PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Dole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reino Vaananen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dole comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Speak by Eagles of Death Metal. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dole
vs
Vaananen

200 cm
28
219 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

182 cm
22
199 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Dole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reino Vaananen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaananen ducks under a wild hook from Dole.
Dole lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vaananen throws a hook but Dole blocks it.
Vaananen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dole counters with a nice uppercut.
Dole misses the jab.
Dole avoids the head kick by Vaananen.
Vaananen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dole tries to clinch there but Vaananen circles away.
Jab, jab by Vaananen - just one landing.
Dole moves out of range as Vaananen throws a body kick.
Dole works the jab nicely.
Dole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vaananen manages to avoid it.

Dole closes the distance and clinches.
Vaananen takes a shot to the head.
Dole tries to break free but Vaananen pushes him back against the cage.
Vaananen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dole has him pressed against the cage.
Dole working hard to break the clinch.

Vaananen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dole thows a body shot but no joy.
Dole jabs at Vaananen's body.
Vaananen lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dole misses with a punch to the body.

Dole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vaananen misses with a hook. Dole ducked under it nicely.
Vaananen misses with a hook
and Dole counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dole thuds his right hand into Vaananen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vaananen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dole.
Dole gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vaananen moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vaananen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dole misses with a hook. Vaananen ducked under it nicely.
Dole moves forwards but Vaananen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dole lands a nice shot that snaps Vaananen's head back.
Vaananen throws a combination. Dole tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dole staying out of range there.
Dole moves in looking to clinch but Vaananen pushes him off.
Vaananen looks for the body kick but Dole saw that one coming.
Vaananen throws the kick towards the body but Dole avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vaananen manages to avoid it.
Dole connects with a jab.
Vaananen moves away from the strike by Dole.
Dole swings for the body but Vaananen moves out of range.
Dole misses with an uppercut.
Dole misses with a wild body shot.
Dole misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vaananen counters with a one-two to the body.
Vaananen scores with a nice strike.
Donk. Vaananen catches Dole right on the button with a cross.
Dole throws a jab when Vaananen was well out of range.
Dole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vaananen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vaananen throws a hook but Dole blocks it.
Dole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vaananen was well out of range. Poor timing from Dole.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vaananen lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaananen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vaananen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dole throws a jab but it's blocked by Vaananen.
Vaananen throws an overhand right that lands on Dole's shoulder, as Dole tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Vaananen there.
Vaananen throws an off balance right hand
and Dole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dole lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vaananen at a distance.
Dole lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vaananen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vaananen throws a looping overhand right but Dole ducks down to avoid it.
Vaananen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dole lands a jab to Vaananen's midsection.
Dole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaananen throws out the jab.
Vaananen moves away from the strike by Dole.
Dole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dole thows a body shot but no joy.
Dole is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dole lands a nice shot to the body.
Vaananen throws a hook to the side of Dole's head but Dole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dole loads up on a big right hand but Vaananen slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen slips under a jab.
Vaananen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dole. Vaananen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vaananen.
A telegraphed right hand from Dole misses the target.
Vaananen throws out a loose jab but Dole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Vaananen.
Vaananen missing with a left hand there. Dole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dole throws a hook but Vaananen blocks it.
Dole throws the left hand but Vaananen avoids the punch easily.
Dole throws a hook to the side of Vaananen's head but Vaananen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dole is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vaananen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dole.
Dole misses with a body shot.
Dole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vaananen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dole misses with a body shot.
Vaananen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaananen scores with a hook.
Vaananen slips under a jab from Dole.
Dole misses with a hook
letting Vaananen counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Dole dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dole wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vaananen blocks a jab.
Vaananen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vaananen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vaananen slips under a jab from Dole.
A lazy left from Vaananen finds it's target.
Vaananen misses with a lunging right hand
and Dole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dole. Vaananen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dole misses with a straight right.
Dole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vaananen.
Dole slips under a jab.
Vaananen slips a jab from Dole.
Dole looks to score with a jab to the body but Vaananen is just out of range.
Vaananen misses with a right hand
and Dole counters with a nice uppercut.
Dole takes a swing at Vaananen's ribcage but misses.
Vaananen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dole gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dole misses with a lunging right hand
and Vaananen counters with a nice uppercut.
Dole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Vaananen gets tackled into the cage by Dole. Dole maintains the clinch.
Dole tries to throw a body punch but Vaananen avoids it by throwing Dole back against the cage.
Dole pushes Vaananen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vaananen has had enough of the clinch but Dole keeps him there for the moment.
Dole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dole is trying to break free.
Vaananen prevents a body shot from Dole.
Vaananen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vaananen's elbow.
Vaananen is trying to force a seperation but Dole has the dominant position.
Dole throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaananen.

