PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Dove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Brodie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Brodie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dove
vs
Brodie

190 cm
19
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Dove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Brodie!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brodie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dove defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brodie.
Brodie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dove as he jumps to the side.
Dove doesn't manage to clinch there - Brodie circles away.
Dove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brodie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brodie keeps the fight on the outside.
Brodie keeps the fight on the outside.
Brodie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brodie keeps the fight on the outside.
Brodie tries for a takedown but Dove sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gary Dove has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Brodie.

Dove has closed the distance and engaged Brodie in a clinch.
Brodie looking for a takedown.
Dove throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brodies head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brodie leaning against his opponent.
Dove wants to get back to striking at distance but Brodie won't allow it.
Dove stops a takedown attempt from Brodie.
Dove lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Brodie works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dove pulls Brodie in close to his closed guard and prevents Brodie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brodie throwing strikes but missing.
Brodie thows a big elbow that misses.
Dove controlling Brodie's posture.
Brodie throwing strikes from guard but Dove blocks nicely.
Dove pulls Brodie in close to his closed guard and prevents Brodie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brodie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dove works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brodie won't allow Dove to sweep him here.
Brodie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dove tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brodie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dove getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Brodie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dove is trying to defend but Brodie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dove slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brodie thows a big elbow that misses.
Brodie won't allow Dove to sweep him here.
Brodie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dove. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dove controls Brodie momentarily but Brodie frees himself.

Brodie has gone for a leg lock! Dove slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brodie's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brodie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dove stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brodie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brodie controls Dove momentarily but Dove frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brodie keeping moving, preventing Dove from controlling successfully.
Dove stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brodie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brodie wants to get back to his feet but Dove is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dove works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dove is looking to advance position but Brodie won't allow it.
Brodie is looking for a sweep. Dove is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dove tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brodie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dove moves in looking to clinch but Brodie pushes him off.
Brodie misses with a takedown attempt - Dove sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dove tries to clinch up.
Dove lunges at Brodie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brodie's hand.
Dove tries to clinch but Brodie is having none of it.
Brodie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dove defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brodie.
Dove is looking to clinch.
Dove moves in looking to clinch but Brodie pushes him off.
Dove wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dove looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dove tries to close the distance and clinch but Brodie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Dove dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dove tries to clinch but Brodie is having none of it.
Dove tries to clinch but Brodie is having none of it.
Dove fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brodie keeps the fight on the outside.
Brodie shoots for a takedown but Dove saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dove stuffs the takedown.
Dove is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dove wants to clinch up but Brodie keeps it at a distance.
William Brodie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dove wants to clinch up but Brodie keeps it at a distance.
Dove tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dove tries to clinch but Brodie moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dove slaps away a takedown attempt from Brodie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gary Dove has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Brodie.
Brodie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dove's waist but Dove gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brodie off to one side.
Brodie shoots in for a takedown but Dove shows good takedown defense.
Brodie swats away the attempt to clinch by Dove.
Gary Dove is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dove tries to clinch up.
Dove tries to close the distance and clinch but Brodie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dove tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brodie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dove fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brodie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dove doesn't manage to clinch there - Brodie circles away.
Brodie swats away the attempt to clinch by Dove.
Dove tries to clinch up but Brodie circles away and keeps his distance.

Brodie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brodie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dove looking for a sweep. Not yet Dove, not yet.
Brodie postures up.

Dove is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Brodie rolls with it to try and escape but Dove cranks on the arm and Brodie is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gary Dove!