PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Shambolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jeffrey Shambolo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Shambolo
vs
Dover

195 cm
20
204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Shambolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shambolo misses with a two punch combination.
Shambolo throws a nice looking combination but Dover bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shambolo works Dover's body with a nice hook.
Jeffrey Shambolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dover throws a leg kick which misses Shambolo's front leg but catches the back leg as Shambolo tries to avoid it.
Dover falls off balance throwing a combination

and Shambolo counters with a single leg into guard. Dover didn't expect that.
Shambolo is stalling in the full guard.
Shambolo stops Dover from standing up.
Dover looking for a sweep. Not yet Dover, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shambolo prevents Dover from getting back to his feet.
Shambolo throwing strikes from guard but Dover blocks nicely.
Shambolo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dover wants to stand and escape but Shambolo is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shambolo throws a combination that misses
and Dover counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shambolo tries to bum rush Dover with a series of wild strikes but Dover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shambolo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ben Dover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dover takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shambolo blocks a head kick by Dover.
Dover throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Dover blocks the leg kick.
Shambolo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dover can pounce on him.
Dover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dover lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shambolo's sensitive parts.
Dover is looking to chop away at Shambolo's legs.
Nice takedown defense from Dover. No joy for Shambolo on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shambolo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Shambolo blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Shambolo misses
and Dover counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shambolo shoots in but no luck this time.
Dover chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dover misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shambolo lands a right hook to the body.
Dover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shambolo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shambolo thows a body shot but no joy.
Dover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shambolo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dover can pounce on him.
Dover dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shambolo. That did some damage!
Dover throws a low kick but Shambolo avoids it.
Shambolo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dover misses with a combination
and Shambolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Shambolo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dover swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shambolo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dover tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dover misses with a head kick.
Shambolo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shambolo connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Dover to the floor! Shambolo dives in looking for the finish!

Dover is rocked!
Dover is trying to stand up here but Shambolo is controlling him well.
Dover is still in real trouble! Can Shambolo finish him?

Shambolo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shambolo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A bone on bone clash there as Shambolo blocks the leg kick.
Dover seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shambolo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dover counters with a thumping low kick.
Shambolo misses with a left hand
and Dover makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shambolo fails to land the takedown.
Dover swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Shambolo counter with a right hand.
Shambolo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shambolo wants to clinch.
Shambolo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dover moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shambolo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dover counters with a thumping low kick.
Dover feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shambolo's calf.
Shambolo takes a swing at Dover's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Dover misses.
Dover throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover throws a combination that misses
and Shambolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Shambolo misses
and Dover counters with a head kick. That will keep Shambolo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shambolo fails with a takedown attempt.
Shambolo works over Dover's head and body with a nice combination.
Dover throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jeffrey Shambolo is winning the standup battle so far.
Shambolo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Shambolo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dover throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shambolo misses with a wild body shot.
Dover misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shambolo misses with the body kick
and Dover counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dover tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shambolo looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shambolo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dover stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Shambolo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Shambolo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shambolo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shambolo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dover counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dover.
Shambolo fails with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shambolo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dover counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dover.
Some wild striking there from Dover.
Dover avoids the head kick by Shambolo.
Dover lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dover pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shambolo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shambolo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dover counters with a solid body kick.
Ben Dover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover throws a combination that misses

and Shambolo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shambolo.
Shambolo postures up in Dover's guard and throws a big left but Dover blocks it.
Dover pulls Shambolo in close to prevent any damage.
Dover is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shambolo is controlling him.
Shambolo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dover is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dover uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shambolo.
Shambolo tries a head kick but it misses.
Shambolo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dover as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Shambolo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dover throws a nice looking combination but Shambolo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dover throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dover misses with a head kick.
Dover dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shambolo. That did some damage!
Dover moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dover.
A good leg kick by Dover.
Dover scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shambolo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shambolo blocks a head kick by Dover.
Shambolo lands with a nice combination. Dover backs away looking to recover.
Shambolo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Dover.
Well Shambolo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Shambolo!