PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damien Vidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Dorkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vidal's entrance music is Cross that line. A fine choice. Dorkin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Duelling Banjos. Alan Dorkin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Vidal
vs
Dorkin

178 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
178 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alan Dorkin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vidal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vidal throws a series of punches but Dorkin moves out of range.

Vidal drives through and clinches with Dorkin against the cage.

Dorkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vidal tries a head kick but it misses.
Dorkin tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Vidal counters with a single leg into guard. Dorkin didn't expect that.
Vidal tries to free his leg and advance position but Dorkin is retaining full guard.
Vidal landing with the ground and pound.
Dorkin wants to stand and escape but Vidal is having none of it.
Vidal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vidal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vidal looking to pass the guard.
Dorkin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vidal is controlling him.

Dorkin scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Vidal gets a takedown into half guard.
Vidal wants to pass the guard but Dorkin is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorkin wants to get back to his feet.

Vidal seems to be working for a kimura but Dorkin defends the submission attempt.
Dorkin is looking to escape.
Vidal 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.
Vidal wants to pass to mount but Dorkin is defending the position.
Vidal throwing shots but Dorkin is blocking nicely.
Dorkin is trying to stand back up but Vidal is controlling him
Dorkin looks gassed!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vidal fails to land with a series of punches.
Dorkin darts in trying to clinch

and Vidal counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dorkin!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dorkin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Vidal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vidal working for a guillotine from mount but Dorkin is in no mood to give up.
Dorkin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Vidal working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dorkin tries to buck Vidal off but he can't manage it.
Vidal landing punches.
Vidal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dorkin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorkin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Vidal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Vidal with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dorkin is bucking up trying to escape but Vidal cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Vidal is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dorkin has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Vidal working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Vidal misses with a head shot.
Dorkin wants to get back to his feet.

Vidal is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dorkin has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Vidal wants to finish this one by submission but Dorkin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Vidal.
Dorkin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Vidal has hold of Dorkin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dorkin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Vidal throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vidal dominating with strikes here.
You get the feeling that Dorkin really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Vidal working for a submission but Dorkin is keeping him at bay.
Vidal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dorkin looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Vidal dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dorkin tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Vidal counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dorkin's guard now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vidal throws a big right hand that misses.
Dorkin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vidal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dorkin swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Vidal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vidal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vidal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dorkin swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Dorkin pushes Vidal off and scrambles back to his feet.

Dorkin moves into range and clinches up with Vidal.
Vidal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dorkin misses with an elbow over the top.
Vidal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorkin lands an elbow inside that Vidal shrugs off.
Dorkin lands an elbow that stopped Vidal in his tracks for a moment.
Vidal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vidal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dorkin smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Vidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dorkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vidal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dorkin is looking to clinch.
Vidal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dorkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vidal swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dorkin checks a leg kick.
Dorkin darts in trying to clinch

and Vidal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dorkin wants to stand and escape but Vidal is having none of it.
Vidal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vidal stops Dorkin from standing up.
Dorkin keeping full guard, as Vidal tries to pass.

Vidal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vidal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vidal won't allow Dorkin to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vidal throws a chopping leg kick but Dorkin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorkin closes the distance but Vidal moves to the side

and Vidal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vidal stops Dorkin from standing up.
Dorkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vidal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Vidal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vidal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dorkin can't keep his opponent in guard - Vidal advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dorkin wants to get back to his feet.
Vidal tries to pass to full mount but Dorkin defends it.
Vidal is working hard here to advance position.
Dorkin is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Vidal misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidal tries to clinch up but Dorkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Vidal misses with a body shot.
Dorkin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vidal counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vidal looks for a takedown but Dorkin sprawls well.
Dorkin closes the distance looking to clinch

and Vidal counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dorkin's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dorkin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Vidal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dorkin smiles and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vidal throws a sloppy head kick and Dorkin moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Vidal dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dorkin tries to clinch there but Vidal circles away.
Alan Dorkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vidal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vidal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vidal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vidal misses with a series of wild punches.
Vidal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dorkin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vidal counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorkin looks to clinch

and Vidal counters with a takedown into side control.
Vidal tries to move to mount but Dorkin blocks the move with his legs.
Dorkin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dorkin parries the strikes from Vidal easily there. Vidal is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dorkin to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vidal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vidal misses with the ground and pound.
Dorkin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Vidal is controlling him well.

Vidal tries for a kimura but Dorkin is defending well.

Dorkin bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Vidal tries to clinch up.
Dorkin closes the distance looking to clinch

and Vidal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vidal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidal passes into half guard.
Vidal works his way into full mount!
Dorkin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Dorkin taking shots to the head.

Vidal working for a submission but Dorkin is keeping him at bay.
Dorkin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Dorkin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vidal throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Damien Vidal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Vidal looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Vidal throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dorkin because Vidal loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorkin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dorkin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Vidal lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Dorkin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Vidal.
Vidal lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dorkin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Vidal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dorkin's face.

Vidal gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Vidal fails with the takedown.
Dorkin tries to clinch

and Vidal counters with a shoot takedown. Dorkin fights it but they end up in guard.

Vidal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dorkin wriggles free and stands up.
Vidal throws a leg kick but Dorkin checks it.
Vidal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alan Dorkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dorkin tries to clinch but Vidal moves away

and Vidal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vidal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dorkin wants to stand up but Vidal is controlling him.

Dorkin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Vidal off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Vidal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dorkin swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dorkin moves in looking to clinch but Vidal pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vidal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Vidal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vidal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Vidal!