PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Dory (ranked 1043 p4p, 1252 weight class) and RollBack TheNineteenth (ranked 139 p4p, 164 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dory
vs
TheNineteenth

160 cm
24
180
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
31
170
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Wrestler Wayfare

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Dory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, RollBack TheNineteenth!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TheNineteenth just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Dory was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from TheNineteenth.
TheNineteenth throws a right and a left that Dory avoids nicely.
Dory is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
TheNineteenth throws a jab but it's blocked by Dory.
TheNineteenth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
TheNineteenth misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Dory misses its target.
Dory ducks under a wild hook from TheNineteenth.
Dory was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dory throws a body punch but TheNineteenth moves out of range.
TheNineteenth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dory bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dory dodges the punch combination from TheNineteenth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
TheNineteenth takes a swing at Dory's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Dory misses its target.
TheNineteenth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dory back to the cage. TheNineteenth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
TheNineteenth misses with a hook to the body
and Dory counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from TheNineteenth misses.
A quick step to the side and Dory tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
RollBack TheNineteenth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
TheNineteenth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by TheNineteenth.
TheNineteenth throws a hook to the side of Dory's head but Dory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dory was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
TheNineteenth lands a body shot.
TheNineteenth misses with a left hand
and Dory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dory looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
TheNineteenth throws an overhand right that lands on Dory's shoulder, as Dory tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
TheNineteenth fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from TheNineteenth.
It looked like Dory was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from TheNineteenth.
TheNineteenth misses with a hook to the body
and Dory counters with a nice uppercut.
TheNineteenth swings widly with a right hand
and Dory counters with a straight right hand.

TheNineteenth is rocked!
TheNineteenth lands with a shot to the body.
TheNineteenth lands with a right hand.
TheNineteenth misses with a right hand
and Dory counters with a nice uppercut.
TheNineteenth throws an off balance right hand

and Dory counters with a crisp right hand that drops TheNineteenth! Dory lets TheNineteenth back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
TheNineteenth is still on wobbly legs! Can Dory finish him?
TheNineteenth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheNineteenth lands with a straight right. Dory didn't see that one coming.
TheNineteenth seems to have recovered his senses.
Dory defending well as TheNineteenth loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Dory misses its target.
TheNineteenth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dory was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
TheNineteenth looks to land a right hand but Dory moved out of range.
TheNineteenth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dory moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Dory tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for TheNineteenth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Dory tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
TheNineteenth throws out a loose jab but Dory uses good head movement to avoid it.
TheNineteenth misses with a wild body shot.
Dory is looking to wear down TheNineteenth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
TheNineteenth misses the body punch
and Dory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheNineteenth scores with a jab to the body.
TheNineteenth swings away with a body shot that misses
and TheNineteenth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
TheNineteenth lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
TheNineteenth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
TheNineteenth misses the shot to the body.
TheNineteenth scores with a nice head shot.
TheNineteenth moves away from the strike by Dory.
Dory takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
TheNineteenth looks to throw the jab but Dory is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

RollBack TheNineteenth dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

TheNineteenth swings widly with a right hand

and Dory counters with a nice right hand that sends TheNineteenth toppling to the canvas! TheNineteenth scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dory finish him?!
TheNineteenth misses with a wild body shot.
TheNineteenth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
TheNineteenth lands a head shot.
TheNineteenth misses with a hook
and Dory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
TheNineteenth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
TheNineteenth takes a swing at Dory's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Dory misses its target.
TheNineteenth misses with a right hand
and Dory counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
TheNineteenth throws a jab when Dory was well out of range.
Dory swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from TheNineteenth misses.
It looked like Dory was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from TheNineteenth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for TheNineteenth.
TheNineteenth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dory.
TheNineteenth throws a hook to the side of Dory's head but Dory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dory swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
TheNineteenth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dory stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
TheNineteenth misses with a body punch
and TheNineteenth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from TheNineteenth misses the target.
TheNineteenth throws a hook but Dory avoids it easily.
It looked like Dory was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from TheNineteenth.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dory might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
TheNineteenth swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Dory counters with a crisp right hand that drops TheNineteenth! Dory lets TheNineteenth back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
TheNineteenth misses with a body shot.
RollBack TheNineteenth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dory slips a straight right by TheNineteenth.
TheNineteenth misses with a body punch
and Dory counters with a huge right that knocks TheNineteenth out cold! Dory is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Dory!
Our winner, John Dory, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.