PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Blessed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doyle comes to the cage accompanied by Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers. The crowd seem to be enjoying Blessed's choice of entrance music: Anarchy In The UK. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Doyle
vs
Blessed

171 cm
22
146 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
153 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernest Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Blessed!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blessed misses with a left hand

so Doyle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Doyle is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Blessed keeping moving, preventing Doyle from controlling successfully.

Doyle drops back looking for a leg! Blessed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blessed manages to kick Doyle off! Doyle jumps back into Blessed's guard.
Doyle wants to control from the top but Blessed keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle wants to pass the guard but Blessed is keeping the position.

Blessed is trying to stand and escape. In the scramble, Doyle has locked hold of an arm and he's managed to lock on an armbar - Blessed taps out instantly and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ernest Doyle!