PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Shitlord (ranked 4416 p4p, 447 weight class) and Franklin Dong (ranked 4486 p4p, 451 weight class). 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?

Shitlord
vs
Dong

186 cm
25
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Shitlord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franklin Dong!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shitlord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dong just misses with a punch to the body.
Dong tries to clinch but Shitlord moves away
and Shitlord counters with a stiff right hand.
Dong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Dong has managed to clinch.
Dong misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shitlord is working Dong over against the cage.
Shitlord lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dong looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong prevents a body shot from Shitlord.
Shitlord scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shitlord misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shitlord.
Shitlord has Dong pressed against the cage, preventing Dong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shitlord pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shitlord - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dong has Shitlord pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shitlord manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
William Shitlord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Dong.
Shitlord lands a shoulder strike.
We've been hearing reports that Shitlord has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shitlord throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dongs head.
Dong blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shitlord working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Shitlord.
Shitlord has a couple of punches blocked by Dong.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shitlord.
Shitlord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shitlord avoids a wild elbow strike from Dong.
Shitlord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shitlord stalling the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shitlord holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shitlord.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shitlord prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shitlord.
Shitlord working aggressively here.
Shitlord has Dong pushed against the cage.
Dong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shitlord is stalling here.
Dong wants to break free but Shitlord has control.
Shitlord's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shitlord working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shitlord lands a left hand.
Shitlord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dong blocks an uppercut.
Shitlord avoiding damage.
Shitlord blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shitlord lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shitlord stops a takedown attempt from Dong.
Shitlord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Shitlord dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dong tries for a takedown but Shitlord circles away easily
and Shitlord counters with a stiff right hand.
Dong wants to clinch but Shitlord slips to the side
and Shitlord cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dong throws a body punch but Shitlord moves out of range.
Shitlord is looking for a counter combo.
Dong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shitlord counters with a stiff right hand.
Dong throws a body kick that misses

and Shitlord counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Shitlord - that landed with a thud.
Dong is trying to break free.
William Shitlord has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shitlord struggles to land a body shot inside as Dong controls his hands.
Dong wants to break free but Shitlord has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shitlord swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shitlord misses with the head strike.
A short right from Shitlord on the inside.
Shitlord scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shitlord stalls.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Shitlord controls the action.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Shitlord.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Shitlord.
Shitlord is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shitlord throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shitlord working aggressively here.
Shitlord gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dong.
Shitlord lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Dong misses with a punch on the inside.
Dong takes a shot to the head.
Shitlord working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shitlord.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong wants to break free but Shitlord has control.
Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shitlord's elbow.
Shitlord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dong tries for a takedown. No joy.
William Shitlord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Dong.
Shitlord stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dong has had enough of the clinch but Shitlord keeps him there for the moment.
Dong blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Shitlord - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Shitlord.
Dong tries to throw a body punch but Shitlord avoids it by throwing Dong back against the cage.
Shitlord is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dong can do to turn this around?
Shitlord working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shitlord stalls.
A short uppercut from Shitlord.
Shitlord will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dong up against the cage.
Shitlord displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dong up against the cage.
Shitlord stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Shitlord for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shitlord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Shitlord dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Dong doesn't manage to clinch there - Shitlord circles away.
Shitlord swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shitlord as he avoids it easily.
Shitlord tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dong manages to circle out of the way.

Dong is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shitlord's half guard.
Shitlord keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Dong is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Shitlord as he works his way to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shitlord preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shitlord keeping moving, preventing Dong from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shitlord is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shitlord avoids it really well and circles away.
Shitlord is looking to counter punch.
Franklin Dong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dong goes for a double leg but Shitlord avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shitlord continues to drive forward.
William Shitlord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Dong.
Dong doesn't manage to clinch there - Shitlord circles away.
Shitlord is looking to counter punch.
Dong looks to clinch
enabling Shitlord to counter with a crisp jab.
Dong misses the shot to the body.
Dong wants to clinch but Shitlord slips to the side
and Shitlord counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dong thinking.
Dong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shitlord counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong wants to clinch up but Shitlord keeps it at a distance.
Shitlord swats away the attempt to clinch by Dong.
William Shitlord is winning the standup battle so far.
Dong throws a right hand that misses
and Shitlord cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Dong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shitlord lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Shitlord lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Shitlord.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shitlord lands a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shitlord - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shitlord is stalling here.
Dong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dong looking for a takedown.
Franklin Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Shitlord is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shitlord lands a shoulder strike.
Dong throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Shitlord showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shitlord, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Shitlord!