PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Widow Maker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dorrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maker comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies Hit the Floor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maker
vs
Dorrian

190 cm
23
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Widow Maker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Dorrian!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maker shoots for a takedown but Dorrian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dorrian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dorrian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maker throws a head kick but Dorrian moves out of range.
Widow Maker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorrian wants to clinch but Maker slips to the side

and Maker counters by clinching up.
Dorrian tries to land knees in the clinch but Maker avoids the damage to the body.
Dorrian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maker avoiding damage as Dorrian throws knees to the body.
Maker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maker tries to land knees in the clinch but Dorrian avoids the damage to the body.
Maker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dorrian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maker looking to slow down the pace here.
Maker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dorrian blocks it with crossed arms.
Maker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maker trying to land knees to the body.
Maker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maker managing to block the knees to the body from Dorrian.
Maker managing to block the knees to the body from Dorrian.
Maker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dorrian trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Maker to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maker avoiding damage as Dorrian throws knees to the body.
Maker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dorrian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dorrian landing knees to the head.
Maker is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Dorrian.
Dorrian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dorrian tries to land a knee to the head but Maker blocks with his arms.
Maker managing to block the knees to the body from Dorrian.
Dorrian landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dorrian.
Dorrian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maker managing to block the knees to the body from Dorrian.
Dorrian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dorrian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dorrian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maker.
Dorrian tries to land knees in the clinch but Maker avoids the damage to the body.
Dorrian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maker missing with knees to the body.
Maker trying to stall but Dorrian improves his position.
Dorrian landing knees to the body.
Dorrian tries to land knees in the clinch but Maker avoids the damage to the body.
Maker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dorrian is keeping busy.
Maker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dorrian tries to land knees in the clinch but Maker avoids the damage to the body.
Maker trying to stall but Dorrian improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maker trying to land knees to the body.
Maker trying to land knees to the body.
Dorrian tries a knee to the head but Maker blocks it.
Maker tries to land knees in the clinch but Dorrian avoids the damage to the body.
Maker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dorrian trying to land knees to the body.
Dorrian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dorrian tries to land a knee to the head but Maker blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Dorrian.
Dorrian looking to throw knees to the head but Maker is blocking nicely.
Dorrian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maker tries to stall but Dorrian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dorrian scores with a knee to the head.
Dorrian tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Maker.
Maker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dorrian crunches a lovely knee into Maker's ribcage.
Maker tries to land a knee to the head but Dorrian blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dorrian.
Dorrian misses with a knee to the head.
Maker landing knees to the body.
Dorrian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrian blocks an elbow strike.
Dorrian blocks an elbow strike from Maker.
Dorrian trying to land knees to the body.
Maker is looking to control Dorrian's arms but Dorrian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maker has his back to the cage.
Maker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Maker.
Maker is trying to break the clinch but Dorrian has him pressed against the cage.
Dorrian tries to land knees in the clinch but Maker avoids the damage to the body.
Dorrian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maker managing to block the knees to the body from Dorrian.
Maker stalling in the clinch but Dorrian improves position.
Dorrian takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dorrian missing with knees to the body.
Dorrian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dorrian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maker blocks it with crossed arms.
Maker tries to stall but Dorrian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dorrian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maker.
Dorrian takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dorrian blocks an elbow strike from Maker.
Dorrian misses with a knee strike.
Maker with a knee to the head.
Dorrian avoids the elbow strike from Maker, against the cage.
Dorrian looking to throw knees to the head but Maker is blocking nicely.
Dorrian missing with knees to the body.
Maker missing with knees to the body.
Maker managing to block the knees to the body from Dorrian.

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.
Dorrian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dorrian missing with knees to the body.
Dorrian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maker landing knees to the head.

Dorrian manages to pull guard.
Dorrian keeping moving, preventing Maker from controlling successfully.
Dorrian manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Maker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Dorrian is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Maker can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Dorrian dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A head kick misses from Maker.
Maker tries for a takedown but Dorrian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dorrian moves in looking to clinch but Maker pushes him off.

Dorrian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maker looking to slow down the pace here.
Dorrian tries to score a body lock takedown but Maker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maker lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dorrian jumps into guard, dragging Maker to the mat.

Dorrian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dorrian manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrian looking to control but Maker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Dorrian goes for an armbar but Maker turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Maker.

Dorrian is looking for a triangle but Maker pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maker throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dorrian is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dorrian working a defensive guard but Maker manages to pass into side control anyway.
Maker trying to control the position but Dorrian is working away.
Maker in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrian manages to get back to half guard.
It looks like Maker is going to stand back up.

Maker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dorrian gets back to full guard.
Dorrian trying to keep a closed guard but Maker is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Dorrian has his foot on Maker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maker works his way back into a safe position though.
Maker throws a big right hand that misses.
Dorrian controls Maker momentarily but Maker frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maker fails with the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maker closes the distance looking to clinch

and Dorrian counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Dorrian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Maker has his takedown stuffed

and Dorrian counters by moving into the clinch.
Maker looking to stall.
Dorrian landing knees to the body.
Dorrian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dorrian.
Dorrian can't get the takedown.
Dorrian tries to land knees in the clinch but Maker avoids the damage to the body.
Dorrian tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dorrian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dorrian missing with knees to the body.
Dorrian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dorrian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maker avoiding damage as Dorrian throws knees to the body.
Dorrian missing with knees to the body.
Maker avoiding damage as Dorrian throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dorrian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maker's face.
Maker trying to stall but Dorrian improves his position.
Maker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dorrian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dorrian tries to land knees in the clinch but Maker avoids the damage to the body.
Maker avoiding damage as Dorrian throws knees to the body.
Dorrian lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maker is trying to drag Dorrian to the mat but Dorrian just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dorrian tries to land knees in the clinch but Maker avoids the damage to the body.

Maker pulls guard.

Maker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dorrian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dorrian looking to pass the guard.
Dorrian slips nicely into half guard.

Dorrian is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dorrian stops Maker from getting back to his feet.

Dorrian is looking for a kimura here.

Dorrian is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Maker defends it well.
Maker works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrian pushes down on Maker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Maker wants to get back to his feet.
Maker is looking to control Dorrian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maker avoid being mounted?

Maker is defending against the submission attempts here by Dorrian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Dorrian is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dorrian wants to pass the guard but Maker is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Dorrian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dorrian has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Dorrian!