PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vance Vorhees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimebag Darrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vorhees comes to the cage accompanied by I Will Not Bow by Breaking Benjamin. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dimebag Darrel enters the cage!

Vorhees
vs
Darrel

194 cm
24
184 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

180 cm
20
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vance Vorhees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dimebag Darrel!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vorhees avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vorhees.
Vorhees feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darrel's calf.
Darrel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vorhees circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Darrel is predictable there
and Vorhees makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dimebag Darrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vorhees ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darrel throws a combination that misses
and Vorhees counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vorhees slips under a jab.
Vorhees steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darrel.
Darrel throws a head kick that misses
and Vorhees finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Darrel throws a lazy body kick
and Vorhees counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darrel thinking.
Vorhees stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vorhees wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vorhees counters with a right hand to the body.
Darrel throws a shot from downtown. Vorhees moves away and avoids it.
Vorhees feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darrel's calf.

Darrel scores a takedown into full mount!
Darrel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darrel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Vorhees that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vorhees flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Vorhees wants to control but Darrel is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vorhees tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Darrel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Darrel thowing shots but they're missing.
Darrel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vorhees hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Darrel.
Darrel thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Darrel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vorhees can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Darrel dominating with strikes here.
Vorhees is working to get back to half guard.
Darrel raining down shots from the mount!
Vorhees sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vorhees is trying to maintain the position but Darrel is very close to passing his half guard.
Vorhees flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrel looks to land a strike but Vorhees avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Darrel throwing strikes but missing.
Darrel scoring with some ground and pound.
Darrel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Darrel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vorhees not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Darrel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vorhees. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vorhees tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Darrel throws a strike but Vorhees rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Darrel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimebag Darrel dominated that round.
That's time! Vorhees's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vorhees chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darrel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vorhees counters with a good low kick that Darrel was not able to check.
Darrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vorhees counters with a right hand to the body.
Darrel connects with a looping right hand.
Vorhees blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Darrel misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Darrel misses
and Vorhees counters with a thumping low kick.
Darrel misses with a shot to the body
and Vorhees counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darrel throws a combination that misses
and Vorhees counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darrel thinking.
Darrel is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vorhees, right into the meat.
Darrel throws a leg kick
and Vorhees counters with a solid body kick.
Darrel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Vorhees moves out of range of the strikes.
Vorhees avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darrel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vorhees counters with a left to the body.
Darrel throws a sloppy body shot
and Vorhees counters with a left to the body.
Darrel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darrel misses with a body shot
and Vorhees counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darrel misses with a body shot
and Vorhees makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Darrel misses
and Vorhees counters with an inside leg kick.
Darrel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darrel is breathing heavily.
Vorhees lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Darrel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darrel misses with a kick to the body
and Vorhees counters with a slapping leg kick.
Darrel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vorhees counters with a nice low kick that buckles Darrel's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Darrel is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darrel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vorhees counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vorhees makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Darrel misses with a hook to the body
and Vorhees counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vance Vorhees is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darrel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vorhees thumps Darrel with a low kick.
Vorhees lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vorhees throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darrel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darrel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vorhees.
Vance Vorhees is winning the standup battle so far.
Darrel shoots in for a takedown but Vorhees shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vance Vorhees has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimebag Darrel.
Vorhees scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vorhees wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Darrel misses
and Vorhees counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Darrel throws a shot from downtown. Vorhees moves away and avoids it.
Darrel shoots in but no luck this time.
Vorhees scoring well with a low kick there.
Vorhees lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darrel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Darrel misses.
Darrel throws a hook but Vorhees blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vance Vorhees dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Darrel misses with a hook to the body
and Vorhees counters with a low kick, right behind Darrel 's knee.
Vorhees fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darrel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vorhees counters with a leg kick.
Vorhees is looking to slow Darrel down with leg kicks.
Vorhees is looking to wear down Darrel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darrel thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrel misses with a leg kick
and Vorhees counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A good leg kick by Vorhees.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vorhees.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Darrel misses
and Vorhees counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darrel throws a head kick that misses
and Vorhees counters with a left to the body.
Darrel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vorhees ducks under a wild hook from Darrel.
Darrel misses with a double jab
and Vorhees counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darrel misses with a body punch
and Vorhees counters with a left to the body.
Darrel has his takedown stuffed
and Vorhees finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Darrel shoots for a takedown but Vorhees saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vorhees scores with a shot to the body.
Darrel throws a leg kick
and Vorhees makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vorhees lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darrel's sensitive parts.
Darrel throws a big shot that misses.
Darrel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vorhees counters with a nice low kick that buckles Darrel's knee momentarily.
Darrel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vorhees.
Darrel misses with a straight left.
Vorhees scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrel waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Vorhees.
Vorhees feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darrel's calf.
Vorhees lands with a nice body punch.
Darrel has his takedown stuffed
and Vorhees counters with a thumping low kick.
Vance Vorhees has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimebag Darrel.
Vorhees ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vorhees.
Darrel tries to clinch but Vorhees moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vorhees. Vorhees obviously looking to wear him down.
Vorhees slaps away a takedown attempt from Darrel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vorhees is looking to slow Darrel down with leg kicks.
Darrel clinches but Vorhees breaks the clinch
and Vorhees counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vorhees staying out of range there.
Darrel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vorhees makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Darrel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vance Vorhees showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vorhees has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vance Vorhees!