PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzel Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hit Em Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ray
vs
Douglas

199 cm
22
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
235 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Denzel Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas misses with a few strikes there.
Ray takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Michael Ray has been cut.
Ray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Douglas tries to avoid it but Ray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Douglas to the ground. Douglas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Douglas as he avoids it easily.

Douglas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Douglas gets to mount! Ray was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Douglas controlling from mount.
Ray can't escape the position.
Ray is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ray tries to reverse the position but Douglas maintains control.

Douglas is working for a guillotine from mount but Ray frees his head quite easily.
Ray is desperately trying to improve his position but Douglas has a good base and remains in mount.
Douglas punching from mount but Ray doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Douglas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Douglas thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ray is looking to escape.
Douglas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Douglas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ray?
Douglas moves to the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ray tries to break free.

Ray preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Douglas.
Ray rolls, trying to escape but Douglas keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Douglas missing with strikes from the back.

Ray defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Douglas is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ray knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ray for a finish.
Douglas looks gassed!
Douglas controlling well, preventing Ray from escaping the position.
Ray wants to control his opponent's hands but Douglas gets his hands free.

Douglas is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ray has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ray rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ray lands with a few short shots to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray is staying active underneath Douglas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Douglas is looking to advance position but Ray won't allow it.

Douglas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ray defends it well.
Ray manages to get to full guard.
Ray trying to strike off his back.
Ray is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Douglas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ray's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ray's back!

That's four 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.
You can see the frustration on Ray's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Douglas is looking for the choke from the back position but Ray is controlling his hands well.
Douglas looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Ray tries to break free.
Douglas trying to control.
Ray breaks Douglas's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Douglas is keeping the position for now.

Douglas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ray lands a couple of elbows.
Douglas striking off his back but it's not causing Ray any problems.
Douglas is pulling down on Ray's head. It's preventing any offense from Ray, at least for the moment.
Douglas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ray manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denzel Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Ray's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Douglas has closed the distance and engaged Ray in a clinch.
Douglas tries to pull guard but Ray holds him up against the cage and eventually Douglas drops back down to his feet.
Ray has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Douglas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Douglas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ray prevents it.
Douglas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Michael Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denzel Douglas.
Ray looking for a takedown.
Douglas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ray smiles and moves away.
Douglas wants to clinch up but Ray keeps it at a distance.
Douglas with a poor takedown

and Ray counters with a single leg into guard. Douglas didn't expect that.
Douglas pulls Ray in close to prevent any damage.
Ray trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ray scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Douglas has his foot on Ray's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ray works his way back into a safe position though.
Ray stopping the sweep attempt from Douglas.

Douglas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ray advances to half guard.
Douglas manages to get to full guard.
Douglas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ray trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Douglas working for a triangle but Ray defends it easily.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Ray from controlling successfully.

Douglas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Douglas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Douglas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ray doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ray manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Douglas trying to keep a closed guard but Ray is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Douglas had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ray is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Douglas Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ray's back instead.
Ray rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ray wants to get back to full guard.

Douglas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ray trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Douglas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ray tries to get to full guard but Douglas has control of the leg.

Douglas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ray doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Douglas.
Ray won't allow Douglas to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Denzel Douglas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Ray's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ray shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ray showed some decent athleticism there.
Douglas is pressing down on Ray's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Douglas looking for a guillotine here but Ray defends easily.
Douglas will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Douglas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ray wants to get up but he can't break Douglas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Douglas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ray's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglas trying to control the position from guard on top but Ray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Douglas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Douglas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ray keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas moves into full mount!
Ray on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ray tries to get out of the position.
Ray in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Douglas misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Douglas lands a big elbow.
Douglas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Douglas misses with a head shot.
Douglas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Douglas trying to control but Ray is having none of it.

Douglas is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Douglas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Denzel Douglas!