PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Dapalong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dapalong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Du Hast by Rammstein. 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.

Dapalong
vs
Gaffney

180 cm
30
180 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

187 cm
36
182 lbs
13 - 23 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Dapalong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Hamish Gaffney!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaffney closes the distance and clinches up with Dapalong, looking for a takedown. Gaffney pushes Dapalong against the cage but Dapalong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Dapalong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dapalong.
Gaffney throws a right and a left that Dapalong avoids nicely.
Gaffney fails to land the takedown.
Dapalong seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gaffney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dapalong circles away quickly and effectively.
Dapalong scores with a jab to the head.
Dapalong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaffney.
Dapalong moves out of range as Gaffney strikes.
Dapalong throws a shot from downtown. Gaffney moves away and avoids it.
Gaffney is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dapalong throws out a loose jab but Gaffney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dapalong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gaffney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dapalong.
Gaffney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dapalong looks to land a left hand but Gaffney moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney ducks under a wild hook from Dapalong.
Dapalong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dapalong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dapalong lands with a nice body punch.
Dapalong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Gaffney is rocked!
Gaffney lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dapalong will feel that in the morning.
Dapalong throws a lazy right hand but Gaffney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaffney is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gaffney lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gaffney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dapalong thuds his right hand into Gaffney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gaffney is still on wobbly legs! Can Dapalong finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dapalong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaffney throws a big counter head kick but Dapalong avoids it with no problem.
Gaffney misses with a head kick.
Dapalong throws a jab when Gaffney was well out of range.
Gaffney has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dapalong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaffney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaffney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dapalong.
Gaffney is looking for the big counter here.
Gaffney seems to have recovered his senses.
Gaffney fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Dapalong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vincent Dapalong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamish Gaffney.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Gaffney finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hamish Gaffney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaffney shoots in for a takedown but Dapalong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vincent Dapalong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dapalong throws a nice looking combination but Gaffney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dapalong thuds a left hand into Gaffney's body.
Dapalong misses the jab.

Gaffney changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dapalong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gaffney working the ground and pound.
Gaffney wants to control but Dapalong is keeping him busy.
Dapalong tries to buck Gaffney off but Gaffney is having none of it.
Dapalong gets back to half guard.

Gaffney is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dapalong's head.
Dapalong tries to roll over but Gaffney keeps him under control.
Gaffney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dapalong is staying active underneath Gaffney, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dapalong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Gaffney is working for a submission of some sort.
Dapalong is looking for a sweep. Gaffney is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Dapalong has one foot on Gaffney's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dapalong loads up on a big right hand but Gaffney slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gaffney! But no joy.
Gaffney shoots in looking for a takedown but Dapalong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gaffney's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gaffney throws a right and a left that Dapalong avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dapalong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gaffney swinging wildly here.
Gaffney tries for a takedown but Dapalong circles away easily
and Dapalong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dapalong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dapalong wants it to stay on the feet.
Gaffney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dapalong.
Gaffney throws a counter combo.
Gaffney throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dapalong lands a nice looking body shot.
Dapalong lands with a right hand.
Dapalong throws a jab when Gaffney was well out of range.
Dapalong throws out a loose jab but Gaffney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Gaffney's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dapalong throws a hook to the side of Gaffney's head but Gaffney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaffney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice takedown defense from Dapalong. No joy for Gaffney on that attempt.
Gaffney goes for a double leg but Dapalong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dapalong continues to drive forward.
Dapalong half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Dapalong dominated that round.
That's time! Dapalong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gaffney misses with a few strikes there.
Dapalong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gaffney on the side of the head.
Dapalong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vincent Dapalong is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaffney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dapalong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dapalong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gaffney misses with an uppercut. Dapalong saw that one coming.
Dapalong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Dapalong cracks Gaffney with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dapalong has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gaffney to stand back up!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaffney fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gaffney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaffney lands a high kick!

It looks like Vincent Dapalong has been cut.
Dapalong throws out a loose jab but Gaffney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dapalong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaffney.
Dapalong feinted with a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dapalong connects with a single shot there.
Dapalong misses with an uppercut. Gaffney saw that one coming.
Gaffney throws a hook to the side of Dapalong's head but Dapalong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dapalong cracks Gaffney on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Gaffney falls backwards against the cage. Dapalong follows up with more strikes that drop Gaffney to his knees. Dapalong keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Gaffney! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Dapalong!
A very excited looking Vincent Dapalong made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.