PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 3221 p4p, 5131 weight class) and Scott Baum (ranked 125 p4p, 245 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dover
vs
Baum

170 cm
25
165
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
190
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Baum!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baum tries to clinch there but Dover circles away.
Baum wants to clinch.
Dover dives in and grabs Baum's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baum pushes down on Dover's head and hops out.
Baum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dover momentarily.
Baum throws a body shot but no joy.
Dover swats away the attempt to clinch by Baum.
Dover appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dover keeps the fight on the outside.

Dover decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dover scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dover thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baum's head.
Dover 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.
Dover is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dover seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Baum looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dover throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dover controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baum is looking for a sweep. Dover is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dover thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baum's head.
Dover looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dover performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dover lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dover lands a nice short elbow.
Dover working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dover working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dover winds up and cracks Baum with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dover winds up and cracks Baum with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dover scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Baum taking some punishment here, with Dover in his half guard.
Dover drops an elbow to the side of Baum's head.
Dover drops an elbow to the side of Baum's head.
Dover looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, if Dover is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Baum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dover scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dover winds up and cracks Baum with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dover working over Baum with some ground and pound. Baum looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover slows the pace down in half guard.
Baum on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dover trying to pass the guard but Baum defending well.

Dover is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Baum defends it well.
Dover not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Dover there.
Baum has hold of Dover's hands but Dover slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dover working Baum over with strikes.
Baum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dover.
Dover is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dover drops an elbow to the side of Baum's head.
Baum has hold of Dover's hands but Dover slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dover slips a nice elbow through Baum's hands, connecting with Baum's forehead.

Dover seems to be working for a kimura but Baum defends the submission attempt.
Baum looks winded!
Dover is pressing down on Baum's thigh, looking to free his foot. Baum is holding on for now.
Baum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dover. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dover scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dover takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dover slips a nice elbow through Baum's hands, connecting with Baum's forehead.
Dover seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dover seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dover lands with a punch from half guard.
Dover lands with a punch from half guard.
Dover is nestled in close to Baum, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dover scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dover lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Dover.
Dover lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dover working Baum over with strikes.

Dover is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Baum sees it coming and defends easily.
Dover slips a nice elbow through Baum's hands, connecting with Baum's forehead.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dover is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dover lands a nice short elbow.
Dover is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dover passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Baum!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dover landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dover controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Baum that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Baum that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Dover wants to finish this one by submission but Baum is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dover.
Dover working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dover takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dover working the ground and pound effectively.
Dover landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dover punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dover putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Baum takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dover raining down shots from the mount!
Dover tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dover lands a couple of good shots and Baum has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dover lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Baum.
Dover has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dover has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Baum's body.
Dover scores with strikes from the back.

Dover is looking for the choke from the back position but Baum is controlling his hands well.

Baum won't enjoy being in this position. Dover looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Baum is tapping - it's over boys! Dover picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ben Dover!