PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ovstraski (ranked 3226 p4p, 3819 weight class) and Dexter Doolittle (ranked 406 p4p, 458 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ovstraski
vs
Doolittle

184 cm
19
175
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
174
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Ovstraski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Doolittle!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doolittle misses with a looping left.
Ovstraski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doolittle swings widly with a right hand
and Ovstraski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doolittle scores with a jab to the head.
Doolittle cracks a nice hook into Ovstraski's ribs.
Doolittle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ovstraski ducks under a wild hook from Doolittle.
Ovstraski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doolittle.
Doolittle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doolittle shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ovstraski eats them both and turns towards Doolittle to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Jack Ovstraski has been cut.
Doolittle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ovstraski throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ovstraski avoids the body shot from Doolittle.
Doolittle takes a swing at Ovstraski's ribcage but misses.
Ovstraski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ovstraski misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolittle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ovstraski misses with a straight right.
Doolittle swings widly with a right hand
and Ovstraski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doolittle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ovstraski counters with a nice uppercut.
Ovstraski connects with the punch.
Ovstraski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doolittle staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Ovstraski misses the target.
Doolittle throws out a counter right but Ovstraski avoids it with no problem.
Doolittle throws a poor cross that misses
and Ovstraski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doolittle has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Doolittle misses the target.
Ovstraski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doolittle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Doolittle lands.
Ovstraski moves out of range as Doolittle strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Ovstraski misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovstraski jabs at Doolittle's body.
Ovstraski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Doolittle.
Ovstraski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rollins Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Doolittle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ovstraski.
Doolittle lands a nice looking body shot.
Doolittle throws a body punch but Ovstraski moves out of range.
Ovstraski slips a straight right by Doolittle.
An attempted straight right counter from Ovstraski misses the target.
Doolittle throws a series of punches but Ovstraski moves out of range.
Ovstraski just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Ovstraski.
Doolittle connects with a body shot.
Doolittle avoids the body shot from Ovstraski.
Doolittle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ovstraski was well out of range. Poor timing from Doolittle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovstraski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doolittle's head.
Doolittle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ovstraski finds it's way round the side to connect with Doolittle's head.
Ovstraski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doolittle lands a jab-cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doolittle.
Doolittle throws a lazy uppercut
and Ovstraski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ovstraski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ovstraski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ovstraski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doolittle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ovstraski looks to land a left hand but Doolittle moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doolittle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ovstraski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doolittle throws a shot from downtown. Ovstraski moves away and avoids it.
Doolittle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ovstraski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doolittle.

Ovstraski is rocked!
Ovstraski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Ovstraski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doolittle throws a lazy uppercut
and Ovstraski counters with a nice uppercut.
Ovstraski seems to have got his legs back now.
Ovstraski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Ovstraski lands.
Dexter Doolittle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ovstraski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doolittle throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Ovstraski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ovstraski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ovstraski avoids the body shot from Doolittle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doolittle misses the jab.
Doolittle throws a hook to the side of Ovstraski's head but Ovstraski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doolittle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doolittle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Doolittle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Ovstraski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Doolittle throws a jab but it's blocked by Ovstraski.
Ovstraski missing with a left hand there. Doolittle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Doolittle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ovstraski might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Doolittle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ovstraski.
Ovstraski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Doolittle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doolittle misses with a body shot
and Doolittle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doolittle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ovstraski.
Ovstraski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Doolittle - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ovstraski throws a right hand that misses
and Doolittle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Doolittle throws a big shot that misses.
Doolittle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ovstraski moves out of range of the body kick.
Ovstraski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doolittle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ovstraski in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Doolittle misses its intended target.
It looked like Ovstraski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doolittle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ovstraski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A cross from Ovstraski lands.
Doolittle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ovstraski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Doolittle misses.
Ovstraski lands with a good body shot.
A leg kick checked by Ovstraski.
A big left from Doolittle misses.
As Doolittle looks to move away, Ovstraski throws a big counter combo but Doolittle just gets out of the way.
Doolittle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ovstraski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Doolittle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ovstraski.
Dexter Doolittle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Ovstraski.
