PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominikkkk Dostal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominikkkk Dostal is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ross
vs
Dostal

151 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Virgil Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dominikkkk Dostal!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dostal shoots and misses
and Ross counters with a two punch combo.
Dostal misses with a head kick.
Dostal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Dostal has managed to clinch.
Ross could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dostal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ross's elbow.
Ross changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dostal fights it off and pushes away nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dostal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dostal prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgil Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dostal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dostal shoots in and drives through. Ross sprawls well.
Dostal throws a front kick that sends Ross stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dostal throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Virgil Ross has been cut.

Dostal has closed the distance and engaged Ross in a clinch.
Dostal lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dostal manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dostal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ross throws a big elbow that misses.
Dostal wants to stand and escape but Ross is having none of it.
Dostal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ross trying to control but Dostal is working from the bottom.
Ross wants to pass the guard but Dostal is keeping the position.
Ross wants to control from the top but Dostal keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dostal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dostal wants to sweep here but Ross controlling him for the moment.
Ross wants to control from the top but Dostal keeps moving.
Dostal has his hands on Ross's head, controlling the position.
Ross might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Virgil Ross wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dostal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ross circles away quickly and effectively.
Dostal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ross moves away.

Dostal moves into the clinch.

Ross has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dostal regains guard immediately.
Ross trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Ross stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Dostal rushes Ross and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross avoiding damage as Dostal throws knees to the body.
Ross has had enough of the clinch but Dostal keeps him there for the moment.
Dostal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Dostal breaks the clinch.

Dostal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dostal is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Ross breaks the clinch.
Dostal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dominikkkk Dostal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dostal shoots in for a takedown but Ross shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Ross clinches up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Dostal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dostal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dostal clinches with his opponent.
Dostal scores with a knee to the head.
Ross is breathing heavily.
Dostal lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominikkkk Dostal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Virgil Ross'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.

Dostal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ross.
Dostal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dostal shoots in for a takedown but Ross shows good takedown defense.

Dostal darts in and clinches Ross up against the cage.
Ross taking a breather.

Dostal pulls Ross into guard.
Dostal looking for a sweep. Not yet Dostal, not yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross trying to control the position from guard on top but Dostal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Virgil Ross just wasn't active enough.

Dostal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Dostal breaks from the clinch.
Ross takes a kick to the side of the head.

Dostal rushes Ross and presses him up against the cage.
Ross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dostal is breathing heavily.
Dostal avoids the elbow strike from Ross, against the cage.
Dostal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ross tries to score a body lock takedown but Dostal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgil Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dostal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dostal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dostal's waist but Dostal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ross off to one side.

Dostal rushes Ross and presses him up against the cage.
Dostal is looking to control Ross's arms but Ross gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dostal has his back to the cage.
Ross takes an elbow to the temple.

Dostal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostal throws a right hand that Ross ducks under and follows up with a left that Ross also avoids with ease.

Dostal moves into the clinch.
Dostal lands a damaging elbow.

Virgil Ross's cut is getting worse.

Dostal breaks from the clinch.
Ross misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dostal manages to break the clinch.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Dostal is just out of range.

Ross tries to keep at a distance but Dostal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dostal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dominikkkk Dostal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Ross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dostal leaning against his opponent.
Ross misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to circle away but Dostal has him pinned against the cage.
Ross is trying to push Dostal away but Dostal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dostal obliges.

Dostal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ross gets tackled into the cage by Dostal. Dostal maintains the clinch.
Dostal lands a nice knee to the body.
Dostal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ross in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dostal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ross fails with the takedown.
Ross walks into a stiff left hand from Dostal.
Sloppy strikes from Dostal. Those never looked like landing.
Dostal throws a head kick that misses.

Dostal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ross's guard.
Dostal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ross looking for a sweep. Not yet Ross, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dostal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dostal distracts Ross with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dostal stands up over Ross, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dostal trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ross kicks Dostal off and gets to his feet.

Dostal drives through and clinches with Ross against the cage.
Ross is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dostal lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dostal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ross wants to stall.
Dostal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Dostal breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominikkkk Dostal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Virgil Ross's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ross moves into the clinch.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but Dostal blocks with his arms.
Dostal tries to throw a body punch but Ross avoids it by throwing Dostal back against the cage.
Dostal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ross.
Dostal landing knees to the body.
Ross takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dostal.
Dostal scores with a hook to the body.

Dostal manages to break the clinch.
Dostal lands a slapping body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dostal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ross in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dostal lands a nice uppercut.
Dostal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Dostal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dostal lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dostal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dostal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dostal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A body shot lands from Dostal.
Knees to the body from Dostal.
Dostal landing knees to the head.

Dostal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dostal takes the fight into the clinch.

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

Dostal takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross throws an elbow that misses.
Dostal lands with a short shot to the head.

Dostal pulls guard.
Dostal is looking to stand up but Ross isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross wants to control from the top but Dostal keeps moving.
Ross stands and throws Dostal's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Ross tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dostal wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ross is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dostal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Ross seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ross working the strikes but Dostal uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dostal's head.

Dostal is defending against the submission attempts here by Ross.

Dostal kicks off Ross and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dostal has taken the fight to the clinch.

Dostal breaks the clinch.

Dostal pushes Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Dostal scores a nice knee to the body.
Dostal lands a hook that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Ross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dostal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ross lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dostal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dostal scores with a knee to the head.
Dostal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ross's face.
Dostal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Virgil Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominikkkk Dostal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ross tries to throw a body punch but Dostal avoids it by throwing Ross back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominikkkk Dostal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dostal winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominikkkk Dostal!