PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between sam voner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Dore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). voner comes to the ring accompanied by i just wanna -kiss. sam voner had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

voner
vs
Dore

169 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, sam voner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Dore!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says voner as he avoids it easily.
voner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dore misses with a few strikes there.

Dore shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dore wants to stand up but voner is controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
voner is trying to maintain the position but Dore is very close to passing his half guard.
voner strikes from the bottom but Dore passes into mount!
voner is breathing heavily.
Dore tries to control but voner wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
voner is looking to get to half guard.
Dore controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dore can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as voner is looking to escape.
Dore controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Georges Dore just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
voner blocks a head kick by Dore.
Dore goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like sam voner has been cut.
Dore tries to clinch but voner moves out of range.
No joy there for Dore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dore lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Georges Dore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dore drops voner with a nice combination! Dore dives into voner's guard, looking to finish!
Dore is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dore forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dore keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dore tries to pass to full mount but voner defends it.
voner tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like Dore is going to stand back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dore in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges Dore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on sam voner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dore clinches.
voner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
voner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dore lands a knee to the head.

Dore breaks the clinch.
Dore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
voner circles away from the clinch attempt.
sam voner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
voner dodges the punch combination from Dore.
Dore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but voner circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
voner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dore lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as voner backs up against the ropes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dore!

sam voner's cut is getting worse.
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!
Dore throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by voner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dore misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dore throws a sloppy head kick and voner moves out of range easily.
Dore fails to land with a series of punches.
Dore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dore misses with a two punch combination.
Dore lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dore throws a wild body kick that voner sees coming a mile off.
Dore fails to land with a series of punches.
voner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
voner ducks right into an uppercut from Dore.
Dore's corner calls for a 1-2. Dore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dore throws a series of punches but voner avoids them all with ease.
voner avoids the head kick by Dore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Horrible takedown by Dore or perhaps it was just good defense by voner which made him look bad.
Dore tries to clinch up

and voner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Dore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
voner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by voner.

Dore gets the takedown into side control.
voner wants to control but Dore postures up.
voner is looking to regain half guard here but Dore keeps moving and retains side control.

Dore stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dore swinging wilding here.
voner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dore pushes voner away with a front kick.
The crowd cheers as Dore lands an impressive looking overhand right. voner doesn't seem phased though.
Dore throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Dore misses.
voner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dore throws a leg kick

so voner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
voner throwing strikes but missing.
voner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dore's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dore wants to stand but voner is controlling the position.
voner throwing strikes but missing.
voner looking to sit in guard and control but Dore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dore wants to control from the top but voner keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges Dore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on sam voner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dore stalks voner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into voner's face. voner staggers backwards, shaken.
Dore scores with a jab to the body.
Dore lands with a nice combination. voner backs away looking to recover.
voner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but voner circles away quickly and effectively.
voner slips a jab and a cross from Dore.
voner tries to clinch there but Dore circles away.
Dore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but voner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Georges Dore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dore misses with a two punch combination.

voner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dore to the mat! Dore manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
voner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
voner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dore looking to hit a scissor sweep but voner is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
voner looking to sit in guard and control but Dore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
voner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dore's guard.

Dore has his feet on voner's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
voner shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dore lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dore misses with a leg kick.
voner is looking to clinch.
Dore throws a combination. voner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dore tries to clinch there but voner circles away.

voner moves into range and clinches up with Dore.
voner looking to throw knees to the head but Dore is blocking nicely.

Dore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but voner circles away quickly and effectively.
Dore looks to land a combination but voner avoids it well.
voner tries to clinch but Dore moves away
and Dore counters with a nice uppercut.
voner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dore goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
voner tries to clinch there but Dore circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dore does no damage.
voner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dore fails to land with a series of punches.
Dore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but voner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A left and a right from Dore both land. Nice combination.
Dore throws a head kick but voner moves out of range.
Dore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
voner slips a jab and a cross from Dore.
Some wild striking there from Dore.
voner fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dore closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dore lands a slapping body shot.
Dore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Georges Dore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
voner tries to clinch up but Dore circles away and keeps his distance.
Dore misses with a two punch combination.
Dore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by voner.
Dore lands with a slapping head kick.
Dore tries to clinch but voner is having none of it.
voner shoots in for a takedown but Dore shows good takedown defense.
voner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but voner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
sam voner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dore tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georges Dore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dore winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges Dore!