PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and the natural Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe comes to the cage accompanied by whatsername, and does she remember my name?. Doe has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Doe
vs
natural Couture

193 cm
27
245 lbs
26 - 7 - 0

180 cm
23
286 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Doe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, the natural Couture!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture thows a body shot but no joy.
Doe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Couture.
Donk. Couture catches Doe right on the button with a cross.
Couture tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doe was well out of range. Poor timing from Couture.
Doe throws a body punch but Couture moves out of range.
Doe staying out of range there.
Doe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doe circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Couture is defended easily by Doe.
Doe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Couture.
Couture misses with a straight left.
the natural Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture scores with a shot to the body.

Couture throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Doe was covering up waiting for the punch and Couture finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Couture working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Couture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Couture throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Couture is looking to work some ground and pound but Doe has wrist control.
Couture stopping the sweep attempt from Doe.
Couture throwing strikes from guard but Doe blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Couture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Doe working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Couture tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.
Couture tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.
Doe checks the leg kick.
Couture fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Couture throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands a two punch combo.
Doe is breathing heavily.
Couture moves in looking to clinch but Doe pushes him off.
Couture tries to clinch but Doe moves out of range.

Couture closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Doe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Couture thows a big elbow that misses.
Couture postures up.
Couture is in close to Doe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Doe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Couture keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doe's head.
Couture trying to control but Doe is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Couture won't allow Doe to sweep him here.
Couture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doe is trying to keep Couture in close.
Couture postures up in Doe's guard and throws a big left but Doe blocks it.
Doe seems keen to control Couture's posture.
Couture throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Couture misses with a wild body shot.
Couture with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Couture misses with a shot to the body
and Couture takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Couture fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Couture lands a really nice looking cross but Doe seems unphased.
Couture connects with a single shot there.

Couture shoots in and bounces Doe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Couture lands a couple of elbows.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws a big right hand that misses.
Doe trying to keep a closed guard but Couture is proving a slippery customer.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Doe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Couture with a flurry of punches that miss.
Couture thows a big elbow that misses.
Doe wants to sweep here but Couture controlling him for the moment.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Couture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couture ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Couture lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Couture misses with a hook.
Doe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Couture tries to clinch up.
Doe slaps away a takedown attempt from Couture, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Couture wants to clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Couture tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Couture tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.
Doe keeps the fight on the outside.
Doe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Couture misses with a body shot.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch but Doe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Couture thows a body shot but no joy.
Couture is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doe rather than just go for the knockout.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Doe blocks the low kick.
Couture fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jon Doe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Couture. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Couture.
Couture fails with a takedown attempt.
Jon Doe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of the natural Couture.
Couture misses with a double jab.
Couture dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doe. That did some damage!
Couture attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Couture tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doe was well out of range. Poor timing from Couture.
Couture is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

the natural Couture dominated that round.
That's time! Doe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Doe keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Doe.
Doe throws a head kick but Couture moves out of range.
Couture fails in his attempt to clinch.
Couture throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doe.
Nice straight punches there by Couture. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Couture.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture tries to clinch but Doe moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Couture ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Couture finds it's way through Doe's defenses.
Couture lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Couture, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Couture shoots in looking for a takedown. Doe tries to sprawl out of it but Couture keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Couture misses with a body kick.
Jon Doe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couture uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Couture feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doe's calf.
Couture fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Couture closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Doe did well to prevent Couture getting side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Doe has hold of Couture's hands but Couture slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Couture.
Couture wants to take a breather but Doe is having none of it.
Couture looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Couture throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Couture throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Couture thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doe's head.
Couture is trying to control the action in half guard but Doe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe trying to control here.

