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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Brunson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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196 cm
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182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
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182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antoine Dodson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Brunson! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brunson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Brunson misses with a head kick.
Brunson tries to clinch up but Dodson circles away and keeps his distance. Brunson moves into range and connects with a jab. Brunson misses with a left hand and Dodson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Brunson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Brunson throws a head kick that misses. Dodson defending well as Brunson loads up on a big left hand. Dodson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dodson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brunson moves away. Brunson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Brunson wants to clinch up but Dodson keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dodson slips a straight right by Brunson. Brunson looks to land a left hand but Dodson moved out of range nicely. Dodson moves out of range of the body kick from Brunson.
Dodson throws a lazy right hand but Brunson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Brunson is looking to clinch. Dodson blocks a head kick by Brunson.
Dodson thows a body shot but no joy. Brunson cracks Dodson with an open hand slap. Brunson wants to clinch. Brunson looks for the body kick but Dodson saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brunson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brunson misses with a body shot.
Brunson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mike Brunson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Brunson misses with a hook. Dodson ducked under it nicely. A slow jab from Brunson misses its intended target. Dodson dodges the punch combination from Brunson.
Brunson looks for the body kick but Dodson saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dodson ducks under a wild hook from Brunson. Dodson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brunson. Brunson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dodson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brunson's head backwards. Dodson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brunson. Brunson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brunson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dodson is just out of range. Brunson misses with a hook. Dodson throws a body punch but Brunson moves out of range. Dodson slips a jab and a cross from Brunson.
Brunson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dodson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunson manages to avoid it. Brunson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dodson manages to avoid it. Brunson tries to clinch up. Brunson tries to close the distance and clinch but Dodson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Brunson lands a right hook to the body.
Dodson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brunson. Dodson takes one on the button. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Brunson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dodsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Dodson thows a left - swing and a miss! Brunson misses the shot to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Brunson dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Brunson misses with an uppercut
and Dodson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brunson. Brunson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Dodson misses with a body punch
and Brunson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brunson. Brunson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brunson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brunson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brunson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Dodson wants to break free but Brunson has control.
Dodson blocking some punches.
Brunson misses with a short punch on the inside. Brunson misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brunson keeps control of Dodson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Brunson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brunson. Dodson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Dodson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brunson has him pressed against the cage. Dodson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brunson. Brunson keeps control of Dodson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Brunson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Brunson misses with a hook from the clinch. Brunson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brunson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brunson can't find room to land a body shot as Dodson controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brunson misses with a body punch.
Dodson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brunson lands with a left to the head. Brunson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dodson's elbow. Brunson leaning his opponent against the cage. Still in the clinch, Brunson scores with a nice short uppercut. Brunson misses with a hook from the clinch. Brunson can't find room to land a body shot as Dodson controls the action.
Dodson can't break the clinch.
Brunson misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brunson throws a head punch that misses. Dodson blocking some punches.
Brunson misses with a hook from the clinch. Dodson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Brunson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Come on Brunson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brunson throws a head punch that misses. Brunson misses with a body punch.
Dodson blocks an uppercut.
Dodson is looking to break free of the clinch but Brunson has double underhooks. Brunson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dodson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brunson working aggressively here.
Brunson lands a hook that snaps the head of Dodson backwards. Brunson tries to work over Dodson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Dodson wants to break free but Brunson has control.
Brunson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Brunson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dodson's efforts to push away. Brunson digs a right hand into Dodson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dodson's gas tank. Mike Brunson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Brunson stalling the fight.
Dodson can't break the clinch.
Brunson scores with an uppercut up the middle. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Brunson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brunson throws a series of punches but Dodson avoids them all with ease. Brunson misses with a low kick. Brunson moves away from the strike by Dodson. Brunson tries a low kick but Dodson avoids it. Dodson moves out of range as Brunson strikes. Dodson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Brunson looks to land a right hand but Dodson moved out of range. Brunson moves into the clinch. Dodson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brunson's elbow. Brunson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Brunson misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brunson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brunson misses with some punches.
Come on Brunson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dodson blocking some punches.
Brunson misses with a short punch on the inside. Good body shot from Brunson.
Brunson misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brunson. A frustrated look appears on Dodson's face as he tries to break the clinch. Dodson tries to circle away but Brunson has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A frustrated look appears on Dodson's face as he tries to break the clinch. Dodson working hard to break the clinch. Dodson tries to circle away but Brunson has him pinned against the cage. Brunson lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Brunson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brunson scores with a hook to the body. Dodson blocks an uppercut.
Brunson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Brunson lands with a short head shot on the inside. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brunson.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brunson lands a hook to the side of the head. Brunson lands a nice uppercut. Brunson misses with the head strike.
Brunson can't find room to land a body shot as Dodson controls the action.
Brunson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dodson trying to stall but Brunson improves his position.
Brunson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dodson's efforts to push away. Brunson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Brunson is struggling to control the position. Brunson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dodson backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A quick uppercut on the inside from Brunson. Brunson misses with the head strike.
Brunson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Brunson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brunson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Antoine Dodson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Still in the clinch, Brunson scores with a nice short uppercut. Brunson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dodson controls his hands.
Mike Brunson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Brunson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dodson working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Mike Brunson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Brunson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30 Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Brunson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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