PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hudson Clarkson (ranked 1915 p4p, 1975 weight class) and Cero Dohbopavich (ranked 229 p4p, 240 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Clarkson
vs
Dohbopavich

185 cm
34
190
24 - 17 - 0

181 cm
27
197
8 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

High Quality Beef 🐄

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hudson Clarkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cero Dohbopavich!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Dohbopavich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clarkson as he avoids it easily.
Dohbopavich dives in for a single leg takedown but Clarkson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dohbopavich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clarkson as he avoids it easily.
Clarkson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dohbopavich.
Hudson Clarkson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cero Dohbopavich.
Dohbopavich shoots in for a takedown but Clarkson shows good takedown defense.
Clarkson appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson stuffs the takedown attempt from Dohbopavich. Dohbopavich gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dohbopavich shoots in for a takedown but Clarkson shows good takedown defense.
An attempted straight right counter from Clarkson misses the target.

Dohbopavich closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Clarkson quickly recovers to half guard.
Clarkson is trying to stand up here but Dohbopavich is controlling him well.
Clarkson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dohbopavich trying to control the position from guard on top but Clarkson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clarkson controlling the position.
Clarkson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dohbopavich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dohbopavich is fighting to break Clarkson's control of his arms but Clarkson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Clarkson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Clarkson controlling the action here.
Clarkson wants to pass the guard but Dohbopavich is defending well.
Dohbopavich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clarkson.
Clarkson trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarkson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dohbopavich!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson punching from mount but Dohbopavich doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Clarkson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Clarkson controlling the pace for now.
Dohbopavich is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Clarkson working for a submission but Dohbopavich is keeping him at bay.
Dohbopavich is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dohbopavich takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Clarkson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dohbopavich trying desperately to get to his feet.
Dohbopavich is in a horrible position here. Clarkson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Clarkson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dohbopavich is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Clarkson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hudson Clarkson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Clarkson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clarkson wants it to stay on the feet.
Clarkson throwing a counter right hand but Dohbopavich manages to avoid it.
Dohbopavich shoots in for a takedown but Clarkson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clarkson throwing a counter right hand but Dohbopavich manages to avoid it.
Dohbopavich shoots in for a double leg but Clarkson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A quick step to the side and Clarkson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hudson Clarkson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cero Dohbopavich.
Dohbopavich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clarkson as he jumps to the side.
Clarkson throwing a counter right hand but Dohbopavich manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dohbopavich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clarkson as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dohbopavich shoots and misses
and Clarkson counters with a right hand to the body.
Dohbopavich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clarkson is fending him off so far but Dohbopavich persists. Nope, Clarkson circles away and we're back to standing.
Dohbopavich shoots in but Clarkson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Dohbopavich tries to get set, Clarkson tries to push him back and clinch up but Dohbopavich manages to avoid the attempt.
Dohbopavich shoots for a takedown but Clarkson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hudson Clarkson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Dohbopavich with that takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Clarkson misses the target.
Dohbopavich dives in for a single leg takedown but Clarkson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Clarkson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dohbopavich with a poor takedown
and Dohbopavich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dohbopavich fails with the takedown
and Clarkson counters with a three punch combo that has Dohbopavich backing up. Dohbopavich nods at Clarkson to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dohbopavich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Dohbopavich looks to move away, Clarkson throws a big counter combo but Dohbopavich just gets out of the way.
Clarkson leaves Dohbopavich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dohbopavich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Clarkson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dohbopavich has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dohbopavich misses with a takedown
and Dohbopavich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dohbopavich shoots in but Clarkson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Clarkson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hudson Clarkson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dohbopavich has his takedown stuffed

and Clarkson counters with a beautiful punch that sends Dohbopavich to the canvas!
Clarkson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dohbopavich can do to turn this around?
Dohbopavich is looking to stand up but Clarkson isn't so interested in that idea.
Clarkson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Clarkson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dohbopavich uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dohbopavich dives in and grabs Clarkson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clarkson pushes down on Dohbopavich's head and hops out.
A little feinted left hand from Clarkson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dohbopavich shoots in looking for a takedown. Clarkson tries to sprawl out of it but Dohbopavich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clarkson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clarkson throws a big counter combination but Dohbopavich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hudson Clarkson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cero Dohbopavich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dohbopavich looks for a takedown but Clarkson sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dohbopavich.
Clarkson tries to counter by clinching up but Dohbopavich breaks away and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dohbopavich tries for a takedown but Clarkson circles away easily

and Dohbopavich is countered with a crisp right hand from Clarkson that sends him to the canvas! Clarkson follows him to the mat into side control.
Clarkson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dohbopavich wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson happy to just control the position for now.
Dohbopavich is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Clarkson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hudson Clarkson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Clarkson'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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dohbopavich is trying to buck Clarkson off.
Clarkson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Clarkson. No joy for Dohbopavich on that attempt.

Dohbopavich closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Clarkson to the mat! Clarkson manages to get full guard.
Cero Dohbopavich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dohbopavich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hudson Clarkson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clarkson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hudson Clarkson!
As Hudson Clarkson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: First and foremost I want to thank God and secondly I want to stay as active as possible to pursue one last run at an MMA championship. I feel stronger than ever and I know that If I was in this octagon with Pushkin tonight, there's no doubt in my mind that I'd be 185lb Smash Champion. Thank '.