PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between ryan prevost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JoeSon Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ryan prevost could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to JoeSon Do's chin.

prevost
vs
Do

182 cm
22
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Pure Fight Science

Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, ryan prevost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JoeSon Do!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do throws a one two combo.

It looks like ryan prevost has been cut.
prevost throws a sloppy head kick and Do moves out of range easily.
Do keeps the fight on the outside.
prevost slips a jab and a cross from Do.

prevost looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Do!
prevost throws some wild stikes that Do manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Do controlling the position well.
Do tries to get to full guard but prevost has control of the leg.
Do is holding on to half guard well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Do trying to control but prevost postures up.
prevost will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
prevost content to control rather than advance.
Do is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of prevost's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take prevost's back!
I would not like to be prevost right now.
prevost can't escape the position.
prevost manages to reverse the position and now he's in Do's guard. Nice work there by prevost.
Do controlling prevost's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Do keeping moving, preventing prevost from controlling successfully.
prevost tries to free his leg and advance position but Do is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as prevost accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Do is trying to keep prevost in close.
Do keeping full guard, as prevost tries to pass.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
prevost changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Do tries to avoid it but prevost manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Do to the ground. Do escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Do throws the left hand but prevost avoids the punch easily.
Horrible takedown by prevost or perhaps it was just good defense by Do which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do throws the kick towards the body but prevost avoids it.
prevost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Do throws out the jab.
prevost shoots in for a double leg but Do sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ryan prevost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do fails to land with a series of punches.
Do is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by prevost.
prevost tries for a takedown but Do sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
prevost shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Do but Do pushes him off and we're back to square one.
prevost is breathing heavily.
Do swings for the body but prevost moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice sprawl there from Do as prevost shoots in.

prevost shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than prevost was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

prevost working for a guillotine from mount but Do is in no mood to give up.
prevost prevents Do from getting the reversal.
prevost looking to control but Do is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Do sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
prevost stops Do from getting back to his feet.
prevost passes into side control, despite Do's attempt to control the position.
Do is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, prevost asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JoeSon Do dominated that round.
The cut man is working on ryan prevost's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

prevost shoots in looking for a takedown. Do tries to sprawl out of it but prevost keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Do manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
prevost closes the distance and clinches up with Do, looking for a takedown. prevost pushes Do against the cage but Do circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Do throws a lazy right hand but prevost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do thows a body shot but no joy.
Do slow jab from prevost misses its intended target.
Do connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
prevost avoids a punch combination nicely.
Do is breathing heavily.
prevost blocks a leg kick.
JoeSon Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to de liver by Do. Beautiful body shot.
Do throws a big shot that misses.
prevost is looking to clinch.
Do moves out of range of the strikes.
prevost avoids the body shot from Do.
Do slips under a jab from prevost.
Do thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
prevost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Do throws an ugly left hook that misses

and prevost counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Do trying to hold on to prevost's head to control him but prevost postures up.
prevost passes to side control.
prevost working the ground and pound.
Do is trying to get back to half guard.
prevost trying to control the action but Do is working from the bottom.
Do is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on prevost's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
prevost sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Do defending well though.
prevost missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
prevost not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Do wants to improve his position but prevost is controlling well.
prevost has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
prevost shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Do pinned against the cage. Do gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ryan prevost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
prevost will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Do rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and prevost counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
prevost fails with a takedown attempt.
Do swings for the body but prevost moves out of range.
Do throws out a loose jab but prevost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Do misses with a body shot.
Do thows a body shot but no joy.

prevost scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
prevost tries to advance to mount but Do denies him.
prevost is looking to take a break and control but Do is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ryan prevost dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on ryan prevost's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

prevost shoots in but no luck this time.
Do scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Do stuffs the takedown attempt from prevost. prevost gets slowly back to his feet.
Do goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
prevost shoots in looking for a takedown. Do tries to sprawl out of it but prevost keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Do manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ryan prevost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Do misses

and prevost counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Do is looking to stand up but prevost isn't so interested in that idea.
prevost tries to free his leg and advance position but Do is retaining full guard.
prevost preventing the sweep.
Do controlling prevost's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
prevost won't allow Do to get back to his feet.
prevost trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as prevost accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big right from Do misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
prevost closes the distance and clinches up with Do, looking for a takedown. prevost pushes Do against the cage but Do circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Do swings and misses with a shot to the body

and prevost counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Do's guard now.
prevost looking to pass the guard.

