PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yura Dobko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaurbek Papanaishvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaurbek Papanaishvili told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Dobko
vs
Papanaishvili

185 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

199 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yura Dobko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zaurbek Papanaishvili!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papanaishvili scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dobko looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Papanaishvili scores with a nice head shot.
Dobko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Papanaishvili tries to avoid it but Dobko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Papanaishvili to the ground. Papanaishvili escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Papanaishvili closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dobko takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Papanaishvili working the body and head with strikes.
Papanaishvili looks up at the clock and then as Dobko takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Papanaishvili smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papanaishvili lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dobko down.

Dobko is rocked!
Papanaishvili tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Papanaishvili tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Papanaishvili throws an elbow but Dobko slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Papanaishvili looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Papanaishvili tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Papanaishvili has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Papanaishvili misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's two 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.
Dobko struggling a bit here.
An elbow from Papanaishvili crashes against the mat.
Papanaishvili is chipping away with strikes.
Papanaishvili landing a few strikes.

Papanaishvili looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dobko taking punishment in the form of punches.
Papanaishvili is putting a hurting on Dobko here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dobko parries the strikes from Papanaishvili easily there. Papanaishvili is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dobko to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papanaishvili throws an elbow but Dobko slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dobko taking a bit of punishment here - Papanaishvili scoring with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Papanaishvili.
Papanaishvili misses with the ground and pound.

Papanaishvili looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Papanaishvili working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Papanaishvili sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dobko is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dobko wants to get back to his feet but Papanaishvili drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papanaishvili postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Papanaishvili cracks Dobko with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Papanaishvili landing strikes.
Papanaishvili grinds an elbow into Dobko's temple.

Papanaishvili thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Papanaishvili wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dobko, who protects the arm well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dobko explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zaurbek Papanaishvili dominated that round.
That's time! Dobko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Papanaishvili lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Papanaishvili.

Papanaishvili dives in and scores a takedown into Dobko's guard.
Papanaishvili wants to pass the guard but Dobko is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papanaishvili trying to control the position from guard on top but Dobko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papanaishvili throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zaurbek Papanaishvili has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Papanaishvili has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dobko is proving hard to escape from.
Papanaishvili trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Papanaishvili in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Papanaishvili working some strikes from top position.
Papanaishvili is looking to work some ground and pound but Dobko has wrist control.
Papanaishvili scoring with some ground and pound.
Papanaishvili is looking to work some ground and pound but Dobko has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Papanaishvili accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papanaishvili working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Papanaishvili with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Papanaishvili's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Papanaishvili throwing strikes but missing.
Papanaishvili pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dobko is keeping the position for now.
Papanaishvili working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Papanaishvili must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papanaishvili postures up in Dobko's guard and throws a big left but Dobko blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dobko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Papanaishvili accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Papanaishvili trying to control the position from guard on top but Dobko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Papanaishvili wants to pass the guard but Dobko is keeping the position.
Papanaishvili trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Papanaishvili prevents Dobko from getting back to his feet.
Papanaishvili with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dobko keeping full guard, as Papanaishvili tries to pass.
Papanaishvili trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papanaishvili throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dobko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Papanaishvili throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Papanaishvili postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Papanaishvili postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Papanaishvili throws a strike but Dobko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dobko stopping the sweep attempt from Papanaishvili.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dobko drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Dobko as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Papanaishvili screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Dobko! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Yura Dobko!