PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dorrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Puckerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edmund Dorrance has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dorrance
vs
Puckerman

187 cm
26
220 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

184 cm
23
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edmund Dorrance!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noah Puckerman!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorrance walks into a jab.
Puckerman's corner calls for a 1-2. Puckerman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dorrance fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puckerman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dorrance. That did some damage!
Puckerman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dorrance.
Dorrance fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dorrance tries to clinch but Puckerman moves out of range.
Dorrance cracks the inside of Puckerman's front leg.
Dorrance just misses with a punch to the body.
Dorrance swings for the body but Puckerman moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puckerman misses with an uppercut.
Dorrance wants to clinch up but Puckerman keeps it at a distance.
Dorrance throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dorrance cracks a nice hook into Puckerman's ribs.
Dorrance will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puckerman scores with a sloppy right hand. Dorrance should have avoided that one.
Puckerman throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Puckerman throws a nice head kick!
Dorrance throws a head kick that misses
and Puckerman counters with a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Puckerman.
Dorrance thows a leg kick but Puckerman checks it
and Puckerman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dorrance tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puckerman just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dorrance clinches up against the ropes.
Puckerman is trying to break free.
Dorrance with a knee to the head.
Puckerman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dorrance misses with an elbow strike.
Dorrance tries to land knees in the clinch but Puckerman avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dorrance throws an elbow but misses.
Puckerman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Puckerman is trying to force a seperation but Dorrance has the dominant position.
Dorrance misses with a knee to the head.
Dorrance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dorrance misses with a knee to the head.
Puckerman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dorrance prevents Puckerman from breaking the clinch.
Dorrance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dorrance trying to land knees to the body.
Puckerman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dorrance missing with knees to the body.

Puckerman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman misses with an uppercut. Dorrance saw that one coming.
Dorrance throws a head kick but Puckerman moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Puckerman.
Puckerman avoids the head kick by Dorrance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Puckerman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puckerman throws out a powerful jab.
Puckerman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puckerman scores with a jab to the head.
Puckerman scores with a shot to the body.
Dorrance is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Puckerman scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Puckerman.
Puckerman scores with a punch to the head.
Puckerman scores with a push kick.
Dorrance goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman cracks Dorrance with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Puckerman throws a hook but Dorrance blocks it.
Puckerman misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Puckerman misses the target.
Puckerman throws a body punch but Dorrance moves out of range.
Dorrance looks to land a body kick but Puckerman moved away.
Dorrance looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Puckerman is looking to slow Dorrance down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Dorrance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dorrance, as that shot connected.
Dorrance feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puckerman's calf.

Dorrance pushes Puckerman up against the ropes in a clinch.
Puckerman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dorrance misses with an elbow strike.

Puckerman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dorrance listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dorrance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puckerman moves away.
Puckerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puckerman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dorrance's head backwards.
Dorrance lands a jab to Puckerman's midsection.
Dorrance looks to land a body kick but Puckerman moved away.
Puckerman connects with a body shot.
Dorrance scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dorrance misses the shot to the body.
Puckerman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Puckerman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dorrance pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puckerman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Noah Puckerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorrance steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puckerman.
Puckerman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dorrance moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dorrance!
Puckerman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dorrance is out of range and Puckerman settles back down.
Dorrance moves away from the strike by Puckerman.
A solid body kick from Dorrance.
Puckerman scores with a hook.
Puckerman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Puckerman throws a body punch but Dorrance moves out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Puckerman on the side of the head.
Dorrance misses with a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Puckerman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dorrance is looking to control Puckerman's arms but Puckerman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dorrance has his back to the ropes.
Dorrance lands an elbow inside.

Puckerman breaks from the clinch.
Puckerman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dorrance is looking to wear down Puckerman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dorrance misses with a low kick.
Puckerman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Puckerman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dorrance. Dorrance obviously looking to wear him down.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice jab there from Puckerman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dorrance forces Puckerman back against the ropes and clinches.
Dorrance missing with knees to the body.
Dorrance misses with an elbow over the top.
Puckerman is trying to break free.
Dorrance tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puckerman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puckerman tries to circle away but Dorrance has him pinned against the ropes.
Dorrance throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Puckerman struggles to land a body shot inside as Dorrance controls his hands.
Dorrance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Puckerman wants to break free but Dorrance has control.
A short right from Puckerman on the inside.
Dorrance lands an elbow that stopped Puckerman in his tracks for a moment.
Dorrance lands an elbow just above Puckerman 's eye.

