PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrico Despo (ranked 2798 p4p, 4954 weight class) and Guerrera Dobrov (ranked 300 p4p, 460 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Despo
vs
Dobrov

197 cm
19
263
3 - 1 - 0

197 cm
20
227
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

⚔️Conquest Nutrition⚔️

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrico Despo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guerrera Dobrov!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Despo throws a body shot but no joy.
Despo throws a body shot but no joy.
Despo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Despo. Those never looked like landing.
Dobrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dobrov misses with a looping left.
Dobrov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Despo misses the body punch
and Dobrov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Despo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dobrov.
Despo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dobrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Despo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Despo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dobrov is just out of range.
Despo misses with a double jab.
Despo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Dobrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dobrov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dobrov throws a big shot that misses.
Despo throws a hook to the side of Dobrov's head but Dobrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Dobrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Despo missing with a left hand there. Dobrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dobrov.
It looked like Despo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dobrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Despo manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Despo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dobrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Despo.
Despo cracks Dobrov with a good jab.
Dobrov misses with a straight left.
Despo misses with a body shot
and Dobrov counters with a stiff right hand.
Despo throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Despo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Decent striking displayed by Dobrov there.
Dobrov lands with a hook. Despo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dobrov throws an overhand right that lands on Despo's shoulder, as Despo tries to avoid the shot.
Despo throws the left hand but Dobrov avoids the punch easily.
Despo swinging wildly here.
Dobrov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dobrov throws a right and a left that Despo avoids nicely.
Dobrov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Despo on the side of the head.
Despo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dobrov lands a really nice looking cross but Despo seems unphased.
Despo throws a hook but Dobrov blocks it.
Dobrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Despo.
Jab by Dobrov.
Dobrov scores with a nice strike.
Despo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dobrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Despo thinking.
Dobrov throws a looping overhand right but Despo ducks down to avoid it.
Dobrov cracks Despo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dobrov misses with an uppercut.
Dobrov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Despo. Despo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Guerrera Dobrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dobrov throws a shot from downtown. Despo moves away and avoids it.
Despo slips a jab from Dobrov.
Despo throws a body punch but Dobrov moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dobrov! But no joy.
Despo stuns Dobrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despo moves in looking to clinch but Dobrov pushes him off.
Despo misses the shot to the body.
Despo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dobrov avoids the body shot from Despo.
A little jabbing left from Dobrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dobrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Despo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dobrov circles away quickly and effectively.
Despo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dobrov throws out a loose jab but Despo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Despo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dobrov moves out of range as Despo strikes.
Dobrov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Despo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Despo misses with a double jab.
Despo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dobrov throws out the jab.
Dobrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Dobrov misses.
Despo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Despo blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Despo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Despo throws a looping overhand right but Dobrov ducks down to avoid it.
Despo throws a body punch but Dobrov moves out of range.
Dobrov throws a lazy right hand but Despo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dobrov scores with a nice right hand.
Despo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Despo misses the jab.
Despo ducks under a wild hook from Dobrov.
Despo throws a nice looking combination but Dobrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Despo just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Despo misses.
It seemed like Dobrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Despo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dobrov lands with a right hand.
Dobrov throws a lazy right hand but Despo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despo looks to land a right hand but Dobrov moved out of range.
Dobrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Despo.
Dobrov throws the left hand but Despo avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Guerrera Dobrov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Despo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Despo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Despo stuns Dobrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dobrov 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.

Despo closes the distance and clinches.

Dobrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dobrov lands with a nice combination. Despo backs away looking to recover.
Dobrov scores with a body shot.
Dobrov cracks Despo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dobrov misses with a looping left.
Dobrov cracks Despo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Despo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dobrov counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dobrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Despo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Guerrera Dobrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Dobrov misses.
Dobrov misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dobrov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Despo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrov takes a swing at Despo's ribcage but misses.
Despo misses with a combination
and Dobrov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dobrov lands a lovely overhand right.
Despo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despo misses with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Dobrov scores with a four punch combination!
Dobrov lands with an uppercut that bounces Despo off the cage and back into range.
Despo misses with a looping right.
Dobrov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Despo works Dobrov's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Despo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dobrov.
A jab from Dobrov misses.
Dobrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dobrov moves away from the strike by Despo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Despo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dobrov manages to avoid it.
Despo connects with a body shot.
Dobrov swings for the body but Despo moves out of range.
Dobrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dobrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Despo.
Dobrov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Despo. Despo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dobrov digs a good body shot into Despo's ribs.
Dobrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Despo.
Dobrov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Henrico Despo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dobrov lands with an overhand left.
Decent striking displayed by Dobrov there.
No joy there for Despo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Despo blocks a jab.
Dobrov looks to land a combination. Despo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dobrov scores with a one two! Despo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dobrov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Despo slips a straight right by Dobrov.
Despo slips under a jab from Dobrov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dobrov.
Dobrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Despo.
Despo throws the left hand but Dobrov avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Dobrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dobrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Despo manages to avoid it.
Despo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Despo throws an overhand right that lands on Dobrov's shoulder, as Dobrov tries to avoid the shot.
Despo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dobrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dobrov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Despo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dobrov.
Dobrov needs to keep his hands up - Despo had a free shot at his head there.
Despo takes one to the side of the head.
Despo jabs Dobrov right on the nose. Dobrov blinks but takes it well.
Dobrov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dobrov misses with a looping left.
Despo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dobrov misses with the combination.
It looked like Despo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dobrov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Despo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despo moves out of range as Dobrov strikes.
Despo lands a jab to Dobrov's midsection.
Despo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dobrov.
Despo needs to keep his hands up - Dobrov had a free shot at his head there.
Dobrov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Despo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Despo. Dobrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despo connects with a crisp jab.
Dobrov slips a straight right by Despo.
Dobrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Despo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dobrov misses with a hook.

Despo instigates a clinch.
Dobrov works on Despo's body with a couple of short punches.
Despo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Despo misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Guerrera Dobrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dobrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Despo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dobrov.
Dobrov lands a head shot.
Despo loads up on a big right hand but Dobrov slips the punch.
Despo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Dobrov counter with a right hand.
Dobrov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Despo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dobrov lands with an uppercut that bounces Despo off the cage and back into range.
Despo throws a right hand that misses
and Dobrov counters with a stiff right hand.
Despo just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Dobrov misses.
Dobrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Despo.
Despo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dobrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Dobrov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Despo doesn't seem phased though.
Dobrov lands with a right hand.
Dobrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dobrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Despo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrov cracks Despo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donk. Dobrov catches Despo right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Dobrov misses the target.
Despo slips a straight right by Dobrov.
Despo misses the shot to the body.
Despo dodges the punch combination from Dobrov.
Despo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dobrov.
Despo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Despo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dobrov.
Dobrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dobrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despo misses with an uppercut.
Dobrov cracks Despo with an open hand slap.
Despo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Despo scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Despo lands a nice hook to Dobrov's body. Dobrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Despo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dobrov ducks under a wild hook from Despo.
Despo ducks right into an uppercut from Dobrov.
Despo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dobrov.
Dobrov misses with a double jab.
Despo needs to keep his hands up - Dobrov had a free shot at his head there.
Dobrov swinging wildly here.
Dobrov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice shot lands for Dobrov.
Dobrov lunges at Despo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Despo's hand.
Dobrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Despo finds it's way round the side to connect with Dobrov's head.
Despo misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Dobrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dobrov.
Dobrov loads up on a big right hand but Despo slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Despo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Despo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dobrov.
Dobrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dobrov throws a looping overhand right but Despo ducks down to avoid it.
Dobrov missing with a left hand there. Despo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dobrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Despo.
Dobrov cracks Despo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dobrov scores with a hook.
Despo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dobrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Despo's head backwards.
Despo looks to land a right hand but Dobrov moved out of range.
Despo throws a hook to the side of Dobrov's head but Dobrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dobrov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Despo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobrov lands a jab to the nose.
Dobrov avoids the body shot from Despo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dobrov takes a swing at Despo's ribcage but misses.
Dobrov scores with a punch to the head.
Dobrov throws a right hand that misses
and Despo counters with a stiff right hand.
Despo blocks a jab.
Henrico Despo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Despo takes one on the button.
Dobrov ducks under a wild hook from Despo.
Dobrov ducks right into an uppercut from Despo.
Despo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Dobrov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Despo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dobrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dobrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guerrera Dobrov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Despo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dobrov to score with a decent uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guerrera Dobrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dobrov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guerrera Dobrov!