PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Doomsday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrews comes to the cage accompanied by Higher Love. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Andrews
vs
Doomsday

189 cm
29
197 lbs
21 - 11 - 1

188 cm
32
199 lbs
22 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Rōnin

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 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Doomsday!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews lands with a cross.
Andrews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doomsday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doomsday misses the shot to the body.
Andrews ducks under a wild hook from Doomsday.
Doomsday closes the distance and clinches up with Andrews, looking for a takedown. Doomsday pushes Andrews against the cage but Andrews circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Doomsday walks into a left hand.
Doomsday doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andrews misses with a series of wild punches.
Andrews wants to clinch up but Doomsday keeps it at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Andrews.

Doomsday shoots in and gets a takedown into Andrews's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doomsday lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Andrews had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Doomsday defends it easily.

Doomsday has gone for a leg lock! Andrews slips out almost immediately though and dives into Doomsday's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andrews throws a big right hand that misses.
Andrews slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Doomsday working for a triangle but Andrews defends it easily.
Doomsday controlling Andrews's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews looking to sit in guard and control but Doomsday gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Doomsday is looking to work some ground and pound but Andrews has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doomsday loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doomsday missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Andrews throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Doomsday got a little sloppy there for a moment and Andrews has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Doomsday has managed to get both his arms back between Andrews's legs - danger averted.
Doomsday is looking to work some ground and pound but Andrews has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Andrews has his foot on Doomsday's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Doomsday works his way back into a safe position though.
Doomsday advances position into side control!
Andrews is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Doomsday thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Andrews is looking to improve his position.
Andrews won't allow Doomsday to pass to mount.
Andrews moves into full guard.
Doomsday with a nice head shot there.

Andrews is looking for a triangle but Doomsday pushes his legs off easily.
Doomsday with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrews keeping full guard, as Doomsday tries to pass.
Doomsday has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Doomsday works over Andrews with some ground and pound from guard.
Andrews is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Doomsday is controlling him.
Doomsday postures up in Andrews's guard and throws a big left but Andrews blocks it.
Doomsday passes into half guard.
Andrews regains full guard. Nicely done.
Doomsday working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doomsday stopping the sweep attempt from Andrews.

Doomsday thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alex Andrews will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Doomsday.
Andrews swinging wildly here.
Doomsday misses with a hook
and Andrews counters with a straight right hand.

Doomsday closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Andrews quickly recovers to half guard.
Andrews regains full guard. Nicely done.
Doomsday sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Andrews's guard.
Doomsday throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Andrews trying to control here.
Doomsday not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Andrews kicks off Doomsday and gets to his feet.

Andrews bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrews is looking to take a break and control but Doomsday is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday regains half guard.
Andrews passes the guard and advances to mount!
Andrews landing punches.
Doomsday tries to reverse the position but Andrews maintains control.
Andrews is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Doomsday can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Doomsday taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews lands a big shot there that rocks Doomsday but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Andrews controlling the pace for now.
Doomsday is squirming around, avoiding Andrews's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrews looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Andrews throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Doomsday working to try and regain half guard.
Doomsday holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Andrews tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday regains half guard.
Andrews is trying to control the action in half guard but Doomsday is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Doomsday on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Andrews wants to pass the guard but Doomsday is defending well.
Doomsday blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andrews.
Andrews wants to pass the guard but Doomsday is defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday trying to hold on to Andrews's head to control him but Andrews postures up.
Andrews looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Andrews moves into full mount! Doomsday won't be happy about that!
Andrews throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Andrews is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doomsday keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Andrews landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Andrews dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

No luck for Doomsday with that takedown attempt.
Nice cross by Andrews.
Andrews throws a sloppy head kick and Doomsday moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doomsday.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doomsday.
Alex Andrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Doomsday.
Andrews misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Andrews both land. Nice combination.
Doomsday shoots in for a takedown but Andrews shows good takedown defense.
Doomsday takes a swing at Andrews's ribcage but misses.
Doomsday takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andrews throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andrews lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doomsday circles away quickly and effectively.
Doomsday jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doomsday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doomsday tries for a takedown but Andrews circles away easily
and Andrews counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andrews swinging wildly here.
Doomsday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left and a right from Andrews both land. Nice combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doomsday is defended easily by Andrews.
Doomsday fails with the takedown.
Andrews lands a nice shot to the body.
Victor Doomsday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Andrews comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Andrews closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Andrews lands in his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doomsday working a defensive guard here.
Andrews wants to pass the guard but Doomsday is keeping the position.
Andrews working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Doomsday keeping moving, preventing Andrews from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is looking to work some ground and pound but Doomsday has wrist control.
Andrews lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Andrews would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Doomsday is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doomsday avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Andrews not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Doomsday has momentary wrist control but Andrews slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Doomsday preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doomsday keeping full guard, as Andrews tries to pass.
Andrews is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Andrews advances to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrews content to control rather than advance.
Doomsday is trying to maintain the position but Andrews is very close to passing his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Andrews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andrews 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Andrews!