PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmund Dorrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorrance has chosen Thou Shalt Always Kill as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dover
vs
Dorrance

175 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 London, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Edmund Dorrance!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dover ducks under a wild hook from Dorrance.

Dover has closed the distance and engaged Dorrance in a clinch.
Dorrance misses with a punch on the inside.
Dover crunches a lovely knee into Dorrance's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dover.
Dover lands an elbow that stopped Dorrance in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Edmund Dorrance has been cut.
Dorrance wants to get back to striking at distance but Dover won't allow it.
Dover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dover lands an elbow that stopped Dorrance in his tracks for a moment.
Dover crunches a lovely knee into Dorrance's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dover connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dorrance fails to land.
Dover blocks a body shot from Dorrance.
Dover crunches a lovely knee into Dorrance's ribcage.
Dover working Dorrance over with knees to the body.
Dorrance looks winded!
Dover scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover lands a nice knee to the body.
Dover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dover scores with a knee to the head.
Dorrance tries to work over Dover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dover connects with a knee to the head.
Dover lands an elbow inside that Dorrance shrugs off.
Dorrance takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dover landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dover crunches a lovely knee into Dorrance's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dorrance's defenses.

That has opened up Edmund Dorrance's cut even more.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dover obliges.
Dover lands an elbow that stopped Dorrance in his tracks for a moment.
Dover lands an elbow just above Dorrance 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dover obliges.
Dover comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dover with a knee to the head.
Dover with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Dorrance is rocked!

The cut above Edmund Dorrance's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dover scores with a knee to the head.
Dorrance is still on wobbly legs! Can Dover finish him?
A knee to the head by Dover.
Dover landing knees to the head.
Dover scores a nice knee to the body.
Dorrance takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dover is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dover.
Knees to the body from Dover.
Nice elbow from Dover.
Dover lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dover connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dorrance's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover scores a nice knee to the body.
Dover lands a damaging elbow.
Dover jerks Dorrance's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Dorrance drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Dover goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Dover because Dorrance was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ben Dover!