PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Dang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Vessey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milton Vessey is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dang
vs
Vessey

167 cm
22
159 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

165 cm
24
156 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Dang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Milton Vessey!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Vessey misses.
Vessey thows a body shot but no joy.
Vessey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dang throws out the jab.
Vessey moves out of range as Dang strikes.
Dang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dang walks into a stiff left hand from Vessey.
Eric Dang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dang throws out a loose jab but Vessey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vessey misses with an uppercut. Dang saw that one coming.
Vessey looks to land a combination but Dang avoids it well.
Vessey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dang throws a sloppy body shot
and Vessey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dang lands a really nice looking cross but Vessey seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dang catches Vessey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Vessey is rocked!
Vessey throws an overhand right that lands on Dang's shoulder, as Dang tries to avoid the shot.
Vessey is still on wobbly legs! Can Dang finish him?
Dang takes one on the button.
Vessey seems to have recovered his senses.
Vessey misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Dang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vessey. Dang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dang cracks Vessey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vessey tries to move into range but Dang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dang moves out of range of the strikes.
Vessey slips a jab from Dang.
Dang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vessey.
Dang throws out a loose jab but Vessey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vessey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vessey to score with a decent uppercut.
Dang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vessey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vessey throws out a loose jab but Dang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dang throws a big shot that misses.
Vessey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Dang misses the target.
Dang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vessey misses the body punch
and Vessey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dang slips a jab from Vessey.
Vessey ducks under a wild hook from Dang.
Dang misses with a double jab
and Vessey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vessey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dang moves out of range of the strikes.
Vessey throws a hook but Dang avoids it easily.
Vessey throws a jab but it's blocked by Dang.
Vessey staying out of range there.
Dang slips a jab from Vessey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vessey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Dang misses the target.
Vessey scores with a punch to the head.
Jab from Vessey.
Dang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vessey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vessey looks to throw the jab but Dang is out of range.
Dang avoids the body shot from Vessey.
Dang misses with a body shot
and Vessey counters with a right hand to the body.
Dang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dang defending well as Vessey loads up on a big left hand.
Vessey misses with a straight right.
Dang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vessey moves away.
Vessey throws a right hand that Dang ducks under and follows up with a left that Dang also avoids with ease.
Dang just misses with a punch to the body.
Dang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vessey.
Vessey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dang moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vessey misses with a body shot.
Vessey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dang misses with a combination
and Vessey counters with a left to the body.
Vessey misses with a wild body shot.
Dang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vessey scores with a shot to the body.
Vessey misses with a body shot.
Dang throws a good cross that connects.
Dang throws a hook but Vessey blocks it.
Dang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vessey was well out of range. Poor timing from Dang.
Dang is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Dang.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vessey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dang.
Dang drops his hands momentarily and Vessey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A combination from Vessey does no damage.
Dang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vessey throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Dang dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vessey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dang takes a swing at Vessey's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Dang misses its intended target.
Vessey cracks a nice hook into Dang's ribs.
Vessey throws a combination. Dang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dang loads up on a big right hand but Vessey slips the punch.
Dang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vessey misses with a straight left.
Dang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vessey scores with a body shot.
Dang lunges at Vessey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vessey's hand.
Vessey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab by Vessey.
Vessey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dang misses with a two punch combination.
Vessey lands a right hook to the body.
Dang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vessey with a nice cross.
No joy there for Dang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vessey takes a swing at Dang's ribcage but misses.
Dang drops his hands momentarily and Vessey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vessey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dang.
Vessey throws out a powerful jab.
Vessey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vessey throws a shot from downtown. Dang moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Vessey misses.
Vessey lands with an uppercut that bounces Dang off the cage and back into rage.
Vessey misses with a hook. Dang ducked under it nicely.
Vessey connects with a single shot there.
Dang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vessey circles away quickly and effectively.