Doe is defending against the submission attempts here by Couture.
Couture missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Couture scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Couture throws a series of punches but Doe moves out of range.
Couture fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jon Doe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of the natural Couture.
Couture connects with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Couture. Doe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doe slips under a jab.
Couture tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.
Doe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Couture to score with a decent uppercut.
Couture throws a leg kick
and Doe counters with a head kick. That will keep Couture thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Couture. Doe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Couture misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Couture looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Couture swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Couture moves in looking to clinch but Doe pushes him off.
Couture swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Couture tries to clinch up
and Doe counters with a big head kick but Couture shrugs it off.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Couture tries to clinch up but Doe circles away and keeps his distance.
Doe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but Doe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Doe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Couture swings away with a body shot that misses
and Doe counters with a two punch combo.
Doe walks into a straight right hand from Couture.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Doe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Couture looks to land a left hand but Doe moved out of range nicely.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couture throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doe.
Decent striking displayed by Couture there.
Couture throws a sloppy head kick and Doe moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Doe as Couture shoots in.
Couture changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Doe tries to avoid it but Couture manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Doe to the ground. Doe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doe leaves Couture with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Couture pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's eight 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.
Couture tries to score a power double leg takedown but Doe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Couture somewhat.
A big right from Couture misses.
Couture scores with a jab.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Couture throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Couture shoots in looking for a takedown. Doe tries to sprawl out of it but Couture keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Couture jabbing away but nothing is landing.
the natural Couture seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Couture shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Doe defends it nicely.
Doe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Couture throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Couture thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

the natural Couture showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Doe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Couture misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Couture looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slow jab from Couture misses its intended target.
Couture scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Couture tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doe throws the kick towards the body but Couture avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Couture takes a swing at Doe's ribcage but misses.
Couture fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Doe misses with a two punch combination.
Doe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Couture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doe.
Couture throws a hook to the side of Doe's head but Doe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Couture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Couture.

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.
Doe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Couture.
Jon Doe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of the natural Couture.

Couture looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Couture won't allow Doe to sweep him here.
Couture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Couture throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture is looking to work some ground and pound but Doe has wrist control.
Couture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Couture stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doe swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Couture!
Doe avoids the attempt from Couture to control.
Doe prevents Couture from getting the reversal.
Doe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Couture is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Doe wants to control the pace but Couture is squirming around nicely.
Doe tries to push Couture's head away but Couture is holding on tight.
Doe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Couture keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Couture wants to hold on but Doe pushes him away.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Doe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Couture is looking to escape.
Couture is desperately trying to improve his position but Doe has a good base and remains in mount.
Couture is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Couture wants to hold on but Doe pushes him away.
Couture really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Couture can do anything to dispel that myth.
Doe tries to control but Couture wriggling away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Couture really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Doe controlling his opponent.
Couture is desperately trying to improve his position but Doe has a good base and remains in mount.
Doe controlling the pace for now.
Couture is looking to get to half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Couture slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Couture tries to roll over but Doe keeps him under control.
Couture looks like he's trying to stand up.
Doe is thwarting Couture's attempts to control the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Doe controlling the action here.
Couture trying to control here.
Doe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Couture knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Couture controlling the position well.
the natural Couture has got the better of the ground game so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Doe throws an overhand right that lands on Couture's shoulder, as Couture tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

