PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 3457 p4p, 3338 weight class) and Jean Chretien (ranked 432 p4p, 422 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dover
vs
Chretien

180 cm
25
194
2 - 1 - 0

163 cm
25
184
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Chretien!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chretien misses with a hook. Dover ducked under it nicely.
Dover tries to counter by clinching up but Chretien breaks away and moves out of range.
That kick from Dover tenderised Chretien's leg. Chretien is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dover fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chretien.
Dover lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Dover has closed the distance and engaged Chretien in a clinch.
Chretien softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Chretien.
Chretien keeps control of Dover as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chretien lands with a right to the head.
Chretien working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chretien lands a body shot.
Chretien throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dovers head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Chretien.
Chretien keeps control of Dover as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chretien looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chretien scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chretien lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Chretien.
Dover definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dover is breathing heavily.
Chretien scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dover goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Chretien.
A nice left hand lands by Chretien.
Dover working hard to break the clinch.
Chretien working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chretien pushes Dover back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Chretien scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chretien scores with a shoulder strike.

Dover is rocked!
Dover tries to circle away but Chretien has him pinned against the cage.
Chretien lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Dover is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chretien creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dover with a big uppercut! Dover tries to clinch up but Chretien pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dover to the mat! Dover covers up and Chretien unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jean Chretien!
Jean Chretien decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.