PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nego Dobom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dobom
vs
Mayweather

178 cm
21
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

164 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nego Dobom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Floyd Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobom fails to land the takedown.
Mayweather misses with a body kick.
Mayweather throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mayweather tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Mayweather. Those never looked like landing.
Mayweather misses with a head kick.
Mayweather scores with a head kick. Dobom tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mayweather throws a sloppy head kick and Dobom moves out of range easily.
Dobom seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dobom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dobom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mayweather misses with a few strikes there.
Mayweather throws a right hand that Dobom ducks under and follows up with a left that Dobom also avoids with ease.
Dobom slips a jab and a cross from Mayweather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobom moves out of range of the body kick from Mayweather.
Dobom shoots in but no luck this time.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses
enabling Dobom to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayweather looks winded!

Dobom rushes Mayweather and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dobom tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nego Dobom. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dobom turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dobom manages to end up in side control.
Dobom slows the pace down.
Dobom seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mayweather for as long as he can get away with.
Mayweather takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dobom decides to stand back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dobom.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dobom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Floyd Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dobom fails to land the takedown.
Mayweather avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dobom blocks a head kick by Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a leg kick.
A head kick by Mayweather misses
and Dobom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dobom misses with a few strikes there.

Dobom takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dobom is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mayweather to keep the fight standing.
Mayweather lands a nice uppercut.

Dobom breaks from the clinch.
Dobom looks to land a combination but Mayweather avoids it well.
Mayweather on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Dobom or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayweather which made him look bad.
Mayweather throws a head kick but Dobom moves out of range.
A head kick from Dobom lands but Mayweather takes it in his stride.
Mayweather tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobom is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mayweather.
Mayweather lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dobom takes a step back to recover.
Mayweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dobom lands with a slapping head kick.
Horrible takedown by Dobom or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayweather which made him look bad.
Dobom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mayweather counters with a left and a right that stings Dobom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dobom misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayweather throws a combination that misses
and Dobom counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mayweather misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dobom shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mayweather eats them both and turns towards Dobom to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.
Mayweather lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mayweather looks for the body kick but Dobom saw that one coming.
Mayweather misses with a head kick.
Mayweather tries to land a body kick

and Dobom counters with a head kick that drops Mayweather to the mat! Mayweather scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Mayweather is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses.
Mayweather is still on wobbly legs! Can Dobom finish him?
We've been informed that Mayweather has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dobom tries to clinch there but Mayweather circles away.
Mayweather seems to have recovered his senses.

Dobom shoots in and gets a takedown into Mayweather's guard.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.
Dobom seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dobom wants to pass the guard but Mayweather is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather can't keep his opponent in guard - Dobom advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dobom slows the pace down in half guard.
Dobom passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mayweather!
Mayweather is trying to escape the mount.
Dobom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mayweather wants to hold on but Dobom pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather is trying to stand.
Dobom landing punches.
Dobom controlling from mount.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet.
Mayweather avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dobom.
Dobom controlling his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobom misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dobom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dobom looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mayweather avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dobom.
Dobom has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Dobom working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mayweather avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dobom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Poor strikes thrown by Dobom there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mayweather blocking the ground and pound.
Dobom dominating with strikes here.
Dobom unloads with some shots from mount but Mayweather bucks and avoids them well.
Dobom sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dobom avoids the attempt from Mayweather to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nego Dobom dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mayweather throws a push kick but Dobom slaps the foot to one side.
Dobom dives in and grabs Mayweather's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mayweather pushes down on Dobom's head and hops out.
Mayweather cracks the inside of Dobom's front leg.
Mayweather displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dobom.
Mayweather will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mayweather tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dobom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayweather swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Mayweather.
Dobom moves out of range of the body kick from Mayweather.
Mayweather throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a head kick but Dobom moves out of range.
Mayweather lands a front kick.
Dobom fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nego Dobom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dobom shoots in looking for a takedown but Mayweather manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dobom's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dobom checks a leg kick.
Mayweather throws a series of strikes that have Dobom backpedaling.
Mayweather takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dobom tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayweather swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayweather misses with a wild combination.
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dobom has managed to clinch.
Dobom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dobom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dobom tries to score a body lock takedown but Mayweather shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dobom is pushing Mayweather up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dobom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dobom slows down the pace here.
Dobom misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dobom wants to take the fight to the mat but Mayweather manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dobom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mayweather wants to get back to striking at distance but Dobom won't allow it.

Mayweather breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Floyd Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dobom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayweather paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dobom moves out of range of the body kick from Mayweather.
Mayweather swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dobom.
Mayweather tries a head kick but it misses.
Dobom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mayweather tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayweather throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nego Dobom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dobom moves out of range of the body kick.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Mayweather misses
and Dobom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dobom scores with a push kick.
Dobom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mayweather manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Mayweather comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dobom 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nego Dobom!
After the fight, Nego Dobom was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Floyd Mayweather had this to say: 'i'll be back '.