PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dom Selleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Pango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Selleck comes to the cage accompanied by Hell's Bells. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Selleck
vs
Pango

175 cm
25
191 lbs
9 - 8 - 1

182 cm
26
196 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Selleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bull Pango!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pango takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Selleck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pango shoots for a takedown but Selleck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pango takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Selleck misses with a two punch combination.
Selleck misses with a series of wild punches.
Selleck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pango manages to avoid it.
Selleck swinging wildly here.
Selleck throws a series of punches but Pango moves out of range.
Selleck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Selleck tries to bum rush Pango with a series of wild strikes but Pango uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left lands for Selleck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Selleck.
Dom Selleck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Selleck throws a series of punches but Pango avoids them all with ease.
Selleck works over Pango's head and body with a nice combination.
Selleck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pango shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Selleck pinned against the cage. Selleck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Selleck misses with a series of wild punches.
Selleck misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Selleck misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Selleck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pango tries for a takedown but Selleck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dom Selleck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bull Pango.
Selleck throws a combination. Pango tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Selleck stuns Pango with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Selleck.
Selleck misses with a few strikes there.
Selleck is looking to wear down Pango with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Selleck misses with a looping right.
Pango fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pango tries for a takedown but Selleck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Selleck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Selleck works the jab nicely.
Selleck misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selleck misses with a wild combination.
Selleck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pango closes the distance and clinches up with Selleck, looking for a takedown. Pango pushes Selleck against the cage but Selleck circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Selleck swinging wildly here.
Dom Selleck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Selleck lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Selleck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Selleck throws a series of punches but Pango avoids them all with ease.
Selleck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pango shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Selleck but Selleck pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Selleck scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selleck cracks Pango with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Selleck misses with a few strikes there.
Pango walks into a stiff left hand from Selleck.
A combination from Selleck does no damage.
Selleck misses with a wild combination.
Selleck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Selleck both land. Nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Selleck scores with a four punch combination!
No luck for Pango with that takedown attempt.
Selleck fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Selleck throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Selleck dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Selleck tries to bum rush Pango with a series of wild strikes but Pango uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Selleck stuffs the takedown.
Selleck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pango moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Selleck as Pango shoots in.
Selleck works over Pango's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Selleck does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Selleck lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pango doesn't seem phased though.
No joy there for Selleck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Selleck cracks Pango with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Selleck throws a series of punches but Pango moves out of range.
No joy there for Selleck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Selleck misses with a double jab.
A jab from Selleck does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selleck catches Pango with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Selleck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pango moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Selleck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Selleck.
Selleck throws a series of punches but Pango avoids them all with ease.
Pango takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pango takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Selleck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pango.
Pango avoids a punch combination nicely.
Selleck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Selleck as Pango shoots in.
Dom Selleck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bull Pango.
Selleck misses with a wild combination.
Dom Selleck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selleck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pango walks into a left hand.
Pango moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Selleck connects with a body shot.
Pango gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pango showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Selleck.
Pango tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Selleck swivels and escapes.
Pango slips a jab and a cross from Selleck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selleck misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Selleck does no damage.
Pango has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A combination from Selleck does no damage.
Pango looks for a takedown but Selleck sprawls well.
Selleck connects with a looping right hand.
A combination from Selleck does no damage.
Selleck throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Selleck throws a right hand that Pango ducks under and follows up with a left that Pango also avoids with ease.
Selleck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Selleck leaves Pango with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Selleck misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Selleck is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Selleck fails to land with a series of punches.
Selleck misses with a few strikes there.
Pango shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Selleck pinned against the cage. Selleck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Selleck takes a swing at Pango's ribcage but misses.
Selleck throws a series of strikes that have Pango backpedaling.
Selleck takes a swing at Pango's ribcage but misses.
Selleck scores with a jab to the body.
Selleck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pango shoots for a takedown but Selleck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Selleck dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Selleck scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pango doesn't seem bothered though.
Selleck tries to bum rush Pango with a series of wild strikes but Pango uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pango is trying desperately to land a takedown but Selleck is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pango.
Selleck connects with a jab.
Selleck throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pango shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Selleck but Selleck pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Selleck misses with a series of wild punches.
Selleck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Selleck!
Selleck lands a jab.
Selleck stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Selleck wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selleck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Selleck throws a nice looking combination but Pango bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pango shoots in but Selleck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dom Selleck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bull Pango.
Selleck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Selleck fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Selleck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pango is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Selleck.
Selleck throws a nice looking combination but Pango bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Selleck tries to bum rush Pango with a series of wild strikes but Pango uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Selleck displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Selleck scores with a one two! Pango had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Selleck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pango.
Selleck throws a series of punches but Pango moves out of range.
Selleck lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Selleck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Selleck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pango.
Pango staying out of range there.
Pango shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Selleck scores with a jab to the body.
Selleck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pango.
Dom Selleck is winning the standup battle so far.
Selleck throws a right hand that Pango ducks under and follows up with a left that Pango also avoids with ease.
Selleck misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selleck throws the left hand but Pango avoids the punch easily.
Selleck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pango circles away quickly and effectively.
Selleck is working the combinations to good effect here.
Selleck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pango might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Selleck has got the better of the exchanges.
Selleck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Selleck throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pango takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Selleck misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Selleck darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Selleck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pango circles away quickly and effectively.

Pango scores with a takedown into Selleck's guard.
Pango trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Selleck wriggles free and stands up.
Selleck scores with a jab to the jaw.
Selleck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Selleck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pango circles away quickly and effectively.
Selleck throws a right hand that Pango ducks under and follows up with a left that Pango also avoids with ease.
A combination from Selleck does no damage.
Pango shoots in but Selleck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Selleck stuffs the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Selleck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Selleck, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Dom Selleck!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Dom Selleck!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Dom Selleck!

Dom Selleck wins by unanimous decision!