PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jafar Agrabah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doherty comes to the cage accompanied by You can't stand me now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Doherty
vs
Agrabah

177 cm
26
165 lbs
20 - 2 - 1

182 cm
27
164 lbs
20 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jafar Agrabah!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doherty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Agrabah throws a low kick, looking for Doherty's leg but Doherty calmly moves out of range.
Agrabah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doherty fails with a takedown attempt.
Agrabah swinging wildly here.
Agrabah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Agrabah does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agrabah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Agrabah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doherty.
Doherty shoots in for a double leg but Agrabah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Agrabah checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Agrabah as Doherty shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Doherty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Agrabah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Agrabah throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doherty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Agrabah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Doherty tries to land a front kick but Agrabah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Agrabah throws a shot from downtown. Doherty moves away and avoids it.
Doherty throws a head kick but Agrabah moves out of range.
Doherty misses with a straight left.
Agrabah missing with a left hand there. Doherty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Doherty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Agrabah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Agrabah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doherty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Doherty blocks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doherty checks a leg kick.
Doherty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agrabah moves away.
Agrabah misses with a leg kick
and Doherty counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Agrabah thinking.
Agrabah ducks under a wild hook from Doherty.
Doherty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Agrabah. Agrabah obviously looking to wear him down.
Doherty throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Doherty throws a looping overhand right but Agrabah ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Agrabah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Agrabah misses with a leg kick

and Doherty counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Doherty trying to control but Agrabah is working from the bottom.
Agrabah keeping full guard, as Doherty tries to pass.
Agrabah is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty tries to free his leg and advance position but Agrabah is retaining full guard.
Doherty wants to control from the top but Agrabah keeps moving.
Agrabah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Doherty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Agrabah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Doherty dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Agrabah throws a jab when Doherty was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Agrabah.
Doherty avoids the body shot from Agrabah.
Agrabah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doherty. That did some damage!
Agrabah misses with a straight right.
Doherty with a poor takedown
and Agrabah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Doherty's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agrabah works the jab nicely.
Agrabah pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doherty is out of range and Agrabah settles back down.
Jafar Agrabah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agrabah finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Doherty throws a leg kick
and Agrabah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jafar Agrabah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doherty throws a solid leg kick but Agrabah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doherty.
Doherty lands with a shot to the body.
Doherty throws a body punch but Agrabah moves out of range.
Doherty shoots in but no luck this time.
A lazy body kick from Doherty
and Agrabah counters with a head kick.
Agrabah throws a looping overhand right but Doherty ducks down to avoid it.
Doherty missing with a left hand there. Agrabah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doherty looks to throw a body kick
and Agrabah counters with a thumping low kick.
Doherty thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty misses with a head kick.
Doherty throws a leg kick
and Agrabah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doherty misses the body punch
and Agrabah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doherty scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doherty throws a nice looking combination but Agrabah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Doherty closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Agrabah did well to prevent Doherty getting side control.
Doherty is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Doherty thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Agrabah keeping moving, preventing Doherty from controlling successfully.
Doherty tries to free his leg and advance position but Agrabah is retaining full guard.
Doherty postures up in Agrabah's guard and throws a big left but Agrabah blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dohertyis looking to pass into half guard but Agrabah pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Agrabah is in guard.

That's four 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.
Doherty looking to control.
Doherty has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Doherty looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Doherty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Agrabah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Agrabah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doherty.
A good leg kick by Agrabah.
Agrabah throws a leg kick that misses.
Agrabah dips to his left and cracks Doherty with an uppercut!
Agrabah throws a leg kick that is checked

