PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

May
vs
Dubrov

188 cm
30
208 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

192 cm
37
206 lbs
29 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition

Anarchy Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavel Dubrov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dubrov.
May ducks under a wild hook from Dubrov.
An attempted straight right counter from May misses the target.
Dubrov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dubrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses May's sensitive parts.
Dubrov loads up on a big right hand but May slips the punch.
May fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dubrov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as May is landing a low percentage of strikes.
May turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
May looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dubrov swats away the attempt to clinch by May.
Dubrov throws a low kick, looking for May's leg but May calmly moves out of range.

May closes the distance and clinches.
Dubrov misses with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from May fails to land.
May is stalling here.
Dubrov working aggressively here.
May effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Dubrov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from May.
Good body shot from May.
Dubrov swings wildly with an uppercut but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as May takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
May gets through Dubrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dubrov fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dubrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
May doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
May fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dubrov.
Dubrov can't find room to land a body shot as May controls the action.
May can't find room to land a body shot as Dubrov controls the action.
Dubrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
May lands a hook to the side of the head.
May blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dubrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
May trying to stall but Dubrov improves his position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov has a couple of punches blocked by May.
Nice body punch from May - that landed with a thud.
May blocks a body shot from Dubrov.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
May blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from May.
Dubrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
May swings wildly with an uppercut but Dubrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but May blocks it.
Dubrov swings wildly with an uppercut but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dubrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dubrov blocks a body shot from May.
May blocks a punch to the side of the head.
May misses with a punch on the inside.
May lands an uppercut.
May lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dubrov working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov gets through May's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
May fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
May swings wildly with an uppercut but Dubrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dubrov throws a head punch that misses.
May fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dubrov misses with a body punch.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but May blocks it.
Dubrov lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from May.
May has a couple of punches blocked by Dubrov.
May working aggressively here.
Dubrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from May.
May has a couple of punches blocked by Dubrov.
Dubrov struggles to land a body shot inside as May controls his hands.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dubrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with May's elbow.
Dubrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dubrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with May's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
May avoiding damage as Dubrov throws knees to the body.
May lands a body punch.
May avoiding damage as Dubrov throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for May.
May throws a punch but it's blocked by Dubrov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for May.
A nice left hand lands by May.
Dubrov misses with a knee strike.
May lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dubrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. May is defending well for now.
May holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dubrov misses with some punches.
May misses with some punches.
May tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
May lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
May just leaning against Dubrov, taking a breather.
May lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dubrov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pavel Dubrov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

May scores with a leg kick.
May tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dubrov was well out of range. Poor timing from May.
Dubrov jabs at May's body.
Nice defenses there by May.
Dubrov throws a body shot but no joy.
May half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dubrov thows a leg kick but May checks it
and May counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
May lands a head shot.
May tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dubrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dubrov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dubrov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
May moves out of range of the strikes.
May swings for the body but Dubrov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May thuds a left hand into Dubrov's body.
May looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
May misses with an uppercut. Dubrov saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by May.
Dubrov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice body kick there by May.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov throws a hook but May blocks it.
As Dubrov backs away, May returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dubrov throws the left hand but May avoids the punch easily.
Dubrov stuns May with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pavel Dubrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for May.
May smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
May cracks the inside of Dubrov's front leg.
Dubrov throws a leg kick but May checks it.
May misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dubrov.
Dubrov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
May changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
May displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dubrov throws out the jab.
May avoids a kick to the body.
May swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
May swings for the body but Dubrov moves out of range.
Dubrov throws a leg kick that is checked
and May counters with a nice uppercut.
Dubrov misses with an uppercut
and May counters with a nice uppercut.
May misses with a low kick as Dubrov jumps back.
Dubrov is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May tries to clinch there but Dubrov circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by May there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from May, right into the meat.

May rushes Dubrov and presses him up against the cage.
Dubrov pushes May back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
May lands a left hand.
A short right from Dubrov on the inside.
May has a couple of punches blocked by Dubrov.
A short right from May on the inside.
May lands a right hand.
Dubrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dubrov.
May misses with a hook from the clinch.
May manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
May scores with a nice hook to the head.
May swings wildly with an uppercut but Dubrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dubrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May misses with a shot to the kidneys.
May lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dubrov backwards.
A short right from Dubrov on the inside.
May misses with a punch to the body.
Dubrov scores with a shoulder strike.
May is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dubrov can do to turn this around?
May tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
May misses with a body punch.
A short right from Dubrov.
May misses with a short punch on the inside.
May misses with a hook to the ribs.
May tries to throw a body punch but Dubrov avoids it by throwing May back against the cage.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
May swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dubrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
May misses with a punch on the inside.
Dubrov lands an uppercut.
Dubrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
May throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Dubrov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Dubrov on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
May digs a right hand underneath Dubrov's ribcage. Dubrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
May tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dubrov's elbow.
Dubrov works on May's body with a couple of short punches.
May makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
May managing to block the knees to the body from Dubrov.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from May.
Dubrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dubrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dubrov connects with a knee to the head.
May lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from May.
A head punch on the inside from May fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from May.
Nice body punch from May - that landed with a thud.
Dubrov is breathing heavily.
May lands a hook to the side of the head.
May pushes Dubrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad May dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

May lands with a kick to the temple. Dubrov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dubrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. May sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dubrov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
May takes one to the side of the head.
Dubrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by May. May obviously looking to wear him down.
Dubrov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from May finds it's target.
May throws a body kick that misses.
May tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
May doesn't manage to clinch there - Dubrov circles away.
Dubrov throws a jab when May was well out of range.
A cross from May lands.
May with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
May lands with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dubrov, right into the meat.
May moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov throws an off balance right hand
and May counters with a thumping low kick.
May throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dubrov throws a low kick but it's checked well by May.
May misses with a hook. Dubrov ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by May there.
Dubrov is looking to chop away at May's legs.
Pavel Dubrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubrov lands a jab to the nose.
May ducks under a wild hook from Dubrov.
Dubrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
May misses with a looping right.
May takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from May misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dubrov.
May scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dubrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May tries to close the distance and clinch but Dubrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dubrov misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
May fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dubrov looks to land a left hand but May moved out of range nicely.
May lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dubrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dubrov misses with a body kick.
May throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
May throws a good cross that connects.
Dubrov throws a low kick but May moves out of range easily.
May connects with a leg kick. Dubrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
May lands a nice shot that snaps Dubrov's head back.
Dubrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
May lunges at Dubrov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dubrov's hand.
May checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May checks a low kick from Dubrov.
Dubrov misses with a wild body shot.
May checks a leg kick.
Dubrov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
May thuds his shin into the meat of Dubrov's side.
A shot to the body from May misses
and Dubrov counters with a good low kick that May was not able to check.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dubrov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from May - the referee stops the clock and Dubrov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says May. Dubrov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dubrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
May tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dubrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dubrov looks to throw the jab but May is out of range.
Dubrov cracks May with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
May takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dubrov cracks May with a good jab.
May clobbers Dubrov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
May smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dubrov throws a lazy uppercut
and May counters with a nice leg kick.
May checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Dubrov.
Dubrov works over May's head and body with a nice combination.
Dubrov lands with a straight right. May didn't see that one coming.
Dubrov misses with a looping left.
May turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dubrov. May does a little dance to reset his feet.
May throwing a counter right hand but Dubrov manages to avoid it.
May pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dubrov misses with a hook.
May displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dubrov throws out the jab.
May misses the shot to the body.
May takes a swing at Dubrov's ribcage but misses.
Dubrov misses with a hook.
Dubrov takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pavel Dubrov.
I think Dubrov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad May!
An out of breath Brad May thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.