PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twelf Thermandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thermandin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Prelude 12 by Styx kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dubrov
vs
Thermandin

192 cm
29
210 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

180 cm
33
202 lbs
28 - 9 - 0

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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pavel Dubrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Twelf Thermandin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubrov throws a sloppy head kick and Thermandin moves out of range easily.
Dubrov tries to move into range but Thermandin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Thermandin moves into the clinch.
Dubrov is trying to force a seperation but Thermandin has the dominant position.
Dubrov tries to break free but Thermandin pushes him back against the cage.
Thermandin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dubrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dubrov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dubrov trying to control the position but instead, Thermandin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dubrov into the cage.
Come on Dubrov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dubrov throws a head punch that misses.
Thermandin tries a knee to the head but Dubrov blocks it.

Dubrov manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Thermandin.
Nice body punch from Dubrov.
Thermandin scores with a hook.
Thermandin misses with a straight right.
Thermandin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dubrov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dubrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dubrov misses with a wild body shot.
Thermandin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thermandin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dubrov tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by Dubrov. Beautiful body shot.
Dubrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dubrov with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubrov tries to clinch up but Thermandin circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thermandin has managed to clinch.
Dubrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thermandin tries a knee to the head but Dubrov blocks it.
Dubrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Dubrov manages to break the clinch.
Thermandin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thermandin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dubrov if he has to take too many more of those.
Thermandin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A right-left combo lands from Dubrov.
Dubrov slips a jab from Thermandin.
Thermandin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dubrov lands a glancing blow to the side of Thermandin's head.

Thermandin scores with a takedown into Dubrov's guard.
Thermandin trying to control the position from guard on top but Dubrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dubrov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dubrov's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dubrov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thermandin manages to get himself to full guard.

Dubrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Thermandin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Thermandin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dubrov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dubrov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dubrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Thermandin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thermandin wants to control the position but Dubrov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Thermandin trying to control here.
Dubrov controlling the action here.
Dubrov wants to control but Thermandin is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pavel Dubrov will probably get the nod.
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.

Thermandin throws a hook but Dubrov avoids it easily.
Thermandin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thermandin blocks a head kick by Dubrov.
Dubrov moves out of range of the body kick.
Thermandin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pavel Dubrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Thermandin circles away.
Thermandin wants to counter with a clinch but Dubrov pushes him away.
Dubrov ducks right into an uppercut from Thermandin.
A head kick misses from Dubrov.
Dubrov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thermandin blocks a head kick by Dubrov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thermandin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dubrov throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Dubrov.
Thermandin counters with a body kick.
Thermandin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dubrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pavel Dubrov is winning the standup battle so far.

Thermandin clinches.
Thermandin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dubrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov misses with a knee strike.

Dubrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thermandin moves out of range as Dubrov strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Thermandin. No joy for Dubrov on that attempt.
Dubrov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good exchange - Dubrov coming out on top.
Thermandin scores with a kick to the body.
Thermandin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dubrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dubrov moves in looking to clinch but Thermandin pushes him off.
Thermandin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dubrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Thermandin.
Dubrov moves out of range as Thermandin throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin misses with a few strikes there.
Thermandin misses with a body kick.
Dubrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dubrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thermandin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thermandin slips a jab from Dubrov.
Dubrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thermandin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Thermandin tries to counter it with a takedown but Dubrov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thermandin with a nice cross.

Thermandin has managed to clinch.
Thermandin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thermandin lands a right hand.

It looks like Pavel Dubrov has been cut.
Dubrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dubrov blocks a body shot from Thermandin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thermandin is trying to trip Dubrov. He has hold of a leg but Dubrov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Thermandin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Thermandin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dubrov's guard.
Thermandin is trying to control. Dubrov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dubrov won't allow Thermandin to pass to mount.
Thermandin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dubrov is not content to let Thermandin control the position.

Dubrov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dubrov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thermandin moves out of range of the body kick from Dubrov.
Thermandin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thermandin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dubrov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dubrov throws a sloppy head kick and Thermandin moves out of range easily.
Thermandin tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dubrov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Twelf Thermandin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pavel Dubrov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dubrov throws a head kick that misses.
Thermandin throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dubrov. Thermandin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thermandin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dubrov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dubrov misses with a head kick.
Dubrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dubrov tries to clinch up.
Thermandin blocks a head kick by Dubrov.
A jab from Dubrov finds it's way through Thermandin's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thermandin tries to clinch up but Dubrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Dubrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dubrov scores with the left hand. Thermandin knows he should have avoided that one.
Thermandin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermandin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dubrov throws a head kick but Thermandin moves out of range.
Dubrov throws a big shot that misses.
Thermandin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thermandin takes a swing at Dubrov's ribcage but misses.
Dubrov is looking to counter punch.
Thermandin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dubrov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thermandin.
Dubrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Dubrov as he checks the leg kick.
Dubrov is looking for a counter combo.
Dubrov throws a sloppy head kick and Thermandin moves out of range easily.
Dubrov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thermandin counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dubrov.
Thermandin is looking to slow Dubrov down with leg kicks.
Thermandin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dubrov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thermandin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dubrov will feel that in the morning.
Dubrov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thermandin stuffs the takedown attempt from Dubrov. Dubrov gets slowly back to his feet.
Thermandin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dubrov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubrov throws a lazy head kick
and Thermandin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dubrov throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dubrov.
Thermandin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dubrov.
Dubrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dubrov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thermandin - the referee stops the clock and Dubrov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thermandin. Dubrov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thermandin lands a leg kick that knocks Dubrov off balance momentarily.
Dubrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Thermandin counters with a body kick.
Thermandin misses with a double jab
and Thermandin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thermandin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dubrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dubrov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thermandin throws a leg kick which misses Dubrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Dubrov tries to avoid it.
Dubrov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dubrov throws a sloppy head kick and Thermandin moves out of range easily.
Thermandin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thermandin is looking to land body kicks.

Dubrov closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thermandin connects with a knee to the head.
Dubrov is looking to break free of the clinch but Thermandin has double underhooks.
Dubrov has had enough of the clinch but Thermandin keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dubrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Thermandin won't allow it.
Dubrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Thermandin.
Dubrov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thermandin pulls his leg out and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pavel Dubrov.
I think Dubrov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pavel Dubrov!
Pavel Dubrov thanked the fans post fight for their support.