PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Vance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vance is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dawson
vs
Vance

188 cm
28
265 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

200 cm
26
260 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Vance!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson staying out of range there.
Dawson connects with a body shot.

Dawson has Vance up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dawson fails to land.
Vance lands with a right to the head.
Dawson misses with the head strike.
Vance is trying to break free.
Vance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dawson stalling.
Dawson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dawson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vance tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dawson's elbow.
Vance swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vance struggles to land a body shot inside as Dawson controls his hands.
Vance lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dawson looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Vance as the two fighters clinch.
Vance cracks Dawson with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson landing knees to the head.

It looks like Brad Vance has been cut.
Dawson blocks a body shot from Vance.
Dawson misses with some punches.
Dawson throws an elbow but it misses.
Vance digs a right hand into Dawson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dawson's gas tank.
Vance misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vance fails to land.
Vance softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vance lands with a light punch inside.
Vance lands with a right to the head.
Vance lands a nice uppercut.
Vance lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Vance lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vance lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vance gets through Dawson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vance working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vance tries a body shot but Dawson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Dawson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vance lands with a right to the head.
Vance throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dawsons head.
Vance lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Vance avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the cage.
Vance told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Vance goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vance lands a shoulder strike.
Vance is trying to break the clinch but Dawson has him pressed against the cage.
Vance lands with a right to the head.
Vance presses Dawson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vance is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dawson throws an elbow that misses.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vance pushes Dawson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Dawson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vance blocks an elbow strike.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Vance controls the action.
Vance scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Dawson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dawson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vance.
Vance tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dawson's elbow.
Dawson looking to throw knees to the head but Vance is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dawson taking a breather.
Vance lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Dawson lands an elbow just above Vance 's eye.
Vance prevents Dawson from breaking the clinch.
Vance goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dawson works on Vance's body with a couple of short punches.
Vance lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vance struggles to land a body shot inside as Dawson controls his hands.
Dawson lands an elbow inside that Vance shrugs off.
Vance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vance lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson blocking some punches.
Vance lands an uppercut.
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!
Vance takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vance avoids the elbow strike from Dawson, against the cage.
Dawson tries to work over Vance's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Dawson to work.
Dawson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vance misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Dawson.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Dawson.
Dawson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vance misses with a body punch.
Vance misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dawson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vance's brow.
Vance stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vance misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Vance dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Vance's cut.
That's time! Dawson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vance throws a leg kick but Dawson moved away.
Decent striking displayed by Vance there.
Jab by Vance.
Vance thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vance avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vance misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Dawson misses the target.
Vance misses with a two punch combination.
Vance lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vance throws the left hand but Dawson avoids the punch easily.
Dawson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vance has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dawson ducks under a wild hook from Vance.

Dawson moves into the clinch.
Vance lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dawson prevents a body shot from Vance.
Dawson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vance backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vance.
Vance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vance's defenses.
Dawson stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Vance.
Dawson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brad Vance seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dawson wants to stall.
Dawson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Dawson keeps control of Vance as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vance lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vance is breathing heavily.
Vance digs a right hand underneath Dawson's ribcage. Dawson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vance has a couple of punches blocked by Dawson.
Dawson throws an elbow that misses.
Dawson misses with some punches.
Vance tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vance lands with a right to the head.
Vance pushes Dawson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vance lands an uppercut.
Vance scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vance lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dawson pushes off an throws an elbow but Vance leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vance misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dawson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vance's brow.
Dawson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vance lands a right hand.
Dawson trying to stall but Vance improves his position.
Dawson blocking some punches.
Vance lands a shot to the body.
Vance misses with a punch to the body.
Vance lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dawson takes a shot to the head.
Dawson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vance is keeping busy.

Vance breaks the clinch.
Vance takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dawson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dawson takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vance connects with a looping right hand.
Brad Vance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vance on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vance connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vance scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Vance has managed to clinch.
Vance lands a shoulder strike.
Dawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawson pushes off an throws an elbow but Vance leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vance gets through Dawson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vance scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vance tries to work over Dawson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vance scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Vance fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vance working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Dawson is rocked!
Vance throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh Dawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Dawson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vance fakes the body blow, causing Dawson to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Dawson goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brad Vance!
A very excited looking Brad Vance made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.