Doolittle throws a sloppy body shot
and Ovstraski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovstraski scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Ovstraski misses.
Doolittle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ovstraski moves away.
Doolittle connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ovstraski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doolittle was well out of range. Poor timing from Ovstraski.
Doolittle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Ovstraski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doolittle doesn't seem phased though.
Doolittle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Doolittle misses with a leg kick.
Doolittle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ovstraski avoids the body shot from Doolittle.
Ovstraski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ovstraski slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ovstraski.
An attempted straight right counter from Ovstraski misses the target.
Doolittle misses with a looping right.
Doolittle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ovstraski.
A combination from Doolittle does no damage.
Doolittle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doolittle ducks under a wild hook from Ovstraski.
Ovstraski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doolittle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doolittle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Doolittle misses.
Ovstraski throwing a counter right hand but Doolittle manages to avoid it.
Ovstraski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doolittle.
Ovstraski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ovstraski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doolittle throws a poor cross that misses
and Ovstraski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovstraski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Ovstraski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Ovstraski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Doolittle misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ovstraski throws a hook to the side of Doolittle's head but Doolittle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ovstraski throws out a loose jab but Doolittle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doolittle scores with a punch to the head.
Doolittle cracks Ovstraski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doolittle misses with a left hand
and Ovstraski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doolittle misses with a hook. Ovstraski ducked under it nicely.
Ovstraski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doolittle misses the shot to the body.
Doolittle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ovstraski.
Doolittle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Doolittle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Ovstraski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Nice jab there from Ovstraski.
Ovstraski moves out of range of the leg kick from Doolittle.
An attempted straight right counter from Ovstraski misses the target.
Ovstraski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doolittle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ovstraski.
Doolittle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doolittle misses with a leg kick
and Ovstraski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doolittle throws a push kick but Ovstraski slaps the foot to one side.
Ovstraski moves out of range of the strikes.
Doolittle throws a lazy body kick
and Ovstraski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doolittle misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doolittle throws a hook but Ovstraski avoids it easily.
Doolittle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doolittle throws an off balance right hand
and Ovstraski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ovstraski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ovstraski misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doolittle! But no joy.
Doolittle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doolittle lands the left hand.
A big left from Ovstraski misses.
Ovstraski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ovstraski slips under a jab.
Ovstraski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ovstraski slips a straight right by Doolittle.
Ovstraski is looking to counter punch.
Doolittle lunges at Ovstraski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ovstraski's hand.
Ovstraski checks a low kick from Doolittle.
Ovstraski misses with a straight right.
Doolittle moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Ovstraski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Doolittle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ovstraski.
Ovstraski misses with a lunging right hand
and Doolittle counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doolittle staying out of range there.
A big left from Ovstraski misses.
Doolittle misses the shot to the body.
Ovstraski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ovstraski throws a jab when Doolittle was well out of range.
Doolittle slips under a jab.
Doolittle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ovstraski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doolittle was well out of range. Poor timing from Ovstraski.
Doolittle misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Ovstraski counter with a right hand.
Ovstraski loads up on a big right hand but Doolittle slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovstraski lands with a straight right. Doolittle didn't see that one coming.
Doolittle tests Ovstraski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Ovstraski misses.
Ovstraski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doolittle.
Doolittle moves out of range of the strikes.
Doolittle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doolittle slips under a jab.
Doolittle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ovstraski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doolittle misses with a few strikes there.
Jack Ovstraski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ovstraski throws a hook but Doolittle avoids it easily.
Ovstraski misses with a body punch
letting Doolittle counter with a right hand.
Ovstraski misses with a hook to the body
and Doolittle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle misses with a body shot.
Doolittle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Ovstraski does it's job there.
Doolittle throws a looping overhand right but Ovstraski ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ovstraski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doolittle.
It seemed like Doolittle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doolittle moves away from the strike by Ovstraski.
Dexter Doolittle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Doolittle scores with a jab.
Doolittle scores with a body shot.
Doolittle lunges at Ovstraski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ovstraski's hand.
Doolittle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ovstraski throws out the jab.
Doolittle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Doolittle jabs Ovstraski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ovstraski scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dexter Doolittle.
Well Doolittle 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Doolittle!