PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pillow Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Dobzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobzinski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Waters Of Nazareth - Justice. Pillow Hands had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hands
vs
Dobzinski

190 cm
29
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

188 cm
32
184 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pillow Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Dobzinski!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobzinski scores with a sloppy right hand. Hands should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Hands fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dobzinski sprawls well initially but Hands persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hands wants to free his trapped foot but Dobzinski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hands throwing shots but Dobzinski is blocking nicely.
Hands tries to stand but can't do so whilst Dobzinski controls his leg.
Dobzinski is controlling Hands's trapped leg to prevent Hands from advancing to side control.

Hands is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hands is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dobzinski sees it coming and defends easily.
Dobzinski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dobzinski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands wants to control from the top but Dobzinski keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dobzinski stuns Hands with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hands tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dobzinski swivels and escapes.
Dobzinski throws a counter combo.
No luck for Hands with that takedown attempt.
Dobzinski feints the counter takedown.
Dobzinski connects with a solid leg kick.
Dobzinski throws a leg kick which misses Hands's front leg but catches the back leg as Hands tries to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Dobzinski. No joy for Hands on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pillow Hands. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dobzinski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hands or perhaps it was just good defense by Dobzinski, which made it look bad.
Dobzinski scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hands darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hands is stalling here. Dobzinski is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hands seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dobzinski has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hands is breathing heavily.
Hands is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hands controls the position for a moment.
A lull in the action here as Dobzinski stalls from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands is looking to reverse the position.
Dobzinski slows the pace down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dobzinski working away.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dobzinski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hands walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hands fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dobzinski avoids it really well and circles away.
Hands will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dobzinski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hands goes for a double leg but Dobzinski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dobzinski continues to drive forward.

Dobzinski closes the distance and clinches.
Dobzinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hands misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hands throws a punch but it's blocked by Dobzinski.
Hands tries to break free but Dobzinski pushes him back against the cage.
Hands goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dobzinski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hands is looking to break free of the clinch but Dobzinski has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Dobzinski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hands tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dobzinski throws a right hand that Hands ducks under and follows up with a left that Hands also avoids with ease.
Dobzinski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hands moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dobzinski tests Hands's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dobzinski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Hands gets tackled into the cage by Dobzinski. Dobzinski maintains the clinch.
Hands tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dobzinski's elbow.
Dobzinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dobzinski scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Pillow Hands has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hands.
Hands swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dobzinski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dobzinski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hands is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dobzinski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dobzinski lands a good knee to the midsection. Hands won't want to take too many of those.
Hands trying to control the position but instead, Dobzinski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hands into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobzinski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dobzinski is leaning against Hands and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dobzinski controlling the action here for a moment.
Dobzinski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dobzinski is working Hands over against the cage.
Dobzinski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Dobzinski.
Dobzinski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hands's face.
Dobzinski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hands up against the cage.
Dobzinski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hands backwards.
Dobzinski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dobzinski scores with a hook to the body.
Dobzinski lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Hands is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dobzinski.
Oh Hands is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hands's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dobzinski pressing his opponent against the cage.

Dobzinski gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hands wants to stand back up but Dobzinski manages to pass into side control.
Dobzinski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hands will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dobzinski working the head with strikes.
Dobzinski working the ground and pound.
Hands seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee asks Dobzinski politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dobzinski prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hands prevents Dobzinski from moving into mount.
Dobzinski misses with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobzinski controls the position.
Dobzinski tries to move to mount but Hands blocks the move with his legs.
Hands manages to get back to half guard.
Dobzinski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hands!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dobzinski controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hands is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dobzinski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dobzinski cracks Hands with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dobzinski controlling the position easily from mount.
Hands is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Dobzinski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pillow Hands's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dobzinski moves into the clinch.
Dobzinski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hands misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Dobzinski.
Good body shot from Hands.
Dobzinski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hands looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dobzinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Dobzinski.
Hands fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Dobzinski.
Hands tries a body shot but Dobzinski blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobzinski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hands swings wildly with an uppercut but Dobzinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hands misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dobzinski has clasped his hands together around Hands's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hands struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A lull in the action here as Dobzinski stalls from top position.
Hands is looking to get back to his feet here but Dobzinski is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hands's back.
Dobzinski scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Hands is looking for a way out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobzinski really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hands.
Dobzinski thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, with Dobzinski on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hands is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hands wants to control his opponent's hands but Dobzinski gets his hands free.
Pillow Hands has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dobzinski controls the position.
Hands tries to roll but Dobzinski sticks to his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
What can Hands do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Hands trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Dobzinski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dobzinski 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30

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