PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cello Dorh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronn Blackwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorh's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Join the Dots. Blackwater is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Whom the Bell Tolls. Cello Dorh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dorh
vs
Blackwater

183 cm
23
203 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
30
210 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cello Dorh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bronn Blackwater!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Dorh misses
and Blackwater counters with a three punch combo that has Dorh backing up. Dorh nods at Blackwater to acknowledge the strikes.
Blackwater digs a good body shot into Dorh's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Blackwater.
Blackwater tries to clinch but Dorh moves out of range.
Blackwater closes the distance looking to clinch

and Dorh counters with a head kick that drops Blackwater to the mat! Blackwater scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackwater tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dorh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dorh throws a head kick that misses
and Blackwater counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Blackwater forces Dorh back against the cage and clinches.
Blackwater throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dorh takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorh is trying to break the clinch but Blackwater has him pressed against the cage.
Blackwater putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dorh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blackwater keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dorh's efforts to push away.
Dorh is looking to break free of the clinch but Blackwater has double underhooks.
Dorh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blackwater scores with a knee to the head.
Blackwater working Dorh over with knees to the body.
Dorh is breathing heavily.
Blackwater tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dorh avoids it.
Blackwater utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blackwater is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blackwater using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dorh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blackwater lands an elbow just above Dorh 's eye.
Blackwater stalling in the clinch.
Blackwater throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blackwater misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dorh.
Blackwater with a knee to the head.
Blackwater content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blackwater continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater keeps control of Dorh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blackwater lands an elbow just above Dorh 's eye.
Blackwater misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dorh.
Blackwater using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dorh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dorh is trying to force a seperation but Blackwater has the dominant position.
Dorh tries to break the clinch but Blackwater is controlling the position.
Blackwater is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorh is looking to break free of the clinch but Blackwater has double underhooks.
Blackwater landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blackwater tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blackwater tries to land a knee to the head but Dorh blocks with his arms.
Dorh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dorh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dorh is trying to break the clinch but Blackwater has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blackwater throws an elbow but misses.
Dorh wants to break free but Blackwater has control.
A frustrated look appears on Dorh's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorh can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Blackwater lands a damaging elbow.
Blackwater comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dorh is looking to break free of the clinch but Blackwater has double underhooks.
Blackwater trying to land knees to the body.
Blackwater throws an elbow that misses.
Dorh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Dorh breaks the clinch.
Blackwater sizes up Dorh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Dorh lands a big head kick that sends Blackwater tumbling to the mat! Dorh takes a step backwards and waves Blackwater back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Bronn Blackwater has been cut.
Dorh misses with a head kick.
Dorh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater looks to clinch
and Dorh counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Blackwater! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cello Dorh!