PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Talentus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okee Dokee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Talentus
vs
Dokee

175 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaius Talentus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Okee Dokee!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talentus shoots in looking for a takedown. Dokee tries to sprawl out of it but Talentus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dokee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Talentus looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Dokee throws a head kick that misses.
Dokee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dokee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dokee swinging wildly here.
Talentus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dokee.

It looks like Gaius Talentus has been cut.
Dokee looks to land a combination but Talentus avoids it well.
Dokee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Talentus slips a jab and a cross from Dokee.
Some wild striking there from Dokee.
Dokee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Talentus circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dokee!
Dokee throws a series of strikes that have Talentus backpedaling.
Dokee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Dokee does no damage.
Dokee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dokee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dokee scores with a three punch combo!
Dokee misses with a double jab.
Dokee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dokee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Dokee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokee looks to land a combination. Talentus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dokee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dokee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dokee misses with a series of wild punches.
Dokee thuds his right hand into Talentus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dokee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Dokee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dokee thumps Talentus with a low kick.
Dokee misses with a two punch combination.
Dokee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokee throws a series of punches but Talentus avoids them all with ease.
Dokee throws a one two combo.
Dokee stalks Talentus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Talentus's face. Talentus staggers backwards, shaken.
Dokee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dokee misses with a series of wild punches.
Dokee misses with a few strikes there.
Dokee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talentus.
Dokee throws a right and a left that Talentus avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Dokee.
Talentus shoots in for a takedown but Dokee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaius Talentus. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokee tries to bum rush Talentus with a series of wild strikes but Talentus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dokee tries to bum rush Talentus with a series of wild strikes but Talentus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dokee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dokee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dokee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gaius Talentus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Dokee.
A punch combination from Dokee misses.
Dokee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dokee looks to land a combination but Talentus avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dokee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Dokee. No joy for Talentus on that attempt.
Okee Dokee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dokee looks to land a combination but Talentus avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Okee Dokee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gaius Talentus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dokee throws a series of punches but Talentus avoids them all with ease.
Dokee misses with a series of wild punches.
Talentus tries for a takedown but Dokee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dokee lands a jab to the head.
Dokee swinging wildly here.
Dokee lands with a kick to the temple. Talentus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokee misses with a few strikes there.
Dokee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dokee misses with a double jab.
Dokee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gaius Talentus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Talentus.
Dokee misses with a wild combination.
Dokee throws a series of punches but Talentus avoids them all with ease.
Okee Dokee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dokee throws a right hand that Talentus ducks under and follows up with a left that Talentus also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Dokee both land. Nice combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dokee. That's going to slow Talentus down.
Dokee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Talentus circles away quickly and effectively.
Talentus checks a low kick from Dokee.
Dokee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dokee looks to land a combination but Talentus avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokee looks to land a combination but Talentus avoids it well.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Talentus. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Talentus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Talentus shoots in for a takedown but Dokee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dokee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Talentus's head.
Dokee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dokee throws a series of punches but Talentus avoids them all with ease.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Talentus might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Talentus shoots for a takedown but Dokee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaius Talentus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dokee throws a leg kick which misses Talentus's front leg but catches the back leg as Talentus tries to avoid it.
Dokee scores with a three punch combo!
Jab by Dokee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokee tries to bum rush Talentus with a series of wild strikes but Talentus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dokee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dokee is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dokee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dokee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Talentus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dokee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Talentus fails with the takedown.
Talentus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dokee circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Dokee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokee throws a nice looking combination but Talentus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dokee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Talentus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Talentus shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dokee. That's going to slow Talentus down.
Dokee slaps away a takedown attempt from Talentus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Talentus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dokee misses with a double jab.
Talentus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Talentus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dokee is fending him off so far but Talentus persists. Nope, Dokee circles away and we're back to standing.
Talentus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Okee Dokee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gaius Talentus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dokee misses with a wild combination.
Dokee thumps Talentus with a low kick.
Dokee misses with a double jab.
Talentus shoots in for a takedown but Dokee shows good takedown defense.
Dokee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dokee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dokee wants to land a leg kick but Talentus is out of range.
Dokee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Talentus.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dokee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talentus takes one to the side of the head.
Talentus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dokee throws a series of punches but Talentus avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Dokee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dokee works Talentus's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Dokee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talentus shoots in for a takedown but Dokee shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaius Talentus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Dokee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Talentus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dokee pinned against the cage. Dokee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dokee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Talentus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokee misses with the combination.
Talentus dodges the punch combination from Dokee.
Dokee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Talentus shoots in for a takedown but Dokee shows good takedown defense.
Talentus fails to land the takedown.
Dokee misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talentus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dokee.
Dokee throws a right hand that Talentus ducks under and follows up with a left that Talentus also avoids with ease.
Dokee scores with a three punch combo!
Dokee lands a nice shot to the body.
Dokee throws a series of strikes that have Talentus backpedaling.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Talentus.
Talentus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dokee.
Dokee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

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.
Talentus slips a jab and a cross from Dokee.
A left and a right from Dokee both land. Nice combination.
Dokee connects with a solid leg kick.
Dokee misses with a series of wild punches.
Dokee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talentus.
Talentus fails with the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dokee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaius Talentus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okee Dokee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A combination from Dokee does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Okee Dokee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dokee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Okee Dokee!