PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Donea (ranked 4512 p4p, 4357 weight class) and Dom Dober (ranked 0 p4p, 517 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Donea
vs
Dober

180 cm
21
210
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
205
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Donea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dom Dober!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Donea pushes Dober up against the cage in a clinch.

Dober manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Donea throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dober works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Dober escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Donea gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Donea missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dober wants to get back to his feet but Donea is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Donea throwing strikes from guard but Dober blocks nicely.
Donea has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dober working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Donea.
Donea would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dober manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Donea manages to get himself to full guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dober trying to control but Donea is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dober in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Dober stands up from Donea's guard - Dober perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vincent Donea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donea moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Dom Dober has been cut.
Donea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dober manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Dober has Donea up against the cage in a clinch.

Dober jumps into guard, dragging Donea to the mat.
Dober looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dober lands an upkick as Donea stands over him.
Dober not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dober is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Dober has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donea is refusing to be controlled, as Dober sits in half guard.

Dober is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Donea on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Donea is looking to escape.
Dober looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donea looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Donea manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dober keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Dober pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dober dives in for a single leg takedown but Donea sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dober tries for a takedown but Donea circles away easily
and Donea counters with a series of strikes. Dober will be more careful next time no doubt.
No luck for Dober with that takedown attempt.
Donea is looking to counter with a body kick.
Vincent Donea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Dober.
Dober fails with the takedown.
Donea paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dober darts in looking for a takedown but Donea gets double underhooks and turns Dober into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donea fails to land with a series of punches.
Dober wants to clinch.
Donea tries to bum rush Dober with a series of wild strikes but Dober uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dober takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dober will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Donea lands a jab to the head.

Donea rushes Dober and presses him up against the cage.
Dober trying to land knees to the body.
Donea looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Dober breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Donea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dom Dober's cut.
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.

Donea moves into the clinch.
Dober tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Donea can't find room to land a body shot as Dober controls the action.
Dober goes for a takedown attempt but Donea pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Donea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Dober tries to keep at a distance but Donea has taken the fight into the clinch.
Donea wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Donea's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donea wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donea wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donea.
Donea wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dober tries to pull guard but Donea holds him up against the cage and eventually Dober drops back down to his feet.
Vincent Donea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Dober.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dober creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Donea's defenses.

It looks like Vincent Donea has been cut.

Donea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donea slaps away a takedown attempt from Dober, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dober has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Donea finds it's way round the side to connect with Dober's head.
Dober scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Dober lands a big head kick that sends Donea tumbling to the mat! Dober takes a step backwards and waves Donea back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Donea is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dober wants to clinch up but Donea keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Donea on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donea fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vincent Donea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donea will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Dober looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Donea scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dober avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donea looks to land a combination. Dober sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Donea misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dober clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dober pulls guard effortlessly.
Donea is fighting to break Dober's control of his arms but Dober is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Donea throwing strikes from guard but Dober blocks nicely.
Donea is looking to work some ground and pound but Dober has wrist control.
Donea stops Dober from standing up.
Dober is trying to control the position but Donea postures up.
Dober bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Donea's guard.

Dober engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Donea pushes Dober off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dober tries for a takedown but Donea sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Donea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donea stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Donea wants it to stay on the feet.
Dober tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donea swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Dober looks to move away, Donea throws a big counter combo but Dober just gets out of the way.
Donea lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dober backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Dober misses.
Donea keeps the fight on the outside.
Donea with a nice cross.
Dober takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Donea leaves Dober with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Donea was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Donea dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dober dives in and scores a takedown into Donea's guard.

Donea has his feet on Dober's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Donea could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Donea feints a jab promting Dober to slip. Donea then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dober slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Donea.
Donea lands a jab-cross combination.
Donea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dober can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donea misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dober tries to clinch up but Donea circles away and keeps his distance.
Dober looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dober closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donea circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donea throws a series of strikes that have Dober backpedaling.

Dober is rocked!
Donea is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dober is still on wobbly legs! Can Donea finish him?

Donea forces Dober back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dober escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Donea fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dober, pushing him back against the cage.
Donea looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dober wants to stall.
Dober looking for a takedown.
Vincent Donea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Dober.

Donea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Donea gets a clinch.
Donea lands with a short shot to the head.
Donea lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dober keeps control of Donea as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dober has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Donea avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dober creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donea wants to get back to striking at distance but Dober won't allow it.
Donea is trying to push Dober away but Dober has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dober seems to have recovered his senses.

Dober manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Donea throws an elbow that misses. Dober uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Donea's guard. Nice move by Dober!

Dober is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dober passes Donea's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donea is refusing to be controlled, as Dober sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dober content to control rather than advance.

Donea has one foot on Dober's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Donea keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dober circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donea tries to clinch but Dober is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dober shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Donea but Donea pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Donea comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Donea clinches up with Dober and pushes him back against the cage.
Dober keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donea's efforts to push away.
Donea is pressed up against the cage. Dober has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Donea down to the mat. Donea avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Donea misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A countering left hand to the body from Dober misses.

Donea has managed to clinch.

Dober breaks from the clinch.

Dober gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dober can't get the takedown.
Dober struggles to land a body shot inside as Donea controls his hands.
Donea looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dober tries to pull guard but Donea holds him up against the cage and eventually Dober drops back down to his feet.
Donea is looking to break free of the clinch but Dober has double underhooks.
Dober tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Donea just stands there and leans against the cage.
Donea has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dober is looking for a takedown.
Donea looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donea is trying to force a seperation but Dober has the dominant position.
Dober tries to pull guard but Donea holds him up against the cage and eventually Dober drops back down to his feet.
Dom Dober has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vincent Donea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donea wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Donea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Donea, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Donea!