PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Dolarhyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dolarhyde comes to the cage accompanied by I Am The Greatest. Big Ben has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dolarhyde
vs
Ben

188 cm
25
249 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
23
276 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francis Dolarhyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Ben!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben throws a leg kick
and Dolarhyde counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dolarhyde blocks a head kick by Ben.
Ben avoids the body shot from Dolarhyde.
Dolarhyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Ben.
Ben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Dolarhyde. No joy for Ben on that attempt.
Dolarhyde throws a low kick but Ben avoids it.
Dolarhyde tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ben swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ben pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dolarhyde is out of range and Ben settles back down.
Dolarhyde throws a lazy right hand but Ben sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dolarhyde walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ben checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dolarhyde is out of range.
Ben slips a straight right by Dolarhyde.
Ben dives in and grabs Dolarhyde's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dolarhyde pushes down on Ben's head and hops out.
Dolarhyde misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dolarhyde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dolarhyde doesn't manage to clinch there - Ben circles away.
Dolarhyde thows a body shot but no joy.
Ben shoots in looking for a takedown but Dolarhyde manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ben's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Francis Dolarhyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Ben.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben misses with a kick to the body.
Dolarhyde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ben bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ben takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ben tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dolarhyde scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dolarhyde swings for the body but Ben moves out of range.
Ben looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dolarhyde throws an off balance right hand

and Ben decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dolarhyde's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dolarhyde wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben postures up and lands a big shot to Dolarhyde's brow.
Ben looking to pass the guard.
Dolarhyde trying to keep a closed guard but Ben is proving a slippery customer.

Ben avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dolarhyde working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ben.
Ben postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ben is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolarhyde is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ben moves into full guard.
Ben lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dolarhyde!
Dolarhyde is bucking up trying to escape but Ben cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ben with the ground and pound from mount.
Ben has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ben has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dolarhyde's face.
Ben looking to control but Dolarhyde is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Big Ben will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ben misses with a body kick.
Ben defending well as Dolarhyde loads up on a big left hand.
Dolarhyde lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ben avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ben takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ben digs a good hook to Dolarhyde's body.
Dolarhyde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ben.
Dolarhyde attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dolarhyde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ben. That did some damage!
Dolarhyde jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben throws a sloppy head kick
and Dolarhyde counters with a good low kick that Ben was not able to check.
Francis Dolarhyde is winning the standup battle so far.
Dolarhyde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Dolarhyde misses.
A shot to the liver by Dolarhyde. Beautiful body shot.
Ben with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dolarhyde to score with a decent uppercut.
Dolarhyde throws a leg kick that misses.
Ben walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dolarhyde.
A low kick from Ben is predictable there
and Dolarhyde counters with a two punch combo.
Ben is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dolarhyde moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dolarhyde throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ben's head.

It looks like Big Ben has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben throws a head kick that misses.
Dolarhyde lands with a right hand.
Dolarhyde lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dolarhyde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dolarhyde thows a body shot but no joy.
Ben takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dolarhyde connects with a body shot.
Dolarhyde throws a shot from downtown. Ben moves away and avoids it.
Dolarhyde tries to clinch up but Ben circles away and keeps his distance.
A cross from Dolarhyde lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ben's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dolarhyde rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Ben counters with a takedown into side control.
Dolarhyde can't do much from the bottom here.
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Dolarhyde manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dolarhyde missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ben missing with punches from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ben has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dolarhyde is working away from the top position though.
Dolarhyde thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ben's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dolarhyde is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ben sees it coming and defends easily.
Ben moves into full guard.
Dolarhyde trying to control but Ben is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Dolarhyde dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Big Ben's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dolarhyde avoids the head kick by Ben.
Ben misses with a low kick.
Dolarhyde misses the shot to the body.
Dolarhyde swings for the body but Ben moves out of range.

Ben feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ben pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dolarhyde is keeping the position for now.
Ben postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Ben avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dolarhyde here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dolarhyde wants to sweep here but Ben controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dolarhyde is trying to control the position but Ben postures up.
Dolarhyde looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ben loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ben chips away with some ground and pound.
Ben scoring with some ground and pound.
Dolarhyde wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolarhyde is trying to keep Ben in close.
Dolarhyde utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ben is looking to work some ground and pound but Dolarhyde has wrist control.
Ben advances to half guard.
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!
Dolarhyde trying to hold on to Ben's head to control him but Ben postures up.
Dolarhyde wants to improve his position but Ben is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ben lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolarhyde trying to control here.
Ben thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dolarhyde's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ben lands a nice short elbow.
Ben working over Dolarhyde with some ground and pound. Dolarhyde looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ben is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ben lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dolarhyde's head.
Ben looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dolarhyde is not content to let Ben control the position.
Ben looks to land a strike but Dolarhyde avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ben showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Ben comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ben 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Ben!
Big Ben seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.