PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laat Dovah-Kinn (ranked 2333 p4p, 263 weight class) and Andy Rothschild (ranked 2251 p4p, 256 weight class). Dovah-Kinn's entrance music is Disturbed - Immortalized. A fine choice. Rothschild has chosen Iron Maiden- Wrathchild as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dovah-Kinn
vs
Rothschild

178 cm
33
175 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

180 cm
30
183 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

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 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Laat Dovah-Kinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild lands with a nice combination. Dovah-Kinn backs away looking to recover.
Rothschild slips a straight right by Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn slips a jab and a cross from Rothschild.
Rothschild connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dovah-Kinn moves away.
Rothschild misses the body punch
letting Dovah-Kinn counter with a right hand.
Dovah-Kinn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rothschild.
Dovah-Kinn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rothschild misses with a looping right.
A jab from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Dovah-Kinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rothschild has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rothschild.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Dovah-Kinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild flicks out a counter leg kick but Dovah-Kinn steps away.
Dovah-Kinn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A left lands for Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Dovah-Kinn ducks down to avoid it.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dovah-Kinn moves out of range as Rothschild strikes.
Dovah-Kinn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rothschild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andy Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rothschild is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Dovah-Kinn as he connects with a hook.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but Dovah-Kinn is out of range.
Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
Dovah-Kinn throws a hook but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Rothschild avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dovah-Kinn dives in for a single leg takedown but Rothschild sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothschild moves forwards but Dovah-Kinn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild misses with a hook.
Dovah-Kinn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn tries to clinch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Dovah-Kinn lands an overhand right.
Rothschild fakes the leg kick and cracks Dovah-Kinn in the body.
Rothschild lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dovah-Kinn throws a lazy right hand but Rothschild sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dovah-Kinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dovah-Kinn throws a series of punches but Rothschild moves out of range.
No luck for Dovah-Kinn with that takedown attempt.
Dovah-Kinn throws a nice head kick!
Dovah-Kinn lands a nice shot to the body.
Rothschild stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild connects with a right hand. Dovah-Kinn shakes it off.
Dovah-Kinn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dovah-Kinn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dovah-Kinn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rothschild flicks out a counter leg kick but Dovah-Kinn steps away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Dovah-Kinn ducked under it nicely.
Rothschild steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dovah-Kinn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dovah-Kinn throws a lazy right hand but Rothschild sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rothschild misses with a hook
and Dovah-Kinn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rothschild blocks a head kick by Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Dovah-Kinn walks into a jab.
Rothschild comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dovah-Kinn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dovah-Kinn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rothschild throws a shot from downtown. Dovah-Kinn moves away and avoids it.
Dovah-Kinn connects with the punch.
Rothschild lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dovah-Kinn misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a nice right hand.
Rothschild works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dovah-Kinn throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
Rothschild tries a quick counter leg kick but Dovah-Kinn is wise to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rothschild misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Dovah-Kinn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but Dovah-Kinn is out of range.
Rothschild lands a nice looking body shot.
Rothschild connects with an inside leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn is looking to clinch but Rothschild is avoiding it.
Rothschild throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
Dovah-Kinn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rothschild sprawls and moves away.
Good leg kick by Dovah-Kinn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rothschild appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dovah-Kinn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dovah-Kinn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rothschild but Rothschild pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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 Laat Dovah-Kinn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dovah-Kinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dovah-Kinn is looking to counter punch.
Dovah-Kinn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rothschild.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild drops his hands momentarily and Dovah-Kinn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rothschild takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rothschild throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dovah-Kinn counters with an outside leg kick.
Rothschild takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dovah-Kinn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn thuds his right hand into Rothschild's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dovah-Kinn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rothschild is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dovah-Kinn throws a jab but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Dovah-Kinn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dovah-Kinn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Rothschild gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Rothschild wriggles free and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
Laat Dovah-Kinn is winning the standup battle so far.
Dovah-Kinn throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
Rothschild takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dovah-Kinn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rothschild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dovah-Kinn.
Nice uppercut there from Rothschild.
Dovah-Kinn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rothschild's sensitive parts.
Dovah-Kinn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rothschild defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dovah-Kinn.
A jab from Dovah-Kinn does it's job there.
Dovah-Kinn cracks Rothschild with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dovah-Kinn - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Rothschild misses its intended target.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a crisp jab.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a solid leg kick.
Rothschild uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild lands a nice shot that snaps Dovah-Kinn's head back.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dovah-Kinn manages to avoid it.
Rothschild with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dovah-Kinn to score with a decent uppercut.
Rothschild fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dovah-Kinn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dovah-Kinn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rothschild. Rothschild obviously looking to wear him down.
Dovah-Kinn ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rothschild's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a shot to the body.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rothschild throws a shot from downtown. Dovah-Kinn moves away and avoids it.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild checks a leg kick nicely.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Dovah-Kinn moves out of range.
As Rothschild tries to get set, Dovah-Kinn tries to push him back and clinch up but Rothschild manages to avoid the attempt.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut.
Dovah-Kinn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn wants to clinch.
Dovah-Kinn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dovah-Kinn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rothschild avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice side step and Rothschild releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laat Dovah-Kinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Dovah-Kinn misses.
Dovah-Kinn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rothschild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dovah-Kinn staying out of range there.
Rothschild throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Dovah-Kinn moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothschild can't find room to land a body shot as Dovah-Kinn controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dovah-Kinn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Dovah-Kinn as the two fighters clinch.
Rothschild is breathing heavily.
Dovah-Kinn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rothschild prevents a body shot from Dovah-Kinn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dovah-Kinn swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dovah-Kinn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Dovah-Kinn fails to land.
Dovah-Kinn misses with some punches.
Rothschild wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a shot to the side of Rothschild's head.
Dovah-Kinn struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothschild controls his hands.
Dovah-Kinn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
A short right from Rothschild on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laat Dovah-Kinn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dovah-Kinn. Dovah-Kinn obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild scores with a jab.
Rothschild misses with a double jab.
Rothschild scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dovah-Kinn catches Rothschild with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rothschild blocks a jab.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a wild body shot.
Dovah-Kinn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rothschild. That did some damage!
Dovah-Kinn darts in looking for a takedown but Rothschild gets double underhooks and turns Dovah-Kinn into the cage.
A clash of legs there as Dovah-Kinn blocks the low kick.
Dovah-Kinn throws the left hand but Rothschild avoids the punch easily.
Rothschild throws out a loose jab but Dovah-Kinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn sizes up Rothschild with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a wild body shot.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a jab to the body.
Dovah-Kinn throws a front kick aimed at Rothschild's knee but Rothschild avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Dovah-Kinn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rothschild.
Rothschild thumps Dovah-Kinn with a low kick.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Dovah-Kinn ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Rothschild, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rothschild misses with a body punch
and Dovah-Kinn counters with a straight right hand.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Dovah-Kinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rothschild throws a leg kick