It looks like Noah Puckerman has been cut.
Dorrance tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puckerman avoids it.
Puckerman is trying to break free.
Dorrance throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dorrance trying to land knees to the body.
Puckerman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puckerman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dorrance has him pressed against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dorrance takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dorrance pushes off an throws an elbow but Puckerman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Noah Puckerman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Noah Puckerman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dorrance ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puckerman avoids the head kick by Dorrance.
Puckerman lands a leg kick that knocks Dorrance off balance momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Puckerman checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Puckerman.
Puckerman misses with a hook
and Dorrance counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Puckerman lands a glancing blow to the side of Dorrance's head.
Jab, jab by Puckerman - just one landing.
Dorrance connects with a right hand. Puckerman shakes it off.
A head kick misses from Dorrance.
Puckerman takes a swing at Dorrance's ribcage but misses.
Puckerman feints and then cracks Dorrance's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dorrance down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A swing and a miss from Puckerman.
Dorrance is looking to clinch but Puckerman is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance slips a jab from Puckerman.
Dorrance takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Puckerman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Puckerman.
Puckerman looks to land a left hand but Dorrance moved out of range nicely.
Dorrance uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puckerman.

Dorrance pushes Puckerman up against the ropes in a clinch.
Puckerman wants to get back to striking at distance but Dorrance won't allow it.
Dorrance tries a knee to the head but Puckerman blocks it.
Dorrance misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dorrance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Puckerman is trying to break the clinch but Dorrance is controlling him.
Puckerman is trying to push Dorrance away but Dorrance has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dorrance has him pressed against the ropes.
Dorrance throws an elbow that misses.
Dorrance keeps control of Puckerman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dorrance lands a nice elbow.
Puckerman looking to stall.
Dorrance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Puckerman is stalling here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dorrance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dorrance misses with a knee to the head.
Dorrance with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance tries to land knees in the clinch but Puckerman avoids the damage to the body.
Dorrance scores with a knee to the head.
Puckerman trying to control the position but instead, Dorrance has worked for underhooks and has pushed Puckerman into the ropes.
Puckerman can't break the clinch.
Puckerman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Puckerman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puckerman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puckerman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puckerman wants to break free but Dorrance has control.
Dorrance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puckerman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance tries to land knees in the clinch but Puckerman avoids the damage to the body.

Puckerman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Noah Puckerman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dorrance throws a leg kick but Puckerman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dorrance walks into a straight right hand from Puckerman.
Dorrance scores with a head kick. Puckerman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Puckerman throws a lazy right hand but Dorrance sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dorrance is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Puckerman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dorrance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puckerman moves away.
Puckerman connects with the punch.
Puckerman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dorrances jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dorrance feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Puckermans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dorrance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman throws a jab but it's blocked by Dorrance.
Puckerman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puckerman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorrance.
Puckerman slips under a jab from Dorrance.
Dorrance lands a high kick!
Dorrance moves in looking to clinch but Puckerman pushes him off.
Dorrance keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puckerman.
Puckerman checks the leg kick.
Puckerman sizes up Dorrance with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dorrance uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puckerman.
Puckerman avoids the head kick by Dorrance.
Dorrance bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puckerman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance takes one to the chin there.
Dorrance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puckerman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dorrance throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puckerman looks to land a right hand but Dorrance moved out of range.
Puckerman misses with an uppercut.
Puckerman misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puckerman throws a lazy right hand but Dorrance sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dorrance pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dorrance moves in looking to clinch but Puckerman pushes him off.
Dorrance uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puckerman.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman scores with a hook to the body. Dorrance takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot by Puckerman.
Dorrance throws a series of punches but Puckerman moves out of range.
Puckerman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dorrance.
Dorrance avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puckerman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Puckerman slips a jab and a cross from Dorrance.
Puckerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dorrance.
Puckerman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Puckerman connects with a looping right hand.
Puckerman misses the jab.
Dorrance looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dorrance tries to clinch up.
Dorrance throws a low kick, looking for Puckerman's leg but Puckerman calmly moves out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance moves away from the strike by Puckerman.
Puckerman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dorrance has time to react.
Puckerman scores with a sloppy right hand. Dorrance should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puckerman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dorrance's hands.
Good leg kick by Puckerman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puckerman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Edmund Dorrance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puckerman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dorrance checks it well.
Puckerman looks to land a left hand but Dorrance moved out of range nicely.
Dorrance is looking to clinch but Puckerman is avoiding it.

Dorrance closes the distance and clinches.
Dorrance connects with a nasty looking knee right to Puckerman's face.
Dorrance tries to land knees in the clinch but Puckerman avoids the damage to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman blocks an elbow strike.
Dorrance trying to land knees to the body.
Dorrance is trying to stall.
Dorrance prevents Puckerman from breaking the clinch.
Dorrance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puckerman.

Puckerman manages to break the clinch.
Puckerman lands with a cross.
Puckerman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dorrance in his tracks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puckerman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dorrance throws an off balance right hand
and Puckerman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dorrance is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Puckerman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Puckerman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Noah Puckerman!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Noah Puckerman!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Noah Puckerman!

Noah Puckerman wins by unanimous decision!
Noah Puckerman is the new light heavyweight champion!
Noah Puckerman really struggled to get his t-shirt was on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Global Nutritional ACME (Q157) 90% ROR on Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.