PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Gagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MF Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as MF Doom enters the cage!

Gagner
vs
Doom

185 cm
23
210 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

193 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Gagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, MF Doom!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doom moves into range and clinches up with Gagner.
Gagner is trying to force a seperation but Doom has the dominant position.
Doom lands a left hand.
Doom is trying to maintain a safe position but Gagner gets an underhook and turns Doom into the cage.
Gagner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doom tries to break free but Gagner pushes him back against the cage.
Gagner tries to circle away but Doom has him pinned against the cage.
Doom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gagner's face.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Gagner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gagner avoids the body shot from Doom.
Gagner fails with a takedown attempt.
Doom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Gagner or perhaps it was just good defense by Doom which made him look bad.
Doom throws a head kick but Gagner moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doom but Doom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Gagner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gagner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doom is fending him off so far but Gagner persists. Nope, Doom circles away and we're back to standing.
Gagner has a takedown stuffed.
Gagner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doom but Doom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Doom wants to clinch.
Gagner throws a series of punches but Doom avoids them all with ease.
Doom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gagner shoots in and drives through. Doom sprawls well.
Gagner is breathing heavily.
Gagner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doom as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Doom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gagner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Doom sprawls well. Doom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gagner gets slowly back to his feet.
Doom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gagner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MF Doom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gagner dives in and grabs Doom's left leg, looking for a takedown. Doom pushes down on Gagner's head and hops out.
Gagner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Doom sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gagner somewhat.
Doom misses with a combination
and Gagner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Doom misses with a low kick.
Gagner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doom tries to close the distance and clinch but Gagner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gagner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gagner shoots for a double leg takedown but Doom sprawls well. He's pushed Gagner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Doom has Gagner up against the cage in a clinch.
Doom is trying to break free.
Doom has had enough of the clinch but Gagner keeps him there for the moment.

Doom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Doom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gagner's brow.

Doom breaks from the clinch.
Doom tries to clinch up but Gagner circles away and keeps his distance.
Doom fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Doom is looking to clinch.
Doom wants to clinch up but Gagner keeps it at a distance.
Gagner shoots in for a takedown but Doom shows good takedown defense.

Doom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gagner, pushing him back against the cage.
Gagner dodges an elbow strike from Doom.
Doom is trying to break free.
Gagner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Doom tries to break the clinch but Gagner is controlling the position.
Doom stalls.
Doom is trying to break the clinch but Gagner has him pressed against the cage.
Doom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gagner backwards.
Gagner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doom's efforts to push away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A left hand lands to the body for Doom.
Doom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gagner is trying to break free.
Doom wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doom tries to stall but Gagner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gagner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doom as he jumps to the side.
Gagner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Doom avoids it really well and circles away.
Doom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gagner shoots in for a takedown but Doom shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Gagner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doom scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Doom wants it to stay on the feet.
Doom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Doom wants it to stay on the feet.
Doom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doom tries to clinch

and Gagner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Doom won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom is trying to buck Gagner off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doom bucks up and tries to throw Gagner off but instead Gagner has got his back!
Doom is trying to stand back up.

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.
Doom is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagner controls the action.
Doom holding both Gagner 's hands and preventing any damage.
Doom covers up after that shot from Gagner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Doom looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Doom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gagner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Good control from Gagner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Gagner dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gagner.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Doom tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Gagner won't let Doom get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagner controlling his opponent.
Doom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doom is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gagner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gagner seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Doom for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Robert Gagner just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gagner shoots for a takedown but Doom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Robert Gagner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Doom wants it to stay on the feet.

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.

Gagner looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gagner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Doom wants to stand and escape but Gagner is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Doom can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gagner is standing up over Doom. Doom looks to escape but Gagner dives into side control.
Doom is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Gagner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gagner 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Gagner!