PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dany Doan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralle Pihl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pihl is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Run to the hills. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Doan
vs
Pihl

150 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
140 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

XTREME PWNAGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dany Doan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ralle Pihl!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pihl shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pihl was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Doan working to try and regain half guard.
Doan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pihl tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Doan is trying to stand.
Pihl lands a big elbow.
Doan is working to get back to half guard.
Doan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pihl not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doan wants to get back to full guard.
Pihl thows a huge punch but Doan dodges it nicely.
Pihl wants to stand up but Doan is controlling the position.
Pihl thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doan's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doan is looking to control Pihl's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Doan avoid being mounted?

Pihl is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Doan sees it coming and defends easily.
Pihl trying to control the action but Doan is working from the bottom.
Pihl is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Doan is trying to stand back up but Pihl is controlling him

Pihl is looking for a kimura but Doan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pihl to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doan gets back to full guard.
Pihl must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pihl tries to free his leg and advance position but Doan is retaining full guard.
Doan looking to control.
Doan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pihl tries to stand but Doan is controlling from the bottom.
Pihl wants to stand and escape but instead Doan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Doan is looking to stand up but Pihl won't let him.
Pihl looking for a sweep. Not yet Pihl, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pihl is pulling down on Doan's head. It's preventing any offense from Doan, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pihl looking to control but Doan passes into half guard.
Pihl is trying to stand up here but Doan is controlling him well.
Pihl looks gassed!

Pihl has one foot on Doan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Doan lands with a shot to the body.
Doan has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Doan as Pihl shoots in.
Doan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pihl as he avoids it easily.
Doan scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Doan.
Pihl tries to close the distance and clinch but Doan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pihl dives in and grabs Doan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Doan pushes down on Pihl's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Doan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pihl doesn't seem phased though.
Pihl takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doan misses with a series of wild punches.
Doan throws a right hand that Pihl ducks under and follows up with a left that Pihl also avoids with ease.
Doan tries to bum rush Pihl with a series of wild strikes but Pihl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Pihl darts in and clinches Doan up against the cage.

Pihl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pihl is looking to clinch but Doan is avoiding it.
Doan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pihl tries to clinch there but Doan circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pihl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doan swats away the attempt to clinch by Pihl.
Doan misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ralle Pihl will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Doan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Pihl shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Doan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pihl connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Doan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pihl looking to finish with strikes here!
Pihl looking to finish with strikes here!
Pihl punching from mount but Doan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pihl looking to ground and pound but Doan is blocking nicely.
Pihl throwing strikes here but Doan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Doan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doan is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pihl not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pihl sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doan defending well though.
Doan is trying to get back to full guard.
Pihl thows a huge punch but Doan dodges it nicely.
Doan wants to control but Pihl is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pihl missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pihl wants to control but Doan is keeping him busy.
Pihl stalling away here and it's allowed Doan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pihl trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pihl is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pihl wants to stand and escape but instead Doan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Doan is looking to stand up but Pihl won't let him.
Doan trying to control the position from guard on top but Pihl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pihl is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pihl has a closed guard, preventing Doan from standing up.

Pihl manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pihl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pihl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doan.

Pihl fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Doan to the ground. Pihl is now in Doan's guard.
Ralle Pihl has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pihl wants to stand but Doan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Doan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pihl is one step ahead there.
Pihl postures up in Doan's guard and throws a big left but Doan blocks it.
Doan is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pihl trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Pihl stands up from Doan's guard - Pihl perhaps looking for a knockout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pihl.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pihl closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Doan did well to prevent Pihl getting side control.
Doan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pihl postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doan has a closed guard, preventing Pihl from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralle Pihl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pihl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doan throws a one two combo.
Doan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dany Doan is winning the standup battle so far.
Pihl tries to clinch up but Doan circles away and keeps his distance.
Doan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pihl in his tracks.
No joy there for Doan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pihl tries to clinch up but Doan circles away and keeps his distance.
Doan fails to land with a series of punches.

Pihl has managed to clinch.

Pihl lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doan wants to stand but Pihl is controlling the position.
Pihl throws a big right hand that misses.
Doan wants to stand but Pihl is controlling the position.
Pihl working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pihl would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pihl preventing the sweep.
Pihl trying to control but Doan is working from the bottom.
Doan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pihl wants to stand but Doan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pihl in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Doan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pihl doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Doan is tightening it up a little... Pihl has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Pihl reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Pihl taps out! Nice BJJ there by Doan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dany Doan!