PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Winnfield
vs
Dubrov

187 cm
36
211 lbs
30 - 15 - 0

192 cm
32
208 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Voodoo Nutrition
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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 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jules Winnfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavel Dubrov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Dubrov.
Dubrov throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Dubrov.
Winnfield connects with a body shot that sends Dubrov's belly button to the back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dubrov. That's going to slow Winnfield down.

Winnfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dubrov, pushing him back against the cage.
Winnfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Winnfield digs a right hand into Dubrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dubrov's gas tank.
Winnfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Dubrov backwards.
Dubrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winnfield misses with a punch to the body.
Winnfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Winnfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Dubrov.
Winnfield throws a head punch that misses.
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!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Winnfield takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dubrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Winnfield is trying to stall.
Dubrov can't find room to land a body shot as Winnfield controls the action.
Dubrov slows down the pace here.
Dubrov is leaning against Winnfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Winnfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Winnfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dubrov backwards.

It looks like Pavel Dubrov has been cut.
Winnfield lands a body shot in the clinch.
Winnfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dubrov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Winnfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winnfield avoiding damage as Dubrov throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Winnfield fails to land.
Winnfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dubrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winnfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dubrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winnfield.
Winnfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Winnfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Winnfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov lands a body punch.
Winnfield managing to block the knees to the body from Dubrov.
Dubrov trying to land knees to the body.
Winnfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winnfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Winnfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Winnfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winnfield misses with the head strike.
Dubrov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Winnfield lands a left hand.
Winnfield leaning against his opponent.
Winnfield misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Winnfield misses with the head strike.
Dubrov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Winnfield seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dubrov can turn it around.
Dubrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Winnfield controls his hands.
Dubrov lands a good knee to the midsection. Winnfield won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Dubrov.
Winnfield working aggressively here.
Winnfield avoiding damage as Dubrov throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Dubrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Dubrov on the inside.

Winnfield manages to break the clinch.
Winnfield checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dubrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winnfield takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dubrov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winnfield. Dubrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dubrov misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dubrov.

Dubrov moves into the clinch.
Winnfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dubrov trying to land knees to the body.
Dubrov blocking some punches.
Winnfield is trying to stall.
Dubrov has Winnfield pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield misses with some punches.
Dubrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winnfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Winnfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dubrov presses Winnfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Winnfield is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dubrov misses with a body punch.
Dubrov is looking to control Winnfield's arms but Winnfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dubrov has his back to the cage.
Winnfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dubrov's elbow.
Winnfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dubrov tries to land knees in the clinch but Winnfield avoids the damage to the body.
Winnfield throws a head punch that misses.
Dubrov missing with knees to the body.
Dubrov missing with knees to the body.
Dubrov misses with a punch to the body.
Dubrov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short body shot lands from Dubrov as the two fighters clinch.
Dubrov controlling the action here for a moment.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Dubrov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pavel Dubrov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Winnfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Dubrov cracks Winnfield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Jules Winnfield has been cut.
Dubrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winnfield moves away.
It looked like Winnfield was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dubrov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Winnfield shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Winnfield backs off Dubrov throws a huge counter combo but Winnfield manages to avoid it all.
Dubrov throws a leg kick but Winnfield moved away.
Winnfield moves out of range of the body kick.
Winnfield walks into a left hand.
Winnfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dubrov throws a head kick but Winnfield moves out of range.
Winnfield checks the leg kick.
Dubrov misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Winnfield wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winnfield checks a low kick from Dubrov.
Winnfield throws a head kick but Dubrov moves out of range.
Winnfield misses with an uppercut.
Dubrov tries a quick counter leg kick but Winnfield is wise to it.
Winnfield throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Winnfield throws a hook to the side of Dubrov's head but Dubrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winnfield misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winnfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winnfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Winnfield throws out a powerful jab.

