PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Metzger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Metzger
vs
Doe

181 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
21
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Sublime Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viktor Metzger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe blocks the body kick.
Metzger stuffs the takedown attempt from Doe. Doe gets slowly back to his feet.
Metzger throws a body punch but Doe moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Metzger.
Metzger throws a head kick but Doe moves out of range.
Doe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Doe looks gassed!
Metzger throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Viktor Metzger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Metzger looks to land a combination. Doe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Metzger is looking to slow Doe down with leg kicks.
Metzger throws a sloppy head kick and Doe moves out of range easily.
Doe moves out of range as Metzger throws a body kick.
Metzger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Metzger looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
Doe waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Metzger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metzger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Metzger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doe checks a leg kick.
Metzger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doe misses with a two punch combination.
Doe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Metzger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Metzger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Metzger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Metzger misses with an uppercut. Doe saw that one coming.
Doe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Metzger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metzger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Doe takes a step back to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe moves forwards but Metzger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Metzger connects with a high kick.

That has opened up John Doe's cut even more.
Metzger thows a body kick. Doe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Metzger scores with a push kick.
Metzger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Metzger.
Metzger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Metzger.
Metzger feints and then cracks Doe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doe down.
Metzger misses with a wild body shot.
Doe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metzger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Viktor Metzger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Metzger.
Doe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Metzger.
Doe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Metzger.
Metzger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Doe's head.

The cut above John Doe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metzger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doe.
Metzger stuffs the takedown.
Viktor Metzger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Doe.
Metzger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Metzger is looking to wear down Doe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Metzger lands with a nice body punch.
Metzger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metzger scores with a head kick.
Metzger throws a leg kick which misses Doe's front leg but catches the back leg as Doe tries to avoid it.
Doe avoids the head kick by Metzger.
Metzger scoring well with a low kick there.
Doe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Metzger.
Metzger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Metzger connects with a solid leg kick.
Doe throws a big shot that misses.
Doe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Doe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Metzger.
Doe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Metzger misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Metzger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Doe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Metzger is looking to score with low kicks.
Metzger misses with a kick to the body.
Doe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Metzger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doe.
Doe fails with a takedown attempt.
Metzger misses with a leg kick.
Metzger takes a swing at Doe's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Metzger. That's going to slow Doe down.
Viktor Metzger is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Metzger.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Metzger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Doe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Doe throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Metzger defending against the ground and pound.
Doe working the strikes but Metzger uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Doe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Metzger is trying to stand.
Metzger trying to control but Doe postures up.
Doe throwing shots but Metzger is blocking nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Metzger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doe scores with a three punch combo!
Doe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Doe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Metzger.
Doe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Metzger lands a nice looking body kick.
Doe blocks the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Doe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Doe misses with a few strikes there.
Doe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Doe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Metzger can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Metzger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Doe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Viktor Metzger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Doe.
Metzger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doe checks a low kick from Metzger.
Metzger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doe 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.
Metzger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doe can do to turn this around?

Doe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Metzger napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Doe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Doe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ground and pound from Doe seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Metzger throws Doe to one side and escapes!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John Doe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Metzger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Metzger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Metzger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Metzger tries to score with a low kick but Doe moves his leg out of the way.
Doe connects with a right hand. Metzger shakes it off.
Metzger is looking to score with low kicks.
Metzger throws and low kick but Doe moves out of range easily.
Doe fails with a takedown attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Metzger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Viktor Metzger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Metzger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Metzger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doe's sensitive parts.
Metzger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Doe throws a body punch but Metzger moves out of range.
Good work by Doe as he checks the leg kick.
Doe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Metzger on the side of the head.
Metzger takes a swing at Doe's ribcage but misses.
Metzger throws a leg kick but Doe checks it.
Metzger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Metzger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doe moves away.
Metzger stuns Doe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Metzger is looking to slow Doe down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metzger wants to slow Doe down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Metzger.
Doe closes the distance and clinches up with Metzger, looking for a takedown. Doe pushes Metzger against the cage but Metzger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Metzger misses with a head kick.
Metzger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doe is able to avoid easily.
Metzger lands a head kick. Doe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Metzger tries to work over Doe's front leg with a kick but Doe checks it.
Doe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Doe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Metzger momentarily.
Doe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Metzger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Metzger can pounce on him.
Metzger scores with a leg kick.
Metzger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crunch! Metzger slams his shin into Doe's torso.
Metzger throws the kick towards the body but Doe avoids it.
Doe moves out of range as Metzger throws a body kick.
Doe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doe fails with a takedown attempt.
Viktor Metzger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Doe.
Doe walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Metzger.
Doe is looking to land body kicks.
Doe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Metzger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Metzger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Doe takes a step back to recover.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Metzger, as that shot connected.
A jab from Doe does it's job there.
Metzger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doe misses with a double jab.
Good exchange - Metzger coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Metzger.
Metzger throws a sloppy body shot
and Doe counters with a stiff right hand.
Metzger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Doe walks into a left hand.
John Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Metzger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Metzger missing with a left hand there. Doe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doe misses with a body shot.
Metzger throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metzger throws a head kick that Doe semi-blocks.
Doe lands a really nice looking cross but Metzger seems unphased.
Viktor Metzger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Metzger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Metzger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Metzger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Metzger!