PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brunson Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Frenzal Rhomb - Russel Crowe's Band. Doyle has chosen On To The Next One as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Blake
vs
Doyle

190 cm
28
270 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

195 cm
28
280 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 Clothing)
Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernard Blake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brunson Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Doyle.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blake throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Doyle misses.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle is looking to land body kicks.
Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doyle.
Doyle misses with a head kick.
Doyle is looking to chop away at Blake's legs.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Doyle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blake shoots in looking for a takedown but Doyle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake is looking to slow Doyle down with leg kicks.
Blake swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blake wants to land a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Blake drops his hands momentarily and Doyle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doyle slips a jab from Blake.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doyle throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Blake.
Jab by Blake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses with a hook
and Doyle counters with a stiff right hand.

Doyle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blake to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Blake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doyle keeping full guard, as Blake tries to pass.
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.
Doyle is looking to stand up but Blake isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blake throws a big elbow that misses.
Doyle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blake is controlling him.
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Bernard Blake wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Blake lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Blake.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Blake misses with a few strikes there.
Doyle throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Doyle misses with a low kick.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake 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.
Doyle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doyle slips a jab and a cross from Blake.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Doyle misses with a hook.
Blake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Blake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Blake throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doyle.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Blake takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Blake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blake misses with a straight left.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Doyle lands with a cross.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Blake misses.
Blake misses the jab.
Blake swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blake throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Doyle dips to his left and cracks Blake with an uppercut!
Doyle looks to land a combination but Blake avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Doyle catches Blake right on the button with a cross.
Doyle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blake has time to react.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.

Doyle rushes Blake and presses him up against the cage.
Doyle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Bernard Blake has been cut.
Doyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blake avoids it.
Blake avoiding damage as Doyle throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doyle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blake avoiding damage as Doyle throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Blake - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Blake is trying to break the clinch but Doyle is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from Blake.
Doyle is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake trying to control the position but instead, Doyle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blake into the cage.
Blake prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle trying to stall but Blake improves his position.
Doyle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blake stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blake digs a right hand underneath Doyle's ribcage. Doyle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Doyle after a bit of a struggle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Blake avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blake is trying to break free.
Doyle lands a right hand.
Doyle is trying to maintain a safe position but Blake gets an underhook and turns Doyle into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blake controlling the action here for a moment.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Blake controls the action.
Good body shot from Blake.
A short right from Blake on the inside.
Blake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blake missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Blake.
A short right from Blake on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
Blake controlling the action here for a moment.
Blake lands a body punch.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses with a body punch.
Blake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blake.
Doyle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Blake.
Blake is trying to maintain a safe position but Doyle gets an underhook and turns Blake into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Doyle is trying to stall.
Blake missing with knees to the body.
Blake lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Doyle being controlled against the cage.
Blake managing to block the knees to the body from Doyle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Blake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bernard Blake'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.

Blake bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blake scores with punches from side control.
Blake wants to control but Doyle is keeping him busy.
Blake taking a break here but Doyle is having none of it and regains half guard.
Doyle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blake.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doyle defending well though.
Blake working Doyle over with strikes.
Doyle is trying to maintain the position but Blake is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doyle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blake tries to free his leg and advance position but Doyle is retaining full guard.
Blake trying to control but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blake 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.
Blake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doyle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brunson Doyle wasn't active enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blake. That's going to slow Doyle down.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake moves out of range of the leg kick from Doyle.
Doyle misses with a double jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Doyle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses with a low kick as Doyle jumps back.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Doyle - that will leave a mark!
Doyle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Doyle.
Blake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Doyle checks it well.
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!
Doyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
Doyle looks to land a combination but Blake avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake tries a low kick but Doyle avoids it.
Doyle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brunson Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doyle connects with a jab.

Blake drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Blake clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bernard Blake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Blake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Doyle lands a slapping body shot.
Blake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blake shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Doyle as he avoids it easily.
Blake misses with a leg kick
letting Doyle counter with a right hand.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Doyle's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Doyle duly obliges.
Doyle lands a nice shot that snaps Blake's head back.
Blake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Blake misses.
Doyle throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake tries a low kick but Doyle avoids it.
Blake lands with an uppercut that bounces Doyle off the cage and back into range.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Blake throws a hook but Doyle blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Doyle.
A punch lands to the side of Blake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Doyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
Doyle is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.

Blake decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Doyle has hold of Blake's hands but Blake slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Doyle is not content to let Blake control the position.
Blake is really struggling to control Doyle but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Blake working Doyle over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake controlling the action here.
Blake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doyle's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doyle is trying to stand up here but Blake is controlling him well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Blake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blake stops Doyle from getting back to his feet.
Doyle moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle looking for a sweep. Not yet Doyle, not yet.
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Bernard Blake wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blake throws a series of punches but Doyle avoids them all with ease.
Blake misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Doyle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doyle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Blake had his way with Brunson Doyle in that round.
The cut man is working on Bernard Blake'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Blake slips a jab and a cross from Doyle.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle misses with a straight right.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.

Blake feints and as Doyle raises his hands in defense, Blake changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blake wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.
Blake prevents Doyle from getting back to his feet.
Blake preventing the sweep.
Blake trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bernard Blake just wasn't active enough.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle blocks a leg kick.
Blake throws the kick towards the body but Doyle avoids it.
Doyle throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Blake scores with a nice body kick.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle thuds his right hand into Blake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blake throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Doyle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Doyle checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle connects with a high kick.
Doyle avoids a kick to the body.
Doyle sizes up Blake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Doyle throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Doyle scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Blake.
Doyle throws a series of punches but Blake avoids them all with ease.
Blake motions for Doyle to come forward. Blake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doyle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Doyle wants it to stay on the feet.
A low kick from Doyle misses
and Blake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blake is looking to chop away at Doyle's legs.
Blake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blake misses with a looping right.
Brunson Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blake is looking to chop away at Doyle's legs.
Blake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyle.
Blake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doyle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Doyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doyle walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle dips to his left and cracks Blake with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake throws a right hand that Doyle ducks under and follows up with a left that Doyle also avoids with ease.
Blake throws a right and a left that both miss.

Doyle darts in and clinches Blake up against the cage.
Doyle tries to stall but Blake uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Doyle landing knees to the body.
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.
Blake managing to block the knees to the body from Doyle.
Doyle avoids the elbow strike from Blake, against the cage.
Doyle scores a nice knee to the body.
Doyle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blake is keeping busy.
Doyle digs a right hand underneath Blake's ribcage. Blake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Doyle with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Doyle.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Blake.
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brunson Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:46
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:46
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernard Blake!
Bernard Blake is the new heavyweight champion!
Bernard Blake seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.