Winnfield darts in and clinches Dubrov up against the cage.
Winnfield prevents a body shot from Dubrov.
Dubrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Winnfield has a couple of punches blocked by Dubrov.
Dubrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Winnfield.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dubrov tries to work over Winnfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Dubrov.
A head punch on the inside from Winnfield fails to land.
Knees to the body from Dubrov.
Nice body punch from Dubrov - that landed with a thud.
Dubrov misses with a punch to the body.
Winnfield working aggressively here.
Winnfield is looking to control Dubrov's arms but Dubrov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Winnfield has his back to the cage.
Knees to the body from Dubrov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubrov lands a knee to the body.
Dubrov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Winnfield up against the cage.
Dubrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dubrov.
Dubrov looking to stall.
Dubrov scores with a hook to the body.
Winnfield managing to block the knees to the body from Dubrov.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Winnfield avoids it.
Dubrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dubrov is pushing Winnfield up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dubrov looking to stall.
Dubrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winnfield misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dubrov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Winnfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dubrov is pushing Winnfield up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dubrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winnfield is defending well for now.
Dubrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Winnfield controls his hands.
Dubrov trying to land knees to the body.
Dubrov looking to slow down the pace here.
Dubrov taking a breather.
Dubrov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Winnfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dubrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dubrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dubrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dubrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Winnfield managing to block the knees to the body from Dubrov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov looking to slow down the pace here.
Dubrov trying to land knees to the body.
Dubrov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dubrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dubrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dubrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Winnfield backwards.
Pavel Dubrov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Winnfield prevents a body shot from Dubrov.
Dubrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Winnfield managing to block the knees to the body from Dubrov.
Winnfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dubrov misses with a body punch.
Dubrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Winnfield is trying to stall.
Dubrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winnfield is defending well for now.
Dubrov leaning against his opponent.
Winnfield tries a body shot but Dubrov blocks it.
Dubrov stalling in the clinch but Winnfield improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Dubrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Winnfield looks to land a left hand but Dubrov moved out of range nicely.
Winnfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dubrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dubrov throws a hook to the side of Winnfield's head but Winnfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dubrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pavel Dubrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dubrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Winnfield.
Dubrov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Winnfield is able to avoid easily.
Dubrov connects with a leg kick. Winnfield looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dubrov slips a jab from Winnfield.
Dubrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Winnfield misses with a two punch combination.
Dubrov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dubrov tries to clinch there but Winnfield circles away.
Winnfield getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Winnfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dubrov tries to work over Winnfield's front leg with a kick but Winnfield checks it.
Winnfield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Winnfield misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Dubrov to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Dubrov.
Winnfield moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Winnfield misses the target.
Dubrov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dubrov, right into the meat.
Dubrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Winnfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winnfield misses with a hook. Dubrov ducked under it nicely.
Dubrov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dubrov throws a low kick but Winnfield avoids it.
Dubrov wants to land a leg kick but Winnfield is out of range.
Dubrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Winnfield.
Winnfield scores with a shot to the body.
Dubrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dubrov throws the kick towards the body but Winnfield avoids it.
It looked like Winnfield wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dubrov looks to throw the jab but Winnfield is out of range.
Dubrov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Winnfield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dubrov scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dubrov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dubrov throws a head kick that Winnfield semi-blocks.
Dubrov throws a right hand that misses
and Winnfield counters with a left and a right that stings Dubrov.
Winnfield clobbers Dubrov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dubrov tries to clinch up.
Dubrov takes one to the side of the head.
Dubrov misses with a two punch combination.
Dubrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winnfield throws out the jab.
Dubrov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dubrov tries to clinch up.
Dubrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winnfield is looking to counter punch.
Dubrov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Winnfield has Dubrov up against the cage in a clinch.
Winnfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dubrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That has opened up Pavel Dubrov's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield managing to block the knees to the body from Dubrov.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Winnfield avoids it.
Winnfield stalling against the cage.
A short uppercut from Winnfield.
Dubrov missing with knees to the body.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but Winnfield blocks with his arms.
Dubrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winnfield takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dubrov trying to land knees to the body.
Winnfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dubrov backwards.
Winnfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dubrov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Winnfield is keeping busy.
Dubrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jules Winnfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dubrov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Winnfield is keeping busy.
Dubrov misses with some punches.
Winnfield lands with a short shot to the head.
Pavel Dubrov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield misses with a punch to the body.
Winnfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winnfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dubrov has Winnfield pressed against the cage, preventing Winnfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Winnfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Winnfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winnfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winnfield blocks a body shot from Dubrov.
Winnfield lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winnfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winnfield misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jules Winnfield showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dubrov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Dubrov!
An out of breath Pavel Dubrov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.