PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Dorkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorkin comes to the cage accompanied by Duelling Banjos. Young Horse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dorkin
vs
Horse

189 cm
19
178 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alan Dorkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Young Horse!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorkin shoots in looking for a takedown. Horse tries to sprawl out of it but Dorkin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Horse manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Young Horse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dorkin.
Horse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Horse darts in and clinches Dorkin up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Horse.
Horse missing with knees to the body.
Horse missing with knees to the body.
Dorkin managing to block the knees to the body from Horse.
Dorkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dorkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Horse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Horse tries to land knees in the clinch but Dorkin avoids the damage to the body.
Dorkin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Dorkin drags the fight down to the ground.
Horse tries to stand but Dorkin is controlling from the bottom.
Horse is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Horse looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorkin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dorkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Dorkin, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horse misses with a wild combination.
Dorkin fails with the takedown.
Good leg kick by Horse there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Horse misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Horse!
Horse keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Dorkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dorkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Dorkin or perhaps it was just good defense by Horse which made him look bad.
Dorkin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Horse tries to close the distance and clinch but Dorkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Horse moves into the clinch.
Horse landing knees to the body.

Horse manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Horse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dorkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horse.

Horse drives through and clinches with Dorkin against the cage.
Dorkin managing to block the knees to the body from Horse.
Dorkin managing to block the knees to the body from Horse.
Horse lands a nice knee to the body.
Dorkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Horse missing with knees to the body.
Horse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dorkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Horse trying to land knees to the body.
Horse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dorkin.
Horse crunches a lovely knee into Dorkin's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horse lands a nice knee to the body.

Horse manages to break the clinch.
Horse tries a head kick but it misses.
Horse misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Horse.

Horse closes the distance and clinches.
Horse trying to land knees to the body.
Horse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dorkin avoiding damage as Horse throws knees to the body.
Horse trying to land knees to the body.
Horse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dorkin.
Dorkin managing to block the knees to the body from Horse.
Horse scores a nice knee to the body.

Horse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dorkin shoots in and drives through. Horse sprawls well.
Horse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good leg kick by Horse there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Horse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dorkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Horse rushes Dorkin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dorkin managing to block the knees to the body from Horse.
Dorkin tries to pull guard but Horse won't allow it.
Horse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dorkin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorkin avoiding damage as Horse throws knees to the body.
Dorkin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Horse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dorkin.
Horse missing with knees to the body.
Dorkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Horse missing with knees to the body.
Horse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Horse tries to land knees in the clinch but Dorkin avoids the damage to the body.
Horse missing with knees to the body.
Dorkin managing to block the knees to the body from Horse.

Horse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horse works over Dorkin's head and body with a nice combination.

Dorkin is rocked!

It looks like Alan Dorkin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horse throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Dorkin crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Young Horse!