PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Dougles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaya Yugo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dougles
vs
Yugo

193 cm
25
209 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

190 cm
27
215 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Dougles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yaya Yugo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dougles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dougles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dougles throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dougles is looking to land body kicks.
Dougles misses with a wild body shot.
Dougles fails to land with a series of punches.
Dougles scores with a shot to the body.
Dougles lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yugo slips under a jab from Dougles.
Yugo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dougles.
Dougles tries for a takedown but Yugo circles away easily
and Yugo counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yugo throws a jab but it's blocked by Dougles.
A lazy left from Dougles finds it's target.
Dougles throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yugo.
Dougles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yugo manages to avoid it.
Dougles shoots in but Yugo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dougles lands with a cross.
Yugo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dougles swings for the body but Yugo moves out of range.
Dougles misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dougles throws a combination. Yugo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yugo misses the shot to the body.
Dougles throws a head kick that half lands.
Yugo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryan Dougles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dougles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dougles lands a leg kick that knocks Yugo off balance momentarily.
Yugo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dougles counters with a left to the body.
Dougles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yugo counters with a low kick, right behind Dougles 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Dougles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dougles throws a head kick that misses.
Dougles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donk. Dougles catches Yugo right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dougles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yaya Yugo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Yugo.
Dougles throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dougles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dougles is looking to wear down Yugo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yugo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Dougles forces Yugo back against the cage and clinches.
Dougles stalls.
Yugo wants a takedown but no success here.
Dougles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dougles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yugo blocks it with crossed arms.
Dougles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dougles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yugo.
Dougles lands an elbow inside.
Dougles with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dougles.
Dougles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yugo takes an elbow to the temple.
Dougles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dougles lands a knee to the body.
Yugo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dougles landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Dougles dominated that round.
That's time! Dougles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dougles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dougles lands with a light punch inside.
Dougles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yugo backwards.
Yugo takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Yaya Yugo has been cut.
Dougles tries a knee to the head but Yugo blocks it.
Dougles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dougles holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yugo avoids a wild elbow strike from Dougles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dougles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yugo blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dougles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yugo's brow.
Dougles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dougles lands a damaging elbow.
Dougles connects with a knee to the head.
Dougles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dougles lands a damaging elbow.
Dougles connects with a knee to the head.
Yugo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dougles landing knees to the head.
Yugo blocks an elbow strike.
Dougles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yugo backwards.
Dougles lands a nice elbow.
Dougles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yugo blocks it with crossed arms.
Dougles misses with an elbow over the top.
Dougles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yugo blocks it with crossed arms.
Dougles content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dougles tries to land a knee to the head but Yugo blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dougles misses with a knee to the head.
Yugo blocks an elbow strike from Dougles.
Ryan Dougles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dougles stalling in the clinch but Yugo improves position.
Dougles creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dougles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Dougles.
Dougles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yugo can't get the takedown.
Dougles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dougles landing knees to the head.
Yugo blocks an elbow strike from Dougles.
Dougles scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dougles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yugo's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dougles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dougles prevents the takedown attempt.
Dougles lands a good knee to the midsection. Yugo won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dougles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yugo's brow.
Dougles lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Dougles.
Dougles looking to throw knees to the head but Yugo is blocking nicely.
Dougles tries a knee to the head but Yugo blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dougles landing knees to the head.
Dougles lands a nice elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Dougles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yaya Yugo'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. This is the final round!

Dougles lands with a straight right. Yugo didn't see that one coming.
Dougles throws out a loose jab but Yugo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dougles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yugo can do to turn this around?
Dougles throws a shot from downtown. Yugo moves away and avoids it.
Dougles dips to his left and cracks Yugo with an uppercut!
Good work by Dougles as he checks the leg kick.
Dougles swings for the body but Yugo moves out of range.
Yugo avoids the head kick by Dougles.
Dougles looks to score with a jab to the body but Yugo is just out of range.
Dougles jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dougles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yugo.
Dougles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dougles moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yugo blocks a head kick by Dougles.
Yugo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dougles is able to avoid easily.
Dougles misses with a head kick.

Dougles closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yugo's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dougles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dougles is fighting to break Yugo's control of his arms but Yugo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yugo wants to sweep but no luck.
Dougles 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.
Yugo keeping moving, preventing Dougles from controlling successfully.
Dougles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yugo trying to control the position here.
Dougles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yugo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dougles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yugo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dougles staying out of range there.
Yugo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dougles is out of range.
Yugo walks into a jab.
Yugo motions for Dougles to come forward. Yugo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yugo blocks a head kick by Dougles.

Dougles shoots in and bounces Yugo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dougles trying to control but Yugo is working from the bottom.
Dougles wants to pass the guard but Yugo is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dougles is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yugo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dougles is looking to work some ground and pound but Yugo has wrist control.
Dougles preventing the sweep.
Ryan Dougles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dougles is fighting to break Yugo's control of his arms but Yugo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yugo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yaya Yugo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Yugo working for a triangle but Dougles defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yugo keeping full guard, as Dougles tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Dougles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dougles 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Dougles!
Ryan Dougles bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.