PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dorrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes van Bruggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dorrance
vs
van Bruggen

187 cm
31
220 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

185 cm
30
210 lbs
19 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edmund Dorrance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Johannes van Bruggen!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Bruggen throws a shot to the body.
Dorrance misses with a straight right.
A nice combination there by Dorrance.
van Bruggen throws a half hearted mid kick.
van Bruggen avoids the head kick by Dorrance.
van Bruggen thows a body shot but no joy.
van Bruggen tries to close the distance and clinch but Dorrance swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
van Bruggen throws a body punch but Dorrance moves out of range.
van Bruggen throws a body kick that misses
and Dorrance counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. van Bruggen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
van Bruggen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dorrance moves away.
van Bruggen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Dorrance tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and van Bruggen is able to avoid easily.
Dorrance has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dorrance throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
van Bruggen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dorrance avoids a kick to the body.

Dorrance moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bruggen misses with a body punch.
Dorrance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but van Bruggen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dorrance lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Johannes van Bruggen has been cut.
van Bruggen scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen wants a takedown.
Dorrance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dorrance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but van Bruggen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dorrance tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and van Bruggen avoids it.

van Bruggen wants the takedown. Dorrance is fighting it off but van Bruggen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dorrance's guard against the cage.
van Bruggen looking to sit in guard and control but Dorrance gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dorrance wants to pass the guard but van Bruggen is keeping the position.
van Bruggen is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
van Bruggen controls Dorrance momentarily but Dorrance frees himself.
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!
Dorrance wants to control from the top but van Bruggen keeps moving.
van Bruggen looking for a sweep. Not yet van Bruggen, not yet.
Dorrance looking to pass the guard.
Dorrance trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but van Bruggen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
van Bruggen advances to half guard.
van Bruggen throwing shots but Dorrance is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance is not content to let van Bruggen control the position.
van Bruggen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dorrance knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dorrance moves into full guard.
van Bruggen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dorrance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dorrance tries to land a sweep but no joy.
van Bruggen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dorrance is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dorrance swivels though and keeps the full guard.
van Bruggen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dorrance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Johannes van Bruggen.
Dorrance throws a leg kick that misses.
van Bruggen lands with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Bruggen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorrance.

van Bruggen tries to keep at a distance but Dorrance has taken the fight into the clinch.
van Bruggen tries for a takedown but Dorrance manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johannes van Bruggen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johannes van Bruggen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice shot by van Bruggen.
van Bruggen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dorrance misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
van Bruggen misses with a low kick.
van Bruggen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorrance.
Dorrance throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dorrance takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice cross by van Bruggen.
Dorrance takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from van Bruggen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by van Bruggen.

Dorrance has managed to clinch.
Dorrance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dorrance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but van Bruggen blocks it with crossed arms.
Dorrance being controlled against the cage.
Dorrance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
van Bruggen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dorrances head.
van Bruggen misses with a punch to the body.
van Bruggen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dorrance trying to land knees to the body.
van Bruggen scores with a shoulder strike.
van Bruggen taking a breather.
van Bruggen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dorrance avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dorrance creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hand to the body from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
van Bruggen misses with a body punch.
Dorrance landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen blocks an elbow strike from Dorrance.
Dorrance is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dorrance lands an elbow that stopped van Bruggen in his tracks for a moment.
Dorrance lands a damaging elbow.
Dorrance scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
van Bruggen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dorrance after a bit of a struggle.
van Bruggen tries for a takedown but Dorrance manages to get underhooks.
Edmund Dorrance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johannes van Bruggen.
A left hand lands to the body for Dorrance.
van Bruggen tries to break free but Dorrance pushes him back against the cage.
Dorrance just leaning against van Bruggen, taking a breather.
Dorrance throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dorrance tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and van Bruggen avoids it.
van Bruggen misses with a hook from the clinch.
van Bruggen avoiding damage as Dorrance throws knees to the body.
van Bruggen avoiding damage as Dorrance throws knees to the body.
van Bruggen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Dorrance.
van Bruggen is breathing heavily.
van Bruggen trying to stall but Dorrance improves his position.
van Bruggen struggles to land a body shot inside as Dorrance controls his hands.
Dorrance missing with knees to the body.
van Bruggen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dorrance avoids the damage to the body.

