PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brunson Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doyle comes to the cage accompanied by On To The Next One. Van Dam has chosen C R E A M By The Wu-Tang Clan as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Doyle
vs
Van Dam

195 cm
24
280 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

150 cm
25
260 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brunson Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Van Dam!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Dam misses with a double jab
letting Doyle counter with a right hand.

It looks like Brian Van Dam has been cut.
Van Dam has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Van Dam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Dam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Dam falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Doyle to counter with a crisp jab.
Doyle misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, jab by Doyle - just one landing.
Some wild striking there from Van Dam.
Van Dam throws a combination that misses
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Dam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Doyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Dam looks gassed!

Doyle moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Doyle - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Doyle obliges.
Doyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Doyle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Doyle is leaning against Van Dam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Doyle displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Dam up against the cage.
Doyle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Dam or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Doyle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.

That has opened up Brian Van Dam's cut even more.
Doyle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Doyle working Van Dam over with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Doyle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle has Van Dam pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Van Dam is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Doyle - that's hurt Van Dam badly! Oh, another knee lands and Van Dam is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Van Dam doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Brunson Doyle!