PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski comes to the cage accompanied by Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arlovski
vs
Dee

193 cm
24
255 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

197 cm
21
270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

King of Clothes
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Dee!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski tries to clinch but Dee moves out of range.
Dee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Arlovski moves into the clinch.
Arlovski tries to land a knee to the head but Dee blocks with his arms.
Dee managing to block the knees to the body from Arlovski.
Arlovski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've been hearing reports that Arlovski has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Good body shot from Arlovski.
Dee takes a shot to the head.
Dee lands with a short shot to the head.

Dee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dee circles away from the clinch attempt.

Arlovski has managed to clinch.

Dee breaks the clinch.

Arlovski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Arlovski fails to land.
Arlovski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dee backwards.
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!
Dee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dee breaks the clinch.
Arlovski wants to clinch up but Dee keeps it at a distance.
Dee misses with an uppercut.
Arlovski closes the distance but Dee moves to the side
and Dee counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Arlovski instigates a clinch.
Arlovski pushes off an throws an elbow but Dee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dee blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Arlovski fails to land.
Arlovski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arlovski lands a right hand.
Dee dodges an elbow strike from Arlovski.
Dee dodges an elbow strike from Arlovski.
Dee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dee avoids a wild elbow strike from Arlovski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arlovski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arlovski gets through Dee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Bubba Dee has been cut.
Arlovski throws a head punch that misses.
Arlovski blocking some punches.
Dee misses with a punch on the inside.
Arlovski swings wildly with an uppercut but Dee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dee blocking some punches.

Dee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Arlovski rushes Dee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arlovski missing with knees to the body.
Arlovski throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Arlovski fails to land.
Dee blocks the elbow strike.
Arlovski throws a punch but it's blocked by Dee.
Arlovski misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands with a short head shot on the inside.

It looks like Andrey Arlovski has been cut.
Dee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arlovski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dee blocks it with crossed arms.
Arlovski takes a shot to the head.
Arlovski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arlovski tries to throw a body punch but Dee avoids it by throwing Arlovski back against the cage.
Dee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Arlovski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dee can turn it around.
Dee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arlovski struggles to land a body shot inside as Dee controls his hands.
A short right from Arlovski on the inside.
Arlovski lands an uppercut.
Arlovski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dee's efforts to push away.
Arlovski swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Dee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dee swats away the attempt to clinch by Arlovski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee catches Arlovski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Dee has Arlovski up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arlovski misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Arlovski fails to land.
Dee managing to block the knees to the body from Arlovski.
Dee blocks the elbow strike.

Arlovski breaks the clinch.
Arlovski tries to clinch up but Dee circles away and keeps his distance.
Arlovski closes the distance but Dee moves to the side
and Dee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arlovski's head backwards.
Arlovski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Andrey Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andrey Arlovski will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arlovski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arlovski closes the distance but Dee moves to the side
and Dee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dee counters with a stiff right hand.
Arlovski moves in looking to clinch but Dee pushes him off.
Arlovski is looking to clinch but Dee is avoiding it.
Dee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Arlovski has Dee up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arlovski.
Arlovski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arlovski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrey Arlovski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Dee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski misses with the head strike.
Arlovski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dees head.

That has opened up Bubba Dee's cut even more.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Arlovski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dee avoids a wild elbow strike from Arlovski.
Dee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arlovski throws an elbow that misses.
Arlovski has a couple of punches blocked by Dee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arlovski.
Arlovski swings wildly with an uppercut but Dee uses good head movement to avoid it.

Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arlovski moves in looking to clinch but Dee pushes him off.

Arlovski drives through and clinches with Dee against the cage.
Dee lands a right hand.

Andrey Arlovski's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Dee as the two fighters clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Arlovski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski working aggressively here.

Dee breaks from the clinch.
Bubba Dee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arlovski wants to clinch.
Arlovski wants to clinch up but Dee keeps it at a distance.
Arlovski is looking to clinch.
Dee tries to counter with a clinch but Arlovski shakes him off and moves away.
A slow jab from Dee misses its intended target.
Arlovski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arlovski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Dee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arlovski is looking to clinch but Dee is avoiding it.
Arlovski fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dee closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dee lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Dee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dee swats away the attempt to clinch by Arlovski.
Arlovski takes one to the chin there.
Dee swats away the attempt to clinch by Arlovski.
Arlovski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arlovski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dee misses with a wild body shot.
Arlovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arlovski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dee counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arlovski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Andrey Arlovski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Dee moves into range and clinches up with Arlovski.
Dee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arlovski has him pressed against the cage.
Dee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arlovski working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dee misses with a punch on the inside.
Arlovski tries to land knees in the clinch but Dee avoids the damage to the body.
Dee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arlovski missing with knees to the body.

Dee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arlovski is looking to clinch but Dee is avoiding it.
Arlovski closes the distance but Dee moves to the side
and Arlovski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Dee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Arlovski tries to clinch but Dee is having none of it.

Dee drives through and clinches with Arlovski against the cage.
Dee working hard to break the clinch.
Dee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arlovski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dee avoids it.
Arlovski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dee backwards.
Dee blocking some punches.
Arlovski misses with a punch on the inside.

Dee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dee connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlovski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dee.
Dee scores with a punch to the head.
Dee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dee clinches with his opponent.
Arlovski misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee blocks an uppercut.
Arlovski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Dee manages to break the clinch.
Arlovski tries to clinch but Dee moves out of range.
Arlovski darts in trying to clinch
and Dee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Jeez, Andrey Arlovski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dee throws a chopping leg kick but Arlovski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arlovski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arlovski tries to clinch but Dee moves out of range.
Dee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arlovski doesn't manage to clinch there - Dee circles away.
Arlovski has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dee swats away the attempt to clinch by Arlovski.
Arlovski is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee throws a shot from downtown. Arlovski moves away and avoids it.
Arlovski doesn't manage to clinch there - Dee circles away.
Arlovski tries to clinch but Dee moves out of range.
Dee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Arlovski's hands.

Dee tries to keep at a distance but Arlovski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dee avoiding damage as Arlovski throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Dee.

Dee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dee counters with a nice uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrey Arlovski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bubba Dee!
After the fight, Bubba Dee was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.