PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Doe comes to the cage accompanied by whatsername, and does she remember my name?. The crowd seem to be enjoying John Doe's choice of entrance music: Lux Aeterna. John Doe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Doe
vs
Doe

193 cm
28
245 lbs
30 - 10 - 0

213 cm
24
266 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Springfield HW Nutrition
Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jon Doe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as John Doe sprawls well. John Doe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jon Doe gets slowly back to his feet.
Jon Doe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jon Doe checks the leg kick nicely there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jon Doe.
John Doe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for John Doe.
John Doe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jon Doe.
John Doe misses with a low kick.
John Doe is looking to score with low kicks.
Jon Doe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
John Doe throws a leg kick but Jon Doe sees it coming and moves out of range.
John Doe avoids the body shot from Jon Doe.
John Doe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Jon Doe closes the distance and pushes John Doe back into the cage.
John Doe slowing the pace effectively.
Jon Doe avoids a wild elbow strike from John Doe.
Jon Doe is trying to break the clinch but John Doe is controlling him.

John Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jon Doe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jon Doe showed some decent athleticism there.
John Doe trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon Doe blocks the strikes from John Doe.
Jon Doe controlling the pace.
John Doe tries to kick Jon Doe off but Jon Doe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
John Doe trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

That's two 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.
Jon Doe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
John Doe regains half guard.
John Doe is trying to stand back up but Jon Doe is controlling him
John Doe wants to get back to full guard.
John Doe is looking to control Jon Doe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can John Doe avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon Doe wants to stand but John Doe has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Jon Doe is thwarting John Doe's attempts to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Doe wasn't active enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jon Doe. John Doe does a little dance to reset his feet.
John Doe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John Doe misses with a low kick.
John Doe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jon Doe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
John Doe scores with a leg kick.
John Doe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John Doe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John Doe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Jon Doe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
John Doe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jon Doe is able to avoid easily.

Jon Doe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in John Doe's half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon Doe stalling.
John Doe wants to control but Jon Doe passes into side.
John Doe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
John Doe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Doe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

John Doe throws a leg kick but Jon Doe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jon Doe throws the left hand but John Doe avoids the punch easily.
Jon Doe wants to clinch up but John Doe keeps it at a distance.
John Doe throws a sloppy head kick

and Jon Doe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
John Doe is looking for a sweep. Jon Doe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jon Doe stops John Doe from getting back to his feet.
Jon Doe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
John Doe tries to get to full guard but Jon Doe has control of the leg.
John Doe is refusing to be controlled, as Jon Doe sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
John Doe is looking to control Jon Doe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can John Doe avoid being mounted?

Jon Doe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
John Doe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
John Doe throws a nice inside leg kick.
John Doe jabs Jon Doe right on the nose. Jon Doe blinks but takes it well.
John Doe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jon Doe checks a low kick from John Doe.
John Doe throws the kick towards the body but Jon Doe avoids it.
Jon Doe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
John Doe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
John Doe looks to score with a jab to the body but Jon Doe is just out of range.
John Doe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from John Doe tenderised Jon Doe's leg. Jon Doe is trying to keep his angry face on.
John Doe connects with a solid leg kick.
Jon Doe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jon Doe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
John Doe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John Doe misses with the body kick

and Jon Doe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if John Doe can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jon Doe got a little sloppy there for a moment and John Doe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jon Doe has managed to get both his arms back between John Doe's legs - danger averted.
John Doe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jon Doe's guard.
John Doe trying to control but Jon Doe is working from the bottom.
Jon Doe looking to control.
John Doe is pushing down on Jon Doe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jon Doe is fighting to maintain full guard but John Doe has managed to sneak the leg through.
John Doe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jon Doe keeps working.
John Doe prevents Jon Doe from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon Doe controlling the position for now.
Jon Doe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jon Doe is trying to maintain the position but John Doe is very close to passing his half guard.
John Doe thows a huge punch but Jon Doe dodges it nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jon Doe just wasn't active enough.
John Doe throws an off balance right hand

and Jon Doe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in John Doe's guard.
John Doe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John Doe looking for a sweep. Not yet John Doe, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon Doe is stalling in the full guard.

John Doe is looking for a triangle here but Jon Doe uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jon Doe just content to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John Doe looking for a sweep but Jon Doe has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Doe dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

John Doe throws a solid leg kick but Jon Doe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at John Doe.
Jon Doe stuns John Doe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
John Doe throws a leg kick
and Jon Doe counters with a left and a right that stings John Doe.
John Doe avoids the body shot from Jon Doe.
Jon Doe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
John Doe thows a leg kick but Jon Doe checks it
and Jon Doe counters with a right hand to the body.
John Doe connects with a nice looking jab.
John Doe tries to land a front kick but Jon Doe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from John Doe.
Jon Doe misses with a body shot.
Jon Doe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping John Doe at a distance.
Jon Doe is looking to wear down John Doe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jon Doe lands a two punch combo.
John Doe lands a head kick. Jon Doe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jon Doe moves in looking to clinch but John Doe pushes him off.
A low kick from John Doe is predictable there
and Jon Doe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
John Doe throws a head kick that half lands.
Jon Doe scores with the left hand. John Doe knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jon Doe thows a body shot but no joy.
John Doe throws a chopping leg kick but Jon Doe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jon Doe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before John Doe can pounce on him.
John Doe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John Doe throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Jon Doe moves into the clinch.
Jon Doe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
John Doe throws a knee to the head but misses.
John Doe swings wildly with an uppercut but Jon Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
John Doe wants to break free but Jon Doe has control.
John Doe tries to circle away but Jon Doe has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from John Doe fails to land.

John Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John Doe throws a leg kick that is checked

and Jon Doe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in John Doe's guard.
John Doe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jon Doe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jon Doe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jon Doe'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 two minutes gone in the round.
John Doe is trying to keep Jon Doe in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jon Doe just wasn't active enough.
Jon Doe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John Doe moves away.
Jon Doe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John Doe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jon Doe counters with a straight right hand.
Jon Doe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with John Doe but John Doe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John Doe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jon Doe swings for the body but John Doe moves out of range.
John Doe misses with a jab, cross combination.
John Doe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John Doe throws a leg kick
and Jon Doe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John Doe thows a leg kick but Jon Doe checks it

and Jon Doe counters with a nice double leg into side control. John Doe won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John Doe is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
John Doe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
John Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon Doe is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
John Doe tries to buck Jon Doe off but Jon Doe is having none of it.
Who's going to make the next move?
Jon Doe slows the pace down.

That's four 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
John Doe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jon Doe is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jon Doe.
John Doe throws a body kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Doe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jon Doe, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Doe!