PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Dougan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrestling Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Dougan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dougan
vs
Spar

175 cm
27
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

163 cm
22
163 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Dougan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wrestling Spar!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dougan misses with a straight left.
Dougan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spar.
Spar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dougan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spar missing with a left hand there. Dougan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dougan swinging wildly here.
Dougan defending well as Spar loads up on a big left hand.
Spar throws a sloppy head kick and Dougan moves out of range easily.
Dougan defending well as Spar loads up on a big left hand.
Dougan scores with a shot to the body.
Dougan throws a hook but Spar avoids it easily.
Spar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dougan misses with a wild combination.
Dougan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dougan throws an overhand right that lands on Spar's shoulder, as Spar tries to avoid the shot.
Spar throws a lazy head kick
and Spar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dougan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dougan wants it to stay on the feet.
Dougan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spar.
Wrestling Spar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dougan looks to land a combination. Spar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dougan scores with a head kick. Spar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dougan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spar.
Dougan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Dougan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dougan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dougan. Spar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dougan lands with a nice combination. Spar backs away looking to recover.

Spar is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar throws an off balance right hand
and Dougan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dougan misses with a few strikes there.
Spar tries to clinch but Dougan moves out of range.
Spar works over Dougan's head and body with a nice combination.
Good work by Spar as he checks the leg kick.
Dougan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dougan looks to land a body kick but Spar moved away.
Spar moves in looking to clinch but Dougan pushes him off.
Dougan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dougan moves out of range of the strikes.
Spar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dougan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dougan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dougan looks for the body kick but Spar saw that one coming.
Dougan misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dougan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spar back to the cage. Dougan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dougan throws a series of punches but Spar avoids them all with ease.
Dougan is breathing heavily.
Dougan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spar.
Dougan lands a lovely overhand right.
Spar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Spar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rob Dougan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Spar darts in and clinches Dougan up against the cage.
Dougan misses with a punch to the body.
Dougan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Spar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dougan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spar wants to get back to striking at distance but Dougan won't allow it.
Dougan misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spar controlling the action here for a moment.
Spar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spar wants to stall.
Dougan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dougan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spar's elbow.
Spar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dougan pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dougan cracks Spar with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Dougan 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.

Dougan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rob Dougan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dougan counters with a big head kick but Spar shrugs it off.
Spar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dougan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dougan defending well as Spar loads up on a big left hand.
Spar is looking to clinch.
Spar has a takedown stuffed.
Spar takes a swing at Dougan's ribcage but misses.
Spar throws a nice looking combination but Dougan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spar throws a head kick but Dougan moves out of range.
Spar tries to clinch but Dougan is having none of it.
Spar closes the distance but Dougan moves to the side
and Dougan counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar shoots in and drives through. Dougan sprawls well.
Rob Dougan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wrestling Spar.
Dougan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dougan avoids the body shot from Spar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spar. Dougan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spar throws a series of punches but Dougan avoids them all with ease.
Dougan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spar throws out the jab.
Dougan throws a jab but it's blocked by Spar.
Spar throws a looping overhand right but Dougan ducks down to avoid it.
Spar loads up on a big right hand but Dougan slips the punch.
Spar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dougan counters with a straight right hand.
Rob Dougan is winning the standup battle so far.
Spar shoots in looking for a takedown but Dougan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Spar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Spar is breathing heavily.
Spar tries to clinch but Dougan moves out of range.
Spar misses with an uppercut
and Dougan counters with a straight right hand.
Spar shoots in for a takedown but Dougan shows good takedown defense.
Spar tries to bum rush Dougan with a series of wild strikes but Dougan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spar moves into the clinch.

Dougan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dougan needs to keep his hands up - Spar had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dougan works over Spar's head and body with a nice combination.
Spar is still on wobbly legs! Can Dougan finish him?
Spar tries to clinch there but Dougan circles away.
Dougan lands with a straight right. Spar didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Dougan.
Dougan lands with a good body shot.
Dougan drops Spar with a big left hand! Spar is injured, injured bad! Dougan jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Dougan!