PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobson comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Magick. Blaze has chosen We're All Dudes as his entrance music. Andrew Dobson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dobson
vs
Blaze

181 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobson lands with a right hand.

Dobson scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dobson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dobson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dobson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blaze is looking to escape.
Dobson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dobson trying to control but Blaze is having none of it.
Dobson controlling his opponent.
Blaze is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dobson avoids the attempt from Blaze to control.
Dobson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dobson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dobson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blaze tries to lock up and control but Dobson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dobson content just to control the position here.
Dobson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobson with shots to the head and body - Blaze looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dobson wants to control but Blaze has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dobson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dobson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blaze with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dobson wants to advance to full mount but Blaze doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blaze is on top in guard.
Blaze wants to get up but he can't break Dobson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Blaze looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dobson breaks from Blaze's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dobson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dobson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dobson with the ground and pound from mount.
Dobson landing strikes from the mount.
Dobson lands with some strikes.
Dobson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobson landing shots from mount.
Dobson looking to control but Blaze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blaze wants to control but Dobson is having none of it.
Blaze wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Dobson lands a heavy elbow.
Dobson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Dobson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Blaze closes the distance and clinches.
Dobson fails to pull guard.
Dobson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dobson tries for a takedown but Blaze manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Dobson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dobson wants a takedown.
Dobson can't get the takedown.
Dobson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blaze pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blaze tries to clinch there but Dobson circles away.
Blaze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Blaze. No joy for Dobson on that attempt.
Blaze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dobson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blaze but Blaze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blaze tries to clinch but Dobson moves out of range.
Andrew Dobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dobson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blaze is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Blaze pushes Dobson up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blaze lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dobson.
Still in the clinch, Blaze scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dobson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blaze is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blaze lands a nice elbow.
Blaze has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dobson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Blaze manages to break the clinch.
Andrew Dobson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaze tries to clinch but Dobson is having none of it.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dobson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Blaze. No joy for Dobson on that attempt.
Blaze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blaze tries to clinch but Dobson moves out of range.
Blaze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blaze lands with a thumping leg kick.

Blaze closes the distance and pushes Dobson back into the cage.
Knees to the body from Blaze.
Blaze lands with a right to the head.
Blaze connects with a knee to the head.
Blaze is working Dobson over against the cage.
Dobson fails to pull guard.
Blaze lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blaze breaks from the clinch.
Blaze tries to clinch there but Dobson circles away.
Blaze swinging wilding here.
Blaze throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blaze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dobson scores with a punch to the head.
Blaze wants to clinch.
Blaze moves in looking to clinch but Dobson pushes him off.
Blaze misses with a double jab.

Dobson feints and as Blaze raises his hands in defense, Dobson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dobson wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
Dobson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dobson stopping the sweep attempt from Blaze.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blaze has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dobson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dobson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dobson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dobson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dobson prevents Blaze from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dobson working Blaze over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dobson connects with a nice short shot to Blaze's temple.

Blaze actively working from the bottom here.
Dobson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blaze keeps working.

Blaze looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dobson works his way into full mount!
Dobson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Blaze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dobson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dobson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dobson connects with a couple of short punches.
Blaze is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dobson is controlling him.
Dobson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dobson is stalling in the full guard.
Dobson with a nice head shot there.
Blaze keeping moving, preventing Dobson from controlling successfully.
Dobson won't allow Blaze to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dobson working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dobson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dobson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blaze wants to stand but Dobson is controlling the position.
Dobson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blaze's head.
Dobson advances position into side control!
Check out the look on Dobson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dobson scores with punches from side control.
Blaze prevents Dobson from moving into mount.
Blaze is looking to regain half guard here but Dobson keeps moving and retains side control.
Andrew Dobson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze prevents Dobson from moving into mount.
Dobson lands an elbow.
Dobson looking to control but instead Blaze has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Dobson is pressing down on Blaze's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blaze is holding on for now.
Dobson prevents Blaze from standing back up.
Dobson working over Blaze with some ground and pound. Blaze looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Blaze is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dobson lands a big shot there that rocks Blaze but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dobson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dobson controlling the pace for now.
Blaze tries to hold on but Dobson pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blaze has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Dobson's lack of action.
Dobson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dobson is looking to advance position but Blaze won't allow it.
Dobson throwing shots but Blaze is blocking nicely.
Blaze is trying to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Dobson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Blaze pushes Dobson off but Dobson dives into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Dobson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dobson 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Dobson!