PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Dorkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neander Obeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorkin comes to the cage accompanied by Duelling Banjos. Alan Dorkin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dorkin
vs
Obeh

189 cm
20
178 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

178 cm
21
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alan Dorkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neander Obeh!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obeh swats away the attempt to clinch by Dorkin.
Dorkin wants to clinch.
Dorkin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dorkin tries to clinch up but Obeh circles away and keeps his distance.
Obeh throws a push kick but Dorkin slaps the foot to one side.

Obeh scores with a takedown into Dorkin's guard.
Obeh passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dorkin is trying to improve his position.
Obeh working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Obeh is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dorkin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Obeh gets to mount! Dorkin was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorkin is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Obeh looking to control but Dorkin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dorkin regains half guard.
Dorkin tries to get to full guard but Obeh has control of the leg.
Obeh is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Obeh wants to work for an arm triangle but Dorkin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dorkin is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dorkin is staying active underneath Obeh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Obeh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Obeh works his foot free and advances to mount.
Obeh tries to control but Dorkin wriggling away.
Obeh won't let Dorkin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Obeh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dorkin is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dorkin is squirming around, avoiding Obeh's attempts to control the action.

Dorkin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Obeh.
Obeh looks gassed!
Dorkin working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorkin is working hard here to advance position.
Obeh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dorkin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dorkin gets back to half guard.
Dorkin is not content to let Obeh control the position.
Obeh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Obeh is pressing down on Dorkin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dorkin is holding on for now.
Obeh working Dorkin over with strikes.
Obeh thows a huge punch but Dorkin dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obeh wants to control but Dorkin is keeping him busy.
Dorkin moves into full guard.

Dorkin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Obeh trying to control the position from guard on top but Dorkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obeh pushes down on Dorkin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dorkin wants to improve his position but Obeh is controlling well.
Dorkin is not content to let Obeh control the position.
Dorkin moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neander Obeh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dorkin tries to clinch up but Obeh circles away and keeps his distance.
Obeh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dorkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Obeh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dorkin fails with an attempt to clinch.

Obeh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Dorkin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Obeh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Obeh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dorkin looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Obeh pushes past his half guard into mount!
Obeh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Obeh wants to control the pace but Dorkin is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorkin tries to hold on but Obeh postures up.
Obeh dominating with strikes here.

Obeh goes for an armbar but Dorkin turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dorkin.
Dorkin pushes down on Obeh's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Obeh throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dorkin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Obeh tries to get to full guard but Dorkin has control of the leg.
Dorkin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorkin is trying to control the action in half guard but Obeh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dorkin is just content to waste time from the top position. Obeh takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Obeh working a defensive guard here.
Dorkin looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Obeh has Dorkin up against the cage in a clinch.

Obeh jumps guard.
Obeh has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dorkin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Dorkin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Obeh is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dorkin, into his guard.
Obeh sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh is looking to work some ground and pound but Dorkin has wrist control.
Dorkin wants to stand but Obeh is controlling the position.

Obeh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dorkin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dorkin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dorkin!
Obeh is trying to get back to half guard.
Dorkin tries to advance to mount but can't.
Dorkin wants to stand but Obeh has his arm trapped.

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.

Dorkin swings around for an armbar but Obeh sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dorkin's guard.
Dorkin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Obeh stands up and waves to Dorkin to follow him.
Obeh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Obeh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dorkin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neander Obeh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Obeh takes the fight into the clinch.
Dorkin is working for takedown but Obeh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dorkin is working for takedown but Obeh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dorkin wants to stall.

Obeh ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Obeh no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Obeh pushes Dorkin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Obeh has managed to clinch.
Dorkin tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Dorkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Obeh decides to pull guard.
Obeh has Dorkin pulled in close to control his posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Obeh looking to control.
Dorkin wants to pass the guard but Obeh is keeping the position.
Obeh wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obeh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Obeh working for a triangle but Dorkin defends it easily.

Obeh has his foot on Dorkin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dorkin works his way back into a safe position though.
Dorkin tries to free his leg and advance position but Obeh is retaining full guard.
Obeh throwing short punches from the bottom.
Obeh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dorkin wants to stand but Obeh is controlling his posture from full guard.

Obeh had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Dorkin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Obeh Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Dorkin's back instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorkin is trying to get back to his feet but Obeh has full control of the position and if anything, Dorkin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Obeh is looking to control Dorkin but Dorkin is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Obeh is persistently looking for the submission but Dorkin is defending it well.
Dorkin wants to get back to his feet.

Obeh looking for the choke from the back.
Dorkin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorkin is bucking up trying to escape but Obeh cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dorkin wants to control but Obeh is having none of it.
Dorkin is looking to improve his position but Obeh isn't that keen on the idea.
Dorkin is in a horrible position here. Obeh smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Neander Obeh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dorkin is working to get back to half guard.
Obeh is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dorkin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Obeh raining down shots from the mount!
Dorkin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Neander Obeh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Obeh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alan Dorkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dorkin wants to control but Obeh is having none of it.

Obeh is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Dorkin is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neander Obeh!