PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kid Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quick's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Cruising in Miami" by Bass 305. Dover is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm Shipping up to Boston. 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.

Quick
vs
Dover

179 cm
28
165 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

175 cm
24
155 lbs
10 - 8 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kid Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dover in his tracks.
Quick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dover.
Dover changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Quick tries to avoid it but Dover manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Quick to the ground. Quick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dover wants to clinch up but Quick keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Quick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dover fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kid Quick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Dover.
Nice body punch from Quick.

Dover has Quick up against the cage in a clinch.
Dover is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Quick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Quick can't find room to land a body shot as Dover controls the action.

Quick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dover tries to clinch
and Quick counters with a nice uppercut.
Quick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dover tries to clinch up but Quick circles away and keeps his distance.
Quick throws a shot from downtown. Dover moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick throws a right hand that misses

and Dover moves into the clinch.

Dover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dover slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A combination from Dover does no damage.
Dover tries to clinch up but Quick circles away and keeps his distance.
Quick scores with a one two! Dover had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Quick thuds a left hand into Dover's body.
Quick swats away the attempt to clinch by Dover.
Dover doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dover looks to clinch
and Quick counters with a nice body shot.
Nice cross by Quick.
Quick lands a two punch combo.
Dover tries to clinch but Quick moves away
and Quick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dover looks gassed!
Quick tries to bum rush Dover with a series of wild strikes but Dover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quick throws a poor cross that misses

and Dover counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Quick's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quick lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dover!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover blocking the ground and pound.
Quick controlling his opponent.
Dover working to try and regain half guard.
Dover tries to hold on but Quick pushes him away.
Dover is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Quick is staying active.

Dover bucks Quick off and manages to get back to his feet!
Quick connects with the punch.
Good shot there by Quick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quick.
Quick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Quick throws a poor cross that misses
and Dover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quick lands a two punch combo.
Quick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dover tries to clinch up.
Quick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Quick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Quick is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Quick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quick throws a hook but Dover avoids it easily.
Dover is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Quick as Dover shoots in.
Nice uppercut lands for Quick. That snapped Dover's head back.
Quick scores with a sloppy right hand. Dover should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick scores with a sloppy right hand. Dover should have avoided that one.
Dover tries to move into range but Quick moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Quick misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Quick darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Quick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dover's head backwards.
Quick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dover circles away quickly and effectively.
Quick stuffs the takedown attempt from Dover. Dover gets slowly back to his feet.
Quick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dover takes one to the chin there.
Quick scores with a sloppy right hand. Dover should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dover is looking to clinch.
Quick misses with a double jab.
Dover throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quick counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Quick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Quick dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dover showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quick.
Quick misses with a body punch

and Dover counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dover working aggressively here.
Quick takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quick.

Dover manages to break the clinch.
Dover wants to clinch
and Quick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kid Quick is winning the standup battle so far.
Dover lands with a right hand.
Kid Quick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quick circles away from the clinch attempt
and Quick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Quick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quick swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dover counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Quick misses with a right hand

and Dover moves into the clinch.
Quick prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick stops a takedown attempt from Dover.
Dover is breathing heavily.
Quick stalling in the clinch but Dover improves position.
Quick avoiding damage.
Dover has a couple of punches blocked by Quick.
Dover has a couple of punches blocked by Quick.
Dover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quick is trying to break the clinch but Dover has him pressed against the cage.
Quick working hard to break the clinch.
Dover swings wildly with an uppercut but Quick uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dover throws a head punch that misses.
Dover trying to control the position but instead, Quick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dover into the cage.
Dover is leaning against Quick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Quick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

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.
Quick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dover was well out of range. Poor timing from Quick.
Dover tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Quick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quick misses with a shot to the body

and Dover holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Quick manages to break the clinch.
Dover bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quick swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dover counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quick misses with a right hand

and Dover holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dover has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dover keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Quick's efforts to push away.
Dover wants a takedown but no success here.
Kid Quick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Dover.
Dover is struggling to control the position.
Quick looking to stall.
Dover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick tries to circle away but Dover has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Dover.
Dover trying to control the position but instead, Quick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dover into the cage.
Dover digs a right hand underneath Quick's ribcage. Quick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dover misses with the head strike.
Dover fails to pull guard.
Dover slows down the pace here.
Quick is trying to maintain a safe position but Dover gets an underhook and turns Quick into the cage.
Quick stops a takedown attempt from Dover.
Dover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dover can't get the takedown.
Quick works on Dover's body with a couple of short punches.
Dover fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dover throws a punch but it's blocked by Quick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dover is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Quick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dover throws a head punch that misses.
Dover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quick blocks an uppercut.
Quick is leaning against Dover and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dover lands a body punch.
Dover is looking to control Quick's arms but Quick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dover has his back to the cage.
Dover tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quick just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dover tries to pull guard but Quick holds him up against the cage and eventually Dover drops back down to his feet.
Quick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quick just leaning against Dover, taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Quick.
Quick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dover has him pressed against the cage.
Dover misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kid Quick will probably get the nod.
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!

Quick scores with a shot to the body.
Quick pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dover back to the cage. Quick follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dover drops his hands momentarily and Quick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ben Dover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quick with a hook.
Quick moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Quick finds it's way through Dover's defenses.
A jab from Quick finds it's way through Dover's defenses.
Quick misses with a series of wild punches.

Dover clinches up against the cage.
Quick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dovers head.

Quick manages to break the clinch.
Dover takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circle momentarily. Quick darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dover tries to clinch but Quick is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dover tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quick counters with a nice uppercut.
Quick misses with a combination
and Dover counters with a left and a right that stings Quick.
Quick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quick lands a jab to Dover's midsection.
Quick lands a right hook to the body.
Quick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dover momentarily.
Quick throws a one two combo.
Dover takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Quick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quick dips to his left and cracks Dover with an uppercut!
Quick misses with a lunging right hand

and Dover counters with a nice double leg into side control. Quick won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quick takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quick keeps working.
Dover working the strikes but Quick uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dover sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quick defending well though.
Quick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dover.
Quick trying to control from the bottom.
Dover missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dover has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dover seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Quick does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick is trying to get back to full guard.
Dover sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quick defending well though.
Quick is looking for a sweep. Dover is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Dover seems to be looking for submissions.
Dover scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kid Quick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dover looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dover is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Quick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Quick is trying to maintain the position but Dover is very close to passing his half guard.
Dover is nestled in close to Quick, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ben Dover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dover thows a huge punch but Quick dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dover throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dover missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kid Quick.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quick, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Quick!