PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Dove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee's entrance music is Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. A fine choice. 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.

Dee
vs
Dove

180 cm
24
195 lbs
12 - 3 - 1

190 cm
26
196 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Dove!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dove lands with a hook. Dee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dee misses with a straight right.
Dee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dove is able to avoid easily.
Dove throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dove scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Dee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dove throws a body punch but Dee moves out of range.
Dee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dove.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dove throws a body punch but Dee moves out of range.
Dove avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Dove.
Gary Dove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dove misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dee misses with a hook.
Dee tries to clinch but Dove is having none of it.
Tweedle Dee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dove swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dove jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dee tries to clinch up.
A big right from Dove misses.
Dee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dove manages to avoid it.
Dee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dove swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dove stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dove.
Dove throws a big shot that misses.
Dove throws a low kick but Dee moves out of range easily.
Dove scores with a punch to the head.
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
Dove blocks a leg kick.
Dee throws a right and a left that Dove avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dee looks to land a right hand but Dove moved out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dove.
Dee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee missing with a left hand there. Dove was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dee wants to land a leg kick but Dove is out of range.
Dove throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dee throws a hook to the side of Dove's head but Dove sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dove tries to land a front kick but Dee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Dee misses.
Dove misses with a body shot.
Dove misses with a low kick.
Dove delivers a nice body kick.
Dove thuds a left hand into Dee's body.
Dove throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dove misses with a wild body shot.
Dove throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dee slaps away a takedown attempt from Dove, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dove misses the shot to the body.
Dove throws out a loose jab but Dee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dove blocks a low kick nicely.
Dove scores with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Dee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dee throws an overhand right that lands on Dove's shoulder, as Dove tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dove tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dee was well out of range. Poor timing from Dove.
Dove works the jab nicely.
Dove ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dove is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dee.
Dove ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Dove misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dee.
Good leg kick by Dove there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dove thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dove throws a body punch but Dee moves out of range.
Dee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dove.
Dove lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dove is looking to land body kicks.
Dove throws a solid leg kick but Dee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dove.
Dove pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dove connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dove just misses with a punch to the body.
Dee moves out of range of the body kick from Dove.
Dove moves out of range of the leg kick from Dee.
Dove lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut there from Dove.
Dee avoids the body shot from Dove.
Dove moves out of range of the strikes.
Dee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dee tests Dove's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dove throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dee on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dove keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Dove misses the target.
Dove displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dee throws out the jab.
Dove pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dove lands a nice shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Dove checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Dee moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dove backwards.
Dee throws a punch but it's blocked by Dove.

Dove breaks from the clinch.
Dee is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dove's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dove connects with a single shot there.
Dove swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dee counters with a body kick that stops Dove in his tracks momentarily.
Dove drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dove misses the shot to the body.
Dove checks a leg kick.
Dove blocks a jab.
Dee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dove scores with a jab. Dee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dee looks to land a right hand but Dove moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dove scores with a hook to the body. Dee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dove looks to score with a jab to the body but Dee is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dove lands with a right hand.
Dove ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dove throws a hook but Dee avoids it easily.

Dee closes the distance and clinches.
Dove wants to get back to striking at distance but Dee won't allow it.
Dove blocks an uppercut.
Dee works on Dove's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee trying to land knees to the body.
Dee misses with a body punch.

Dove breaks from the clinch.
Dove misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Dove showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dove with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dee slips under a jab.
Dove circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dee moves in looking to clinch but Dove pushes him off.

Dee clinches with his opponent.

Dove breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dove scores with a jab to the head.
Dove misses with a low kick.
Dove tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dee was well out of range. Poor timing from Dove.
Dove pushes Dee away with a front kick.
Dove looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dove tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dee was well out of range. Poor timing from Dove.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dove throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dove looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dove scores with a nice body kick.
Dee tries to clinch but Dove moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Dee.
Dee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dove keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dove misses with a wild body shot.
Dee avoids the body shot from Dove.
Dove throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee jabs at Dove's body.
Dee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Dee misses.
Dove lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dee takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dove avoids the body shot from Dee.

Dove shoots in and bounces Dee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dove postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dee throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dove trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.
Dove preventing the sweep.
Dove has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dove.
Dove 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.
Dove wants to control from the top but Dee keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gary Dove hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dee cracks a nice hook into Dove's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dove jabs Dee right on the nose. Dee blinks but takes it well.
Dove keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Dove gets the takedown into side control.

Dove is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dee manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dove is trying to control the action in half guard but Dee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tweedle Dee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dove thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Dove comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dove winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Dove!
Post fight, Gary Dove stared into the camera and said 'I'm not doin' the job, me and Dee Dee are happy 'ere. I don't care what Victor Rayson says, she is my dirty Dee-Dee an' I love 'er.'.