PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahalo Bittencourt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dorian
vs
Bittencourt

175 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

166 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Dorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahalo Bittencourt!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorian throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bittencourt counters with a stiff right hand.
Bittencourt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dorian.
Bittencourt throws a looping overhand right but Dorian ducks down to avoid it.
Dorian swings widly with a right hand
and Bittencourt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dorian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dorian misses the shot to the body.
Dorian staying out of range there.
Bittencourt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bittencourt misses with an uppercut
and Dorian counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bittencourt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bittencourt throws a jab when Dorian was well out of range.
Dorian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dorian misses with a lunging right hand
and Dorian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bittencourt.
Dorian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bittencourt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dorian scrambles back to his feet.

Dorian is rocked!
Dorian blocks a jab.
Dorian throws the left hand but Bittencourt avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorian throws a right hand that misses
and Bittencourt counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Bittencourt.
Bittencourt connects with a looping right hand.
Bittencourt connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Dorian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dorian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bittencourt manages to avoid it.
Bittencourt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dorian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dorian seems to have got his legs back now.
Bittencourt moves out of range of the strikes.
Dorian lands a really nice looking cross but Bittencourt seems unphased.
Dorian throws a big shot that misses.
Dorian takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bittencourt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dorian had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bittencourt misses with a straight right.
Dorian misses with a hook. Bittencourt ducked under it nicely.
Bittencourt throws out a counter right but Dorian avoids it with no problem.
Bittencourt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bittencourt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dorian.
Dorian is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bittencourt counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bittencourt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dorian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dorian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bittencourt.
Dorian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bittencourt defending well as Dorian loads up on a big left hand.
Bittencourt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bittencourt throws a jab but it's blocked by Dorian.
Bittencourt misses with a looping right.
Bittencourt throws a jab when Dorian was well out of range.
Dorian throws a hook but Bittencourt avoids it easily.
Dorian throws a lazy uppercut
and Bittencourt counters with a nice uppercut.
Bittencourt throws an overhand right that lands on Dorian's shoulder, as Dorian tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Dorian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dorian looks to land a right hand but Bittencourt moved out of range.
Dorian throws a right hand that misses
and Bittencourt counters with a straight right hand.
Bittencourt misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bittencourt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bittencourt.
Dorian misses with a left hand
and Bittencourt counters with a stiff right hand.
Dorian avoids the body shot from Bittencourt.

Bittencourt gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Dorian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bittencourt lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Dorian misses.
Dorian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bittencourt.
Bittencourt defending well as Dorian loads up on a big left hand.
Bittencourt lands with a shot to the body.
Bittencourt stuns Dorian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bittencourt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bittencourt looks to land a left hand but Dorian moved out of range nicely.
Bittencourt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bittencourt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bittencourt throws a fast counter high kick but Dorian manages to duck under it in time.
Dorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bittencourt moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bittencourt slips under a jab from Dorian.
Bittencourt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bittencourt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dorian swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bittencourt counters with a straight right hand.
Bittencourt misses with a body punch
and Dorian counters with a nice uppercut.
Bittencourt just misses with a punch to the body.
Dorian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dorian misses with a hook.
Bittencourt throws a right hand that Dorian ducks under and follows up with a left that Dorian also avoids with ease.
Dorian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dorian throws a poor cross that misses
and Bittencourt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dorian misses with a hook
and Dorian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dorian misses with a lunging right hand
and Dorian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dorian throws a right hand that misses
and Dorian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahalo Bittencourt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fighters circling - Dorian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bittencourt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dorian throws a right hand that misses

and Bittencourt counters by moving into the clinch.
Dorian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bittencourt has him pressed against the cage.
Dorian misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bittencourt.
Dorian jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bittencourt walks away with a smile on his face. Dorian gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dorian throws a hook to the side of Bittencourt's head but Bittencourt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bittencourt misses with a body shot.
Dorian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bittencourt looks to throw the jab but Dorian is out of range.
Dorian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bittencourt.
Bittencourt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorian was well out of range. Poor timing from Bittencourt.
Dorian is looking to counter punch.
Dorian misses with a straight left.
Bittencourt unleashes a big counter combination but Dorian bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bittencourt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dorian looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bittencourt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Dorian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dorian swings for the body but Bittencourt moves out of range.
Bittencourt throws a counter combo.
Dorian throws a jab when Bittencourt was well out of range.
Bittencourt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dorian moves away.
Dorian throwing a counter right hand but Bittencourt manages to avoid it.
Bittencourt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dorian loads up on a big right hand but Bittencourt slips the punch.

Bittencourt lands a big head kick that sends Dorian tumbling to the mat! Bittencourt takes a step backwards and waves Dorian back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mahalo Bittencourt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dorian looks to score with a jab to the body but Bittencourt is just out of range.

Bittencourt drops Dorian with a beautiful combination! Dorian stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bittencourt is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dorian misses with a hook to the body
and Bittencourt counters with a big right hand! Oh Dorian is in trouble here! Bittencourt follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mahalo Bittencourt!