and Dovah-Kinn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dovah-Kinn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dovah-Kinn looking to sit in guard and control but Rothschild gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dovah-Kinn looking for a sweep. Not yet Dovah-Kinn, not yet.
Andy Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rothschild must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn has Rothschild pulled in close to control his posture.

Rothschild gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dovah-Kinn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn moves out of range as Rothschild strikes.
Dovah-Kinn shoots in for a double leg but Rothschild sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dovah-Kinn with a hook.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Dovah-Kinn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild lands a jab to Dovah-Kinn's midsection.
Dovah-Kinn throws a chopping leg kick but Rothschild manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Rothschild misses.
Dovah-Kinn throws a big counter combination but Rothschild scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rothschild bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dovah-Kinn throws the kick towards the body but Rothschild avoids it.
Dovah-Kinn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Rothschild.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dovah-Kinn shoots in but Rothschild avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laat Dovah-Kinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a nice strike.
Dovah-Kinn looks to throw the jab but Rothschild is out of range.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Rothschild backs away, Dovah-Kinn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rothschild throws a front kick aimed at Dovah-Kinn's knee but Dovah-Kinn avoids it well.
Dovah-Kinn tries to counter with a takedown but Rothschild is quick to defend against it.
A low kick from Rothschild is predictable there
and Rothschild takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dovah-Kinn throws a lazy uppercut
and Rothschild counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick
letting Dovah-Kinn counter with a right hand.
Dovah-Kinn blocks the body kick.
Dovah-Kinn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left and a right from Dovah-Kinn both land. Nice combination.
Dovah-Kinn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rothschild crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dovah-Kinn - the referee stops the clock and Rothschild gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dovah-Kinn. Rothschild manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Dovah-Kinn is just out of range.
Nice shot by Dovah-Kinn.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Laat Dovah-Kinn.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dovah-Kinn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laat Dovah-Kinn!
An out of breath Laat Dovah-Kinn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Andy Rothschild stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry everyone.'.