PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Dove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Dayman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dayman has chosen Day Man as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Dove
vs
Dayman

190 cm
19
196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
199 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 3 - 1 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Walter Dayman!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Dove there.
Dayman misses with a series of wild punches.
Dove listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dayman thows a body shot but no joy.
Dove changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dove blocks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Dove.
Dayman swings for the body but Dove moves out of range.
Dove thows a body shot but no joy.
Dove connects with the punch.
Dayman misses with a body punch
and Dove counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dayman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dove uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dayman.
Dove throws a jab when Dayman was well out of range.
Dayman throws an overhand right that lands on Dove's shoulder, as Dove tries to avoid the shot.
Dove jabs at Dayman's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dove.
Dayman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dove counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dayman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dayman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dayman moves away from the strike by Dove.
Dove is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dove listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Walter Dayman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dove throws a series of punches but Dayman moves out of range.
A big left from Dove misses.

Dayman gets caught flat footed, as Dove shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dove stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dayman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dove wants to control from the top but Dayman keeps moving.
Dayman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dove trying to control the position from guard on top but Dayman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dayman is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dove dives into side control.
Dayman is not content to let Dove control the position.

Dove tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dayman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dove was well out of range. Poor timing from Dayman.
Dayman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dove.
Dove connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dayman. Dayman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dove lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dayman throws a jab but it's blocked by Dove.
Dayman misses with a double jab
enabling Dove to counter with a crisp jab.
Dayman takes one to the side of the head.
Dayman misses the jab.
Dayman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dove avoids the body shot from Dayman.
Dayman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dove is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dayman misses with a low kick.
Dayman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dove catches Dayman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dove is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dove shoots in looking for a takedown. Dayman tries to sprawl out of it but Dove keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dayman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dayman thows a body shot but no joy.
Dayman wants to slow Dove down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dayman throws a hook but Dove avoids it easily.
Dove slips a straight right by Dayman.
Dayman throws out a loose jab but Dove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walter Dayman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dayman throws a looping overhand right but Dove ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Dove dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dove throws a nice looking combination but Dayman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dove avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Dove misses.
Dayman throws the left hand but Dove avoids the punch easily.
Dove throws a lazy right hand but Dayman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dove ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dayman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dayman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dove.
Dove avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dayman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dove. Dayman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dayman moves away from the strike by Dove.
Dove moves out of range of the strikes.
Dove blocks a jab.
Dove looks to land a right hand but Dayman moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayman swings for the body but Dove moves out of range.
Dayman cracks Dove with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dove needs to keep his hands up - Dayman had a free shot at his head there.
Dayman takes a swing at Dove's ribcage but misses.
Dove with a jab.
Dayman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab from Dove.
Dayman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dove attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dayman blocks a jab.
Dayman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dayman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dove counters with a straight right hand.
Dayman moves away from the strike by Dove.
Dayman scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dove moves away from the strike by Dayman.
Dayman misses with a body shot.
Dayman throws a sloppy body shot
and Dove counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Dayman misses the target.
Dove cracks a nice hook into Dayman's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dayman. Dove does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dove scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dayman doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Dove does it's job there.
Dove tests Dayman's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Dayman is rocked!
Dove slips a jab from Dayman.
Dove misses with a wild body shot.
Dove waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dayman.
Dayman misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayman looks to land a combination but Dove avoids it well.
Dayman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dove fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dayman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Dove misses.
Dove's corner calls for a 1-2. Dove obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dove shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dove connects with a body shot.
Dayman is breathing heavily.
Dove lands with an overhand left.
Dayman throws a hook to the side of Dove's head but Dove sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dayman misses with a straight left.
Dove throws a looping overhand right but Dayman ducks down to avoid it.
Dayman throws a body punch but Dove moves out of range.
Gary Dove is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Dove.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dove was well out of range. Poor timing from Dayman.
A slow jab from Dayman misses its intended target.
Dayman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dove blocks the body kick.
Dayman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dayman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dove.
Dayman looks to throw the jab but Dove is out of range.
Dove displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dayman throws out the jab.
Dayman tries to score with a low kick but Dove moves his leg out of the way.
Dayman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dayman stuffs the takedown attempt from Dove. Dove gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dayman misses with an uppercut.
Dove throws a combination. Dayman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dayman is still on wobbly legs! Can Dove finish him?

It looks like Walter Dayman has been cut.
Dove lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Dove dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walter Dayman'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. This is the final round!

Dayman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dove throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dayman throws a leg kick but Dove sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dayman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dayman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dove.
Dayman throws a low kick but Dove avoids it.
Dayman seems to have recovered his senses.
Dove scores with a jab to the head.
Dove takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dove with a hook.
Dove fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dove lands a nice shot that snaps Dayman's head back.
Dove closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Dayman! Dove dives in looking to finish! Dayman is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Dove!