PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic (ranked 2712 p4p, 3053 weight class) and Sebastiao Dias (ranked 318 p4p, 349 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dobrosavljevic
vs
Dias

183 cm
27
280
6 - 4 - 0

200 cm
23
280
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastiao Dias!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobrosavljevic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dias was well out of range. Poor timing from Dobrosavljevic.
Dias lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dias tests Dobrosavljevic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Dias misses.
Dobrosavljevic misses with an uppercut. Dias saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias throws out a loose jab but Dobrosavljevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dobrosavljevic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dobrosavljevic.

It looks like Sebastiao Dias has been cut.
Dias pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Dobrosavljevic was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dias scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dobrosavljevic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dobrosavljevic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dias darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic has been cut.
Dobrosavljevic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dias doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Dias misses its intended target.
Dobrosavljevic throws a jab when Dias was well out of range.
Dias changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrosavljevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dobrosavljevic throws a head kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dias.
Dobrosavljevic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dias slips under a jab.
Dias let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dobrosavljevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dobrosavljevic punishes Dias's body with a nice straight punch.
Dobrosavljevic is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dias's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dias staying out of range there.
Dobrosavljevic throws a jab but it's blocked by Dias.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dias throws a hook but Dobrosavljevic avoids it easily.
Dobrosavljevic is looking to counter punch.
Dobrosavljevic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Dias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dias is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dobrosavljevic misses with a looping left.
Dobrosavljevic cracks Dias with a good jab.
Dobrosavljevic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dobrosavljevic scores with a jab. Dias acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dias has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dias swings away with a body shot that misses

and Dobrosavljevic counters with a nice right hand that sends Dias toppling to the canvas! Dias scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dobrosavljevic finish him?!

Dias is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dobrosavljevic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dias.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dias! But no joy.
Nice shot lands for Dias.
Dobrosavljevic just misses with a punch to the body.
Dias cracks Dobrosavljevic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dobrosavljevic slips under a jab from Dias.
An attempted straight right counter from Dobrosavljevic misses the target.
Good exchange - Dobrosavljevic coming out on top.
Dias might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dobrosavljevic misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Dias releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dobrosavljevic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Dias throws a poor cross that misses
and Dobrosavljevic counters with a nice body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Dias might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dobrosavljevic has got the better of the exchanges.

Dobrosavljevic cracks Dias with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dias looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dobrosavljevic finish him?
Dias is still on wobbly legs! Can Dobrosavljevic finish him?
Dobrosavljevic measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Dias! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic!
In his post fight interview, Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.