PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dorrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorrance comes to the cage accompanied by Thou Shalt Always Kill. Howlett has chosen Time of Dying by Three Days Grace as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Edmund Dorrance could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Howlett's chin.

Dorrance
vs
Howlett

186 cm
25
180 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

185 cm
21
198 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edmund Dorrance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlett just misses with a punch to the body.
Howlett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dorrance manages to avoid it.
Dorrance blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Dorrance misses its intended target.
Howlett throws a right hand that Dorrance ducks under and follows up with a left that Dorrance also avoids with ease.
Howlett misses the shot to the body.
Howlett misses the jab.
Howlett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Howlett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dorrance.
Howlett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Howlett misses with a body shot.
Howlett ducks under a wild hook from Dorrance.
Dorrance throws the left hand but Howlett avoids the punch easily.
Dorrance throws out a loose jab but Howlett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howlett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dorrance circles away quickly and effectively.
Howlett misses with a straight right.
Howlett blocks a jab.
Dorrance throws a looping overhand right but Howlett ducks down to avoid it.
Howlett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like James Howlett has been cut.
Howlett throws a body punch but Dorrance moves out of range.
A punch combination from Howlett misses.
Howlett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Howlett misses.
Dorrance scores with a nice head shot.
Howlett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dorrance.
Dorrance listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dorrance takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Howlett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Howlett.
Dorrance connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Howlett is rocked!
Howlett is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dorrance rather than just go for the knockout.
Dorrance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howlett is still on wobbly legs! Can Dorrance finish him?
Dorrance throws a lazy right hand but Howlett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dorrance misses with a hook.
Howlett blocks a jab.
Dorrance throws a hook but Howlett avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorrance misses with a hook. Howlett ducked under it nicely.
Dorrance throws a looping overhand right but Howlett ducks down to avoid it.
Dorrance throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Howlett moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Dorrance misses.
Howlett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howlett defending well as Dorrance loads up on a big left hand.
Dorrance steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howlett.
Howlett slips under a jab.
Dorrance misses with an uppercut. Howlett saw that one coming.
Howlett seems to have recovered his senses.
Howlett moves away from the strike by Dorrance.
Dorrance swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dorrance misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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Howlett fails to land with a series of punches.
Howlett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dorrance throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Howlett counters with a nice body shot.
Dorrance throws a lazy right hand but Howlett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dorrance throws the left hand but Howlett avoids the punch easily.
Dorrance lands an overhand right.
Howlett misses with a lunging right hand
and Dorrance counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dorrance misses with a hook.
Howlett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howlett lands a jab-cross combination.
Dorrance misses with an uppercut.
Howlett defending well as Dorrance loads up on a big left hand.
Howlett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edmund Dorrance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Dorrance catches Howlett right on the button with a cross.
Howlett slips a jab from Dorrance.
A telegraphed right hand from Dorrance misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett misses with an uppercut. Dorrance saw that one coming.
Dorrance throws a jab when Howlett was well out of range.
Howlett gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Dorrance gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Howlett is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.