Dang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eric Dang is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vessey. Dang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vessey takes a swing at Dang's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dang slips a straight right by Vessey.
Dang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dang misses with a body shot.
Dang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dang misses with a wild combination.
Vessey misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Vessey misses its intended target.
Dang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vessey.
Dang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vessey was well out of range. Poor timing from Dang.
Dang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vessey.
Vessey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dang was well out of range. Poor timing from Vessey.
Vessey misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Dang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vessey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice cross by Vessey.
Dang takes a swing at Vessey's ribcage but misses.
Dang on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vessey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vessey throws an overhand right that lands on Dang's shoulder, as Dang tries to avoid the shot.
Dang moves out of range of the strikes.
Dang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dang moves away from the strike by Vessey.
Vessey misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Vessey there.
Vessey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dang throws a hook but Vessey blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dang throws a looping overhand right but Vessey ducks down to avoid it.
Vessey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vessey's corner calls for a 1-2. Vessey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vessey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vessey throws the left hand but Dang avoids the punch easily.
Dang ducks under a wild hook from Vessey.
Vessey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice uppercut there from Vessey.
Vessey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dang slips under a jab from Vessey.
Dang ducks under a wild hook from Vessey.
Dang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vessey cracks Dang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vessey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dang slips a straight right by Vessey.
Vessey throws a jab but it's blocked by Dang.
Vessey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vessey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dang.
A shot to the body from Dang misses
and Vessey counters with a nice uppercut.
Vessey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vessey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vessey throws a jab when Dang was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Dang as he connects with a hook.
Dang misses with a series of wild punches.
Vessey misses with a combination
and Dang counters with a nice body shot.
Vessey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milton Vessey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vessey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vessey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vessey punishes Dang's body with a nice straight punch.
Vessey throws the left hand but Dang avoids the punch easily.
Vessey misses with the combination.
Vessey lands a nice hook to Dang's body. Dang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vessey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vessey punishes Dang's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Dang misses.
A cross from Vessey lands.
Vessey lands a nice looking body shot.
Dang avoids the body shot from Vessey.
Dang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vessey.
Dang walks into a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dang misses with a hook. Vessey ducked under it nicely.
Dang misses with a hook.
Vessey digs a good body shot into Dang's ribs.
Dang misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vessey. Dang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vessey.
Dang misses with a two punch combination.
Vessey works Dang's body with a nice hook.
Dang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vessey.
Vessey jabs Dang right on the nose. Dang blinks but takes it well.
Dang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vessey swinging wildly here.
Vessey throws a body punch but Dang moves out of range.
Dang slips a jab from Vessey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vessey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vessey throws a jab but it's blocked by Dang.
Vessey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dang.
Vessey misses with a double jab.
Dang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vessey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Vessey as he connects with a hook.
Vessey throws a jab when Dang was well out of range.
No joy there for Vessey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vessey misses with a hook to the body
and Dang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vessey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vessey dips to his left and cracks Dang with an uppercut!
Vessey thuds a left hand into Dang's body.
Vessey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dang misses with an uppercut. Vessey saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vessey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vessey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Vessey misses.
Vessey throws a good cross that connects.
Dang missing with a left hand there. Vessey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dang misses with a two punch combination.
Vessey throws a good cross that connects.
Dang looks to land a right hand but Vessey moved out of range.
Dang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vessey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Dang is rocked!
Vessey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vessey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vessey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vessey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dang moves away from the strike by Vessey.
Dang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vessey throws a nice looking combination but Dang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dang ducks under a wild hook from Vessey.
Dang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vessey.
Dang throws a hook but Vessey blocks it.
Dang throws a jab but it's blocked by Vessey.
Vessey throws a hook but Dang blocks it.
Vessey lands a head shot.
Dang throws a jab but it's blocked by Vessey.
Dang misses with a hook. Vessey ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Vessey.
Dang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vessey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Vessey misses.
Vessey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milton Vessey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vessey 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milton Vessey!