PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Champo Groucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Doomsday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Doomsday has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Groucho
vs
Doomsday

177 cm
19
191 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
194 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

ADCC Champion
Brawler
Granite chin

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Champo Groucho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Doomsday!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomsday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Victor Doomsday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doomsday thows a body shot but no joy.
Groucho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doomsday takes a swing at Groucho's ribcage but misses.
Groucho throws a head kick but Doomsday moves out of range.
Doomsday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Groucho.
Groucho throws a head kick but Doomsday moves out of range.
Groucho throws a head kick that misses.
Doomsday just misses with a punch to the body.
Groucho throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Doomsday avoids the head kick by Groucho.
Doomsday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Doomsday.
Groucho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doomsday.
Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Groucho.
Groucho throws a head kick that misses.
Groucho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Groucho is breathing heavily.
Groucho wants to land a leg kick but Doomsday is out of range.

Doomsday shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Doomsday controls from within his opponent's guard.

Doomsday drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Doomsday jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Doomsday stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Groucho swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Doomsday loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Groucho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doomsday throws a big right hand that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Groucho throws a low kick but Doomsday avoids it.
Doomsday shoots for a double leg takedown but Groucho sprawls well. He's pushed Doomsday's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Doomsday swings for the body but Groucho moves out of range.
Doomsday moves out of range of the body kick.
Doomsday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Groucho moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday misses with a body shot.
Groucho tries a head kick but it misses.
Doomsday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Groucho manages to avoid it.
Groucho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Groucho. No joy for Doomsday on that attempt.
Doomsday avoids the head kick by Groucho.
A head kick misses from Groucho.
Doomsday throws a body punch but Groucho moves out of range.

Doomsday gets the takedown into side control.
Doomsday trying to control the action but Groucho is working from the bottom.
Doomsday has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday tries to advance to mount but Groucho denies him.
Doomsday trying to control the action but Groucho is working from the bottom.
Doomsday in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Doomsday advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Doomsday dominated that round.
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.

Doomsday shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Groucho as he avoids it easily.
Groucho throws a hook to the side of Doomsday's head but Doomsday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doomsday shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Groucho defends it nicely.
Doomsday just misses with a punch to the body.
Doomsday takes a swing at Groucho's ribcage but misses.
Doomsday dives in and grabs Groucho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Groucho pushes down on Doomsday's head and hops out.
Champo Groucho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Doomsday.
Doomsday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doomsday avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Doomsday misses with a wild body shot.
Doomsday fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Groucho misses with a two punch combination.
Doomsday is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Groucho rather than just go for the knockout.
A head kick misses from Groucho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doomsday. Groucho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Groucho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Groucho.
Doomsday shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Groucho but Groucho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Groucho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doomsday.
Doomsday is breathing heavily.
Groucho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Groucho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doomsday's sensitive parts.
Champo Groucho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doomsday.
A telegraphed right hand from Groucho misses the target.
Groucho misses with a looping right.
Doomsday just misses with a punch to the body.
Groucho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doomsday.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groucho lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Groucho throws a sloppy head kick and Doomsday moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Groucho. That's going to slow Doomsday down.
Doomsday takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Groucho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Groucho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doomsday.
Doomsday has a takedown stuffed.
Doomsday tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Groucho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doomsday shoots in for a takedown but Groucho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Groucho catches Doomsday with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Groucho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Groucho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groucho throws a head kick that misses.
Doomsday tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Champo Groucho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doomsday fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Groucho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doomsday stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Groucho.
Groucho misses with a head kick.
Groucho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Groucho throws a head kick that misses.
Doomsday misses with a body shot.
Groucho fakes the leg kick and cracks Doomsday in the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Doomsday.
Groucho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Doomsday creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doomsday wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Groucho, who protects the arm well.

Doomsday is trying to get an arm triangle but Groucho is defending well.
Groucho wants to get back to his feet but Doomsday drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Champo Groucho dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Groucho gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Doomsday looking to pass the guard.

Doomsday drops back looking for a leg! Groucho is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Groucho manages to kick Doomsday off! Doomsday jumps back into Groucho's guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday wants to control from the top but Groucho keeps moving.
Doomsday takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doomsday throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doomsday trying to control but Groucho is working from the bottom.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Doomsday takes a swing at Groucho's ribcage but misses.
Champo Groucho is winning the standup battle so far.
Doomsday looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Doomsday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Groucho moves away.
Groucho lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Groucho scores with a head kick.
Groucho scores with a push kick.
Groucho misses with a head kick.
Doomsday's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Groucho cracks the inside of Doomsday's front leg.
Groucho is looking to land body kicks.
Groucho throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doomsday.
Groucho scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday looks to score with a jab to the body but Groucho is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Groucho.
Groucho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Groucho stuffs the takedown.
Groucho swings for the body but Doomsday moves out of range.
No luck for Doomsday with that takedown attempt.
Champo Groucho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Doomsday.
A jab from Groucho misses.
Doomsday blocks a head kick by Groucho.
Doomsday lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Groucho at a distance.
Groucho avoids the body shot from Doomsday.
Groucho misses with a low kick.
Doomsday looks for a takedown but Groucho sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Doomsday blocks a head kick by Groucho.
Groucho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Groucho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doomsday is out of range and Groucho settles back down.
Groucho throws a wild body kick that Doomsday sees coming a mile off.
A clash of legs there as Doomsday blocks the low kick.
Groucho misses with a head kick.

Groucho gets caught flat footed, as Doomsday shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Doomsday is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Doomsday's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

And that's the end of the fight!
Champo Groucho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Groucho has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Champo Groucho!