PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doug Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valio Hristov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doug Douglas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Douglas
vs
Hristov

177 cm
24
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
159 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

[MMABR]: TechNutri - Ensuring the quality
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valio Hristov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hristov misses with a series of wild punches.
Douglas throws a body punch but Hristov moves out of range.
Doug Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Hristov.
Hristov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Douglas.
A jab from Hristov does it's job there.
Hristov lands a nice shot to the body.
Hristov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Hristov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hristov throws a series of punches but Douglas avoids them all with ease.
Hristov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Douglas.
Hristov misses with a two punch combination.
Hristov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Hristov misses.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hristov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hristov misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hristov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hristov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Hristov drops Douglas with a beautiful combination! Douglas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hristov is looking for the KO!

Douglas is rocked!

It looks like Doug Douglas has been cut.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Hristov misses with a double jab

and Douglas moves into the clinch.
Oh Douglas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Douglas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hristov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Douglas seems to have got his legs back now.
Douglas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hristov is trying to force a seperation but Douglas has the dominant position.
Hristov wants to get back to striking at distance but Douglas won't allow it.
Douglas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hristov's efforts to push away.
Hristov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Douglas tries a knee to the head but Hristov blocks it.
Douglas lands an elbow inside that Hristov shrugs off.
Hristov trying to control the position but instead, Douglas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hristov into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hristov working hard to break the clinch.
Douglas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hristov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the head but Hristov blocks with his arms.
Hristov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Douglas prevents Hristov from breaking the clinch.
Douglas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hristov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hristov taking a breather.
Hristov seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Douglas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hristov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Douglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Douglas.
The referee calls for Douglas to work.
Douglas misses with a knee strike.
Douglas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.
Hristov wants to stall.
Douglas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hristov working hard to break the clinch.
Hristov blocks the elbow strike.
Hristov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee calls for Douglas to work.
Douglas prevents Hristov from breaking the clinch.
Douglas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hristov looking to slow down the pace here.
Douglas leaning against his opponent.
Hristov effectively controlling the action here.
Hristov is trying to break free.
Douglas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hristov's efforts to push away.
Hristov tries to break the clinch but Douglas is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Hristov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Douglas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hristov counters with a series of strikes. Douglas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hristov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Douglas. Douglas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hristov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Douglas slips a jab and a cross from Hristov.
Hristov throws a right hand that Douglas ducks under and follows up with a left that Douglas also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Hristov.
Douglas is looking to clinch but Hristov is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hristov.
Hristov misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Hristov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hristov connects with a single shot there.
Douglas dodges the punch combination from Hristov.
A right-left combo lands from Hristov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valio Hristov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Douglas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hristov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Douglas.
Hristov misses with a series of wild punches.
Hristov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hristov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Hristov circles away.
Douglas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doug Douglas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Douglas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Douglas throws a sloppy body shot
and Hristov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Douglas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hristov looks to land a combination but Douglas avoids it well.
Douglas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hristov.
Hristov misses with a wild combination.
Hristov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Douglas has Hristov up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Hristov.
Hristov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Hristov letting Douglas take a breather here.
Douglas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hristov's efforts to push away.
Hristov blocks an elbow strike.
Douglas throws an elbow that misses.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hristov is defending well for now.
Hristov managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Douglas tries to land knees in the clinch but Hristov avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Douglas.
Hristov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Douglas looking to throw knees to the head but Hristov is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hristov can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Douglas misses with a knee to the head.
Hristov working hard to break the clinch.
Come on Douglas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Douglas has Hristov pressed against the cage, preventing Hristov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Douglas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hristov backwards.
Hristov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hristov working hard to break the clinch.
Hristov avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
Douglas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hristov is trying to break the clinch but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Douglas tries a knee to the head but Hristov blocks it.
Hristov is trying to maintain a safe position but Douglas gets an underhook and turns Hristov into the cage.
Hristov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Douglas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hristov or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the head but Hristov blocks with his arms.
Hristov tries to break free but Douglas pushes him back against the cage.

Hristov breaks the clinch.
Hristov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Valio Hristov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danga de danga de dang - Hristov scores with a four punch combination!
Hristov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hristov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Hristov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Douglas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hristov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Douglas on the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Hristov.
Hristov misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from Hristov.
Douglas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hristov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is looking to clinch.
Hristov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Douglas tries to clinch up.
A left and a right from Hristov both land. Nice combination.
Hristov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hristov throws a one two combo.
Hristov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Douglas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Douglas throws a sloppy body shot
and Hristov counters with a left and a right... And another left! Douglas is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valio Hristov!