PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minotauro Bermudez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bermudez
vs
Douglas

185 cm
24
206 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

187 cm
22
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Minotauro Bermudez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamie Douglas!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bermudez moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
Bermudez moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Douglas is looking to control Bermudez's arms but Bermudez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Douglas has his back to the cage.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Bermudez.
Douglas scores with a shoulder strike.
Bermudez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bermudez lands a nice knee to the body.
Douglas trying to control the position but instead, Bermudez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Douglas into the cage.
Douglas lands a body shot.
Bermudez tries a knee to the head but Douglas blocks it.
Bermudez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Douglas.
Douglas is looking to break free of the clinch but Bermudez has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bermudez.
Douglas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bermudez misses with a knee to the head.
Douglas avoiding damage as Bermudez throws knees to the body.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
Douglas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Bermudez.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch but Bermudez keeps him there for the moment.
Bermudez crunches a lovely knee into Douglas's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bermudez obliges.
Douglas looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bermudez.
Bermudez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Douglas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bermudez crunches a lovely knee into Douglas's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Bermudez.
Bermudez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bermudez just leaning against Douglas, taking a breather.
Bermudez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bermudez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bermudez avoiding damage.
Bermudez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bermudez lands an elbow inside.
Douglas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bermudez tries to land knees in the clinch but Douglas avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas presses Bermudez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bermudez trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Bermudez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Douglas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Douglas tries to circle away but Bermudez has him pinned against the cage.
Douglas is looking to break free of the clinch but Bermudez has double underhooks.
Bermudez throws an elbow that misses.
Douglas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.

That's two 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.
Bermudez working Douglas over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Bermudez to work.
Douglas works on Bermudez's body with a couple of short punches.
Douglas can't break the clinch.
Douglas can't break the clinch.
Douglas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bermudez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hook to the body lands for Douglas.
Bermudez lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bermudez.
Douglas lands an uppercut.
Bermudez slowing the pace effectively.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Douglas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Douglas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Douglas has had enough of the clinch but Bermudez keeps him there for the moment.
Bermudez trying to control the position but instead, Douglas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bermudez into the cage.
Douglas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bermudez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Douglas.
Douglas looking to stall.

Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands a nice hook to Bermudez's body. Bermudez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bermudez wants to clinch but Douglas slips to the side

and Douglas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the head but Douglas blocks with his arms.
Bermudez looking to stall.
Douglas stalls.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bermudez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bermudez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Douglas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bermudez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Douglas's efforts to push away.
Douglas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bermudez.
Douglas is pushing Bermudez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jamie Douglas.
Bermudez clinches but Douglas breaks the clinch
enabling Douglas to counter with a crisp jab.
Bermudez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Douglas closes the distance and pushes Bermudez back into the cage.
Bermudez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Douglas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bermudez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Douglas is defending well for now.
Bermudez with a knee to the head.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bermudez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch but Bermudez keeps him there for the moment.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bermudez has Douglas pushed against the cage.
Douglas effectively controlling the action here.
Bermudez misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Minotauro Bermudez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Douglas keeps the fight on the outside.
Douglas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bermudez in his tracks.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bermudez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Douglas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Douglas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bermudez wants to clinch
and Douglas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Douglas closes the distance and clinches.
Douglas presses Bermudez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Douglas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Douglas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bermudez looking to throw knees to the head but Douglas is blocking nicely.
Douglas tries to break free but Bermudez pushes him back against the cage.
Douglas cracks Bermudez with a nice body shot.
Douglas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bermudez looking to throw knees to the head but Douglas is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Bermudez.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.
Bermudez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Douglas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bermudez letting Douglas take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermudez tries to land knees in the clinch but Douglas avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bermudez up against the cage.
Bermudez tries to land knees in the clinch but Douglas avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Douglas - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Douglas.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.
Douglas avoiding damage as Bermudez throws knees to the body.
A short right from Douglas.
Bermudez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Douglas.
Douglas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Douglas is looking to break free of the clinch but Bermudez has double underhooks.
Douglas lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bermudez throws an elbow but misses.
Douglas working hard to break the clinch.
Douglas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Douglas - that landed with a thud.
Bermudez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bermudez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Douglas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Douglas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bermudez.
Douglas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bermudez backwards.

Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Douglas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Douglas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bermudez, pushing him back against the cage.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch but Bermudez keeps him there for the moment.
Bermudez misses with a knee to the head.
Douglas tries to stall but Bermudez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Bermudez.
Minotauro Bermudez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Douglas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bermudez.
Douglas lands a body punch in the clinch.

Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Douglas has Bermudez up against the cage in a clinch.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.
Douglas gets through Bermudez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Douglas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
Douglas has Bermudez pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to circle away but Bermudez has him pinned against the cage.
Douglas can't break the clinch.
Bermudez landing knees to the body.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Bermudez.
Douglas tries to circle away but Bermudez has him pinned against the cage.
Douglas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bermudez as Douglas tries to tie him up.
Douglas leaning against his opponent.
Bermudez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Douglas taking a breather.
Bermudez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.
Douglas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Douglas can't break the clinch.
Bermudez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Douglas's defenses.
Nice elbow from Bermudez.
Bermudez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Douglas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Douglas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bermudez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Douglas's defenses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Douglas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bermudez trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Douglas slowing the pace effectively.
Douglas is looking to break free of the clinch but Bermudez has double underhooks.
Douglas is looking to control Bermudez's arms but Bermudez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Douglas has his back to the cage.
Douglas is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Bermudez misses with a knee to the head.
Bermudez lands a nice knee to the body.
Bermudez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Douglas.
Douglas lands a hook that snaps the head of Bermudez backwards.
Bermudez with a knee to the head.
Bermudez trying to land knees to the body.
Bermudez throws an elbow but it misses.
Douglas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Douglas blocks an elbow strike.
Bermudez trying to land knees to the body.
Bermudez lands an elbow just above Douglas 's eye.
Douglas is trying to break the clinch but Bermudez is controlling him.
Douglas avoiding damage.
Bermudez misses with a knee to the head.
Douglas is working Bermudez over against the cage.
Bermudez trying to control the position but instead, Douglas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bermudez into the cage.
Douglas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Douglas moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Douglas digs a right hand into Bermudez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bermudez's gas tank.
Bermudez looking to slow down the pace here.
Bermudez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Douglas blocks it with crossed arms.
Bermudez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Douglas's efforts to push away.
Douglas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bermudez or not.
A hook to the body from Douglas.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Douglas.
Bermudez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees to the body from Bermudez.
Douglas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Douglas wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bermudez.
Douglas leaning against his opponent.
Douglas working hard to break the clinch.
Bermudez misses with a knee to the head.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglas taking a breather.
Douglas receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Douglas wants to get back to striking at distance but Bermudez won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Douglas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Douglas working hard to break the clinch.
Douglas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bermudez has him pressed against the cage.
Bermudez working Douglas over with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bermudez as Douglas tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Douglas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bermudez misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bermudez obliges.
Bermudez has Douglas pressed against the cage, preventing Douglas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
A body shot lands from Douglas.
A short body shot lands from Douglas as the two fighters clinch.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
Douglas trying to stall but Bermudez improves his position.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.
Bermudez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Douglas lands a body punch.
Douglas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bermudez has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Douglas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bermudez misses with a knee strike.
Douglas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Douglas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bermudez backwards.
Douglas is trying to break the clinch but Bermudez is controlling him.

That's two 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.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Bermudez.
Douglas digs a right hand underneath Bermudez's ribcage. Bermudez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Douglas wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Douglas avoids the elbow strike from Bermudez, against the cage.
Douglas is trying to force a seperation but Bermudez has the dominant position.
The referee calls for Douglas to work.
Bermudez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bermudez misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Douglas.
Douglas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bermudez throws an elbow that misses.
Douglas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bermudez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Douglas's defenses.
Bermudez lands a nice knee to the body.
Douglas tries to break free but Bermudez pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bermudez.
Douglas wants to get back to striking at distance but Bermudez won't allow it.
Bermudez lands a nice knee to the body.
Bermudez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Douglas's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez lands a knee to the body.
Douglas avoiding damage as Bermudez throws knees to the body.
Douglas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Douglas digs a right hand into Bermudez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bermudez's gas tank.
Douglas is trying to maintain a safe position but Bermudez gets an underhook and turns Douglas into the cage.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bermudez lands a nice knee to the body.
Douglas wants to break free but Bermudez has control.
Bermudez tries to land knees in the clinch but Douglas avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas lands a right hand.
Douglas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Douglas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bermudez lands an elbow inside that Douglas shrugs off.
Good body shot from Douglas.
Bermudez lands a knee to the head.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bermudez lands a knee to the body.
Bermudez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Douglas.
Douglas avoiding damage as Bermudez throws knees to the body.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Douglas.
Douglas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Douglas lands a body punch.

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.
Bermudez with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bermudez.
Douglas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bermudez.
Bermudez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Douglas.
Bermudez misses with an elbow over the top.
Douglas taking a breather.
Bermudez lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Douglas.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the head but Douglas blocks with his arms.
Bermudez tries to land knees in the clinch but Douglas avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas is looking to break free of the clinch but Bermudez has double underhooks.
Bermudez trying to land knees to the body.
Douglas stalling.
Bermudez keeps control of Douglas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Douglas takes an elbow to the temple.
Bermudez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bermudez misses with a knee strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Douglas can't break the clinch.
Bermudez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Douglas is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Douglas to work.
Bermudez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Douglas is keeping busy.
Douglas digs a right hand underneath Bermudez's ribcage. Bermudez let out a lung full of air as it connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Douglas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Douglas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Douglas!