PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riddick Braddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Dombrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Braddock
vs
Dombrowski

176 cm
26
161 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Fightworld Formula

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Riddick Braddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeremy Dombrowski!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dombrowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Braddock avoids it really well and circles away.
Braddock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dombrowski.
Dombrowski misses with a double jab
and Braddock counters with a straight right hand.
Dombrowski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dombrowski tries for a takedown but Braddock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riddick Braddock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Dombrowski.
A head kick misses from Dombrowski.
Braddock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Jeremy Dombrowski has been cut.
Braddock misses with a double jab
and Dombrowski counters with a body kick that stops Braddock in his tracks momentarily.

Braddock pushes Dombrowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Dombrowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Braddock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dombrowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Braddock's waist but Braddock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dombrowski off to one side.
Dombrowski moves to clinch but Braddock breaks away

and Braddock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Braddock.
Dombrowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Braddock scores with a shot to the side of Dombrowski's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dombrowski misses with a body punch.
Dombrowski wants a takedown.
Braddock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Braddock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braddock pushes Dombrowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dombrowski looks gassed!
Braddock holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Braddock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Braddock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dombrowski shoots in looking for a takedown. Braddock tries to sprawl out of it but Dombrowski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Braddock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Braddock clinches up with Dombrowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Braddock pushes Dombrowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dombrowski is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Braddock.

Braddock breaks the clinch.
Braddock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dombrowski doesn't seem bothered though.
Braddock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock lands with a shot to the body.
Braddock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Braddock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Braddock has Dombrowski up against the cage in a clinch.

Braddock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Braddock both land. Nice combination.
Braddock thuds his right hand into Dombrowski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Braddock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dombrowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Braddock keeps control of Dombrowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Braddock breaks from the clinch.

Braddock rushes Dombrowski and presses him up against the cage.
Dombrowski wants to break free but Braddock has control.
Dombrowski is trying desperately to land a takedown but Braddock is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dombrowski.
Braddock lands a body punch.
Dombrowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Braddock pulls his leg out and moves away.
Braddock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Braddock.
Dombrowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dombrowski tries to clinch
and Braddock counters with a left to the body.
Braddock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braddock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Braddock closes the distance and pushes Dombrowski back into the cage.
Braddock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dombrowski.
Braddock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Braddock lands an uppercut.
Dombrowski wants a takedown.

Braddock breaks from the clinch.
Braddock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dombrowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Braddock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice straight punches there by Braddock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Braddock.

Braddock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Braddock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braddock is looking to wear down Dombrowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dombrowski misses with a combination
and Braddock counters with a stiff right hand.

Braddock closes the distance and pushes Dombrowski back into the cage.

Braddock breaks the clinch.
Braddock circles away from the clinch attempt

and Braddock moves into the clinch.
Braddock lands with a left to the head.
Dombrowski fails to pull guard.

Braddock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jeremy Dombrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Braddock.

Braddock instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Braddock manages to break the clinch.

Braddock has Dombrowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Dombrowski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Braddock avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Braddock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riddick Braddock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Dombrowski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Braddock gets a clinch.

Braddock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Dombrowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Braddock which made him look bad.
Braddock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Braddock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dombrowski in his tracks.
Braddock is looking to clinch.

Braddock closes the distance and clinches.

Braddock manages to break the clinch.
Dombrowski misses with a kick to the body.
Dombrowski misses with a lunging right hand

and Braddock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Braddock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dombrowski forces Braddock back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Braddock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dombrowski fails to land the takedown.

Braddock closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock lands a left hand.

Braddock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dombrowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Braddock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Riddick Braddock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Dombrowski.
Dombrowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Braddock counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Braddock misses.
Dombrowski moves forwards but Braddock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dombrowski misses with a hook
and Braddock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dombrowski thinking.
Braddock throws a nice outside leg kick.

Braddock has managed to clinch.
Braddock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Braddock lands a body punch in the clinch.

Braddock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Braddock closes the distance and clinches.
Dombrowski has a couple of punches blocked by Braddock.
Dombrowski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Braddock just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Braddock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dombrowski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Braddock.
Braddock lands with a shot to the body.

Dombrowski tries to keep at a distance but Braddock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Braddock presses Dombrowski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Braddock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Braddock rushes Dombrowski and presses him up against the cage.

Braddock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Braddock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Braddock is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braddock content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dombrowski controlling the position.
Braddock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braddock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dombrowski can do to turn this around?
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Braddock postures up.

Riddick Braddock has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Braddock lands a two punch combo.
Riddick Braddock is winning the standup battle so far.

Braddock gets a clinch.
Dombrowski tries to pull guard but Braddock won't allow it.

Dombrowski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dombrowski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Braddock controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dombrowski thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Braddock got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dombrowski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Braddock has managed to get both his arms back between Dombrowski's legs - danger averted.
Braddock sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dombrowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Braddock stays in close to Dombrowski's body and controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Riddick Braddock has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Braddock.
Dombrowski misses with a takedown attempt - Braddock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riddick Braddock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Dombrowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dombrowski is defended easily by Braddock.
Braddock works the jab nicely.
Braddock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dombrowski doesn't seem bothered though.

Braddock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Braddock lands a left hand.

Braddock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braddock lands a nice looking body shot.
Dombrowski lands with a slapping head kick.

Braddock clinches up with Dombrowski and pushes him back against the cage.

Braddock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Braddock!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dombrowski closes the distance but Braddock moves to the side
and Braddock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Dombrowski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Braddock!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock is squirming around, avoiding Dombrowski's attempts to control the action.
Braddock working to try and regain half guard.

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.
Dombrowski throwing strikes here but Braddock is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Braddock is looking to improve his position but Dombrowski isn't that keen on the idea.
Dombrowski content just to control the position here.

Dombrowski jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Braddock is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Braddock and Dombrowski has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Dombrowski trying to control the action but Braddock is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dombrowski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dombrowski trying to control the action but Braddock is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dombrowski tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Riddick Braddock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Braddock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riddick Braddock!