and Doherty decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Agrabah's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jafar Agrabah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Doherty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agrabah manages to avoid it.
Agrabah digs a good body shot into Doherty's ribs.
Agrabah tries a head kick but it misses.
Doherty sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Agrabah motions for Doherty to come forward. Agrabah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Agrabah tries to score with a low kick but Doherty moves his leg out of the way.
Agrabah thows a leg kick but Doherty checks it
and Doherty counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Agrabah thinking.
Agrabah lands with a hook. Doherty tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Agrabah slips a jab and a cross from Doherty.
Doherty shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrabah misses with an uppercut.
Doherty ducks under a wild hook from Agrabah.
Doherty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Agrabah.
Doherty checks a low kick from Agrabah.
Doherty is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Agrabah throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Agrabah throws a leg kick but Doherty moved away.
Agrabah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doherty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Agrabah throws a solid leg kick but Doherty takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Agrabah.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doherty. Agrabah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doherty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Doherty looks to land a right hand but Agrabah moved out of range.
Agrabah misses with a shot to the body
and Doherty counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Agrabah thinking.
A clash of legs there as Doherty blocks the low kick.
Doherty throws the left hand but Agrabah avoids the punch easily.
Doherty scoring well with a low kick there.
Agrabah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doherty misses with a body punch
and Agrabah counters with a nice leg kick.
Agrabah connects with a high kick.
Agrabah thows a body kick. Doherty tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty misses with an uppercut. Agrabah saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Agrabah.
Agrabah throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Doherty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Doherty throws a low kick but Agrabah avoids it.
Doherty throws a leg kick
and Agrabah counters with a low kick, right behind Doherty 's knee.
Doherty with a lazy takedown attempt
and Agrabah counters with a head kick.
Doherty throws a leg kick but Agrabah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doherty.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Doherty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doherty fails with the takedown
and Agrabah counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doherty shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Agrabah is trying to defend but Doherty finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Doherty is thwarting Agrabah's attempts to control the position.
Doherty with the ground and pound but Agrabah uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jafar Agrabah really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Doherty throws a body kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Doherty as he connects with a hook.

Doherty shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Agrabah is trying to defend but Doherty finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Doherty is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Agrabah!
Doherty avoids the attempt from Agrabah to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty thowing shots but they're missing.
Doherty cracks Agrabah with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Agrabah can't escape the position.
Doherty throws a strike there. Agrabah manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.

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.
Doherty stalling.
Doherty wants to pass the guard but Agrabah is defending well.
Doherty working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Agrabah's thigh. Agrabah counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty advances to half guard.
Doherty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Doherty seems content to control.

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.
Agrabah controlling the position well.
Doherty perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doherty seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Agrabah for as long as he can get away with.
Doherty is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Doherty had his way with Jafar Agrabah in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Agrabah throws a leg kick but Doherty sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Agrabah misses with a jab to the body
and Doherty counters with a nice low kick that buckles Agrabah's knee momentarily.
Agrabah ducks under a wild hook from Doherty.
Doherty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Agrabah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doherty scores with the left hand. Agrabah knows he should have avoided that one.
Agrabah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jafar Agrabah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Agrabah throws a leg kick
and Doherty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doherty avoids the head kick by Agrabah.
Doherty throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Agrabah cracks the inside of Doherty's front leg.

Agrabah gets a clinch.
Doherty letting Agrabah take a breather here.
Doherty looking to slow down the pace here.
Doherty takes a shot to the head.
Agrabah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doherty jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Agrabah walks away with a smile on his face. Doherty gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Agrabah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doherty circles away quickly and effectively.
Doherty thows a leg kick but Agrabah checks it
and Agrabah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Agrabah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty misses with an uppercut. Agrabah saw that one coming.
Agrabah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doherty.
Doherty avoids a kick to the body.
Doherty cracks a nice hook into Agrabah's ribs.
A jab lands there for Doherty.
Doherty has his takedown stuffed
and Agrabah counters with a low kick, right behind Doherty 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Doherty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doherty takes a swing at Agrabah's ribcage but misses.
Doherty circles away from the clinch attempt
and Doherty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Agrabah. Agrabah obviously looking to wear him down.
Doherty thows a body shot but no joy.
Doherty misses with a leg kick
and Agrabah counters with a low kick, right behind Doherty 's knee.
Agrabah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Agrabah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doherty on the side of the head.
Agrabah throws a leg kick
and Doherty counters with a leg kick.
Agrabah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah throws out a leg kick but Doherty moves out of range and Agrabah only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Agrabah.
Doherty clobbers Agrabah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Agrabah misses with a looping left.
Doherty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agrabah stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Agrabah wants it to stay on the feet.
Agrabah pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doherty is out of range and Agrabah settles back down.
Agrabah scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Agrabah misses with a low kick as Doherty jumps back.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jafar Agrabah.
I think Agrabah 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Jafar Agrabah!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Jafar Agrabah!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Jafar Agrabah!

Jafar Agrabah wins by unanimous decision!