PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxym Dubovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Dubovsky
vs
Gordon

194 cm
27
232 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
20
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maxym Dubovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon doesn't manage to clinch there - Dubovsky circles away.

Dubovsky has closed the distance and engaged Gordon in a clinch.
Dubovsky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dubovsky is pushing Gordon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gordon working hard to break the clinch.

Dubovsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maxym Dubovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gordon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dubovsky manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gordon's best efforts.
Gordon stalling away here and it's allowed Dubovsky to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Dubovsky manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon misses with a low kick.
Gordon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dubovsky's waist but Dubovsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gordon off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dubovsky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dubovsky seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gordon trying to control here.
Gordon looks gassed!
Gordon has hold of Dubovsky's hands but Dubovsky slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dubovsky working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dubovsky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dubovsky slips a nice elbow through Gordon's hands, connecting with Gordon's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dubovsky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dubovsky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dubovsky seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dubovsky looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gordon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dubovsky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gordon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dubovsky is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gordon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dubovsky lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Dubovsky.
Dubovsky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dubovsky looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gordon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dubovsky lands with a punch from half guard.
Dubovsky is looking to take a break and control but Gordon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gordon has hold of Dubovsky's hands but Dubovsky slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dubovsky drops an elbow to the side of Gordon's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dubovsky lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dubovsky decides to stand and escape the position.
Dubovsky throws a nice head kick!

Dubovsky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Dubovsky breaks from the clinch.

Dubovsky clinches up against the cage.

Dubovsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gordon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dubovsky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dubovsky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dubovsky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Dubovsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dubovsky looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubovsky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dubovsky tries to pass to full mount but Gordon defends it.

Dubovsky wants to work for an arm triangle but Gordon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dubovsky thows a huge punch but Gordon dodges it nicely.
Dubovsky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gordon trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubovsky looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dubovsky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gordon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxym Dubovsky dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dubovsky lands with a slapping head kick.
Gordon shoots in but Dubovsky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gordon wants to clinch up but Dubovsky keeps it at a distance.
Dubovsky tries to clinch

and Gordon moves into the clinch.
Dubovsky lands a knee to the body.

Dubovsky breaks the clinch.
Dubovsky stalks Gordon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gordon's face. Gordon staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch combination from Gordon misses.
Dubovsky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gordon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dubovsky somewhat.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gordon enables Dubovsky to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gordon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubovsky landing with the ground and pound.

Dubovsky gets to his feet - Gordon follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon shoots for a double leg takedown but Dubovsky sprawls well. He's pushed Gordon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dubovsky gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Dubovsky decides to return to a standing position.
Dubovsky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gordon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maxym Dubovsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Gordon.
Gordon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gordon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dubovsky circles away quickly and effectively.

Dubovsky gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubovsky avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.

Dubovsky breaks the clinch.
Dubovsky bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dubovsky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dubovsky leaves Gordon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck for Gordon with that takedown attempt.

Dubovsky shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gordon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dubovsky 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.
Gordon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gordon taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dubovsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gordon can do to turn this around?
Gordon is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dubovsky stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Maxym Dubovsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dubovsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dubovsky lands a high kick!
Dubovsky keeps the fight on the outside.

Dubovsky looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gordon working a defensive guard here.
Dubovsky throwing strikes but missing.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubovsky works over Gordon with some ground and pound from guard.
Gordon wants to sweep here but Dubovsky controlling him for the moment.

Dubovsky stands up and waves to Gordon to follow him.
Maxym Dubovsky is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dubovsky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gordon.
Gordon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dubovsky but Dubovsky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dubovsky throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gordon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dubovsky is in Gordon's guard.
Maxym Dubovsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gordon looking for a sweep. Not yet Gordon, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxym Dubovsky dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gordon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dubovsky lands a head kick!

Dubovsky gets a takedown into half guard.
Dubovsky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dubovsky trying to pass the guard but Gordon defending well.
Dubovsky scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Dubovsky wants to work for an arm triangle but Gordon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon taking some punishment here, with Dubovsky in his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubovsky controlling the action here.
Dubovsky lands with a punch from half guard.

Dubovsky is trying to work for a kimura but Gordon is defending well.
Dubovsky is thwarting Gordon's attempts to control the position.
Dubovsky prevents Gordon from improving his position.
Dubovsky looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gordon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dubovsky here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubovsky slips a nice elbow through Gordon's hands, connecting with Gordon's forehead.
Gordon tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Dubovsky manages to move to mount!
Dubovsky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dubovsky with good strikes from the mount here!
Dubovsky working the ground and pound effectively.
Dubovsky raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubovsky with shots to the head and body - Gordon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dubovsky unloading with bombs!
Dubovsky scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gordon?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is squirming around, avoiding Dubovsky's attempts to control the action.
Dubovsky landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dubovsky landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dubovsky cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dubovsky wants to control the pace but Gordon is squirming around nicely.
Dubovsky lands a nice shot to the head.
Dubovsky working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dubovsky landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gordon wants to hold on but Dubovsky pushes him away.
Dubovsky lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubovsky connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gordon gets back to half guard.
Gordon wants to control but Dubovsky is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dubovsky slips a nice elbow through Gordon's hands, connecting with Gordon's forehead.
Gordon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dubovsky.
Dubovsky is nestled in close to Gordon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordon tries to get to full guard but Dubovsky has control of the leg.
Gordon is looking to control Dubovsky's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gordon avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubovsky passes the guard and advances to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Maxym Dubovsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dubovsky 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxym Dubovsky!