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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Valkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dominik dobretic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Valkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, dominik dobretic!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - dobretic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
dobretic lands with a kick to the temple. Valkov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Valkov gets a clinch.
dobretic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
dobretic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. dobretic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
dobretic looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now dobretic is on top in guard.
Valkov keeping moving, preventing dobretic from controlling successfully.
Valkov controlling dobretic's posture.
dobretic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valkov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
dobretic stopping the sweep attempt from Valkov.
dobretic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
dobretic wants to control from the top but Valkov keeps moving.
dobretic content to stall in guard here.
dobretic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valkov wants to sweep here but dobretic controlling him for the moment.
Valkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
dobretic tries to clinch up
and Valkov counters with a three punch combo that has dobretic backing up. dobretic nods at Valkov to acknowledge the strikes.
dobretic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valkov counters with a left to the body.
Valkov misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Valkov!
Valkov throws a right hand that dobretic ducks under and follows up with a left that dobretic also avoids with ease.
Valkov throws a series of punches but dobretic avoids them all with ease.
Valkov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Valkov is breathing heavily.
dobretic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Valkov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Valkov taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dobretic tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
dobretic trying to control the position but Valkov manages to sink in the hooks.
dobretic is trying to break free.
Valkov is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
dobretic trying to get back to his feet but Valkov is in full control for now.
dobretic covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Valkov is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at dobretic. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Valkov just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Valkov connects with a big shot to the side of dobretic's head.
Valkov scores with punches from the back.
Valkov throwing damaging strikes from the back! dobretic could be in trouble here!
dobretic trying to control but not successfully.
Valkov cracks dobretic with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing dobretic from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Valkov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
dobretic has his takedown stuffed
and Valkov counters with a two punch combo.
dobretic lands a head kick!
Valkov misses with a few strikes there.
dobretic slips a jab and a cross from Valkov.
Valkov lands a two punch combo.
Valkov misses with a double jab.
Valkov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
dobretic can't do much from the bottom here.
dobretic tries to buck Valkov off but Valkov is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valkov working away.
Valkov is staying tight to dobretic's torso, preventing him from escaping.
dobretic is looking to reverse the position.
Valkov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Valkov misses with a few strikes there.
dobretic closes the distance and clinches up with Valkov, looking for a takedown. dobretic pushes Valkov against the cage but Valkov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
dobretic slips a jab and a cross from Valkov.
Valkov misses with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Valkov.
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.
dobretic throws a head kick that half lands.
dobretic slips a jab and a cross from Valkov.
dobretic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
dobretic closes the distance and clinches.
dobretic tries to pull guard but Valkov won't allow it.
Vladimir Valkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dominik dobretic.
Valkov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Valkov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Valkov pushes dobretic off and scrambles back to his feet.
dobretic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Valkov counters with a left and a right that stings dobretic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dobretic closes the distance but Valkov moves to the side
and Valkov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in dobretic's guard.
dobretic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Valkov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
dobretic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Valkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
dobretic has his foot on Valkov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Valkov works his way back into a safe position though.
dobretic had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Valkov is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. dobretic Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Valkov's back instead.
Valkov trying to control the position but dobretic manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valkov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because dobretic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Valkov rolls, trying to escape but dobretic keeps control of the position.
dobretic is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Valkov is defending well though. dobretic let's go of the attempt for now.
dobretic working for the choke.
Valkov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
dobretic looking to hold on to the position here but Valkov rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
dobretic with a poor takedown
and Valkov counters with a nice double leg into side control. dobretic won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Valkov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Valkov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
dobretic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Valkov controlling from the top position.
dobretic thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Valkov trying to control the position from guard on top but dobretic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dobretic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valkov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valkov trying to control the position from guard on top but dobretic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valkov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
dobretic wants to control but Valkov postures up.
dobretic is letting Valkov control him for a moment.
Valkov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but dobretic is avoiding damage well.
dobretic is trying to control Valkov's posture but Valkov avoids it.
dobretic tries to bench press Valkov off him but Valkov keeps the position.
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.
Valkov cracks dobretic with a big elbow.
dobretic is not content to let Valkov control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
dobretic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valkov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Valkov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming dobretic to the mat! dobretic manages to get full guard.
Valkov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of dobretic's head.
Valkov advances position into side control!
Vladimir Valkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valkov happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dobretic tries to buck Valkov off but Valkov is having none of it.
dobretic can't do much from the bottom here.
dobretic tries to improve position but can't.
Valkov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Valkov is looking to take a break and control but dobretic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
dobretic is pushing Valkov's head away, looking to escape. Valkov manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Valkov working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Valkov throws a series of punches but dobretic moves out of range.
Valkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dobretic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
dobretic closes the distance but Valkov moves to the side
and Valkov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in dobretic's guard.
dobretic working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Valkov has passed into half guard!
Valkov content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Valkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valkov 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Valkov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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