PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Dabrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Katchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dabrowski
vs
Katchenko

197 cm
31
202 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

195 cm
31
222 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafal Dabrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Katchenko!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dabrowski lands a jab to Katchenko's midsection.
Katchenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dabrowski's calf.
Dabrowski looks for the body kick but Katchenko saw that one coming.
Dabrowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dabrowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dabrowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dabrowski throws a sloppy head kick and Katchenko moves out of range easily.
Dabrowski scores with a spinning back kick!
Katchenko throws a lazy head kick
and Dabrowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Dabrowski throws a solid leg kick but Katchenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dabrowski.
Katchenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Dabrowski misses its intended target.
A low kick from Dabrowski is predictable there

and Katchenko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dabrowski's guard.
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!
Dabrowski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dabrowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Katchenko blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dabrowski missing with a left hand there. Katchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dabrowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dabrowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Katchenko slips a jab from Dabrowski.
Katchenko avoids the body shot from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski thumps Katchenko with a low kick.
Katchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katchenko is looking to land body kicks.
Dabrowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dabrowski throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Katchenko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dabrowski won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Katchenko tries to stand but Dabrowski is controlling his head.
Dabrowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Still in half guard, Dabrowski seems content to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rafal Dabrowski just wasn't active enough.
Dabrowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katchenko wants to clinch up but Dabrowski keeps it at a distance.
Dabrowski scores with a hook to the body. Katchenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rafal Dabrowski will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Katchenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dabrowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dabrowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Katchenko checks a low kick from Dabrowski.
Katchenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Katchenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dabrowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katchenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Katchenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Katchenko avoiding damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dabrowski pushes off an throws an elbow but Katchenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Rafal Dabrowski has been cut.
Katchenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dabrowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dabrowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Dabrowski scores with a nice hook to the head.

Katchenko manages to break the clinch.
Katchenko tries to land a body kick
and Dabrowski counters with a good, hard body kick but Katchenko shrugs it off.
Katchenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dabrowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dabrowski misses with a leg kick.
Dabrowski thows a body kick. Katchenko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rafal Dabrowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Katchenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Katchenko takes a step back to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dabrowski misses with a right hand

and Katchenko counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dabrowski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Katchenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Dabrowski has wrist control.
Katchenko wants to stand but Dabrowski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrei Katchenko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Katchenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dabrowski tries to land a front kick but Katchenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Katchenko connects with a body shot.
Katchenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Katchenko connects with a solid leg kick.
Katchenko tries to clinch up.
Katchenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dabrowski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dabrowski. Katchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katchenko throws a push kick but Dabrowski slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dabrowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Katchenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dabrowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katchenko throws out a loose jab but Dabrowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katchenko tries to clinch but Dabrowski is having none of it.
Katchenko throws a head kick but Dabrowski moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dabrowski looks for the body kick but Katchenko saw that one coming.
Katchenko throws a leg kick

and Dabrowski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Katchenko's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dabrowski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Katchenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rafal Dabrowski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dabrowski tries to land a body kick

and Katchenko counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dabrowski controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Katchenko. That's going to slow Dabrowski down.
Dabrowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Katchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dabrowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dabrowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Katchenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dabrowski. That did some damage!
Katchenko lands a leg kick that knocks Dabrowski off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dabrowski lands a nice hook to Katchenko's body. Katchenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabrowski takes one on the button.
Dabrowski lands with a cross.
Dabrowski throws a leg kick

and Katchenko counters with a shoot takedown. Dabrowski fights it but they end up in guard.
Dabrowski is controlling Katchenko's posture.
Katchenko stays in close to Dabrowski's body and controls the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andrei Katchenko wasn't active enough on the ground.
Katchenko takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dabrowski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Katchenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Katchenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Katchenko tries to clinch but Dabrowski moves out of range.
Dabrowski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Katchenko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Katchenko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Katchenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dabrowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dabrowski scores with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Dabrowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dabrowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski ducks right into an uppercut from Katchenko.
Dabrowski throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Katchenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Katchenko.
Rafal Dabrowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katchenko wanted to stand there but Dabrowski had control of the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dabrowski holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andrei Katchenko wasn't active enough on the ground.
Katchenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Katchenko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski throws a wild body kick that Katchenko sees coming a mile off.
Dabrowski thumps Katchenko with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko throws a leg kick which misses Dabrowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Dabrowski tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dabrowski looks to throw a body kick

and Katchenko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dabrowski's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dabrowski holds on and takes a little breather.
Dabrowski looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Rafal Dabrowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dabrowski misses with an uppercut.
Rafal Dabrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dabrowski misses with a wild body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dabrowski - that will leave a mark!

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Katchenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Katchenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Andrei Katchenko!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Andrei Katchenko!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Andrei Katchenko!

Andrei Katchenko wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrei Katchenko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.