PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gravid Doughie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juliano Lao Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao Jr has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone as his entrance music. Gravid Doughie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Doughie
vs
Lao Jr

192 cm
22
192 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

180 cm
26
185 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gravid Doughie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juliano Lao Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doughie.
Doughie dives in and grabs Lao Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lao Jr pushes down on Doughie's head and hops out.

Doughie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lao Jr tries to roll over but Doughie keeps him under control.
Doughie working over Lao Jr with some ground and pound. Lao Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Doughie thows a huge punch but Lao Jr dodges it nicely.
Lao Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Doughie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lao Jr's head.
Lao Jr is looking to improve his position.
Doughie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Doughie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lao Jr defending well though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Doughie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lao Jr is fending him off so far but Doughie persists. Nope, Lao Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gravid Doughie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doughie.
Doughie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Doughie tries for a takedown but Lao Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lao Jr tries to clinch there but Doughie circles away.

Doughie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Doughie is breathing heavily.
Doughie throws a strike but Lao Jr avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Doughie throws a big right hand that misses.
Lao Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doughie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doughie postures up.
Lao Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lao Jr is looking to advance position but Doughie won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lao Jr is trying to work for a kimura but Doughie is defending well.
Doughie preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lao Jr is looking to advance position but Doughie won't allow it.
Doughie is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doughie manages to get to full guard.
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.
Lao Jr wants to pass the guard but Doughie is keeping the position.
Lao Jr is looking to advance position but Doughie has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lao Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Doughie has a good base and remains in mount.
Doughie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Doughie lands a big shot there that rocks Lao Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Doughie looking to finish Lao Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lao Jr!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doughie working Lao Jr over with strikes here.
Doughie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lao Jr looks a forlorn figure.
Doughie raining down shots from the mount!
Doughie with good strikes from the mount here!
Doughie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Doughie working Lao Jr over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doughie landing shots from mount.

Lao Jr is rocked!
Doughie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lao Jr is still in real trouble! Can Doughie finish him?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doughie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Doughie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Doughie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Doughie with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gravid Doughie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Doughie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Lao Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lao Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Doughie working the head and body with strikes.
Lao Jr prevents Doughie from moving into mount.
Lao Jr dodges the ground and pound from Doughie.
Lao Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lao Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Doughie tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lao Jr is breathing heavily.
Lao Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lao Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doughie scores with punches from side control.
Lao Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Doughie is working Lao Jr over with some ground and pound from side control.
Doughie throws a strike aimed at the side of Lao Jr's head but Lao Jr avoids it well.
Lao Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Doughie is putting a hurting on Lao Jr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Doughie is putting a hurting on Lao Jr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Doughie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Doughie cracks Lao Jr with a big right hand but Lao Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Doughie scoring with punches from side control.
Lao Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Doughie lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lao Jr down.
Lao Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doughie advances to full mount.
Doughie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Doughie working the ground and pound effectively.
Doughie with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Doughie connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Doughie working for a guillotine from mount but Lao Jr is in no mood to give up.
Lao Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Doughie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Doughie raining down shots from the mount!
Doughie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Doughie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lao Jr tries to lock up and control but Doughie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Doughie is landing with some decent strikes but Lao Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Doughie breaks from Lao Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doughie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lao Jr tries to hold on but Doughie pushes him away.
Doughie lands a big elbow.
Gravid Doughie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doughie lands a nice shot to the head.
Doughie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Doughie lands a big elbow.
Doughie lands with some strikes.
Doughie lands a big elbow.
Doughie working the ground and pound effectively.
Doughie landing shots from mount.
Lao Jr is in a horrible position here. Doughie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Doughie landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gravid Doughie dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Doughie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lao Jr circles away.
Lao Jr fails with the takedown.
Doughie with a poor takedown

and Lao Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lao Jr looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lao Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lao Jr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Doughie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lao Jr, into his guard.
Lao Jr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Doughie controls the pace.
Doughie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doughie landing with the ground and pound.
Doughie postures up and lands a big shot to Lao Jr's brow.
Doughie wants to pass the guard but Lao Jr is keeping the position.
Gravid Doughie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Doughie is in close to Lao Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Doughie is looking to work some ground and pound but Lao Jr has wrist control.
Doughie stays in close to Lao Jr's body and controls the position.
Doughie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lao Jr is keeping the position for now.
Doughie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lao Jr controlling the position.
Doughie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lao Jr is trying to control the position but Doughie postures up.
Doughie content to stall in guard here.
Lao Jr has momentary wrist control but Doughie slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doughie works over Lao Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Doughie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Doughie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Doughie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doughie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Doughie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Doughie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Doughie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Doughie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lao Jr for as long as he can get away with.
Doughie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Doughie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doughie throwing strikes from guard but Lao Jr blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doughie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doughie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Doughie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gravid Doughie.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doughie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gravid Doughie!