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mueller.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Mueller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mueller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Mueller!