Dole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dole throws a jab when Vaananen was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vaananen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vaananen misses with a body kick.
Vaananen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dole drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dole has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vaananen finds it's way round the side to connect with Dole's head.
Dole lands a jab to the nose.
Vaananen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dole.
Dole misses with a body shot.
Dole lands a nice shot to the body.
Dole misses with a wild body shot.
Dole defending well as Vaananen loads up on a big left hand.
Dole on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dole stuns Vaananen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Vaananen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dole misses with a body shot.
Vaananen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dole staying out of range there.
Dole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vaananen manages to avoid it.
Dole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vaananen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen lands with a cross.
Vaananen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vaananen.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dole scores with a hook to the body.
Dole misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vaananen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dole.
Dole pushes Vaananen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dole lands a body shot.
Dole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dole looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vaananen has had enough of the clinch but Dole keeps him there for the moment.
Dole tries to circle away but Vaananen has him pinned against the cage.
Dole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dole throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dole keeps control of Vaananen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Dole breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Vaananen.
Bob Dole is winning the standup battle so far.
Vaananen throws a head kick that misses
and Dole counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Dole.
Dole throws a jab but it's blocked by Vaananen.
Vaananen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vaananen throws a sloppy head kick and Dole moves out of range easily.
Vaananen throws a one two combo.
Dole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vaananen.
Dole wants to clinch.
Dole tries to close the distance and clinch but Vaananen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vaananen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dole counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Dole dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dole ducks under a wild hook from Vaananen.

Dole has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vaananen is trying to push Dole away but Dole has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Dole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dole throws out a powerful jab.
Vaananen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dole.
Vaananen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Vaananen misses.
Vaananen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dole.
Vaananen misses with a double jab
and Dole counters with a straight right hand.
Vaananen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dole.
Dole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vaananen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vaananen staying out of range there.
Vaananen throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Vaananen misses.
A jab from Dole misses.
Reino Vaananen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaananen misses with a head kick.

Dole closes the distance and clinches.
Dole has a couple of punches blocked by Vaananen.

Dole breaks the clinch.
Dole jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vaananen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dole walks into a left hand.
Vaananen misses with a right hand
and Dole makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dole throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Vaananen counter with a right hand.
Dole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vaananen counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Vaananen does no damage.
Dole loads up on a big right hand but Vaananen slips the punch.
Vaananen misses with a lunging right hand
and Vaananen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vaananen misses with an uppercut. Dole saw that one coming.
Vaananen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dole lands a really nice looking cross but Vaananen seems unphased.
Vaananen throws the left hand but Dole avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen with a jab.
Dole misses the shot to the body.
Dole lands a nice looking body shot.
Dole ducks under a wild hook from Vaananen.
Vaananen slips a straight right by Dole.
Vaananen lands a nice shot that snaps Dole's head back.
A big right from Vaananen misses.
Dole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vaananen was well out of range. Poor timing from Dole.
Vaananen keeps the fight on the outside.
Decent striking displayed by Dole there.
Dole scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vaananen doesn't seem bothered though.
Vaananen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dole misses the shot to the body.
Vaananen throws out a powerful jab.
Dole takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vaananen throws a lazy uppercut

and Dole counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dole.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dole manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dole misses with a wild body shot.
Dole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vaananen.
A slow jab from Vaananen misses its intended target.
Dole slips under a jab.
Vaananen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dole throws a hook but Vaananen blocks it.
Bob Dole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vaananen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice cross by Dole.
Dole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vaananen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab from Vaananen.
Dole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vaananen.
A big right from Vaananen misses.
A big left from Vaananen misses.
Dole blocks a head kick by Vaananen.
Vaananen throws an off balance right hand
and Dole counters with a nice uppercut.
Vaananen looks to throw the jab but Dole is out of range.
Dole misses with an uppercut
and Vaananen counters with a nice uppercut.
Dole jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen ducks right into an uppercut from Dole.
Dole jabs at Vaananen's body.
Dole throws a hook but Vaananen blocks it.
Dole throws a sloppy body shot
and Vaananen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vaananen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vaananen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dole takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dole misses with a left hand
and Vaananen counters with a stiff right hand.
Dole is looking to clinch.
Dole loads up on a big right hand but Vaananen slips the punch.
Dole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vaananen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vaananen misses with an uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vaananen.
Vaananen misses with an uppercut. Dole saw that one coming.
Vaananen throws a right hand that misses
and Dole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vaananen misses with a left hand
and Dole counters with a straight right hand.
Vaananen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reino Vaananen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dole scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Dole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dole 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Dole!