PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berric Dondarrion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thory's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's a fight. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Thory
vs
Dondarrion

188 cm
24
192 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

191 cm
34
198 lbs
31 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing

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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Thory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Berric Dondarrion!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thory lands with a straight right. Dondarrion didn't see that one coming.
Thory takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Vic Thory has been cut.
Thory thuds his right hand into Dondarrion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thory lands with a nice body punch.
Thory looks for the body kick but Dondarrion saw that one coming.
Dondarrion just misses with a punch to the body.
Dondarrion throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thory counters with a straight right hand.
Thory defending well as Dondarrion loads up on a big left hand.
Dondarrion needs to keep his hands up - Thory had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thory scores with a hook.
Thory listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thory lands with a good body shot.
Thory fails to land with a series of punches.
Thory slips under a jab.
Thory cracks Dondarrion with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thory pushes Dondarrion away with a front kick.
Dondarrion connects with a looping right hand.
Thory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thory will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dondarrion throws a front kick aimed at Thory's knee but Thory avoids it well.
Dondarrion throws a nice looking combination but Thory bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thory shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab from Dondarrion.
Dondarrion punishes Thory's body with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Dondarrion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thory keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dondarrion.
Thory takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thory pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thory lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thory thows a body shot but no joy.
Dondarrion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thory on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thory throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thory looks to land a left hand but Dondarrion moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dondarrion throws a looping overhand right but Thory ducks down to avoid it.
Dondarrion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thory moves away.
Thory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dondarrion moves away.
Thory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dondarrion.
Dondarrion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thory.
Thory takes a swing at Dondarrion's ribcage but misses.
Dondarrion takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thory shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dondarrion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thory looks to land a body kick but Dondarrion moved away.
Some wild striking there from Thory.
Thory wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thory moves in looking to clinch but Dondarrion pushes him off.
Dondarrion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thory.
Thory misses with an uppercut. Dondarrion saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory checks a leg kick nicely.
Thory defending well as Dondarrion loads up on a big left hand.
Thory tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dondarrion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dondarrion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thory doesn't seem bothered though.
Dondarrion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dondarrion misses with a body kick.
A combination from Dondarrion does no damage.
Thory clobbers Dondarrion with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dondarrion misses with a low kick.
Dondarrion misses with a double jab
and Thory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thory moves out of range of the body kick from Dondarrion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thory loads up on a big right hand but Dondarrion slips the punch.
Thory misses with a hook.
Thory is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dondarrion lands a jab to the head.
Thory takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thory jabs at Dondarrion's body.
Thory takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thory fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thory throws an overhand right that lands on Dondarrion's shoulder, as Dondarrion tries to avoid the shot.
It looks like Thory has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Thory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Dondarrion as he connects with a hook.
Thory catches Dondarrion with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dondarrion.
Dondarrion looks to score with a jab to the body but Thory is just out of range.
Thory lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thory connects with a nice looking jab.
Thory ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dondarrion looks to land a left hand but Thory moved out of range nicely.
Dondarrion thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berric Dondarrion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vic Thory's cut.
That's time! Thory's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dondarrion checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dondarrion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thory misses with a straight left.
Thory cracks Dondarrion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dondarrion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thory takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dondarrion ducks under a wild hook from Thory.
Dondarrion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dondarrion.
Dondarrion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thory uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dondarrion.
No joy there for Dondarrion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dondarrion lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thory loads up on a big right hand but Dondarrion slips the punch.
A left lands for Thory.
Thory loads up on a big right hand but Dondarrion slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory lands with a hook. Dondarrion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Berric Dondarrion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thory blocks a low kick nicely.
Thory lands a nice shot to the body.
Dondarrion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dondarrion on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot lands for Thory.
Thory lands a nice shot that snaps Dondarrion's head back.
Dondarrion moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Thory misses.
Thory throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dondarrion with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thory to score with a decent uppercut.
Dondarrion gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thory looks to throw the jab but Dondarrion is out of range.
Dondarrion throws a lazy right hand but Thory sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dondarrion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thory.
Dondarrion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thory throws a lazy right hand but Dondarrion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thory scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thory misses with a shot to the body
and Dondarrion counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thory thinking.
A shot to the liver by Dondarrion. Beautiful body shot.
Thory connects with an inside leg kick.
Thory throws the left hand but Dondarrion avoids the punch easily.
Thory ducks under a wild hook from Dondarrion.
Thory shoots in looking for a takedown but Dondarrion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thory's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thory blocks a low kick nicely.
Dondarrion lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thory fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thory misses with an uppercut. Dondarrion saw that one coming.
Dondarrion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thory connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dondarrion lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dondarrion sprawls well. Dondarrion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thory gets slowly back to his feet.
Thory lands a jab to Dondarrion's midsection.
Dondarrion just misses with a punch to the body.
Dondarrion ducks under a wild hook from Thory.
Nice shot lands for Thory.
Thory jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thory defending well as Dondarrion loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dondarrion. Thory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dondarrion moves out of range as Thory strikes.
Nice jab there from Thory.
Dondarrion takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dondarrion has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thory misses with a hook.
Thory walks into a jab.
Dondarrion swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dondarrion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dondarrion gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dondarrion throws a looping overhand right but Thory ducks down to avoid it.
Dondarrion misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dondarrion takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thory stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dondarrion.
Nice uppercut lands for Dondarrion. That snapped Thory's head back.
Jab by Dondarrion.
Dondarrion just misses with a punch to the body.
Thory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dondarrion moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dondarrion scores with a jab. Thory acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thory shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vic Thory. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thory moves out of range as Dondarrion strikes.
Thory misses with an uppercut. Dondarrion saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Berric Dondarrion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vic Thory's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Thory delivers a nice body kick.
Dondarrion steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thory. That one must have hurt.
A lazy left from Thory finds it's target.
A clash of legs there as Dondarrion blocks the low kick.
Dondarrion misses with a two punch combination.
Dondarrion takes a swing at Thory's ribcage but misses.
Dondarrion connects with a jab.
Thory throws a hook but Dondarrion avoids it easily.
Thory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dondarrion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thory.
Dondarrion lands a nice shot that snaps Thory's head back.
Dondarrion goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thory throws an overhand right that lands on Dondarrion's shoulder, as Dondarrion tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dondarrion.
Dondarrion misses with an uppercut. Thory saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thory.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory tries to clinch but Dondarrion is having none of it.
Dondarrion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dondarrion misses with a left hand
and Thory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dondarrion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dondarrion throws a poor cross that misses
and Thory counters with a left to the body.
Thory connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thory connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dondarrion.
Dondarrion throws a poor cross that misses
and Thory counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thory swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dondarrion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thory walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thory takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thory lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Thory checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dondarrion misses with a straight right.
A big right from Dondarrion misses.
Thory misses the jab.
Dondarrion throws a right hand that misses
and Thory counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dondarrion fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thory scores with a shot to the body.
Thory works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dondarrion takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dondarrion misses with a wild body shot.
Thory cracks Dondarrion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thory misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Dondarrion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dondarrion cracks Thory with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dondarrion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dondarrion tests Thory's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dondarrion thows a body shot but no joy.
Berric Dondarrion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Thory is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dondarrion's half guard.
Thory with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Thory seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dondarrion does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vic Thory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thory trying to mount his opponent but Dondarrion defends it.
Dondarrion is trying to stand up here but Thory is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thory missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dondarrion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thory.
Dondarrion keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Thory trying to pass the guard but Dondarrion defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thory is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thory lands a jab to the nose.
Thory misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Thory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vic Thory.
I think Dondarrion has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Berric Dondarrion!
A pretty intense looking Berric Dondarrion took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.