the natural Couture really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Couture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Couture throws a leg kick which misses Doe's front leg but catches the back leg as Doe tries to avoid it.
Couture tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Doe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Couture with a poor takedown
and Doe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Doe avoids the body shot from Couture.
A big right from Couture misses.
A head kick misses from Couture.
Couture misses with the combination.
Doe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Couture. Doe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Couture fails in his attempt to clinch.
Couture throws a right and a left that Doe avoids nicely.
Doe keeps the fight on the outside.
Couture thows a leg kick but Doe checks it
and Doe counters with a straight right hand.
Doe throws a hook but Couture avoids it easily.
Couture misses with a wild body shot.
Couture tests Doe's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Couture lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot by Couture.
Couture looks to land a right hand but Doe moved out of range.
Doe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Couture.
Couture throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Couture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doe moves away.
Couture fails in his attempt to clinch.
Couture throws a shot from downtown. Doe moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a hook.
Couture misses with a hook.
Doe throws a nice head kick!
Doe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Couture tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doe throws a sloppy head kick
and Couture counters with a right hand to the body.
Doe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Couture connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doe momentarily.
Couture lands a nice shot that snaps Doe's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture is looking to clinch.
Doe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Doe wants it to stay on the feet.
Doe takes one to the side of the head.
Doe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Couture.
Couture connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doe. Doe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Couture doesn't manage to clinch there - Doe circles away.
Doe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Couture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Couture misses with a leg kick
letting Doe counter with a right hand.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Couture.
Doe misses with a looping right.
Couture throws a big shot that misses.
Couture tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.
Couture tries for a takedown but Doe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jon Doe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of the natural Couture.
Couture throws a nice inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Couture.
Couture closes the distance and clinches up with Doe, looking for a takedown. Couture pushes Doe against the cage but Doe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Couture is looking to clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Doe swats away the attempt to clinch by Couture.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Doe sprawls well. Doe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Couture gets slowly back to his feet.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt - Doe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Couture throws a body punch but Doe moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Doe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Couture wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Doe as Couture shoots in.
Couture throws a leg kick
and Doe counters with a head kick. That will keep Couture thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Couture tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doe was well out of range. Poor timing from Couture.
Doe throws a head kick but Couture moves out of range.
Couture fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Couture is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Couture misses with a hook. Doe ducked under it nicely.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Couture looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Couture is looking to clinch but Doe is avoiding it.
Doe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Couture shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doe pinned against the cage. Doe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Couture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Couture clinches but Doe breaks the clinch
and Doe counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Doe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Couture feints and as Doe raises his hands in defense, Couture changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Couture with a flurry of punches that miss.
Couture postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Couture throwing strikes but missing.
Doe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Doe had his way with the natural Couture in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Couture throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doe on the side of the head.
No joy there for Couture, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good work by Doe as he checks the leg kick.
Couture scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Couture moves in looking to clinch but Doe pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Couture throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Doe was covering up waiting for the punch and Couture finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Doe wants to control but Couture passes easily into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Couture prevents Doe from improving his position.
Doe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Couture.
Doe has hold of Couture's hands but Couture slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Doe wants to control but Couture is keeping busy.
Couture takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two 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.
Doe is looking for a sweep. Couture is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Doe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Couture lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Couture lands with a punch from half guard.
Couture throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Couture not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doe's head.
Couture throws a strike but Doe avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Couture won't allow Doe to sweep him here.
Doe working a defensive guard here.
Couture lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Couture stopping the sweep attempt from Doe.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Doe keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Couture buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Couture throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Couture throws an overhand right that lands on Doe's shoulder, as Doe tries to avoid the shot.
Couture doesn't manage to clinch there - Doe circles away.
Doe throws a body punch but Couture moves out of range.
Couture throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Couture fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doe moves out of range of the leg kick from Couture.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws a nice inside leg kick.
Couture fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Couture is looking to clinch but Doe is avoiding it.
A leg kick checked by Doe.
Doe moves away from the strike by Couture.
Couture tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Couture misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Couture misses its intended target.
Couture throws an overhand right that lands on Doe's shoulder, as Doe tries to avoid the shot.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Couture bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Doe is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Doe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Couture throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Couture misses with the ground and pound.

Couture looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Couture tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Couture throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Doe can't do much from the bottom here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Doe throws a shot from downtown. Couture moves away and avoids it.
Couture scores with a jab to the body.
Couture misses the shot to the body.
Couture scores with a nice strike.

That's eight 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.
Couture wants to clinch.
Couture swings for the body but Doe moves out of range.
Doe moves out of range of the strikes.
Couture misses with a wild body shot.
Couture fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Doe avoids it really well and circles away.
Doe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Doe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to clinch up but Doe keeps it at a distance.
Doe throws a head kick that misses.
Couture tries to clinch up but Doe circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doe.
Couture misses the jab.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt
and Doe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Couture is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Couture fails in his attempt to clinch.
Couture fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
the natural Couture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Couture 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... the natural Couture!
the natural Couture is the new heavyweight champion!