PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bane Dorrance (ranked 3208 p4p, 354 weight class) and Vandall Savage (ranked 1751 p4p, 205 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dorrance
vs
Savage

196 cm
28
250 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

200 cm
23
245 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bane Dorrance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vandall Savage!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dorrance tries to avoid it but Savage manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dorrance to the ground. Dorrance escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bane Dorrance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Dorrance throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dorrance lands a nice looking body shot.
Dorrance rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dorrance throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Savage misses.
Dorrance displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savage throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Dorrance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dorrance throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Savage throws a right hand that Dorrance ducks under and follows up with a left that Dorrance also avoids with ease.
Dorrance clobbers Savage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Vandall Savage has been cut.
Savage misses with a hook. Dorrance ducked under it nicely.
Dorrance scores with a nice body kick.
Dorrance gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dorrance comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorrance lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dorrance.
Dorrance looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
Savage slips under a jab.
Dorrance stuffs the takedown attempt from Savage. Savage gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been told by Dorrance's head coaches at Got Your 6 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance lands with a nice combination. Savage backs away looking to recover.
Savage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dorrance buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dorrance throws a poor cross that misses
and Savage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dorrance takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dorrance lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dorrance scoring well with a low kick there.
Savage is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dorrance sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bane Dorrance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vandall Savage.
Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dorrance.
Savage takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorrance misses with a double jab
and Savage counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Savage. Beautiful body shot.
Dorrance moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dorrance throws a leg kick but Savage moved away.
Savage let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dorrance looks to land a left hand but Savage moved out of range nicely.
Dorrance jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dorrance lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Savage cracks Dorrance with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Savage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dorrance.
Dorrance misses with a left hand
and Savage counters with a right hand to the body.
A cross from Dorrance lands.
Savage is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dorrance rather than just go for the knockout.
Dorrance throws a right hand that Savage ducks under and follows up with a left that Savage also avoids with ease.
Dorrance misses with a looping left.
Savage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Savage blocks a head kick by Dorrance.
Savage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Savage fails to land with a series of punches.
Dorrance thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dorrance. Savage shrugs it off though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Dorrance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savage misses with a body shot.
Dorrance misses with an attempted mid kick.
Savage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dorrance defending well as Savage loads up on a big left hand.
Dorrance misses with an uppercut
enabling Savage to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Bane Dorrance has been cut.
Dorrance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Dorrance.
Dorrance lands a nice leg kick that just misses Savage's sensitive parts.
Dorrance takes a jab right on the kisser.
Savage moves forwards but Dorrance connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dorrance throws a hook to the side of Savage's head but Savage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savage throws a body punch but Dorrance moves out of range.
Savage takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A swing and a miss from Savage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Savage misses the target.
Dorrance tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Savage releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dorrance misses with a straight right.
Dorrance scores with a punch to the head.
Dorrance misses with a right hand
and Savage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bane Dorrance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dorrance.
Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dorrance.
No joy there for Dorrance, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Savage throws a body shot but no joy.
Dorrance blocks a jab.
Dorrance tries a low kick but Savage avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dorrance lands a glancing blow to the side of Savage's head.
Dorrance cracks Savage with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dorrance drops his hands momentarily and Savage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dorrance throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bane Dorrance dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dorrance avoids the body shot from Savage.
Dorrance avoids the body shot from Savage.
Dorrance throws a lazy uppercut
and Savage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dorrance thinking.
Bane Dorrance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage misses with a body shot.
Dorrance is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savage can do to turn this around?
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Dorrance.
Dorrance moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Savage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dorrance moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dorrance lands a nice shot that snaps Savage's head back.
Dorrance throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Savage! But no joy.
Savage throws a body shot but no joy.
Dorrance throws a head kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Dorrance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage avoids the body shot from Dorrance.
Savage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dorrance.
Dorrance cracks a nice hook into Savage's ribs.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dorrance throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Savage might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dorrance has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance misses the jab.
Dorrance lands a leg kick that knocks Savage off balance momentarily.
Dorrance lands a nice looking kick to the body. Savage takes a step back to recover.
Dorrance throws a combination that misses
and Savage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Savage blocks a jab.
Savage appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dorrance throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Savage to counter with a crisp jab.
Savage lands a jab to Dorrance's midsection.
Dorrance takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savage jabs at Dorrance's body.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorrance.
Savage shoots in for a takedown but Dorrance shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Savage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dorrance circles away.
Dorrance drops his hands momentarily and Savage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorrance fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
Dorrance misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Dorrance. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Savage on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Dorrance misses.
