PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gal Dove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olan Foss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dove comes to the cage accompanied by The Stranglers - Peaches. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dove
vs
Foss

172 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
202 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gal Dove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Olan Foss!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dove cracks Foss with an open hand slap.
Foss throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dove misses with a body kick.
Dove chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Foss can pounce on him.
Dove takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Foss throws a head kick but Dove moves out of range.
Foss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dove uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foss.
Dove jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Foss looks for the body kick but Dove saw that one coming.
Olan Foss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dove lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foss circles away quickly and effectively.
Foss tries to clinch but Dove is having none of it.
Good leg kick by Foss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dove is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Foss.
Foss delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Foss lands a big head kick that sends Dove tumbling to the mat! Foss takes a step backwards and waves Dove back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Gal Dove has been cut.
Foss changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Foss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foss lands a nice shot to the body.
Foss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Foss lands a big head kick that sends Dove tumbling to the mat! Foss takes a step backwards and waves Dove back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Foss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foss is looking to slow Dove down with leg kicks.
Foss throws out a powerful jab.
Dove takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Foss misses the shot to the body.
Foss misses with a head kick.
Foss throws a low kick but Dove avoids it.
Foss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foss lands a really nice looking cross but Dove seems unphased.
Dove is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foss cracks the inside of Dove's front leg.
Foss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foss tries to clinch there but Dove circles away.
Foss just misses with a punch to the body.
Foss throws a sloppy head kick and Dove moves out of range easily.
Olan Foss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dove moves out of range of the body kick.
Foss lands with a kick to the temple. Dove shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Foss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dove does no damage.
Foss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Foss lands a jab to Dove's midsection.
Foss cracks Dove with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foss looks to throw the jab but Dove is out of range.
Dove avoids the head kick by Foss.
Foss throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dove stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Foss thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foss throws a leg kick but Dove sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Foss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dove.
Foss thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olan Foss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gal Dove's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dove misses with a series of wild punches.
Dove avoids the head kick by Foss.
A slow jab from Foss misses its intended target.
Foss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dove manages to avoid it.
Foss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dove sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dove keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Foss.
Dove lands a nice shot to the body.
Foss cracks Dove with an open hand slap.
Foss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dove blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foss lunges at Dove with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dove's hand.
Foss throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dove.
Foss misses with a wild body shot.
Foss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dove sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Foss will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Foss is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dove rather than just go for the knockout.
Dove has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Foss.
Foss tries to clinch up.
Foss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dove uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foss.
Foss throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dove's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foss looks to land a body kick but Dove moved away.
Dove displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foss throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foss lands with a slapping head kick.
Foss takes one on the button.
Foss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dove counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Foss thinking.
Dove has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Foss.
Gal Dove is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dove avoids the head kick by Foss.
Foss misses the body punch

and Dove counters with a single leg into guard. Foss didn't expect that.
Dove stops Foss from standing up.
Foss is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Dove gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dove scores with a jab. Foss acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dove throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Foss.
Foss wants to clinch but Dove slips to the side
and Dove counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Foss.
Dove lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dove.
Foss misses with a body shot.
Dove lands a really nice looking cross but Foss seems unphased.
Dove takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good leg kick by Foss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dove swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Foss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foss throws a jab but it's blocked by Dove.
Foss connects with a high kick.
Foss throws a head kick that misses.
Foss throws a head kick but Dove moves out of range.
Dove connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Foss, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foss misses with a kick to the body.
Foss throws a looping overhand right but Dove ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Foss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dove makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olan Foss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gal Dove's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Dove avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dove chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Foss can pounce on him.
Foss throws a sloppy body shot
and Dove cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Foss darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Foss misses.
A cross from Dove lands.
Foss scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Dove misses its intended target.
Dove loads up on a big right hand but Foss slips the punch.
Foss thows a body kick. Dove tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foss keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick by Foss misses
and Dove counters with a stiff right hand.
Foss lands a with a good body shot.
Dove blocks a head kick by Foss.
Foss looks to throw the jab but Dove is out of range.
Dove avoids a kick to the body.
Olan Foss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Foss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Dove blocks the low kick.
Foss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dove swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good shot there by Foss.
Foss stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Foss!
Foss scores with a nice strike.
Foss works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Foss misses with a hook. Dove ducked under it nicely.
Foss throws a head kick that Dove semi-blocks.
Foss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dove. That did some damage!
Foss throws a combination that misses
and Dove counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Foss. That snapped Dove's head back.
Foss is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Foss scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foss misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dove takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dove has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Foss.
A left lands for Foss.
Foss throws a head kick that misses.
Foss lands a nice shot that snaps Dove's head back.
Foss throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Foss throws a big shot that misses.
Foss throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dove takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foss cracks Dove with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dove tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dove moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Foss is looking to slow Dove down with leg kicks.
Foss is looking to clinch.
Dove shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Foss as he jumps to the side.
Olan Foss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Foss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dove tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Foss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gal Dove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foss lands a jab to Dove's midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olan Foss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Foss 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 25:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olan Foss!