PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Dread (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Dread has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Doyle
vs
Dread

169 cm
25
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conor Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Dread!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dread throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doyle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dread but Dread pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Doyle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dread sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Doyle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dread tries to avoid it but Doyle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dread to the ground. Dread escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Doyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doyle is defended easily by Dread.
Doyle shoots for a takedown but Dread saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle shoots in and drives through. Dread sprawls well.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Dread.
Dread checks a low kick from Doyle.
Doyle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doyle shoots in for a takedown but Dread shows good takedown defense.
A big left from Dread misses.
Dread displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two 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.
Doyle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dread avoids it really well and circles away.
Dread throws a combination that misses

and Doyle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dread blocking the ground and pound attempt from Doyle.
Dread trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doyle throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dread because Doyle loaded up on that one.
Doyle misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Doyle there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Doyle thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dread really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doyle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dread wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Doyle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws some wild stikes that Dread manages to avoid easily.
Doyle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Doyle landing punches.
Dread is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Doyle content just to control the position here.
Doyle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Doyle thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dread blocking the ground and pound.
Dread wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Doyle.
Doyle thowing shots but they're missing.
Doyle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dread holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Doyle tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Doyle trying to control but Dread is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Doyle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Doyle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Dread.
Horrible takedown by Doyle or perhaps it was just good defense by Dread which made him look bad.
Dread loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle misses with a hook to the body
and Doyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dread throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A lazy left from Dread finds it's target.
Dread throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dread will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Doyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Doyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dread manages to avoid it.

Doyle closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dread quickly recovers to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Doyle thows a huge punch but Dread dodges it nicely.
Dread avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Doyle.
Doyle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dread keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Doyle trying to control from half guard but Dread is working away.
Doyle trying to mount his opponent but Dread defends it.
Doyle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dread's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dread is not content to let Doyle control the position.
Doyle prevents Dread from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Doyle looks to land a strike but Dread avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Doyle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doyle looking to pass the guard.
Dread keeping moving, preventing Doyle from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dread can do anything to dispel that myth.
Doyle throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Doyle stopping the sweep attempt from Dread.
Doyle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Doyle wants to control from the top but Dread keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

We're going to have a standup here because Conor Doyle wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Doyle swings widly with a right hand
and Dread counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dread scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Doyle dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Dread tests Doyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Dread.
Dread throws a right hand that misses
and Doyle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Doyle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dread misses with a hook

and Doyle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dread won't be happy with that.
Doyle in side control, throwing shots but Dread defends.
Doyle passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dread!
Doyle unloads with some shots from mount but Dread bucks and avoids them well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dread is looking to escape.
Doyle unloads with some shots from mount but Dread bucks and avoids them well.

Doyle is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dread is surviving well by controlling Doyle's body position as best he can.
Doyle tries to control but Dread wriggling away.
Doyle avoids the attempt from Dread to control.

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.
Dread wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Doyle.
Doyle wants to control the pace but Dread is squirming around nicely.

Doyle looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Doyle thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Doyle looking to ground and pound but Dread is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Doyle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Doyle thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Doyle throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Doyle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Doyle working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dread avoids a series of strikes thrown by Doyle.
Damian Dread has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Doyle tries to control but Dread wriggling away.
Doyle misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Doyle thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dread blocking the ground and pound.
Doyle unloads with some shots from mount but Dread bucks and avoids them well.
Doyle thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Conor Doyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doyle looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Doyle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doyle, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Doyle!