PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Dougan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubbles Ticklepants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ticklepants is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Liquor & Whores. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Dougan
vs
Ticklepants

175 cm
25
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
21
169 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Dougan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubbles Ticklepants!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ticklepants bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ticklepants keeps Dougan at a distance using the push kick.
Ticklepants throws a leg kick
letting Dougan counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Dougan misses its intended target.
Dougan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dougan misses with a two punch combination.
Dougan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ticklepants lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick by Dougan misses
and Ticklepants counters with an inside leg kick.
Ticklepants misses with a head kick.
Dougan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ticklepants manages to avoid it.
Dougan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dougan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Ticklepants has Dougan up against the cage in a clinch.
Ticklepants blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dougan has Ticklepants pushed against the cage.
Dougan lands a hook that snaps the head of Ticklepants backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dougan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ticklepants tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dougan working aggressively here.
Ticklepants landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ticklepants connects with a knee to the head.
Ticklepants landing knees to the head.
Ticklepants tries to land a knee to the head but Dougan blocks with his arms.
Dougan wants to get back to striking at distance but Ticklepants won't allow it.
Ticklepants lands a knee to the head.
Dougan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dougan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dougan fails to land.
Dougan lands with a short shot to the head.
Dougan wants to get back to striking at distance but Ticklepants won't allow it.
Ticklepants putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dougan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ticklepants using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dougan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ticklepants leaning against his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ticklepants throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ticklepants tries a knee to the head but Dougan blocks it.
Dougan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dougan is trying to break the clinch but Ticklepants has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Dougan on the inside.
Ticklepants tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ticklepants with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Dougan breaks from the clinch.
Dougan misses with a straight left.
Ticklepants throws a lazy head kick
and Dougan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ticklepants moves to clinch but Dougan breaks away
and Dougan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ticklepants looks gassed!
Dougan misses with a double jab.
Dougan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick by Ticklepants misses
and Dougan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ticklepants lands with a slapping head kick.
Dougan thows a body shot but no joy.
Dougan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ticklepants moves away.
Rob Dougan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ticklepants tries to clinch but Dougan moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dougan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ticklepants throws a nice head kick!
Dougan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ticklepants avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dougan throws a nice looking combination but Ticklepants bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Ticklepants gets a clinch.
Dougan working hard to break the clinch.
Dougan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dougan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dougan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Dougan breaks from the clinch.
Ticklepants misses with a head kick.
Ticklepants uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dougan.
Sloppy strikes from Dougan. Those never looked like landing.
Dougan looks to score with a jab to the body but Ticklepants is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dougan throws a series of punches but Ticklepants moves out of range.
Dougan scores with a shot to the body.
Dougan looks to throw the jab but Ticklepants is out of range.
Ticklepants tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Dougan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ticklepants misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ticklepants tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dougan moves out of range of the body kick from Ticklepants.
Dougan throws an overhand right that lands on Ticklepants's shoulder, as Ticklepants tries to avoid the shot.
Dougan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ticklepants throws a front kick that sends Dougan stumbling back into the cage.
Dougan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dougan throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bubbles Ticklepants will probably get the nod.
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.

Ticklepants keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dougan.
Dougan thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Dougan finds it's way through Ticklepants's defenses.
Dougan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ticklepants tries to clinch
and Dougan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ticklepants throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dougan avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dougan. Ticklepants does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dougan misses the shot to the body.
Dougan misses with a leg kick
and Ticklepants counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dougan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ticklepants.
Dougan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Dougan coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ticklepants throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dougan avoids the head kick by Ticklepants.

Ticklepants clinches.
Ticklepants tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ticklepants tries a knee to the head but Dougan blocks it.
Ticklepants missing with knees to the body.
Dougan avoiding damage as Ticklepants throws knees to the body.
Dougan lands with a light punch inside.
Ticklepants blocks an uppercut.
Ticklepants with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ticklepants blocking some punches.
Ticklepants tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ticklepants is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dougan is defending well for now.
Dougan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ticklepants is breathing heavily.
Ticklepants trying to land knees to the body.
Ticklepants tries to land knees in the clinch but Dougan avoids the damage to the body.
Dougan has Ticklepants pushed against the cage.
Ticklepants blocking some punches.
Ticklepants landing knees to the body.
Ticklepants with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dougan.
Dougan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dougan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ticklepants misses with a knee to the head.
Ticklepants lands a good knee to the midsection. Dougan won't want to take too many of those.
Dougan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dougan lands a hook that snaps the head of Ticklepants backwards.
Dougan throws a head punch that misses.

Dougan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dougan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dougan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ticklepants.
Ticklepants connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Dougan.
Dougan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ticklepants looks to throw a body kick
and Dougan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A left and a right from Dougan both land. Nice combination.

Ticklepants is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dougan fails to land with a series of punches.
Ticklepants is still on wobbly legs! Can Dougan finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dougan throws an overhand right that drops Ticklepants like a sack of potatoes! Dougan dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Dougan!