PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic (ranked 3256 p4p, 4610 weight class) and OJ Market (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dobrosavljevic
vs
Market

183 cm
25
280
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
220
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, OJ Market!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobrosavljevic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dobrosavljevic throws a looping overhand right but Market ducks down to avoid it.
Market lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Market gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Dobrosavljevic counters with a crisp right hand that drops Market! Dobrosavljevic lets Market back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Market is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Market moves into the clinch successfully.

Market breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Market looks for a takedown but Dobrosavljevic sprawls well.
Market fails with a takedown attempt.
Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of OJ Market.
Dobrosavljevic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Market was well out of range. Poor timing from Dobrosavljevic.
Market is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dobrosavljevic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Market clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to push Market away but Market has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Market pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Market blocks an elbow strike from Dobrosavljevic.
Market tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dobrosavljevic avoids it.
Market looking for a takedown.
Market prevents Dobrosavljevic from breaking the clinch.
Dobrosavljevic wants to get back to striking at distance but Market won't allow it.
Dobrosavljevic prevents the takedown attempt.
Market can't get the takedown.
Dobrosavljevic wants to get back to striking at distance but Market won't allow it.
Dobrosavljevic letting Market take a breather here.
Dobrosavljevic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A shot in the inside from Dobrosavljevic.
Market tries to circle away but Dobrosavljevic has him pinned against the cage.

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

Market pushes Dobrosavljevic up against the cage in a clinch.
Dobrosavljevic blocks an uppercut.
Market is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dobrosavljevic is defending well.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to break the clinch but Market has him pressed against the cage.
Dobrosavljevic tries to circle away but Market has him pinned against the cage.

Market pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Market has his takedown stuffed
and Dobrosavljevic counters with a huge right that knocks Market out cold! Dobrosavljevic is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic!
After the fight, Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic 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.