PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Dapalong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmund Dorrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dapalong comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast by Rammstein. Dorrance is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thou Shalt Always Kill. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dapalong
vs
Dorrance

180 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

186 cm
24
180 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Dapalong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edmund Dorrance!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Dorrance coming out on top.
Dapalong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Vincent Dapalong has been cut.
Dorrance has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dapalong is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dapalong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dapalong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dorrance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dapalong lands with a nice combination. Dorrance backs away looking to recover.
Dapalong lands a body shot.
Dorrance slips under a jab.
Dorrance misses with a looping right.
Dorrance misses with an uppercut. Dapalong saw that one coming.
Dapalong staying out of range there.
Dapalong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dorrance is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dapalong.
Dapalong missing with a left hand there. Dorrance was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Dorrance misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dapalong throws a jab when Dorrance was well out of range.
Dapalong misses with an uppercut. Dorrance saw that one coming.
Dapalong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edmund Dorrance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorrance throws a shot from downtown. Dapalong moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dapalong on the side of the head.
Dorrance swings widly with a right hand
and Dapalong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Dorrance misses.
Dapalong seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dapalong just misses with a punch to the body.
Dapalong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dorrance.
Dorrance misses with a left hand
and Dapalong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dorrance throws the left hand but Dapalong avoids the punch easily.
Dorrance keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dapalong.
Dorrance connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A combination from Dapalong does no damage.
A slow jab from Dorrance misses its intended target.
A big left from Dapalong misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dapalong. Dorrance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dapalong throws a jab when Dorrance was well out of range.
Dapalong misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dapalong. Dorrance does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dapalong slips under a jab from Dorrance.
Dapalong moves out of range as Dorrance strikes.
Dorrance throws a looping overhand right but Dapalong ducks down to avoid it.
Dorrance might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dapalong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dorrance moves away.
Dorrance swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dapalong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dorrance cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dorrance walks into a stiff left hand from Dapalong.
Dapalong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dorrance manages to avoid it.
Dorrance throws a shot from downtown. Dapalong moves away and avoids it.
Dorrance throws a jab when Dapalong was well out of range.
Dorrance lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dapalong slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Dorrance throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dorrance throws the left hand but Dapalong avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dapalong defending well as Dorrance loads up on a big left hand.
Dapalong scores with a shot to the body.
Dorrance throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dapalong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dorrance looks to land a left hand but Dapalong moved out of range nicely.
Dorrance throws a hook but Dapalong blocks it.
The fighters circling - Dapalong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dapalong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dorrance's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dapalong under the eye.
Jab by Dapalong.
Dapalong scores with a decent looking hook.
Dapalong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dapalong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dapalong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice combination there by Dapalong.
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 lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dapalong misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dapalong misses with a straight right.
Dorrance throws out a loose jab but Dapalong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dapalong walks into a left hand.
Dapalong misses with an uppercut.
Dorrance works the jab nicely.
Dorrance is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dapalong.
Dorrance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dorrance takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dapalong misses with a looping right.
Dorrance throws a jab but it's blocked by Dapalong.
Dapalong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dapalong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dorrance blocks a jab.
Dorrance throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dapalong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vincent Dapalong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vincent Dapalong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dapalong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vincent Dapalong is winning the standup battle so far.
Dorrance keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dorrance misses with a right hand
and Dapalong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dapalong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dapalong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dapalong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dapalong takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Dorrance misses.
Dorrance misses the jab.
Dorrance misses with a straight left.
Dorrance throws an off balance right hand
and Dapalong counters with a nice body shot.
Dapalong thuds a left hand into Dorrance's body.
Dorrance misses with an uppercut.
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!
Dapalong misses with an uppercut. Dorrance saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Dorrance misses the target.
Dorrance swings widly with a right hand
and Dapalong counters with a nice body shot.
Dorrance throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dapalong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dorrance at a distance.
Dapalong throws an overhand right that lands on Dorrance's shoulder, as Dorrance tries to avoid the shot.
Dorrance tests Dapalong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dorrance connects with a jab.
Dorrance throws a shot from downtown. Dapalong moves away and avoids it.
Dapalong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dapalong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dapalong misses with a body shot.
Dorrance looks to land a left hand but Dapalong moved out of range nicely.
Dorrance slips a straight right by Dapalong.
Sloppy strikes from Dapalong. Those never looked like landing.
Dorrance jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dapalong slips under a jab.
Dorrance throws a poor cross that misses
and Dapalong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dorrance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dapalong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorrance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dorrance throws a looping overhand right but Dapalong ducks down to avoid it.