van Bruggen manages to break the clinch.
van Bruggen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dorrance thows a body shot but no joy.
Dorrance throws a head kick that misses.
Dorrance misses with the combination.
van Bruggen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dorrance rather than just go for the knockout.

van Bruggen gets tackled into the cage by Dorrance. Dorrance maintains the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from van Bruggen.
Dorrance scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
van Bruggen misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dorrance trying to land knees to the body.
Dorrance lands a damaging elbow.
Dorrance is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. van Bruggen is defending well for now.
Dorrance prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dorrance lands an elbow that stopped van Bruggen in his tracks for a moment.
van Bruggen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dorrance is stalling here.
van Bruggen blocks an elbow strike from Dorrance.
With the fighters up against the cage, van Bruggen throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dorrance landing knees to the body.
Dorrance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
van Bruggen misses with a punch to the body.
van Bruggen avoids a wild elbow strike from Dorrance.
van Bruggen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dorrance or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmund Dorrance dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johannes van Bruggen's cut.
That's time! Dorrance's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

van Bruggen connects with a crisp jab.
Dorrance wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
van Bruggen swings for the body but Dorrance moves out of range.
Dorrance attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
van Bruggen misses with a hook
and Dorrance counters with a nice low kick that buckles van Bruggen's knee momentarily.
Dorrance with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
van Bruggen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johannes van Bruggen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van Bruggen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dorrance takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dorrance misses with a wild body shot.
Dorrance misses with a few strikes there.

Dorrance gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorrance unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dorrance throws an elbow but it misses.
Dorrance missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, van Bruggen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dorrance stalling in the clinch but van Bruggen improves position.
van Bruggen lands a shot to the body.
van Bruggen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dorrance's elbow.
van Bruggen misses with a hook to the ribs.
van Bruggen tries to throw a body punch but Dorrance avoids it by throwing van Bruggen back against the cage.
van Bruggen struggles to land a body shot inside as Dorrance controls his hands.
Dorrance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dorrance lands a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from van Bruggen.
Dorrance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
van Bruggen avoiding damage as Dorrance throws knees to the body.
Dorrance misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from van Bruggen - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
van Bruggen misses with a punch to the body.
Dorrance looking to throw knees to the head but van Bruggen is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance with a knee to the head.
Edmund Dorrance has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dorrance lands a left hand.
van Bruggen managing to block the knees to the body from Dorrance.
van Bruggen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dorrance.
van Bruggen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
van Bruggen goes for a takedown attempt but Dorrance pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Dorrance clinches up with van Bruggen and pushes him back against the cage.
van Bruggen misses with a short punch on the inside.
van Bruggen struggles to land a body shot inside as Dorrance controls his hands.
van Bruggen can't get the takedown.
Dorrance misses with a knee strike.
van Bruggen wants a takedown.
Edmund Dorrance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johannes van Bruggen.
Dorrance putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has van Bruggen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and van Bruggen avoids it.
van Bruggen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dorrance.
van Bruggen is stalling here.
van Bruggen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
van Bruggen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Dorrance.
Dorrance lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
van Bruggen avoids the elbow strike from Dorrance, against the cage.
van Bruggen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
van Bruggen is trying to push Dorrance away but Dorrance has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dorrance scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorrance unloads a knee to the mid-section. van Bruggen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
van Bruggen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dorrance working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance tries to land a knee to the head but van Bruggen blocks with his arms.
van Bruggen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dorrance lands a nice knee to the body.
Dorrance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dorrance gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dorrance pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
van Bruggen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dorrance is defending well for now.
Dorrance misses with a knee strike.
van Bruggen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
van Bruggen tries for a takedown but Dorrance manages to get underhooks.
Dorrance pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
van Bruggen tries to throw a body punch but Dorrance avoids it by throwing van Bruggen back against the cage.
The referee calls for Dorrance to work.
van Bruggen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edmund Dorrance showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dorrance 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmund Dorrance!
After winning the bout, Edmund Dorrance thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.