PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between G S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymon Dorh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Quiet Dog Bite Hard. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

S
vs
Dorh

178 cm
23
180 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

177 cm
23
158 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, G S!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raymon Dorh!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
S throws a leg kick but Dorh sees it coming and checks it nicely.

S lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Dorh sprawling to the canvas. S follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Dorh hang on?

It looks like Raymon Dorh has been cut.
S wants to pass the guard but Dorh is defending well.
S winds up and cracks Dorh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
S seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dorh trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
S is looking to take a break and control but Dorh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
S lands strikes from half guard.
Dorh is trying to stand up here but S is controlling him well.
S trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorh wants to control but S is keeping busy.
S working over Dorh with some ground and pound. Dorh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dorh is trying is best to control the position here.
S stops Dorh from getting back to his feet.
S looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dorh is trying to get back to full guard.
S is looking to stall here but Dorh recovers full guard.
Dorh keeping moving, preventing S from controlling successfully.

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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
S content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dorh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dorh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
S wants to pass the guard but Dorh is keeping the position.
S thows a big elbow that misses.
S wants to pass the guard but Dorh is keeping the position.
S has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
S passes Dorh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dorh wants to control but S is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dorh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from S.
S prevents Dorh from standing back up.
Nice strikes from S there.
S missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dorh is trying to stand up here but S is controlling him well.
S controlling the action here.
Dorh wants to stand back up but S manages to pass into side control.
S is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorh tries to bench press S off him but S keeps the position.
S has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dorh!
S controlling from the full mount.
S scoring with strikes but Dorh is staying in there.
S dominating with strikes here.
Dorh's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
S controlling from mount.
S working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
S has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dorh's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

G S dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raymon Dorh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dorh loads up on a big right hand but S slips the punch.
S takes a jab right on the kisser.
S misses with a left hand
and Dorh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dorh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
S misses with a hook
and Dorh counters with a three punch combo that has S backing up. S nods at Dorh to acknowledge the strikes.
Dorh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dorh misses with a jab, cross combination.
S misses with a left hand
and S takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
G S is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Dorh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like G S has been cut.
S throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dorh looks for a takedown but S sprawls well.
Dorh throws a left and a right that both miss
and S counters with a left and a right that stings Dorh.
Raymon Dorh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
S misses with a body shot
and Dorh counters with a three punch combo that has S backing up. S nods at Dorh to acknowledge the strikes.
Dorh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of S's head.
Dorh throws a right hand that S ducks under and follows up with a left that S also avoids with ease.
S dives in and grabs Dorh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dorh pushes down on S's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
S shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dorh defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dorh misses with a takedown
and S counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
S tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorh was well out of range. Poor timing from S.
S throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dorh counters with a left and a right that stings S.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dorh.
S throws a series of punches but Dorh moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
S throws a lazy uppercut
and Dorh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
S blocks a jab.
S misses with a right hand
and Dorh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
S throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dorh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dorh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
S misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dorh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Raymon Dorh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
S avoids the body shot from Dorh.
Some wild striking there from Dorh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and S counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorh wants to get back to his feet.
S passes to full mount!
S wants to control the pace but Dorh is squirming around nicely.
S controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymon Dorh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

S throws a series of punches but Dorh avoids them all with ease.
S on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dorh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dorh throws a body punch but S moves out of range.
S misses with a takedown
and Dorh counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from S misses
and Dorh counters with a left right combination that sends S crashing to the mat - Dorh wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding S out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raymon Dorh!