PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Porter Vincent (ranked 4010 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slugger Dozer (ranked 24729 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Vincent
vs
Dozer

184 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

193 cm
22
197 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Porter Vincent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Slugger Dozer!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vincent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dozer.
Vincent looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dozer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vincent tries to clinch but Dozer is having none of it.
Vincent shoots in but Dozer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Slugger Dozer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vincent has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dozer looking for a takedown.
Vincent tries to pull guard but Dozer holds him up against the cage and eventually Vincent drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vincent tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Porter Vincent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vincent tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dozer smiles and moves away.
Vincent shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dozer as he avoids it easily.
Vincent looks to land a right hand but Dozer moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent tries to clinch up but Dozer circles away and keeps his distance.

Vincent instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Vincent.
Vincent changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dozer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vincent avoids the head kick by Dozer.
Dozer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vincent doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dozer counters with a three punch combo that has Vincent backing up. Vincent nods at Dozer to acknowledge the strikes.
Dozer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dozer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dozer throws a sloppy head kick and Vincent moves out of range easily.
Dozer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vincent.
Dozer keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Vincent rushes Dozer and presses him up against the cage.
We've been informed that Dozer 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.
A short left from Vincent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vincent blocks the elbow strike.
Dozer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vincent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dozer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dozer lands a nice knee to the body.
Vincent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vincent as Dozer tries to tie him up.
Vincent is looking for a takedown.

Vincent ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vincent no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dozer wants to get up but he can't break Vincent's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vincent has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dozer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vincent is pulling down on Dozer's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Vincent is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dozer defends well.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dozer fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Dozer.
Dozer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dozer tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dozer throws a sloppy head kick and Vincent moves out of range easily.
Vincent shoots in for a double leg but Dozer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dozer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slugger Dozer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dozer is looking to clinch.
Vincent tries to clinch up but Dozer circles away and keeps his distance.
Dozer tries a head kick but it misses.
Vincent half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dozer misses with a head kick.
Vincent tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dozer defends well and Vincent ends up having to push Dozer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dozer throws a nice looking combination but Vincent bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dozer swats away the attempt to clinch by Vincent.

Vincent closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dozer to the mat! Dozer manages to get full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dozer wants to stand and escape but Vincent is having none of it.
Vincent is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vincent thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vincent sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vincent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dozer is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vincent controlling from the top position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dozer misses with a double jab.
Dozer connects with a high kick.
Dozer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dozer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dozer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice sprawl there from Dozer as Vincent shoots in.

Dozer closes the distance and pushes Vincent back into the cage.
Dozer blocks a body shot from Vincent.
Vincent has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dozer after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Porter Vincent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dozer lands an elbow inside that Vincent shrugs off.

Vincent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dozer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dozer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Slugger Dozer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vincent takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dozer is breathing heavily.
Vincent shoots for a double leg takedown but Dozer sprawls well. He's pushed Vincent's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dozer is looking for the big counter here.
Vincent shoots in looking for a takedown but Dozer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vincent's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dozer is looking for the big counter here.

Vincent gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dozer wants to break free but Vincent has control.
Dozer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vincent wants a takedown but no success here.
Dozer throws an elbow that misses.

Vincent manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Vincent is working an open guard so Dozer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dozer defends it nicely.
Dozer lands with a kick to the temple. Vincent shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dozer throws a sloppy head kick and Vincent moves out of range easily.
Dozer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dozer throws a head kick but Vincent moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Dozer.
Slugger Dozer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vincent swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dozer tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slugger Dozer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dozer misses with a double jab
and Vincent counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dozer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dozer misses with a head kick.

Vincent gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dozer misses with an elbow over the top.
Dozer looking to throw knees to the head but Vincent is blocking nicely.
Vincent tries to score a body lock takedown but Dozer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dozer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dozer throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vincent - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vincent content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Vincent pulls guard effortlessly.
Dozer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dozer tries to stand but Vincent is controlling from the bottom.
Dozer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Dozer gets to his feet - Vincent follows without any prompting.
Dozer throws a sloppy head kick and Vincent moves out of range easily.
Dozer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vincent circles away quickly and effectively.
Vincent changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dozer tries to avoid it but Vincent manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dozer to the ground. Dozer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Dozer. No joy for Vincent on that attempt.
As Vincent backs off Dozer throws a huge counter combo but Vincent manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Porter Vincent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vincent shoots in but Dozer avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dozer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dozer throws a sloppy head kick and Vincent moves out of range easily.
Vincent shoots for a takedown but Dozer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dozer lands with a slapping head kick.
Dozer throws a sloppy head kick and Vincent moves out of range easily.
Vincent fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dozer tries to clinch there but Vincent circles away.
Dozer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dozer misses with a head kick.
Dozer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dozer lands with a slapping head kick.
Dozer stuffs the takedown.
Dozer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dozer tries a head kick but it misses.
Vincent shoots in looking for a takedown but Dozer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vincent's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Dozer drives through and clinches with Vincent against the cage.
Dozer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vincent blocks a body shot from Dozer.
Dozer tries to pull guard but Vincent won't allow it.
Dozer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dozer looking to throw knees to the head but Vincent is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Vincent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Vincent.

Vincent darts in and clinches Dozer up against the cage.
Vincent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Vincent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dozer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Vincent scores with a takedown into Dozer's guard.
Dozer is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Vincent dives into side control.
Porter Vincent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slugger Dozer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dozer is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Slugger Dozer.
I've got Dozer 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slugger Dozer!