Dorrance lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Savage slips a straight right by Dorrance.
Savage stuns Dorrance with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dorrance.
Dorrance throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dorrance gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Savage tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dorrance defends well and Savage ends up having to push Dorrance into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bane Dorrance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vandall Savage.
Dorrance throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savage counters with a stiff right hand.
Savage takes a swing at Dorrance's ribcage but misses.
Dorrance throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Savage looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Savage missing with a left hand there. Dorrance was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savage connects with a looping right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dorrance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorrance.
Dorrance lands a head shot.
Savage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dorrance rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Savage counters with a right hand to the body.
Savage walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dorrance.
Savage drops his hands momentarily and Dorrance takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dorrance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savage.
Good shot there by Savage.
Dorrance feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Savages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dorrance lands a nice leg kick that just misses Savage's sensitive parts.
Dorrance swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Savage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dorrance looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Dorrance.
Nice shot lands for Dorrance.
Dorrance scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dorrance misses with a leg kick.
Savage swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Savage shoots in but Dorrance avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Savage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorrance was well out of range. Poor timing from Savage.
Dorrance slips under a jab from Savage.
Savage tests Dorrance's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dorrance throws a series of strikes that have Savage backpedaling.
A lazy left from Dorrance finds it's target.
Savage has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dorrance.
Dorrance swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Savage counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savage on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dorrance misses with a body shot
and Dorrance takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dorrance looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Donk. Dorrance catches Savage right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bane Dorrance dominated that second round.
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! This is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Dorrance.
Dorrance scores with a shot to the body.
Savage tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dorrance defends well and Savage ends up having to push Dorrance into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dorrance thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Savage if he has to take too many more of those.
Dorrance throws an overhand right that lands on Savage's shoulder, as Savage tries to avoid the shot.
Bane Dorrance is winning the standup battle so far.
Savage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dorrance.
Savage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dorrance looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dorrance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Savage! But no joy.
Savage misses with a looping left.
Savage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dorrance.
Dorrance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorrance misses with the combination.
Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dorrance falls off balance throwing a combination
and Savage counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Savage doesn't seem bothered though.
Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savage appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Savage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Savage throws a hook but Dorrance blocks it.
Dorrance lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dorrance scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Dorrance is predictable there
and Savage counters with a one-two to the body.
Savage shoots in for a double leg but Dorrance sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dorrance takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Dorrance.
Dorrance throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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!
No joy there for Dorrance, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dorrance avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dorrance seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorrance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dorrance lands a nice hook to Savage's body. Savage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dorrance misses with an uppercut
enabling Savage to counter with a crisp jab.
Dorrance bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dorrance avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dorrance avoids the body shot from Savage.
Dorrance throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dorrance swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dorrance cracks Savage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Savage throws a body punch but Dorrance moves out of range.
Dorrance connects with a high kick.
Dorrance moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dorrance, right into the meat.
Bane Dorrance is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dorrance throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dorrance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Dorrance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance works Savage's body with a nice hook.
Savage goes for a double leg but Dorrance avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dorrance continues to drive forward.
Bane Dorrance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vandall Savage.
Savage tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dorrance sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Savage somewhat.
Savage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dorrance blocks a jab.
Savage takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dorrance shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Savage eats them both and turns towards Dorrance to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dorrance lands a glancing blow to the side of Savage's head.
Savage throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dorrance's waist but Dorrance gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Savage off to one side.
Dorrance bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dorrance changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dorrance wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savage just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Dorrance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dorrance throws a right hand that Savage ducks under and follows up with a left that Savage also avoids with ease.
And Savage tries to counter it with a takedown but Dorrance pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Savage closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dorrance did well to prevent Savage getting side control.
Dorrance is trying is best to control the position here.
Dorrance is trying to control but can't.
Savage seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Savage working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Savage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dorrance gets full guard.
Savage trying to control but Dorrance is working from the bottom.
Dorrance avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bane Dorrance showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dorrance, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Bane Dorrance!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Bane Dorrance!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Bane Dorrance!

Bane Dorrance wins by unanimous decision!
Vandall Savage was interviewed post fight and said 'bad match up, should not have accepted this mis match.'.