PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Dorkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorkin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Duelling Banjos kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Albright
vs
Dorkin

200 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
178 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shannon Albright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Dorkin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorkin throws a head kick that misses.
Albright really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dorkin throws out a leg kick but Albright moves out of range and Dorkin only half commits.
Albright moves in looking to clinch but Dorkin pushes him off.
Albright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Albright lands with a shot to the body.
Albright looks for the body kick but Dorkin saw that one coming.
Albright fails with a takedown attempt.
Dorkin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Albright tries to avoid it but Dorkin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Albright to the ground. Albright escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Albright clinches up against the cage.
Albright stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Albright looking to stall.
Dorkin gets underhooks to prevent Albright's takedown attempt.
Albright drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dorkin pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shannon Albright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dorkin fails with the takedown

and Albright counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Albright.
Albright has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dorkin wants to stand and escape but Albright is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright is stalling in the full guard.
Albright trying to control but Dorkin is working from the bottom.

Albright stands up and waves to Dorkin to follow him.
Albright shoots in but Dorkin avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dorkin.
Albright is breathing heavily.
Albright wants to get back to his feet.

Dorkin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Albright rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dorkin's guard! Nice work there by Albright!
Albright trying to control the position from guard on top but Dorkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dorkin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Albright slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Dorkin is looking for a triangle but Albright pushes his legs off easily.
Albright slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dorkin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dorkin trying to keep a closed guard but Albright is proving a slippery customer.
Albright trying to control the position from guard on top but Dorkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dorkin scores with a nice shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorkin can't keep his opponent in guard - Albright advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Albright landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dorkin is looking to improve his position.

Albright stands up out of the half guard.
Dorkin fails with the takedown
and Albright counters with a left to the body.
Dorkin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Albright as he jumps to the side.
Alan Dorkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albright connects with the punch.

It looks like Alan Dorkin has been cut.
Albright connects with a crisp jab.

Albright looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dorkin!
Albright with good strikes from the mount here!
Albright trying to control but Dorkin is having none of it.
Albright controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Albright working for a submission but Dorkin is keeping him at bay.
Albright wants to control the pace but Dorkin is squirming around nicely.
Dorkin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dorkin tries to hold on but Albright postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albright tries to control but Dorkin wriggling away.
Dorkin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorkin is not content to let Albright control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shannon Albright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alan Dorkin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Albright misses with a two punch combination.
Albright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dorkin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Albright moves into the clinch.
Albright gets underhooks to prevent Dorkin's takedown attempt.

Albright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Albright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Albright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shannon Albright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Albright looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Albright keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shannon Albright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Dorkin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorkin closes the distance and clinches up with Albright, looking for a takedown. Dorkin pushes Albright against the cage but Albright circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Albright shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dorkin but Dorkin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dorkin throws an overhand right that lands on Albright's shoulder, as Albright tries to avoid the shot.
Albright misses with a takedown

and Dorkin counters with a head kick that drops Albright - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

Albright is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dorkin seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Albright is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alan Dorkin!