PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Blue (ranked 5920 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 23806 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blue
vs
Dover

178 cm
27
167 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

189 cm
21
167 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dover unleashes a big counter combination but Blue bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice shot lands for Blue.
Dover looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blue looks to land a combination but Dover avoids it well.
Dover lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bubba Blue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Blue misses its intended target.
Dover with the counter takedown but Blue avoids it easily.
Blue misses with a looping left.
Blue works over Dover's head and body with a nice combination.

Blue instigates a clinch.
Blue tries to work over Dover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blue lands with a right to the head.
Blue scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dover tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Blue breaks the clinch.
Blue looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blue tries to bum rush Dover with a series of wild strikes but Dover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blue slaps away a takedown attempt from Dover, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bubba Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Dover.

Dover rushes Blue and presses him up against the cage.
Blue lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover tries to circle away but Blue has him pinned against the cage.
Dover is looking for a takedown.
Dover has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blue is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

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

Blue takes the fight into the clinch.
Dover wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Blue.
Dover looks winded!

Blue manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dover looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut there from Blue.
Blue lands a jab to the nose.
Dover just misses with a punch to the body.
Blue drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Dover right on the button. Dover goes down! Blue follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Blue gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Blue!