PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Dove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mop Maipen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Dove
vs
Maipen

190 cm
27
196 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

186 cm
31
202 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Dove!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mop Maipen!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dove connects with a solid leg kick.
Maipen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Dove. Beautiful body shot.

Dove gets a double leg takedown into Maipen's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dove keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maipen's head.
Dove stopping the sweep attempt from Maipen.
Maipen 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 scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dove has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maipen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dove trying to control the position from guard on top but Maipen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dove throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dove stopping the sweep attempt from Maipen.
Maipen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dove trying to control the position from guard on top but Maipen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dove is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Maipen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dove is now in half guard.
Dove with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dove prevents Maipen from improving his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maipen can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dove wants to control but Maipen is keeping him busy.
Maipen taking some punishment here, with Dove in his half guard.
Maipen tries to roll over but Dove keeps him under control.
Dove uses his free foot to push down on Maipen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Maipen.
Maipen tries to reverse the position but Dove maintains control.
BOOM! Dove connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maipen tries to reverse the position but Dove maintains control.
Maipen wants to control but Dove is having none of it.
Maipen working to try and regain half guard.
Maipen is squirming around, avoiding Dove's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dove lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dove punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maipen tries to reverse the position but Dove maintains control.
Dove landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dove breaks from Maipen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dove is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dove with a couple of short strikes.
Maipen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maipen is looking to improve his position but Dove isn't that keen on the idea.
Maipen taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Dove connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maipen tries to hold on but Dove pushes him away.
Maipen is squirming around, avoiding Dove's attempts to control the action.
Dove lands a big elbow.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Dove! Maipen is hurt baaadly! Dove is firing away with more strikes - Maipen is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Dove!
Gary Dove is the new middleweight champion!
Gary Dove made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'm not doin' the job, me and Dee Dee are happy 'ere. I don't care what Victor Rayson says, she is my dirty Dee-Dee an' I love 'er.'.