PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Vee (ranked 180 p4p, 19 weight class) and Michael Proctor (ranked 1099 p4p, 125 weight class). Vee's entrance music is Da Mystery of Chessboxin by Wu-Tang Clan. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vee
vs
Proctor

190 cm
28
249 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

195 cm
42
285 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Vee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Proctor!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vee wants to clinch.
Proctor ducks under a wild hook from Vee.
Proctor misses with a head kick.
Vee looks to land a left hand but Proctor moved out of range nicely.
Vee with a jab.
Vee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Proctor at a distance.
Proctor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vee looks to score with a jab to the body but Proctor is just out of range.
Vee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vee throws a looping overhand right but Proctor ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vee catches Proctor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Proctor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vee throws a hook but Proctor blocks it.
Vee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Proctor momentarily.
Vee lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee slips a jab from Proctor.
Vee tries to bum rush Proctor with a series of wild strikes but Proctor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Proctor throws a sloppy head kick and Vee moves out of range easily.
Proctor lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Brandon Vee has been cut.
Vee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Proctor lands a glancing blow to the side of Vee's head.
Jab by Vee.
Vee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Proctor! But no joy.
Vee throws an overhand right that lands on Proctor's shoulder, as Proctor tries to avoid the shot.
Proctor steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Vee stuns Proctor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vee. Proctor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vee connects with a body shot.
Vee scores with the left hand. Proctor knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Vee rushes Proctor and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Proctor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proctor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Proctor.
Vee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vee struggles to land a body shot inside as Proctor controls his hands.
Vee pushes Proctor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Proctor's elbow.
Nice body punch from Vee - that landed with a thud.
Vee tries to work over Proctor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Proctor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vee struggles to land a body shot inside as Proctor controls his hands.
Vee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Proctor is trying to maintain a safe position but Vee gets an underhook and turns Proctor into the cage.
Vee misses with the head strike.
Proctor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Proctor lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proctor swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Proctor manages to break the clinch.

Vee moves into range and clinches up with Proctor.
Proctor misses with some punches.
Vee has a couple of punches blocked by Proctor.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vee.
Vee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Proctor.
Vee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Vee fails to land.
Proctor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Proctor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vee lands with a cross.

Vee rushes Proctor and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vee lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Vee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Proctor throws a head punch that misses.
Proctor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Vee.
A nice left hand lands by Proctor.
Proctor lands with a short shot to the head.
Proctor misses with the head strike.
Proctor misses with a punch on the inside.
Vee misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Vee.
Nice body punch from Proctor - that landed with a thud.
Vee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vee working aggressively here.
Proctor has a couple of punches blocked by Vee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vee misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Vee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vee throws a series of punches but Proctor moves out of range.
Vee misses with a left hand
and Proctor counters with a straight right hand.
Proctor circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Vee misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Proctor! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Vee.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vee here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Good standup being displayed there by Proctor as he connects with a hook.
Proctor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Proctor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vee blocks a head kick by Proctor.
Vee works over Proctor's head and body with a nice combination.
Vee misses with a body punch
and Proctor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vee scores with a hook to the body. Proctor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Proctor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandon Vee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vee ducks under a wild hook from Proctor.
Vee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Proctor throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Proctor counters with a nice uppercut.
Vee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Proctor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Proctor can do to turn this around?
Vee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vee lands an overhand right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Proctor.
Vee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Proctor moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vee!

Proctor lands a big head kick that sends Vee tumbling to the mat! Proctor takes a step backwards and waves Vee back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vee misses with a wild body shot.
Vee throws a series of punches but Proctor avoids them all with ease.
Vee tries to clinch up but Proctor circles away and keeps his distance.
Proctor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee cracks Proctor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vee lands a nice hook to Proctor's body. Proctor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vee throws a nice looking combination but Proctor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Proctor.
It seemed like Proctor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Proctor avoids the body shot from Vee.
Proctor throws a head kick that misses.
Vee tries to clinch up but Proctor circles away and keeps his distance.
Vee moves to clinch but Proctor breaks away
letting Proctor counter with a right hand.
Vee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Proctor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Proctor avoids the body shot from Vee.
Vee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Proctor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee tries to close the distance and clinch but Proctor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Vee. Beautiful body shot.
Proctor misses with a hook
and Vee counters with a nice uppercut.
Proctor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vee lands a slapping body shot.
Proctor misses the shot to the body.
Vee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Vee misses.
Proctor throws a shot from downtown. Vee moves away and avoids it.
Proctor moves away from the strike by Vee.
Vee looks to land a right hand but Proctor moved out of range.
Vee misses with a body shot.
Proctor throws a fast counter high kick but Vee manages to duck under it in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proctor looks to throw a body kick
and Vee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Proctor in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vee misses with an uppercut.
Proctor looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Vee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Proctor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Proctor.
Vee works Proctor's body with a nice hook.
Proctor looks to land a left hand but Vee moved out of range nicely.
Proctor ducks under a wild hook from Vee.
Vee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Proctor circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Proctor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Proctor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Proctor takes one to the side of the head.
Vee throws a hook but Proctor blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Vee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Proctor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Proctor.
Vee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Proctor backs up against the cage.
Vee lands a really nice looking cross but Proctor seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Vee.
A slow jab from Vee misses its intended target.
Proctor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Proctor.
Vee tries to close the distance and clinch but Proctor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vee scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Vee misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Proctor misses with a lunging right hand
and Vee counters with a one-two to the body.
Proctor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vee throws the left hand but Proctor avoids the punch easily.
Proctor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vee.
Vee thuds a left hand into Proctor's body.
Proctor throws a head kick that misses.
Proctor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vee loads up on a big right hand but Proctor slips the punch.
Proctor keeps the fight on the outside.
Vee lands a right hook to the body.

Vee moves into the clinch.
Vee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Proctor backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vee lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Proctor.
Vee misses with a punch to the body.
Vee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vee lands a body shot.
Vee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Proctor takes a shot to the head.
Vee misses with a punch on the inside.
Vee lands a hook that snaps the head of Proctor backwards.
Proctor blocking some punches.
Vee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Proctor swings wildly with an uppercut but Vee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vee scores with a shoulder strike.
Vee throws a punch but it's blocked by Proctor.
Proctor blocking some punches.
Vee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Proctor blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proctor can't find room to land a body shot as Vee controls the action.
Vee scores with a hook to the body.
Proctor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short left from Proctor.
A short right from Vee.
Still in the clinch, Vee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vee lands a nice shot to the body.
Proctor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vee can't find room to land a body shot as Proctor controls the action.
Proctor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Proctor is looking to control Vee's arms but Vee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Proctor has his back to the cage.
Proctor looking to slow down the pace here.
Vee digs a right hand underneath Proctor's ribcage. Proctor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Vee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vee.
Vee cracks Proctor with a nice body shot.
Vee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Proctors head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Vee.
Proctor blocks a body shot from Vee.
Vee cracks Proctor with a nice body shot.
Vee pushes Proctor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Vee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Proctor blocks a body shot from Vee.
Vee struggles to land a body shot inside as Proctor controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Vee.
A short right from Vee on the inside.
Michael Proctor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Proctor or not.
Vee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vee scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Vee.
Vee lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
Vee lands with a light punch inside.

Proctor is rocked!
Vee swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Vee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Vee!
Brandon Vee looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'You are looking at one of the most dangerous weapons on earth, a black man who don't give a shit. And no one can stop me. Can you dig it? CAN YOU DIG IT!?'.