Dapalong moves away from the strike by Dorrance.
Dorrance jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A lazy left from Dorrance finds it's target.
Dorrance moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dorrance jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dapalong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dorrance looks to throw the jab but Dapalong is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Dapalong there.
Dorrance throws an overhand right that lands on Dapalong's shoulder, as Dapalong tries to avoid the shot.
Dapalong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dorrance looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dapalong misses.
Dapalong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Dapalong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dorrance throws a looping overhand right but Dapalong ducks down to avoid it.
Dorrance avoids the body shot from Dapalong.
Dapalong swings for the body but Dorrance moves out of range.
Dorrance avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dorrance lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dapalong swings for the body but Dorrance moves out of range.
Dapalong looks to throw the jab but Dorrance is out of range.
Dapalong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dorrance waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dapalong.
Dapalong misses with a hook to the body
and Dorrance counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dapalong defending well as Dorrance loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance misses the jab.
Dapalong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dorrance misses the jab.
Dapalong looks to score with a jab to the body but Dorrance is just out of range.
Dorrance keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dapalong throws a body punch but Dorrance moves out of range.
Dapalong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorrance was well out of range. Poor timing from Dapalong.
Dapalong slips a jab from Dorrance.
A big right from Dapalong misses.
Dorrance jabs Dapalong right on the nose. Dapalong blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dapalong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Dapalong.
Dorrance takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dapalong misses the jab.
A big right from Dorrance misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Dapalong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Dapalong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dorrance throws a jab but it's blocked by Dapalong.
Dorrance moves out of range as Dapalong strikes.
Dorrance looks to land a left hand but Dapalong moved out of range nicely.
Dorrance slips a straight right by Dapalong.
Dorrance missing with a left hand there. Dapalong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dorrance rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dapalong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dapalong misses with an uppercut. Dorrance saw that one coming.
Dorrance throws a looping overhand right but Dapalong ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Dorrance misses its intended target.
Dapalong throws a body punch but Dorrance moves out of range.
Dorrance bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dapalong's head backwards.
Dapalong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dorrance jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dorrance misses with a straight left.
Dorrance looks to land a right hand but Dapalong moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance throws a poor cross that misses
and Dapalong counters with a nice body shot.
Dapalong throws a shot to the body.
Dorrance throws a big shot that misses.
Dapalong looks to throw the jab but Dorrance is out of range.
Dorrance avoids the body shot from Dapalong.
Dapalong throws a body punch but Dorrance moves out of range.
Dapalong misses with a wild body shot.
Dapalong looks to throw the jab but Dorrance is out of range.
Dapalong throws a hook but Dorrance avoids it easily.
Dapalong ducks under a wild hook from Dorrance.
Dapalong lands a body shot.
Dorrance avoids the body shot from Dapalong.
Nice defenses there by Dapalong.
Dapalong slips under a jab.
Edmund Dorrance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Dorrance misses the target.
Dorrance scores with a nice strike.
Dapalong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dorrance.
Dapalong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dapalong defending well as Dorrance loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Dorrance throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Dapalong misses.
Dapalong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorrance was well out of range. Poor timing from Dapalong.
Dorrance throws a lazy uppercut
and Dapalong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dapalong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dapalong with a jab.
Dorrance missing with a left hand there. Dapalong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dapalong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dorrance under the eye.
Dapalong tries to move into range but Dorrance moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dapalong scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dapalong clobbers Dorrance with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dapalong misses with a wild body shot.
Dorrance walks into a stiff left hand from Dapalong.
Dorrance ducks under a wild hook from Dapalong.
A jab from Dorrance misses.
Dapalong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dorrance jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dapalong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorrance.
Dapalong clobbers Dorrance with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dapalong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dorrance.
Dapalong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Dorrance misses.
Dapalong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dorrance lands with a hook. Dapalong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dapalong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dapalong swings for the body but Dorrance moves out of range.
A lazy left from Dapalong finds it's target.
Dapalong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dorrance throws out the jab.
Dorrance misses with an uppercut
and Dorrance takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dapalong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dorrance moves away.
Dapalong throws a body punch but Dorrance moves out of range.
Dorrance misses with an uppercut. Dapalong saw that one coming.
Dorrance is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dapalong.
A telegraphed right hand from Dapalong misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dapalong moves out of range of the strikes.
Dapalong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dorrance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dorrance ducks under a wild hook from Dapalong.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Dapalong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dapalong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Dapalong!
Our winner, Vincent Dapalong, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.