PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garth Fourie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Doe
vs
Fourie

180 cm
29
195 lbs
8 - 13 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Garth Fourie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fourie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Doe somewhat.

Doe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Doe manages to break the clinch.
Doe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fourie's head.
Doe misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fourie tries to close the distance and clinch but Doe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fourie in his tracks.
Doe lands with a straight right. Fourie didn't see that one coming.
Doe tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe throws a head kick that misses.
Doe defending well as Fourie loads up on a big left hand.
Doe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Doe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Doe drags the fight down to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fourie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fourie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Doe looking for a guillotine here but Fourie defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fourie controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Garth Fourie was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Doe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a sloppy head kick and Fourie moves out of range easily.
Fourie keeps the fight on the outside.
Fourie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fourie wants it to stay on the feet.
Doe moves in looking to clinch but Fourie pushes him off.
Fourie wants to clinch up but Doe keeps it at a distance.
Fourie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fourie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fourie is looking to land body kicks.

Doe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fourie is trying to defend but Doe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fourie is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fourie is looking to escape.
Doe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in half guard, Doe seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fourie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fourie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Doe. That one must have hurt.
Doe throws a head kick but Fourie moves out of range.
Doe tries a head kick but it misses.
Fourie tries to clinch but Doe moves away
and Doe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fourie misses with a double jab

and Doe counters with a takedown into side control.

Doe decides to stand back up. Doe steps back and let's Fourie get back to his feet.
Doe swats away the attempt to clinch by Fourie.
Doe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fourie doesn't manage to clinch there - Doe circles away.
Fourie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doe slips a jab and a cross from Fourie.
Fourie is looking to clinch.
Crunch! Doe slams his shin into Fourie's torso.
Fourie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Doe tries to avoid it but Fourie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Doe to the ground. Doe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fourie wants to clinch.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Fourie enables Doe to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fourie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe preventing the sweep.
Doe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Doe being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Doe.
Fourie swings widly with a right hand
enabling Doe to counter with a crisp jab.
Doe scores with a head kick.

Doe rushes Fourie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fourie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doe lands a nice looking body kick.
Fourie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Doe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fourie defends it nicely.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Fourie enables Doe to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fourie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe pushes down on Fourie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fourie wants to control but Doe is keeping busy.

Doe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fourie defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fourie tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Doe has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fourie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fourie's waist but Fourie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doe off to one side.
Doe shoots in but no luck this time.
Fourie wants to clinch
and Doe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fourie moves forwards but Doe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doe throws a body kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fourie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe tries a head kick but it misses.
Doe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fourie swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fourie tries to avoid it but Doe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fourie to the ground. Fourie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doe throws a sloppy head kick and Fourie moves out of range easily.
Fourie misses with a body kick.
John Doe is winning the standup battle so far.
Doe swats away the attempt to clinch by Fourie.
Fourie tries to clinch there but Doe circles away.
Doe avoids the head kick by Fourie.
Fourie throws a sloppy head kick
and Doe counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a body kick that misses.
Fourie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Doe misses with a head kick.
Doe shoots in for a double leg but Fourie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
John Doe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fourie's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fourie is looking to clinch but Doe is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Doe.
Fourie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fourie fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fourie fails with a takedown attempt.
Doe lands with a kick to the temple. Fourie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Doe pushes Fourie up against the cage in a clinch.
Doe connects with a knee to the head.

Doe manages to break the clinch.

Doe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fourie tries to pull guard but Doe won't allow it.
Fourie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Doe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fourie tries to clinch but Doe moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fourie tries to clinch up
and Doe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Doe lands with a kick to the temple. Fourie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Doe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fourie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Doe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fourie leaves Doe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garth Fourie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fourie avoids the head kick by Doe.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Doe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doe 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

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