Do pushes prevost off and gets back to his feet.
prevost defending well as Do loads up on a big left hand.
JoeSon Do is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Do getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
prevost takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
prevost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a right hand that misses

and prevost counters with a takedown into side control.
prevost working away.
Do tries to strike but it doesn't land.
prevost throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Do manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Still in half guard, Do seems content to control.
Do lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
prevost tries to get to full guard but Do has control of the leg.

Do decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
prevost shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Do as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
prevost will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Do does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
prevost fails to land the takedown.
Do misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from prevost.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
prevost looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Do is fending him off so far but prevost persists. Nope, Do circles away and we're back to standing.
Do lunges at prevost with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by prevost's hand.
Do looks to throw the jab but prevost is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but JoeSon Do just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on ryan prevost's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Do throws a sloppy body shot
and prevost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck for prevost with that takedown attempt.
Do misses with a looping left.
Do keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Do keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ryan prevost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
prevost slips a jab from Do.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from prevost.
The fight stays on the outside here - prevost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Do fails to land with a series of punches.
prevost on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

prevost drives through with a takedown into guard.
Do is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Do decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
prevost misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Do throws a lazy uppercut

and prevost counters with a nice double leg into side control. Do won't be happy with that.
prevost moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

prevost is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Do is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
prevost is looking to take a break and control but Do is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Do tries to escape but prevost is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do is looking for a sweep.
prevost tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

prevost looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Do is trying to improve his position.
Do struggling a bit here.
Do tries to escape but prevost is in control.
Do wants to control but prevost postures up.
Do sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Do is looking to control prevost's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Do avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Do is not content to let prevost control the position.
Do is trying to maintain the position but prevost is very close to passing his half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Do connects with a single shot there.
Do lands a nice looking body kick.
prevost shoots in looking for a takedown. Do tries to sprawl out of it but prevost keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Do manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Do thows a left - swing and a miss!
prevost fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that ryan prevost will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on ryan prevost's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

prevost looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Do is fending him off so far but prevost persists. Nope, Do circles away and we're back to standing.
prevost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Do.
prevost misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Do thuds a left hand into prevost's body.
prevost shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
prevost shoots for a takedown but Do saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ryan prevost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but prevost moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Do looks to land a body kick but prevost moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
prevost slips a jab from Do.
prevost fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Do throws a right and a left that both miss.
prevost shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Do as he jumps to the side.
prevost shoots in but Do avoids the takedown attempt easily.
prevost defending well as Do loads up on a big left hand.
prevost avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
prevost fails to land the takedown.
Do misses the shot to the body.
prevost moves away from the strike by Do.
Do takes a swing at prevost's ribcage but misses.

prevost decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
prevost sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Do defending well though.
Do trying to control but prevost postures up.

prevost is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Do is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do wants to improve his position but prevost is controlling well.
Do desperately trying to maintain half guard.
prevost stops Do from getting back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Do fakes high and swings low for a body shot but prevost manages to avoid it.
Do throws a lazy right hand but prevost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Do throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
prevost misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Do throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown by prevost or perhaps it was just good defense by Do which made him look bad.
Do tries to bum rush prevost with a series of wild strikes but prevost uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
prevost shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Do pinned against the cage. Do gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
prevost shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

And that's the end of the fight!
JoeSon Do comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Do has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:49
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... JoeSon Do!
JoeSon Do is the new featherweight champion!