PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Doback (ranked 1233 p4p, 770 weight class) and Jimmie Vinge (ranked 202 p4p, 113 weight class). Dale Doback has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Doback
vs
Vinge

200 cm
28
215
19 - 7 - 1

190 cm
25
205
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dale Doback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmie Vinge!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinge moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinge throws an off balance right hand
and Doback counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doback scores with a jab. Vinge acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vinge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vinge with a nice calf kick.
Doback moves in looking to clinch but Vinge pushes him off.

Doback gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vinge misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinge takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vinge has a couple of punches blocked by Doback.
Doback stalling in the clinch but Vinge improves position.
Doback misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vinge.
Vinge misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Doback as the two fighters clinch.
Vinge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doback holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Doback misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vinge.
Doback with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinge.
Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinge.
Doback has Vinge pressed against the cage.
Vinge throws a punch but it's blocked by Doback.
Vinge is working Doback over against the cage.
Doback tries to throw a body punch but Vinge avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage.
Vinge throws a head punch that misses.
Doback lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doback lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Vinge.
Vinge misses with a punch on the inside.
Doback scores with a shot to the side of Vinge's head.
Doback throws a head punch that misses.
Our sources have told us that Doback has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Vinge lands an uppercut.
Vinge scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
A short body shot lands from Vinge as the two fighters clinch.
Doback working Vinge over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinge.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Doback throws an elbow but misses.
Vinge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vinge misses with a body punch.
Doback tries a knee to the head but Vinge blocks it.
Doback takes a shot to the head.
Vinge softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doback blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Vinge.
Doback throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vinge blocks it with crossed arms.
Vinge misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Vinge.
Vinge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Doback blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinge.
A short uppercut from Doback.
Vinge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinge working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Vinge fails to land.
Vinge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vinge lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vinge misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinge managing to block the knees to the body from Doback.
Vinge blocks an uppercut.
Doback digs a right hand underneath Vinge's ribcage. Vinge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinge.
Vinge scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vinge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doback fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doback blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doback misses with a knee strike.
Vinge lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doback blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinge managing to block the knees to the body from Doback.
Doback misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Vinge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Doback scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doback misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinge misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinge lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinge scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doback lands with a right to the head.
Vinge scores with a hook to the body.
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinge lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doback misses with a body punch.
Doback misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Doback scores with a hook to the body.
Vinge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Still in the clinch, Vinge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vinge misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinge avoiding damage as Doback throws knees to the body.
Doback lands with a right to the head.
Doback pushes Vinge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinge lands a nice uppercut.
Doback lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinge backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vinge throws a body punch but Doback moves out of range.
Vinge with a jab.

Doback is rocked!
Vinge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doback.
Doback tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vinge swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Vinge tries to keep at a distance but Doback has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vinge has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doback seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vinge can turn it around.
Doback is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vinge is defending well for now.
Doback blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doback blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doback.
Vinge softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doback doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vinge pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vinge working aggressively here.
Doback blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jimmie Vinge seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vinge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Vinge.
Doback blocking some punches.
Vinge misses with some punches.
Doback misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinge.
Vinge tries to work over Doback's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Doback - that landed with a thud.
Vinge has a couple of punches blocked by Doback.
Vinge working aggressively here.
Vinge working aggressively here.
Vinge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doback with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Vinge.
Vinge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doback misses with a punch to the body.
Doback with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doback taking a breather.
Doback working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Doback - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback.
Doback tries a body shot but Vinge blocks it.
Doback has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doback lands a knee to the body.
Vinge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doback blocking some punches.
Vinge misses with a body punch.
Vinge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Doback tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doback.
Vinge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doback misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vinge.
Vinge tries a body shot but Doback blocks it.
Doback lands with a light punch inside.
Doback makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vinge lands a hook that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Vinge lands a nice uppercut.
Doback looking to throw knees to the head but Vinge is blocking nicely.
Vinge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vinge.
Doback lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vinge backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinge throws a punch but it's blocked by Doback.
A head punch on the inside from Doback fails to land.
Vinge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Oh Doback is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vinge creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Doback's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Doback drops to his knees and Vinge pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmie Vinge!
Jimmie Vinge seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Dale Doback was interviewed post fight and said 'Te Mauri, te Raoi ao te Tabomoa'.