PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gravid Doughie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Mann will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Doughie
vs
Mann

192 cm
22
192 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

184 cm
21
200 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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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 7 - 8 - 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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Mann!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doughie gets the takedown into side control.
Doughie working the ground and pound but Mann is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Doughie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mann rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Doughie's guard! Nice work there by Mann!
Mann wants to control from the top but Doughie keeps moving.
Doughie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mann is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Doughie keeping moving, preventing Mann from controlling successfully.
Mann throws and elbow that misses. Doughie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mann's guard. Nice move by Doughie!
Doughie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Doughie postures up in Mann's guard and throws a big left but Mann blocks it.
Doughie passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doughie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mann rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Doughie's guard! Nice work there by Mann!
Doughie 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.
Mann preventing the sweep.
Doughie has a closed guard, preventing Mann from standing up.
Doughie is pulling down on Mann's head to control his posture.
Doughie wants to sweep but no luck.
Doughie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Doughie pulls Mann in close to prevent any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Mann gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Doughie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Doughie postures up in Mann's guard and throws a big left but Mann blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann looking to control.
Doughie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Doughie throwing strikes from guard but Mann blocks nicely.
Doughie is looking to work some ground and pound but Mann has wrist control.
Doughie postures up and lands a big shot to Mann's brow.
Doughie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Doughie has gone for a leg lock! Mann slips out almost immediately though and dives into Doughie's guard.
Doughie controlling Mann's posture.
Mann must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Doughie is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mann tries to free his leg and advance position but Doughie is retaining full guard.
Doughie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mann is one step ahead there.
Doughie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Doughie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Doughie is on top in guard.
Doughie tries to free his leg and advance position but Mann is retaining full guard.
Mann looking to control.

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.
Doughie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doughie preventing the sweep.

Doughie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mann is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mann has escaped and now he's on top!
Mann trying to stand up but can't free himself from Doughie's guard.
Doughie pulls Mann in to control the position.
Mann would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Doughie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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 cage so we can get back down to business.

Doughie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Doughie passes Mann's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Doughie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Doughie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mann taking some punishment here, with Doughie in his half guard.
Mann is trying to maintain the position but Doughie is very close to passing his half guard.
Doughie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Doughie is nestled in close to Mann, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Doughie working Mann over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mann is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann gets back to full guard.
Mann is breathing heavily.
Mann keeping moving, preventing Doughie from controlling successfully.
Mann wants to sweep here but Doughie controlling him for the moment.
Doughie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Doughie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Doughie is in close to Mann's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Doughie trying to control but Mann is working from the bottom.
Mann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doughie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Doughie throwing strikes from guard but Mann blocks nicely.
Doughie trying to control the position from guard on top but Mann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doughie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mann keeping moving, preventing Doughie from controlling successfully.
Doughie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Doughie stands and throws Mann's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mann defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann is not content to let Doughie control the position.
Doughie works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Doughie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mann some visible discomfort.
Mann dodges the ground and pound from Doughie.
Doughie scores with a couple of short elbows.

Doughie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mann, who protects the arm well.
Doughie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doughie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Doughie tries for a kimura but Mann is defending well.
Mann really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doughie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doughie working away.

Doughie tries for a kimura but Mann is defending well.
Doughie throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gravid Doughie dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Doughie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Doughie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Doughie in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Doughie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mann parries the strikes from Doughie easily there. Doughie is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mann to escape.
Mann is trying to control Doughie's posture but Doughie avoids it.
Doughie trying to control the position but Mann is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doughie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doughie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mann is avoiding damage well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Doughie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mann sprawls well initially but Doughie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Doughie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mann is staying active underneath Doughie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Doughie throwing shots but Mann is blocking nicely.
Doughie trying to pass the guard but Mann defending well.
Mann works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doughie.
Doughie connects with a couple of short punches.
Mann keeping moving, preventing Doughie from controlling successfully.
Doughie won't allow Mann to sweep him here.
Gravid Doughie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doughie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Doughie trying to control the position from guard on top but Mann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doughie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doughie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doughie closes the distance and clinches up with Mann, looking for a takedown. Doughie pushes Mann against the cage but Mann circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Doughie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Doughie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Doughie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mann sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gravid Doughie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mann is working to avoid the ground and pound but Doughie connects with a decent elbow.

Doughie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mann has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doughie wants to control but Mann is keeping him busy.
Mann defending against the ground and pound.
Doughie controlling the position.
Doughie wants to control but Mann is keeping him busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Doughie with that takedown attempt.
Mann dodges the punch combination from Doughie.
Johnny Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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 avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mann throws a push kick but Doughie slaps the foot to one side.

Doughie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Doughie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mann sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mann is looking to reverse the position.
Mann is trying to escape the position but Doughie is controlling the position.
Doughie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mann keeps working.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Mann manages to get back to half guard.
Mann is in trouble now - Doughie has advanced to mount!
Mann is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gravid Doughie showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

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