PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emil Weber Meek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Jr Dobzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Weber Meek
vs
Jr Dobzinski

180 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emil Weber Meek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Jr Dobzinski!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber Meek fails to land with a series of punches.

Weber Meek instigates a clinch.
Weber Meek taking a breather.

Weber Meek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Weber Meek pushes Dobzinski up against the ropes in a clinch.

Weber Meek has clasped his hands together around Dobzinski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Dobzinski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Weber Meek has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Dobzinski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dobzinski tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobzinski stops Weber Meek from passing to mount.
Dobzinski is trying to control Weber Meek's posture but Weber Meek avoids it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dobzinski keeps Weber Meek under control for a moment.
Dobzinski is looking to regain half guard here but Weber Meek keeps moving and retains side control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Weber Meek avoids the head kick by Dobzinski.
Weber Meek throws a hook but Dobzinski blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Weber Meek clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Weber Meek looking to throw knees to the head but Dobzinski is blocking nicely.
Weber Meek misses with an elbow strike.
Weber Meek has a couple of punches blocked by Dobzinski.

Weber Meek pulls Dobzinski into guard.
Weber Meek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Weber Meek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dobzinski wants to stand but Weber Meek is controlling his posture from full guard.
Weber Meek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobzinski is looking to stand up but Weber Meek won't let him.
Dobzinski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Weber Meek controlling Dobzinski's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Weber Meek pushes Dobzinski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Weber Meek lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Weber Meek on the inside.
Weber Meek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dobzinski is trying to force a seperation but Weber Meek has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber Meek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dobzinski blocks it with crossed arms.
Dobzinski is trying to force a seperation but Weber Meek has the dominant position.
Dobzinski is trying to force a seperation but Weber Meek has the dominant position.

Dobzinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weber Meek with a hook.

Weber Meek rushes Dobzinski and presses him up against the ropes.

Dobzinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weber Meek thuds his right hand into Dobzinski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dobzinski scores with a head kick. Weber Meek tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Weber Meek moves into the clinch.
Weber Meek misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Dobzinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weber Meek thumps Dobzinski with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Weber Meek dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Weber Meek rushes Dobzinski and presses him up against the ropes.
Dobzinski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Weber Meek trying to stall but Dobzinski improves his position.

Weber Meek pulls guard effortlessly.
Dobzinski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Dobzinski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Weber Meek, up you get!
Weber Meek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Weber Meek throws a nice outside leg kick.
Weber Meek looks to land a combination. Dobzinski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dobzinski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weber Meek.
Dobzinski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Weber Meek drives through and clinches with Dobzinski against the ropes.
Dobzinski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Weber Meek lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Weber Meek gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobzinski is trying to maintain the position but Weber Meek is very close to passing his half guard.
Dobzinski is trying is best to control the position here.
Weber Meek stops Dobzinski from getting back to his feet.

Dobzinski kicks Weber Meek off and gets back to his feet.
Dobzinski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weber Meek throws a series of punches but Dobzinski avoids them all with ease.
Dobzinski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Weber Meek drives through and clinches with Dobzinski against the ropes.
A short right from Weber Meek.
Dobzinski working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber Meek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Weber Meek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dobzinski avoids the elbow strike from Weber Meek, against the ropes.
Weber Meek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dobzinski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Dobzinski manages to break the clinch.
Weber Meek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Weber Meek closes the distance and pushes Dobzinski back into the ropes.
Come on Weber Meek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dobzinski working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber Meek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Weber Meek manages to break the clinch.

Weber Meek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Weber Meek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dobzinski up against the ropes.

Weber Meek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weber Meek misses with a two punch combination.
Dobzinski avoids the body shot from Weber Meek.
Weber Meek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dobzinski can do to turn this around?

Weber Meek closes the distance and pushes Dobzinski back into the ropes.
Weber Meek scores with a shot to the side of Dobzinski's head.
Dobzinski avoids a wild elbow strike from Weber Meek.
Weber Meek digs a right hand underneath Dobzinski's ribcage. Dobzinski let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Weber Meek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dobzinski in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Weber Meek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Weber Meek lands a nice uppercut.

Dobzinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Weber Meek has managed to clinch.
Weber Meek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Weber Meek trying to land knees to the body.
Weber Meek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Weber Meek.
Weber Meek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Weber Meek gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dobzinski regains guard.
Dobzinski pulls Weber Meek in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Weber Meek dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dobzinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weber Meek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dobzinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weber Meek lands with a right to the head.

Dobzinski breaks from the clinch.

Weber Meek moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Weber Meek - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber Meek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Weber Meek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dobzinski is keeping busy.

Weber Meek is trying to trip Dobzinski. He has hold of a leg but Dobzinski is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Weber Meek persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Dobzinski uses the ropes to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber Meek takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dobzinski throws a head kick but Weber Meek moves out of range.

Weber Meek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dobzinski blocks a body shot from Weber Meek.
Dobzinski avoiding damage as Weber Meek throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Dobzinski's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Dobzinski breaks the clinch.

Weber Meek closes the distance and pushes Dobzinski back into the ropes.
Weber Meek has Dobzinski pressed against the ropes, preventing Dobzinski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Weber Meek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dobzinski breaks from the clinch.
Weber Meek throws a series of punches but Dobzinski moves out of range.
And Dobzinski tries to counter it with a takedown but Weber Meek pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Weber Meek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Weber Meek lands a body shot.
Weber Meek misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dobzinski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Emil Weber Meek has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Dobzinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weber Meek misses with a body kick.
Dobzinski misses with a head kick.

Weber Meek rushes Dobzinski and presses him up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Weber Meek fails to land.
Dobzinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber Meek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dobzinski backwards.
Weber Meek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Weber Meek will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dobzinski up against the ropes.
Weber Meek with a knee to the head.
Weber Meek taking a breather.

Dobzinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dobzinski scores with a head kick.

Weber Meek moves into range and clinches up with Dobzinski.

Weber Meek lands a takedown into guard.
Dobzinski is looking to stand back up but Weber Meek counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Dobzinski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dobzinski tries to roll over but Weber Meek keeps him under control.
Dobzinski is looking to escape.
Emil Weber Meek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dobzinski is looking to control Weber Meek's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dobzinski avoid being mounted?
Marcelo Jr Dobzinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dobzinski tries to roll over but Weber Meek keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Weber Meek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weber Meek 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Weber Meek!
During a confident post fight interview, Emil Weber Meek thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.