PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Doball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chee Bai Kia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Doball could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chee Bai Kia's chin.

Doball
vs
Bai Kia

189 cm
22
141 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
144 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Doball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chee Bai Kia!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bai Kia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Doball escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bai Kia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Doball keeping moving, preventing Bai Kia from controlling successfully.
Bai Kia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bai Kia wants to control from the top but Doball keeps moving.
Bai Kia looking to pass the guard.
Bai Kia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Bai Kia stands and steps away. Doball gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bai Kia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bai Kia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Doball really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bai Kia wants to stand up but Doball has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Doball avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bai Kia.
Doball is trying to get back to full guard.
Doball is breathing heavily.
Doball is trying to stand back up but Bai Kia is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doball is in trouble now - Bai Kia has advanced to mount!
Bai Kia with shots to the head and body - Doball looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bai Kia postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Doball looks a forlorn figure.
Bai Kia trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Bai Kia has hold of Doball's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Doball manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Doball is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doball is trying to reverse the position but instead Bai Kia has taken his back - oops!
Bai Kia has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Doball.
Bai Kia is punishing Doball with strikes - can he finish him?!
Doball tries to escape but Bai Kia has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bai Kia just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

Bai Kia is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Doball knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Doball for a finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doball is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Doball looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bai Kia.
Bai Kia loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Doball hold on?
Bai Kia controlling from the back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bai Kia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bai Kia is looking to clinch.
Bai Kia throws a right and a left that Doball avoids nicely.
Doball with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bai Kia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bai Kia throws a big right hand that misses.
Bai Kia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Doball doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bai Kia trying to control but Doball is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bai Kia is looking to stand up but Doball won't let him.
Doball pulls Bai Kia in close to prevent any damage.

Bai Kia gets to his feet - Doball follows without any prompting.

Bai Kia shoots in and bounces Doball off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

Bai Kia gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bai Kia pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doball gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bai Kia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Doball wants to control but Bai Kia passes easily into half guard.
Doball is looking for a sweep. Bai Kia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Doball is trying to escape back to his feet but Bai Kia uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Doball is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bai Kia asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bai Kia is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Doball's shoulder. That is not cool.

Bai Kia has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bai Kia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bai Kia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Bai Kia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Doball is trying to defend but Bai Kia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bai Kia stops Doball from getting back to his feet.
Chee Bai Kia has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bai Kia controlling the action here.
Bai Kia working the head and body with strikes.
Bai Kia is taking a breather. Doball says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Doball is looking to get back to is feet but Bai Kia passes into side control.

Bai Kia has hold of Doball's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Doball tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bai Kia cranks the arm and Doball screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Doball, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Chee Bai Kia!