PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dance
vs
Mouse

187 cm
21
185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
182 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Dance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Mouse!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dance lands a really nice looking cross but Mouse seems unphased.
Mickey Mouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dance looks to land a combination but Mouse avoids it well.
Dance bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dance connects with a single shot there.
Dance throws a right hand that Mouse ducks under and follows up with a left that Mouse also avoids with ease.
Dance misses with a straight right.
A combination from Mouse does no damage.
Dance swings for the body but Mouse moves out of range.
Dance stuffs the takedown.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dance but Dance pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dance lands a really nice looking cross but Mouse seems unphased.

It looks like Mickey Mouse has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dance looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dance punishes Mouse's body with a nice straight punch.
Mouse tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dance swivels and escapes.
Samuel Dance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Mouse.
Mouse looks gassed!
A big left from Dance misses.
Mouse attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dance scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance ducks under a wild hook from Mouse.
Dance lands the left hand.
Mouse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mouse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dance to score with a decent uppercut.
Dance feints and then cracks Mouse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mouse down.
Mouse is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dance is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mouse.
Dance lands with an uppercut that bounces Mouse off the cage and back into range.
Mouse looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jab by Dance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Dance.
Dance connects with a single shot there.
Dance throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Dance.
Mouse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dance connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mouse's hands.
Dance listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dance moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dance changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dance scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Dance.
Dance fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dance lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mouse at a distance.
Dance lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dance jabs Mouse to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mouse takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dance digs a good hook to Mouse's body.
Mouse closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mouse gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mouse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dance lands a slapping body shot.
Dance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dance with a jab.
Mouse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mouse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dance as he avoids it easily.
Dance is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice jab there from Dance.
Dance lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dance.
Mouse looks to score with a jab to the body but Dance is just out of range.
Dance scores with a nice head shot.
Dance jabs Mouse to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dance cracks Mouse with a good jab.
Dance wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dance throws a good cross that connects.
Mouse fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dance connects with a right hand. Mouse shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance lands a right hook to the body.
Dance works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dance uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab from Dance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mouse.
Mouse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dance lands a jab-cross combination.
Dance lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Dance.
Dance slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mouse walks into a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mouse takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dance slips a straight right by Mouse.
Dance paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dance connects with a leg kick. Mouse looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Dance dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Mouse's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mouse closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mouse fails with the takedown.
Dance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mouse circles away quickly and effectively.
Dance stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dance wants it to stay on the feet.
Mouse takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mouse has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dance lands with an overhand left.
Dance defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mouse.
Samuel Dance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Mouse.
Dance cracks Mouse with a good jab.
Dance scores with a jab to the head.
Dance jabs at Mouse's body.
Mouse is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dance connects with the punch.
Samuel Dance is winning the standup battle so far.
Dance slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dance dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mouse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance scores with a jab to the body.
Dance connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mouse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dance bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dance lands with an overhand left.
Dance lands with an overhand left.
Dance scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dance getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mouse dives in and grabs Dance's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dance pushes down on Mouse's head and hops out.
Dance lands an overhand right.
Dance ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dance lands a glancing blow to the side of Mouse's head.

That has opened up Mickey Mouse's cut even more.
Dance works over Mouse's head and body with a nice combination.

Mouse is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dance.
Mouse is still on wobbly legs! Can Dance finish him?
Dance cracks Mouse with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dance. Mouse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mouse seems to have recovered his senses.
Mouse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dance to score with a decent uppercut.
Dance works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dance, right into the meat.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown but Dance shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dance connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dance connects with a single shot there.
Mickey Mouse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dance sprawls well. Dance wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mouse gets slowly back to his feet.
Dance lands with a hook. Mouse tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mouse needs to keep his hands up - Dance had a free shot at his head there.
Dance throws a good cross that connects.
Dance lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Mouse 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance loads up on a big right hand but Mouse slips the punch.
Dance cracks Mouse with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Dance misses.
Dance misses with a hook. Mouse ducked under it nicely.
Mouse fails with a takedown attempt.
Dance scores with a jab.
Mouse moves out of range of the leg kick from Dance.
Dance connects with a looping right hand.
Dance with a nice cross.
Mouse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mouse throws a big shot that misses.
Mouse closes the distance and clinches up with Dance, looking for a takedown. Mouse pushes Dance against the cage but Dance circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dance scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dance bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mouse's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mouse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mouse has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dance finds it's way round the side to connect with Mouse's head.
Mouse closes the distance and clinches up with Dance, looking for a takedown. Mouse pushes Dance against the cage but Dance circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mouse takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mouse closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dance throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mouse on the side of the head.
Mouse tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dance sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mouse somewhat.
Mouse moves forwards but Dance connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dance misses with a wild combination.
Mouse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Dance dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Mouse's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dance lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Dance misses the target.
Mouse ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mouse on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dance lands with a nice body punch.
Nice sprawl there from Dance as Mouse shoots in.
Dance scores with a hook to the body. Mouse takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dance darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dance just misses with a punch to the body.
Dance throws a lazy right hand but Mouse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dance is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mouse can do to turn this around?
Mouse misses with a series of wild punches.
Dance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mouse circles away quickly and effectively.
Dance throws a jab but it's blocked by Mouse.
Dance misses the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dance throws an overhand right that lands on Mouse's shoulder, as Mouse tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dance throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A right-left combo lands from Dance.
Dance throws a leg kick but Mouse checks it.
Mouse shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dance pinned against the cage. Dance gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dance lands a jab to the head.
A combination from Mouse does no damage.
Dance thows a body shot but no joy.
Dance throws a hook to the side of Mouse's head but Mouse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mouse takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mouse missing with a left hand there. Dance was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mouse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dance.
Decent striking displayed by Dance there.
Dance jabs at Mouse's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mouse swings for the body but Dance moves out of range.

Mouse manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dance on his heels. He'll look to pass Dance's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mouse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mouse throws a big right hand that misses.
Mouse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mouse trying to control the position from guard on top but Dance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mouse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Mouse 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.
Mouse postures up in Dance's guard and throws a big left but Dance blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mouse tries to stand but Dance is controlling from the bottom.
Mouse working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dance's head.
Mickey Mouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mouse is working Dance over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dance is looking to stand up but Mouse isn't so interested in that idea.
Mouse wants to control from the top but Dance keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance is looking to stand up but Mouse isn't so interested in that idea.
Dance can't keep his opponent in guard - Mouse advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dance blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mouse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mouse thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dance's head.
Samuel Dance is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mouse misses with a head shot. Dance uses the momentum to regain guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mickey Mouse.
I think Dance has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Dance!