PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuval Ben Or (ranked 3501 p4p, 4949 weight class) and Greg Dansworth (ranked 446 p4p, 560 weight class). Ben Or comes into the arena with WITHOUT YOU blaring out of the sound system. Greg Dansworth will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ben Or
vs
Dansworth

190 cm
21
204
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
18
215
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuval Ben Or!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Dansworth!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Dansworth.
Yuval Ben Or seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dansworth cracks Ben Or with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ben Or throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Dansworth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dansworth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ben Or has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dansworth scores with a jab to the head.
Ben Or looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dansworth avoids the body shot from Ben Or.
Dansworth scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Dansworth finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dansworth jabs at Ben Or's body.
Dansworth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dansworth misses with a series of wild punches.
Dansworth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ben Or takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Or with a poor takedown
and Dansworth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - Dansworth coming out on top.
Ben Or has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dansworth finds it's way round the side to connect with Ben Or's head.
Dansworth feints a jab promting Ben Or to slip. Dansworth then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ben Or slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ben Or misses with a jab to the body
and Dansworth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ben Or throws a body shot but no joy.
Dansworth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ben Or.
Ben Or looks to throw the jab but Dansworth is out of range.
Dansworth throws out a counter right but Ben Or avoids it with no problem.
Ben Or on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch combination from Dansworth misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ben Or throws a combination that misses
and Dansworth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ben Or goes for a double leg but Dansworth avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dansworth continues to drive forward.
Ben Or is breathing heavily.

Dansworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Dansworth both land. Nice combination.
Dansworth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dansworth misses.
Dansworth throws a one two combo.
Dansworth scores with a nice head shot.
Ben Or takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ben Or walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dansworth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ben Or's head backwards.
Dansworth with a jab.
Dansworth lands with a straight right. Ben Or didn't see that one coming.
Dansworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dansworth looks to land a combination but Ben Or avoids it well.
Dansworth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ben Or had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ben Or will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ben Or fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dansworth.
Ben Or on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ben Or takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice cross by Dansworth.
Ben Or throws a sloppy body shot
and Dansworth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ben Or tries to bum rush Dansworth with a series of wild strikes but Dansworth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dansworth uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ben Or has time to react.
Ben Or misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dansworth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body punch from Dansworth.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dansworth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Dansworth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ben Or takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dansworth lands with an uppercut that bounces Ben Or off the cage and back into range.
Ben Or 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Dansworth uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ben Or has time to react.
Dansworth 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.
Dansworth scores with a three punch combo!

Ben Or is rocked!
Dansworth lands with an uppercut that bounces Ben Or off the cage and back into range.
Oh Ben Or is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dansworth jabs at Ben Or's body.
Ben Or seems to have got his legs back now.
Dansworth throws a good cross that connects.
Dansworth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ben Or eats them both and turns towards Dansworth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice cross by Dansworth.
Ben Or swings for the body but Dansworth moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Ben Or. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ben Or.
Ben Or throws a one two combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ben Or rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dansworth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dansworth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dansworth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Dansworth 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.

A jab lands there for Dansworth.
Dansworth scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Ben Or, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Dansworth finds it's target.
Dansworth with a jab.
Greg Dansworth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ben Or shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dansworth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ben Or swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dansworth counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Dansworth.
Ben Or throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dansworth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ben Or.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ben Or gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dansworth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Or scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dansworth scores with a jab.
Dansworth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dansworth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dansworth lands with a shot to the body.
Dansworth sizes up Ben Or with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dansworth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dansworth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Dansworth lands with a cross.
Dansworth stalks Ben Or and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ben Or's face. Ben Or staggers backwards, shaken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ben Or. Dansworth does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Dansworth does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dansworth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ben Or misses with a jab to the body
and Dansworth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ben Or misses with a takedown attempt
and Dansworth counters with a straight right hand.
Ben Or takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dansworth digs a good body shot into Ben Or's ribs.
Dansworth lands a slapping body shot.
Ben Or has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dansworth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ben Or.
Dansworth throws a good cross that connects.
Ben Or takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ben Or throws a poor cross that misses
and Dansworth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dansworth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ben Or stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dansworth cracks Ben Or with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dansworth, as that shot connected.
Dansworth lands a jab.
Ben Or has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dansworth finds it's way round the side to connect with Ben Or's head.
Dansworth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ben Or has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ben Or there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dansworth thuds his right hand into Ben Or's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dansworth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ben Ors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dansworth punishes Ben Or's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Dansworth - just one landing.
Ben Or needs to keep his hands up - Dansworth had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Oooooh!!! Dansworth has knocked Ben Or down with a huge combo! Dansworth steps away and waves a wobbly Ben Or back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dansworth throws an overhand right that drops Ben Or like a sack of potatoes! Dansworth dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Dansworth!
Greg Dansworth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.