PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Che Dobre (ranked 4020 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Weedman (ranked 5517 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dobre
vs
Weedman

179 cm
25
202 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Che Dobre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Weedman!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weedman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dobre jabs Weedman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dobre dips to his left and cracks Weedman with an uppercut!

It looks like Joe Weedman has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Weedman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Weedman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Weedman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dobre manages to avoid it.
Weedman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Dobre.
Dobre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Weedman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dobre takes the fight into the clinch.
Dobre lands a nice uppercut.
Dobre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dobre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dobre lands a shoulder strike.
Dobre is working Weedman over against the cage.
Dobre could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Weedman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Weedman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dobre lands a hook that snaps the head of Weedman backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobre lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Dobre.
Dobre lands a shot to the body.
Weedman misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dobre.
A short right from Dobre on the inside.
Dobre presses Weedman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dobre.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dobre.
Dobre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Weedman looks winded!
Dobre digs a right hand into Weedman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Weedman's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Dobre.
Dobre lands a nice uppercut.
Dobre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weedman backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dobre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dobre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dobre pushes Weedman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Dobre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Weedman misses with some punches.
Dobre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dobre pushes Weedman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Weedman backwards.
A short uppercut from Dobre.
Weedman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dobre lands a nice shot to the body.
Dobre presses Weedman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Dobre.
Dobre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weedmans head.
Dobre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dobre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dobre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Dobre on the inside.
Dobre keeps control of Weedman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Weedman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dobre digs a right hand underneath Weedman's ribcage. Weedman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dobre lands with a light punch inside.
Dobre lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dobre.
Dobre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Weedman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Dobre as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobre lands a left hand.
Dobre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Weedman.
Dobre scores with a shot to the side of Weedman's head.
Dobre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Weedman.
Dobre has Weedman pressed against the cage, preventing Weedman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dobre.
Dobre lands a nice shot to the body.
Dobre lands a nice shot to the body.
Dobre is leaning against Weedman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Dobre.
Dobre lands with a short shot to the head.
Dobre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weedman backwards.
Dobre lands a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Weedman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dobre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dobre works on Weedman's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Dobre.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dobre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weedmans head.
Dobre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dobre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dobre lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dobre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Weedman.
Dobre lands a left hand.
Dobre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dobre lands a right hand.
Dobre lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dobre lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Dobre.
Dobre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weedmans head.
Dobre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Weedman backwards.
Dobre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Weedman backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dobre.
Good body shot from Dobre.
Dobre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weedman backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dobre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dobre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Weedman.
Dobre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dobre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dobre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Weedman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Che Dobre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Weedman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice uppercut lands for Dobre. That snapped Weedman's head back.
Weedman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Dobre bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Weedman! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Weedman is rocked!

That has opened up Joe Weedman's cut even more.
Weedman can't keep his opponent in guard - Dobre advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Weedman is still in real trouble! Can Dobre finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dobre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Weedman's head.
Dobre controlling the action here.
Dobre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Weedman seems to have recovered his senses.
Dobre throwing shots but Weedman is blocking nicely.
Dobre sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Weedman is refusing to be controlled, as Dobre sits in half guard.
Dobre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dobre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobre wants to take a breather but Weedman is having none of it.
Weedman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dobre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Weedman throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Weedman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Weedman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dobre.
Dobre trying to control the position from guard on top but Weedman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weedman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Weedman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dobre controls the pace.
Weedman keeping moving, preventing Dobre from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dobre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dobre tries to clinch but Weedman moves out of range.
Weedman throws a counter combo.
Dobre cracks Weedman with a good jab.
Good exchange - Dobre coming out on top.

The cut above Joe Weedman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dobre cracks Weedman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dobre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Dobre drops his shoulder and cracks Weedman with a huge uppercut! Weedman goes down! Can Dobre finish him?
Weedman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Weedman working a defensive guard here.
Dobre trying to control the position from guard on top but Weedman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dobre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobre throwing strikes but missing.
Dobre trying to control but Weedman is working from the bottom.
Weedman keeping full guard, as Dobre tries to pass.
Dobre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dobre wants to control from the top but Weedman keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Weedman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dobre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Weedman is breathing heavily.
Weedman looks to throw the jab but Dobre is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Joe Weedman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dobre tests Weedman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dobre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Weedman doesn't seem bothered though.
Dobre scores with a hook to the body. Weedman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dobre scores with a sloppy right hand. Weedman should have avoided that one.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Che Dobre!
A less than humble Che Dobre misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.