PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe comes to the cage accompanied by A Taste Of Regret. Rios has chosen Painkiller - Judas Priest as his entrance music. Alex Rios has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Doe
vs
Rios

213 cm
28
266 lbs
20 - 18 - 1

191 cm
25
285 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Springfield HW Nutrition
Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Rios!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe throws a right and a left that Rios avoids nicely.
Doe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rios.
Doe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rios tries a low kick but Doe avoids it.
Rios misses with a few strikes there.
That kick from Doe tenderised Rios's leg. Rios is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doe thumps Rios with a low kick.
Doe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rios misses with the combination.
Doe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rios. That did some damage!
Rios takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doe looks to land a body kick but Rios moved away.
Doe moves out of range of the body kick from Rios.
Doe lands a head kick. Rios smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Alex Rios has been cut.
Doe is looking to land body kicks.
Doe misses with a head kick.
Doe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe scores with a nice right hand.
Rios takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Doe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rios slips under a jab.
Rios tries to land a front kick but Doe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rios stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doe.
Rios blocks a head kick by Doe.
Doe is looking to clinch but Rios is avoiding it.
Doe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rios throws a body punch but Doe moves out of range.
Doe lands with an uppercut that bounces Rios off the cage and back into range.
Doe works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rios moves out of range of the body kick.
Rios throws a body kick that misses.
Rios's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rios misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Doe lands a nice looking body shot.
Rios swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Rios blocks the low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doe.
Rios checks a leg kick.
Doe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rios wants to clinch up but Doe keeps it at a distance.
Rios tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Doe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doe throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.
Doe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rios.
Doe lands a leg kick that knocks Rios off balance momentarily.
Doe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rios counters with a straight right hand.
Rios avoids a kick to the body.
Rios feints and then cracks Doe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doe down.
Rios looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rios throws out the jab.
Doe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Doe throws a head kick that misses.
Rios bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doe's head backwards.
Crunch! Doe slams his shin into Rios's torso.
Rios throws a looping overhand right but Doe ducks down to avoid it.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios misses with a low kick as Doe jumps back.
Doe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rios counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rios dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doe. That did some damage!
Rios checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doe is looking to slow Rios down with leg kicks.
Rios moves out of range of the body kick from Doe.
Rios tries to close the distance and clinch but Doe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rios throws a head kick that misses.
Doe just misses with a punch to the body.
Doe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rios has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe tries to work over Rios's front leg with a kick but Rios checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doe.

Rios moves into range and clinches up with Doe.
Rios with a knee to the head.

Rios breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doe feints and then cracks Rios's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rios down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rios looks gassed!
Rios throws a leg kick but Doe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Doe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rios.
Doe moves away from the strike by Rios.
Rios tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rios will feel that in the morning.
Doe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rios's sensitive parts.
Rios tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doe.
Doe scores with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Doe.
Doe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doe misses with a wild combination.
Rios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doe moves away.
Doe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rios's calf.
Doe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rios.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Rios's cut.
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.

Doe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Doe.
Doe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doe throws a wild body kick that Rios sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Doe.
Doe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rios takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rios in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rios turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rios looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
Doe needs to keep his hands up - Rios had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Doe misses.
A cross from Rios lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rios stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doe.
Doe scores with a head kick.
Doe with a hook.
Doe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rios. That did some damage!
Rios takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rios.
Rios pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doe lands with an uppercut that bounces Rios off the cage and back into range.

That has opened up Alex Rios's cut even more.
A punch combination from Doe misses.
Rios swings for the body but Doe moves out of range.
Doe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rios's head.
Doe staying out of range there.
Doe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
Doe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rios scores with a decent looking hook.
Doe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rios's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rios lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rios misses with a head kick.
Doe throws a leg kick but Rios sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doe throws a low kick, looking for Rios's leg but Rios calmly moves out of range.
Doe keeps Rios at a distance using the push kick.
Doe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rios.
Doe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rios's calf.
John Doe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rios throws a right hand that Doe ducks under and follows up with a left that Doe also avoids with ease.
Rios sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Doe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Doe feints and then cracks Rios's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rios down.
Doe throws a head kick but Rios moves out of range.
Doe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid body kick from Rios.
Doe misses with a head kick.
Rios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doe.
Rios gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doe.
Rios has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doe.
Doe cracks Rios with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doe, right into the meat.
Rios throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Doe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
John Doe is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - Doe coming out on top.
Doe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rios crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Doe - the referee stops the clock and Rios gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Doe. Rios manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A leg kick checked by Rios.
Doe throws a front kick aimed at Rios's knee but Rios avoids it well.
Rios checks a leg kick.
Rios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doe cracks the inside of Rios's front leg.
Doe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rios tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doe wants to land a leg kick but Rios is out of range.
Doe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Doe tries to work over Rios's front leg with a kick but Rios checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rios throws a body punch but Doe moves out of range.
Doe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rios doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice combination there by Doe.

The cut above Alex Rios's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Doe blocks a head kick by Rios.
Doe throws a body kick that misses.
Doe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A leg kick checked by Rios.
Doe blocks a jab.
Rios scores with a nice head shot.
Doe jabs at Rios's body.
Rios sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rios is looking to clinch.
Doe thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Doe.
No joy there for Doe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Rios's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rios swings for the body but Doe moves out of range.
Doe connects with an inside leg kick.
Doe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rios misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rios misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Doe.
Rios throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rios has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doe.
Rios misses with an uppercut. Doe saw that one coming.
Doe scores with a shot to the body.
Doe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doe clobbers Rios with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Doe!
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!
Rios on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rios takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rios takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rios takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rios. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Doe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doe throws a solid leg kick but Rios takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doe.
Doe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rios can do to turn this around?
Doe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rios.

Doe darts in and clinches Rios up against the cage.

Rios breaks the clinch.
Doe moves away from the strike by Rios.
Rios moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Alex Rios's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rios blocks a low kick nicely.
Doe lands a jab to the head.
Doe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doe misses with a wild body shot.
Doe cracks the inside of Rios's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Doe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rios circles away quickly and effectively.
Rios takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe tried to score with a low kick but Rios checks it.
Rios attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Doe lands.
Rios throws a head kick that misses.
Doe takes one to the chin there.
Doe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rios tries a low kick but Doe avoids it.
Rios throws a poor cross that misses
and Doe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Doe tries to land a leg kick but Rios saw it coming and moves away.
Doe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice cross by Doe.
Doe wants to land a leg kick but Rios is out of range.
Doe lands a jab to the head.
Rios moves out of range of the body kick from Doe.
Rios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rios will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doe with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rios misses.
Doe scores with a nice body kick.
Doe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rios.
Doe lands a body shot.
Doe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rios takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alex Rios's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Doe!
A very excited looking John Doe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.