PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between john doet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and john dow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

doet
vs
dow

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, john doet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, john dow!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
doet stuffs the takedown attempt from dow. dow gets slowly back to his feet.
doet tries for a takedown but dow circles away easily

and dow counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
doet flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

dow is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so doet is just riding it out for now. dow eventually gives up the hold.
dow is looking to take a break and control but doet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
doet is looking for a sweep. dow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
dow wants to control but doet is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
doet is trying to maintain the position but dow is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
doet throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
dow wants to stand up but doet has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
doet is looking to improve his position.
doet moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
doet thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
doet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
dow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
dow won't allow doet to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
doet working a defensive guard here.

dow gets to his feet. doet looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
doet avoids the head kick by dow.

doet takes the fight into the clinch.
dow gets underhooks to prevent doet's takedown attempt.
dow goes for a takedown attempt but doet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

doet scores with a takedown into dow's guard.
doet is breathing heavily.
doet thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
doet postures up in dow's guard and throws a big left but dow blocks it.
doet stops dow from standing up.
dow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from doet.
doet wants to stand and escape but instead dow has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
doet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
dow trying to control the position from guard on top but doet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
doet on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if doet tries to get out of the position.
dow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. doet is keeping the position for now.
dow would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

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.
doet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. dow manages to get himself to full guard.
dow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
doet is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
dow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
doet trying to control the position from guard on top but dow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but john dow will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

dow has his takedown stuffed

and doet counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for dow!
doet takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
dow working to try and regain half guard.

doet looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
dow tries to lock up and control but doet gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
doet looking to control and managing it successfully.
doet wants to control the pace but dow is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dow is desperately trying to improve his position but doet has a good base and remains in mount.
doet takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
dow is trying desperately to improve position.
doet looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
dow tries to hold on but doet pushes him away.

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.

dow defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from doet.
doet controlling the position easily from mount.
doet cracks dow with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
doet breaks from dow's wrist control and lands an elbow.
dow wants to hold on but doet pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
doet takes dow's back.
I really don't envy dow right now.
john doet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
doet landing with strikes.
dow is trying to break free.
Can dow hold on?! doet is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
dow trying to control the action but doet just sinks the hooks in.
doet is riding his opponent, not letting dow buck him off.
doet is landing with strikes. dow can't take much more of this.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dow wants to get back to his feet.
doet trying to control momentarily.

dow is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if doet gets his way!
dow rolls, trying to escape but doet keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

john doet dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

dow shoots and misses

and doet counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
dow is looking to improve his position.
doet trying to control the action but dow is working from the bottom.
dow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but doet scores with a couple of nice shots.

doet is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so dow is just riding it out for now. doet eventually gives up the hold.
doet stops dow from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
doet lands with a punch from half guard.
dow scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but doet manages to mount him!
dow wants to hold on but doet pushes him away.
doet looking to control but dow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
doet landing punches.
dow tries to hold on but doet pushes him away.

That's two 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.
dow is trying desperately to improve position.
doet sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
dow working to try and regain half guard.
doet controlling the pace for now.
doet with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dow is trying to stand.
doet is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. dow can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
doet avoids the attempt from dow to control.
doet sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
doet's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

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.
dow is working to get back to half guard.
doet manages to capitalize on a mistake by dow to take his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. doet controlling the positon.

And that's the end of the fight!
john doet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well doet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... john doet!