PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hamid Zaferani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Dettman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dettman has chosen Nazareth - Hair of the Dog as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Zaferani
vs
Dettman

170 cm
31
145 lbs
23 - 14 - 1

150 cm
31
141 lbs
24 - 3 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hamid Zaferani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bobby Dettman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Zaferani misses.
Dettman connects with a body shot that sends Zaferani's belly button to the back.
Dettman thumps Zaferani with a low kick.
Zaferani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dettman throws out the jab.
Zaferani swats away the attempt to clinch by Dettman.
Zaferani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaferani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dettman manages to avoid it.
Zaferani walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dettman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dettman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zaferani counters with a leg kick.
Dettman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zaferani's sensitive parts.
Dettman throws a low kick but Zaferani avoids it.
Dettman scores with a push kick.
Dettman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zaferani connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zaferani misses with a body kick.

Zaferani clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Zaferani.
Zaferani managing to block the knees to the body from Dettman.
Dettman missing with knees to the body.
Dettman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dettman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaferani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dettman blocking some punches.
Zaferani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaferani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zaferani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaferani prevents a body shot from Dettman.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dettman.
Dettman lands with a right to the head.
Dettman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zaferani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dettman's elbow.
Knees to the body from Dettman.
Dettman misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Zaferani fails to land.
Zaferani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaferani blocks a body shot from Dettman.
Dettman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dettman blocking some punches.
Zaferani misses with some punches.
Dettman pushes Zaferani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaferani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Zaferani.
Zaferani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dettman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dettman working aggressively here.
Dettman tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaferani avoids the damage to the body.
Dettman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaferani's elbow.
A short right from Dettman on the inside.
Zaferani has a couple of punches blocked by Dettman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman is trying to maintain a safe position but Zaferani gets an underhook and turns Dettman into the cage.
Zaferani swings wildly with an uppercut but Dettman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaferani.
Dettman lands a right hand.
Zaferani avoiding damage as Dettman throws knees to the body.
Zaferani lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Zaferani.
Dettman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dettman blocks an uppercut.
Zaferani throws a head punch that misses.
Dettman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dettman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dettman.
Dettman lands an elbow just above Zaferani 's eye.
Dettman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dettman throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dettman.
Dettman struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaferani controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dettman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dettman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaferani blocks a body shot from Dettman.
Dettman misses with a knee strike.
Zaferani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaferani lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dettman or not.
Zaferani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zaferani avoids it.
Dettman blocking some punches.
Dettman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaferani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dettman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dettman tries a knee to the head but Zaferani blocks it.
Dettman lands a nice uppercut.
Zaferani misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Dettman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dettman tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaferani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaferani.
Dettman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dettman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zaferani makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dettman misses with a wild body shot.
Dettman is looking to clinch but Zaferani is avoiding it.
Dettman doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaferani circles away.
Crunch! Dettman slams his shin into Zaferani's torso.

Dettman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zaferani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dettman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zaferani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dettman tries a knee to the head but Zaferani blocks it.
Zaferani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dettman with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zaferani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zaferani ducks under a wild hook from Dettman.
Zaferani fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dettman on the side of the head.
Dettman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dettman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zaferani makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zaferani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zaferani gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Dettman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zaferani working aggressively here.
Zaferani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaferani tries a body shot but Dettman blocks it.
Dettman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaferani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dettman throws a head punch that misses.
Zaferani has a couple of punches blocked by Dettman.
Zaferani throws a punch but it's blocked by Dettman.
Dettman with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman looking to throw knees to the head but Zaferani is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zaferani - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dettman tries a body shot but Zaferani blocks it.
Dettman lands a shot to the body.
Dettman misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaferani swings wildly with an uppercut but Dettman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dettman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zaferani blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Dettman fails to land.
Dettman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dettman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dettman missing with knees to the body.
Dettman tries to throw a body punch but Zaferani avoids it by throwing Dettman back against the cage.
Dettman has a couple of punches blocked by Zaferani.
Zaferani throws a head punch that misses.
Dettman throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaferani.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zaferani is defending well for now.
Dettman blocks an uppercut.
Dettman missing with knees to the body.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zaferani avoids it.
Dettman tries to throw a body punch but Zaferani avoids it by throwing Dettman back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Zaferani.
Dettman tries to work over Zaferani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dettman blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Zaferani.
Dettman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dettman missing with knees to the body.
Zaferani misses with a punch to the body.
Zaferani prevents a body shot from Dettman.
Dettman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dettman blocks an uppercut.
Bobby Dettman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Zaferani breaks the clinch.
Zaferani takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani takes a swing at Dettman's ribcage but misses.
Zaferani throws out a leg kick but Dettman moves out of range and Zaferani only half commits.
Some bone on bone action there as Dettman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dettman checks a leg kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Zaferani 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaferani throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dettman.
Dettman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zaferani tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dettman lands a nice hook to Zaferani's body. Zaferani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That kick from Dettman tenderised Zaferani's leg. Zaferani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zaferani misses with an uppercut. Dettman saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dettman doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaferani circles away.
Dettman thuds a left hand into Zaferani's body.
Zaferani scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bobby Dettman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Zaferani looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zaferani throws a wild body kick that Dettman sees coming a mile off.
Dettman throws a body punch but Zaferani moves out of range.
Dettman with a jab.
Dettman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zaferani throws a combination. Dettman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dettman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaferani tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaferani lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Zaferani misses.
Nice jab there from Dettman.
Zaferani takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaferani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dettman throws out a leg kick but Zaferani moves out of range and Dettman only half commits.
Zaferani misses with a hook. Dettman ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Zaferani misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaferani punishes Dettman's body with a nice straight punch.
Dettman avoids a kick to the body.
Zaferani throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zaferani steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dettman. That one must have hurt.
Nice body kick there by Dettman.
Dettman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zaferani - that will leave a mark!
Zaferani throws a low kick but Dettman moves out of range easily.
Dettman swings for the body but Zaferani moves out of range.
Zaferani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dettman moves away.
Zaferani looks to land a body kick but Dettman moved away.
Dettman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dettman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zaferani rather than just go for the knockout.
Zaferani misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dettman checks it well.
Dettman throws a leg kick but Zaferani sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zaferani misses with a wild body shot.
Dettman is looking to chop away at Zaferani's legs.
Zaferani checks the leg kick.
Dettman is looking to clinch but Zaferani is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaferani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dettman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dettman misses with a wild combination.
Dettman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zaferani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dettman lands a glancing blow to the side of Zaferani's head.
Zaferani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dettman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaferani.
Dettman doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaferani circles away.
Zaferani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dettman doesn't seem bothered though.
Zaferani throws a body punch but Dettman moves out of range.
Dettman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dettman throws a low kick, looking for Zaferani's leg but Zaferani calmly moves out of range.
Dettman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaferani moves away.
Dettman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zaferani is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zaferani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zaferani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaferani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dettman was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaferani.
Dettman throws out a leg kick but Zaferani moves out of range and Dettman only half commits.
Dettman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zaferani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bobby Dettman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zaferani will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman misses with a body kick.
Zaferani throws a body kick that misses.
Dettman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zaferani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dettman throws a leg kick but Zaferani moved away.
A clash of legs there as Dettman blocks the low kick.
Dettman misses with a leg kick.
Dettman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zaferani blocks a low kick nicely.
Dettman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zaferani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hamid Zaferani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dettman.
Dettman throws a leg kick but Zaferani checks it.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dettman.
Zaferani throws the left hand but Dettman avoids the punch easily.
Dettman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zaferani.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Dettman.
Well Dettman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

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