PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dale Doback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Burgos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Doback
vs
Burgos

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dale Doback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Burgos!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doback wants to clinch up but Burgos keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burgos.
Doback lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Doback.

Burgos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Doback sprawls well initially but Burgos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Doback is looking to escape.

Doback actively working from the bottom here.
Burgos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doback defending well though.
Burgos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Doback is trying to get back to full guard.
Doback manages to get to full guard.
Burgos with a nice head shot there.
Burgos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doback is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Doback has his foot on Burgos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burgos works his way back into a safe position though.
Burgos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Burgos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burgos is in close to Doback's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Burgos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burgos postures up.
Burgos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burgos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burgos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burgos is looking to work some ground and pound but Doback has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burgos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doback is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Doback is breathing heavily.

Doback is looking for a triangle but Burgos pushes his legs off easily.
Burgos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Burgos scoring with some ground and pound.
Burgos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Burgos postures up and lands a big shot to Doback's brow.
Burgos landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgos prevents Doback from getting back to his feet.
Burgos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burgos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burgos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burgos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burgos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doback's head.
Burgos tries to free his leg and advance position but Doback is retaining full guard.
Burgos is looking to work some ground and pound but Doback has wrist control.

Doback is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burgos is aware though and is defending well.

Doback is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burgos is aware though and is defending well.
Burgos chips away with some ground and pound.
Burgos scoring with punches to the head and body.

Burgos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Doback has his foot on Burgos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burgos works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgos pushing down on Doback's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Doback looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burgos working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Burgos.
Doback is trying to stand back up but Burgos is controlling him
Burgos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Doback tries to roll over but Burgos keeps him under control.

Burgos seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burgos working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Burgos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Doback lands with an overhand left.
Burgos swats away the attempt to clinch by Doback.
Doback moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burgos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Doback fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burgos swats away the attempt to clinch by Doback.
Doback will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doback lands a nice hook to Burgos's body. Burgos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doback tries a low kick but Burgos avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Doback misses.
Dale Doback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Doback, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doback scores with a body shot.

Burgos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Burgos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pedro Burgos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burgos lands strikes from half guard.
Burgos is nestled in close to Doback, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burgos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Doback is looking to escape.
Burgos working Doback over with strikes.
Burgos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgos working Doback over with strikes.
Burgos working over Doback with some ground and pound. Doback looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burgos uses his free foot to push down on Doback's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Doback.
A nice elbow there by Burgos.
Doback is working to get back to half guard.
Burgos with shots to the head and body - Doback looks very uncomfortable down there.
Doback working to try and regain half guard.
Burgos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Doback wants to try and get back to his feet.
Burgos with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Burgos landing strikes from the mount and Doback is in trouble!
Burgos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Doback is wriggling around trying to escape.
Burgos won't let Doback get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Burgos lands a big elbow.
Doback's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Burgos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Doback?
Burgos with good strikes from the mount here!
Burgos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Burgos with the ground and pound from mount.
Burgos is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgos lands a big elbow.
Burgos punishing his opponent with strikes.
Doback is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Burgos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Burgos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Doback's face.
You get the feeling that Doback really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Burgos with shots to the head and body - Doback looks very uncomfortable down there.
Doback is looking to get to half guard.
Doback in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Doback is desperately trying to improve his position but Burgos has a good base and remains in mount.
Doback is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Burgos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Burgos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Burgos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Doback striking off his back but it's not causing Burgos any problems.
Burgos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Burgos lands a couple of elbows.
Doback avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burgos throws a big right hand that misses.

Doback escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burgos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Burgos works over Doback with some ground and pound from guard.
Burgos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burgos is looking to work some ground and pound but Doback has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burgos prevents Doback from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgos postures up and lands a big shot to Doback's brow.
Burgos lands a couple of elbows.
Doback is looking to stand up but Burgos isn't so interested in that idea.
Burgos scoring with some ground and pound.
Burgos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burgos dodges the punch combination from Doback.
Burgos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Doback swivels and escapes.
Doback misses with a body kick.
Doback fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burgos is out of range.
Dale Doback is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Burgos as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Doback throws a series of punches but Burgos avoids them all with ease.
Doback misses with a body shot.
Doback throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Burgos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Doback manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Burgos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burgos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Doback wants to stand up but Burgos is controlling him.
Burgos lands a couple of elbows.
Doback is looking to stand up but Burgos isn't so interested in that idea.
Doback trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgos landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burgos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burgos passes Doback's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burgos misses with a head shot. Doback uses the momentum to regain guard.
Burgos connects with a couple of short punches.
Doback is looking to stand up but Burgos isn't so interested in that idea.
Burgos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doback's head.

Burgos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doback has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burgos has managed to get both his arms back between Doback's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burgos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Doback looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burgos lands a couple of elbows.
Burgos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pedro Burgos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Doback escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burgos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Doback can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burgos controls the pace.
Dale Doback has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Doback looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Burgos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Burgos 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Burgos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

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