PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Dole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think May might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Apathy - It takes a seven nation army to hold us back. The key to victory for Jeremy May has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

May
vs
Dole

184 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Dole!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May lands with a kick to the temple. Dole shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

May moves into range and clinches up with Dole.
Dole changes levels and goes for a takedown here. May fights it off and pushes away nicely.
May rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
May connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch lands to the side of Dole 's head but he takes it in his stride.
May misses with a few strikes there.
May throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dole avoids a punch combination nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for May.
May tries a head kick but it misses.
May throws a right hand that Dole ducks under and follows up with a left that Dole also avoids with ease.
May scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
May throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dole's waist but Dole gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing May off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
May fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick from May.
Dole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
May connects with a high kick.
Dole circles away from the clinch attempt.
May throws out a powerful jab.
May misses with a head kick.
May clobbers Dole with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
May tries a head kick but it misses.
Dole swats away the attempt to clinch by May.
A solid leg kick lands there for May.
May misses with a series of wild punches.
Jeremy May seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dole is on the wrong end of a nice combination from May.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
May throws a good cross that connects.
May tries to clinch up but Dole circles away and keeps his distance.
May connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dole momentarily.
May throws a right hand that Dole ducks under and follows up with a left that Dole also avoids with ease.
May goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
May lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
May buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy May dominated that 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.

A head kick misses from May.
Jab from May.
May misses with a few strikes there.
May works the jab nicely.

May has taken the fight to the clinch.
May gets underhooks to prevent Dole's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

May breaks from the clinch.
May tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
May tries to clinch up but Dole circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
May fails with an attempt to clinch.
May tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
May tests Dole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
May lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by May.
May misses with a wild combination.
May throws a front kick that sends Dole stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May throws a one two combo.
May throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
May pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
May throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
May is looking to clinch.
A shot to de liver by May. Beautiful body shot.
Jeremy May is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
May throws a front kick that sends Dole stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May fails to land with a series of punches.
Dole walks forward, straight into a front kick from May.
Dole swats away the attempt to clinch by May.
A punch lands to the side of Dole 's head but he takes it in his stride.

May fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dole, pushing him back against the cage.

Dole jumps guard.
May wants to stand but Dole is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dole is trying to keep May in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
May has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dole is proving hard to escape from.
May knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dole on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dole pulls May in to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dole looking to hit a scissor sweep but May is one step ahead there.
Dole bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in May's guard.
Dole stops May from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dole trying to control but May is working from the bottom.

Dole is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dole is breathing heavily.
May can't keep his opponent in guard - Dole advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy May dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

May chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dole keeps the fight on the outside.
May tries to clinch but Dole moves out of range.

May closes the distance and clinches.

May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
May scores with a kick to the body.
May throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
May throws a head kick that half lands.
May throws a series of punches but Dole moves out of range.
May throws a head kick that misses.
May swings for the body but Dole moves out of range.
May throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
May wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

May looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
May wants to get up but he can't break Dole's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
May wants to stand and escape but instead Dole has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
May is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dole is controlling him.
Dole pushes down on May's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Dole is trying for a kimura here. May looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dole wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob Dole!