PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Dority (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Dan Dority will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Badass
vs
Dority

180 cm
22
168 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
167 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Badass!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Dority!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dority dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dority slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dority connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dority tries to clinch but Badass is having none of it.
Dority bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dority clinches up with Badass and pushes him back against the cage.
Badass jumps guard but Dority stands there with Badass around his waist. Badass gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Badass has a couple of punches blocked by Dority.
Badass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Badass tries a body shot but Dority blocks it.
Badass misses with a punch to the body.
Badass is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass wants to break free but Dority has control.
Dority blocks an uppercut.
Badass scores with a nice hook to the head.
Badass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Dority.
Dority trying to control the position but instead, Badass has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dority into the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Badass has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Dority.
Badass lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dority misses with the head strike.
Dority lands a right hand that snaps the head of Badass backwards.
Dority pushes Badass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badass is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Badass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dority scores with a hook to the body. Badass takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Dority.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass throws a leg kick which misses Dority's front leg but catches the back leg as Dority tries to avoid it.
Dority connects with a right hand. Badass shakes it off.
Dority swings for the body but Badass moves out of range.
Dority darts in trying to clinch
and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Dority enables Badass to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dority manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dority told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Badass wants to control from the top but Dority keeps moving.
Badass preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dority has control of Badass's left arm, preventing Badass from doing any damage.
Badass might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Badass wants to control from the top but Dority keeps moving.
Badass looking to pass the guard.
Badass trying to control the position from guard on top but Dority is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Billy Badass wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Badass avoids the body shot from Dority.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dority misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
Badass throws a jab when Dority was well out of range.
Badass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dority.
Dan Dority is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badass scores with a leg kick.
Badass looks for a takedown but Dority sprawls well.
Badass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Badass, right into the meat.
Dority 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.

Dan Dority dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dority throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badass.
Dority has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dority tries to clinch up but Badass circles away and keeps his distance.
Dority is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Dority is just out of range.
Badass misses with a head kick.
Badass shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dority sprawls well. Dority wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Badass gets slowly back to his feet.
Badass misses with a left hand
and Dority counters with a one-two to the body.
Dan Dority seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Badass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Dority as he connects with a hook.
Dority is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dority tries to close the distance and clinch but Badass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badass is looking to chop away at Dority's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dority.
Badass drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Badass wants to land a leg kick but Dority is out of range.
Dority uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Badass has time to react.
Dority looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
A combination from Dority does no damage.
Badass loads up on a big right hand but Dority slips the punch.
Dority tries to close the distance and clinch up but Badass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dority fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass misses with a looping left.
Dority misses with the combination.
Dority throws a hook to the side of Badass's head but Badass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Badass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Badass takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Badass staying out of range there.
Dority throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badass keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dority throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badass.
A jab from Dority misses.
Dority misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Dority.
Badass misses with a hook
and Badass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dority scores with a three punch combo!
Badass takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Badass misses with a straight left.
Dority scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Badass is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dority throws a jab but it's blocked by Badass.
Nice body punch from Badass.
Badass takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dan Dority is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dority lands a left and a right that send Badass crashing to the mat, dazed. Dority thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Badass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Badass misses with a takedown attempt - Dority sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dority fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dority misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badass.
Badass seems to have got his legs back now.
Badass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Badass clobbers Dority with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Dority showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Badass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Badass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dority.
Badass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dority.
Dority checks a leg kick.
Dority checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dority throws a looping overhand right but Badass ducks down to avoid it.
Dority throws a nice looking combination but Badass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Badass looks to land a left hand but Dority moved out of range nicely.
Dority tries to clinch up but Badass circles away and keeps his distance.
Badass takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dority scores with a jab. Badass acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dority throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badass fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Badass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dority.
Dority tries to close the distance and clinch but Badass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dority throws a hook to the side of Badass's head but Badass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dority tries to clinch but Badass is having none of it.
Dority tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dority tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Badass counters with a leg kick.
Dority avoids the body shot from Badass.
Dority avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dority displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Badass.
Badass tries a head kick but it misses.
Dority connects with a right hand. Badass shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dority looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dority tries to clinch
and Badass counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Dority throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dority wants to clinch but Badass slips to the side

and Badass counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Badass trying to control but Dority is working from the bottom.
Badass stands and throws Dority's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dority can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Badass looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Badass tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Badass is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dority is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Billy Badass did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Badass connects with a right hand. Dority shakes it off.

Dority has taken the fight to the clinch.
Badass jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dority walks away with a smile on his face. Badass gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Badass closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dority quickly recovers to half guard.

Badass is trying to work for a kimura but Dority is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badass is trying to control the action in half guard but Dority is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Badass is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Badass thows a huge punch but Dority dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dority manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Badass in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dority working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Badass.
Badass tries to free his leg and advance position but Dority is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass trying to move into half guard but instead Dority has managed to sweep!
Badass wants to sweep here but Dority controlling him for the moment.
Dority is looking to stand up but Badass won't let him.
Dority wants to stand and escape but instead Badass has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Badass trying to control the position from guard on top but Dority is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badass stands and throws Dority's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass throws a strike aimed at the side of Dority's head but Dority avoids it well.

Badass is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dority has escaped the position, nice work there.

Badass goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dority rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Badass's guard! Nice work there by Dority!
Dority has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Badass is proving hard to escape from.
Dority must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dority wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Badass's closed guard. He's half up but Badass has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Badass pivots and extends the arm, Dority falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Badass! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Badass!
Billy Badass retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Billy Badass thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.