PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kool Hercules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Done (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.

Hercules
vs
Done

197 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
243 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kool Hercules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Done!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Done as Hercules shoots in.

Hercules moves into the clinch.
Done should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Done throws an elbow that misses.
Hercules blocks an elbow strike from Done.
Done gets underhooks to prevent Hercules's takedown attempt.
Hercules blocks the elbow strike.

Hercules jumps guard.
Done stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hercules swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Done thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Hercules isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Done stacks Hercules on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Done!
Hercules is trying to get back to half guard.

Done tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Done tries to advance to mount but Hercules denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hercules can't do much from the bottom here.
Hercules tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Done wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hercules tries to control but Done manages to take his back.
Hercules is keeping busy.
Hercules manages to reverse the position and now he's in Done's guard. Nice work there by Hercules.
Done is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hercules is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hercules lands with a few short shots to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Done looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Done is thwarting Hercules's attempts to control the position.
Hercules wants to improve his position but Done is controlling well.
Hercules moves into full guard.
Hercules throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Done trying to control but Hercules is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hercules looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hercules is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Done misses with a takedown

and Hercules moves into the clinch.
Done looks gassed!
Done has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hercules avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hercules goes for a takedown attempt but Done pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kool Hercules. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hercules circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hercules counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hercules perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Done is trying to stand back up but Hercules is controlling him
Hercules is keen to just control but Done is a slippery customer.

Hercules postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Done to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hercules scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hercules misses with a takedown attempt

and Done counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Done wants to take a breather but Hercules is having none of it.
Hercules works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hercules looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hercules wants to sweep here but Done controlling him for the moment.
Done postures up.
Hercules looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hercules keeping moving, preventing Done from controlling successfully.
Hercules throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kool Hercules dominated that round.
That's time! Hercules's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hercules has his takedown stuffed

and Done counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hercules is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Done preventing the sweep.
Done looking to pass the guard.

Done drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hercules looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hercules looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hercules!
Done is trying to control Hercules's posture but Hercules avoids it.
Done is letting Hercules control him for a moment.
Done struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hercules tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hercules has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Done is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hercules unloading with bombs!
Hercules trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Hercules.
Hercules is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Done can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hercules controlling the position easily from mount.
Hercules fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hercules with good strikes from the mount here!
Hercules working Done over with strikes here.
Done is breathing heavily.
Done really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Hercules.
Hercules has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Done's face.

Done is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hercules lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Done is still in real trouble! Can Hercules finish him?
Hercules lands a nice shot to the head.
Hercules cracks Done with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hercules working the ground and pound effectively.
Hercules pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Hercules is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Done has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hercules scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Done?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hercules working Done over with strikes here.
Hercules with shots to the head and body - Done looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hercules is landing with some decent strikes but Done is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hercules with the ground and pound from mount.
Done tries to lock up and control but Hercules gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Done regains half guard.
Done is trying to stand.
Done seems to have recovered his senses.
Done tries to roll over but Hercules keeps him under control.

Done actively working from the bottom here.
Done pushes Hercules off looking to stand but Hercules dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Done makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Done.

Hercules stands up from Done's guard - Hercules perhaps looking for a knockout.
Done darts in trying to clinch

and Hercules counters with a takedown into side control.
Hercules looks up at the clock and then as Done takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hercules smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Done is trying to get back to half guard.
Hercules controlling the position from side mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Done sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kool Hercules dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hercules drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hercules is looking to take a break and control but Done is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Done is trying to improve his position.

Hercules stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Done gets caught flat footed, as Hercules shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hercules trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hercules looking to sit in guard and control but Done gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hercules trying to keep a closed guard but Done is proving a slippery customer.
Kool Hercules overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Done avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Done gets to his feet - Hercules follows without any prompting.
Done wants to clinch but Hercules slips to the side

and Hercules counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Done is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Done is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Hercules gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Done doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hercules counters with a shoot takedown. Done fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hercules with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hercules stands up over Done, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hercules landing with the ground and pound.

Hercules is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Done is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Done has escaped and now he's on top!
Hercules is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Done stands and steps away. Hercules gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hercules misses with a takedown attempt

and Done counters by moving into the clinch.
Hercules fails to pull guard.

Done breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hercules swats away the attempt to clinch by Done.
Done wants to clinch
and Hercules counters with a three punch combo that has Done backing up. Done nods at Hercules to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Done fails with the takedown

and Hercules counters with a single leg into guard. Done didn't expect that.

Done had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hercules is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Done Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hercules's back instead.
Hercules wants to control his opponent's hands but Done gets his hands free.
David Done has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hercules rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Hercules manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Done darts in trying to clinch

and Hercules counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Done tries to kick Hercules off but Hercules keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hercules lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Done tries to kick Hercules off but Hercules keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Done has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hercules is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Done looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hercules wants to control but Done is keeping him busy.
Done tries to roll over but Hercules keeps him under control.
Done gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Done manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hercules manages to get himself to full guard.
Hercules is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kool Hercules showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hercules has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kool Hercules!