PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Vigilante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vigilante's choice of entrance music: Skyscraper. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dobson
vs
Vigilante

200 cm
31
260 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

215 cm
35
262 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinny Vigilante!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vigilante jabs Dobson right on the nose. Dobson blinks but takes it well.
Dobson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vigilante swings for the body but Dobson moves out of range.

Dobson lands a big head kick that sends Vigilante tumbling to the mat! Dobson takes a step backwards and waves Vigilante back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Vinny Vigilante has been cut.
Vigilante connects with a jab.

It looks like Ben Dobson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vigilante bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vigilante keeps Dobson at a distance using the push kick.
Vigilante connects with an inside leg kick.
Vigilante avoids the body shot from Dobson.
We've been informed that Vigilante has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Dobson lands a left and a right that send Vigilante crashing to the mat, dazed. Dobson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Vigilante is rocked!
Dobson scoring well with a low kick there.
Vigilante is still on wobbly legs! Can Dobson finish him?
Dobson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vigilante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dobson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vigilante moves out of range of the strikes.
Vigilante seems to have recovered his senses.
Dobson misses with a low kick.
Dobson avoids the body shot from Vigilante.
Vigilante tests Dobson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dobson blocks a jab.
Vigilante's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dobson under the eye.
Vigilante has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vigilante fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dobson.
Vigilante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dobson.
Dobson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vigilante moves away.
Dobson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vigilante has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vigilante takes a swing at Dobson's ribcage but misses.
Vigilante blocks a head kick by Dobson.
Dobson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vigilante is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vigilante throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dobson.
Dobson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vigilante counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vigilante scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dobson thuds his shin into the meat of Vigilante's side.
Dobson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dobson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dobson throws a leg kick but Vigilante sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vigilante lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vigilante feints a counter leg kick.
Vigilante connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vigilante lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dobson circles away quickly and effectively.
Dobson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vigilante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dobson moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vigilante pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dobson is out of range and Vigilante settles back down.
Dobson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dobson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dobson misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vigilante.
Good work by Vigilante as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Dobson.
Dobson keeps the fight on the outside.

Vigilante drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dobson can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dobson tries to improve position but can't.
Dobson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vigilante off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Vigilante's body.
Vigilante is in bad spot here.
Vigilante is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Dobson wants to control but Vigilante is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dobson controls the action.
Dobson wants to control but Vigilante is keeping busy.
Dobson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Vigilante.
Dobson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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 Ben Dobson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dobson moves away from the strike by Vigilante.
Dobson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vigilante was well out of range. Poor timing from Dobson.
Dobson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vigilante's sensitive parts.
Vigilante keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vigilante darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vigilante feints and then cracks Dobson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dobson down.
Dobson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vigilante is just out of range.
Dobson tests Vigilante's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Vigilante shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dobson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dobson is pulling down on Vigilante's head. It's preventing any offense from Vigilante, at least for the moment.
Dobson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson has his hands on Vigilante's head, controlling the position.
Vigilante postures up in Dobson's guard and throws a big left but Dobson blocks it.
Vigilante throwing strikes from guard but Dobson blocks nicely.
Dobson trying to control the position.
Vigilante throwing strikes but missing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vigilante loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vigilante tries a head kick but it misses.
Vigilante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dobson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dobson moves out of range of the strikes.
Dobson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vigilante at a distance.
Dobson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dobson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Vigilante's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A big left from Dobson misses.
Vigilante blocks a low kick nicely.
Dobson throws the left hand but Vigilante avoids the punch easily.
Dobson misses with a hook. Vigilante ducked under it nicely.
Dobson takes a swing at Vigilante's ribcage but misses.
Vigilante looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vigilante tries for a takedown but Dobson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dobson lands with a right hand.
Vigilante darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vigilante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vigilante missing with a left hand there. Dobson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dobson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dobson misses with a head kick.
Vigilante lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dobson cracks Vigilante with an open hand slap.
Dobson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vigilante manages to avoid it.
Vigilante is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vigilante throws a leg kick but Dobson moved away.
That kick from Dobson tenderised Vigilante's leg. Vigilante is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dobson lands a nice looking body shot.
Vigilante lands a jab to Dobson's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Dobson.
Ben Dobson is winning the standup battle so far.
Vigilante throws a jab but it's blocked by Dobson.
Dobson sizes up Vigilante with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That has opened up Vinny Vigilante's cut even more.
Dobson misses the shot to the body.
Dobson throws a sloppy head kick and Vigilante moves out of range easily.
Dobson misses with a hook. Vigilante ducked under it nicely.
Vigilante thinks about the counter body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dobson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vigilante has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vigilante and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vigilante scores with a nice right hand.
Vigilante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vigilante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dobson manages to avoid it.
Vigilante scores with a hook.
Vigilante lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dobson moves away from the strike by Vigilante.
Vigilante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vigilante with a jab.
Dobson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vigilante.
Vigilante is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dobson connects with a leg kick. Vigilante looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ben Dobson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Vigilante misses the target.
Vigilante lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Vigilante. That snapped Dobson's head back.
Dobson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vigilante. That did some damage!
Vigilante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dobson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dobson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Dobson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Vigilante throws a hook but Dobson blocks it.
Dobson cracks the inside of Vigilante's front leg.
Dobson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dobson misses with a looping left.

Dobson lands a big head kick that sends Vigilante tumbling to the mat! Dobson takes a step backwards and waves Vigilante back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vigilante throws a hook but Dobson avoids it easily.
Dobson moves out of range of the leg kick from Vigilante.
Vigilante lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dobson swings widly with a right hand
and Vigilante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vigilante buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vigilante scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vigilante stuns Dobson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dobson blocks the body kick.
Dobson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Vigilante drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Dobson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Vigilante's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dobson!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Dobson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.