PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Victorino (ranked 4480 p4p, 5866 weight class) and Patrick Dooley (ranked 469 p4p, 521 weight class). Patrick Dooley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Victorino
vs
Dooley

173 cm
26
155
3 - 2 - 0

174 cm
26
160
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Nutritional Shaved Ice

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Victorino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Dooley!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dooley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Victorino looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Dooley jumps guard but Victorino turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Victorino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dooley stalling against the cage.
Dooley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Victorino after a bit of a struggle.
A right hook to the body lands for Dooley.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dooley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Victorino wants to get back to striking at distance but Dooley won't allow it.
Dooley controlling the action here for a moment.
Dooley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Victorino smiles and moves away.
Alex Victorino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Dooley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victorino takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorino scores with a one two! Dooley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dooley closes the distance and clinches up with Victorino, looking for a takedown. Dooley pushes Victorino against the cage but Victorino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Victorino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Dooley to counter with a crisp jab.
Dooley looks for a takedown but Victorino sprawls well.
Victorino misses with a hook
and Dooley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dooley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Victorino's head.
Victorino throws a combination that misses
and Dooley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dooley shoots in but no luck this time.
That kick from Dooley tenderised Victorino's leg. Victorino is trying to keep his angry face on.
Victorino throws a combination that misses
and Dooley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dooley lands a head kick. Victorino smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Victorino takes one to the chin there.
Victorino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dooley lands a head shot.
Alex Victorino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dooley with a jab.
Dooley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victorino.
Victorino throws a right and a left that Dooley avoids nicely.
Victorino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dooley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Victorino's knee momentarily.
Dooley works over Victorino's head and body with a nice combination.
Victorino is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dooley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dooley throws a front kick that sends Victorino stumbling back into the cage.
Victorino takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dooley throws a head kick that Victorino semi-blocks.
Dooley dips to his left and cracks Victorino with an uppercut!
Victorino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dooley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Victorino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dooley.
Dooley connects with an inside leg kick.
Dooley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Victorino misses with a jab, cross combination.

Dooley drives through and clinches with Victorino against the cage.
Dooley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Victorino smiles and moves away.
Dooley throws a good cross that connects.
Victorino throws an off balance right hand
and Dooley counters with a leg kick.
Victorino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dooley moves away.
Dooley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A left lands for Dooley.
Both fighters circling a little - Dooley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dooley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dooley connects with an inside leg kick.
Victorino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dooley counters with a slapping leg kick.

Dooley forces Victorino back against the cage and clinches.
Dooley effectively controlling the action here.

Dooley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Dooley lands but Victorino takes it in his stride.
Dooley with the inside leg kick.
A head kick from Dooley lands but Victorino takes it in his stride.
Dooley delivers a nice body kick.
Victorino has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dooley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dooley works Victorino's body with a nice hook.
Victorino swings widly with a right hand
and Dooley counters with a stiff right hand.
Alex Victorino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dooley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Victorino but Victorino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Dooley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Victorino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Victorino misses with a wild body shot.
Dooley thumps Victorino with a low kick.
Victorino misses with a wild combination.

Dooley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dooley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dooley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Victorino defends it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dooley is keen to just control but Victorino is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooley uses his free foot to push down on Victorino's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Victorino.
Dooley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Victorino is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dooley controlling his opponent.
Dooley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Victorino?
Victorino can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dooley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dooley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Victorino is looking to escape.
Dooley controlling his opponent.
Dooley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Victorino is looking to escape.
Dooley controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dooley throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Victorino because Dooley loaded up on that one.

Dooley gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Victorino misses with a body punch
and Dooley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dooley dives in for a single leg takedown but Victorino sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dooley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Victorino throws a combination that misses
and Dooley counters with an inside leg kick.
Victorino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Victorino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Victorino takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dooley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alex Victorino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dooley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Victorino momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dooley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dooley scores with a head kick. Victorino tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victorino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dooley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dooley lands a head kick. Victorino smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Victorino misses with a few strikes there.
Victorino moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDooley.
Dooley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Dooley.
Dooley throws a shot to the body.
Dooley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Victorino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Victorino tries to move into range but Dooley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Victorino tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dooley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Dooley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Victorino walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dooley.
Patrick Dooley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dooley.
Victorino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Victorino misses with a shot to the body
and Dooley counters with a stiff right hand.
Victorino moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Victorino misses with a hook. Dooley ducked under it nicely.
Victorino lands a nice shot to the body.
Dooley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Victorino's head.
Dooley lands a head kick!
Dooley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Victorino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dooley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victorino misses with a jab to the body
and Dooley counters with a left and a right that stings Victorino.
Dooley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooley connects with a nice looking jab.
Dooley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Victorino tries to bum rush Dooley with a series of wild strikes but Dooley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dooley dives in for a single leg takedown but Victorino sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dooley. Victorino shrugs it off though.
Victorino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Victorino will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dooley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Victorino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Victorino swings widly with a right hand
and Victorino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Victorino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dooley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dooley fakes the leg kick and cracks Victorino in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victorino misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dooley with a nice calf kick.
Dooley lands an overhand right.
Dooley fakes the leg kick and cracks Victorino in the body.

Dooley darts in and clinches Victorino up against the cage.
Victorino stops a takedown attempt from Dooley.
Alex Victorino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Dooley.
Victorino can't break the clinch.
Dooley stalling.

Dooley jumps into guard, dragging Victorino to the mat.
Dooley working a defensive guard here.
Victorino would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Victorino is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dooley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dooley has escaped and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Victorino is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dooley is aware though and is defending well.
Victorino keeping moving, preventing Dooley from controlling successfully.
Dooley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Victorino manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dooley manages to get himself to full guard.

Victorino is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dooley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dooley has escaped and now he's on top!

Dooley slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dooley trying to control the action but Victorino is working from the bottom.

Dooley decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Victorino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alex Victorino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick Dooley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A combination from Victorino does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Dooley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dooley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Dooley!