PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scooby Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Rabello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doom's entrance music is SHM / Greyhound. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Doom
vs
Rabello

198 cm
25
266 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scooby Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodrigo Rabello!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rabello!
Doom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rabello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rabello throws a nice looking combination but Doom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rabello misses with an uppercut. Doom saw that one coming.
Doom slips a jab and a cross from Rabello.
Rabello misses with a wild combination.
Doom throws a jab when Rabello was well out of range.
Rabello misses with a wild combination.
Rabello swinging wildly here.
Doom feints and then cracks Rabello's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rabello down.
That kick from Doom tenderised Rabello's leg. Rabello is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rabello looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rabello tries to bum rush Doom with a series of wild strikes but Doom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rabello throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doom counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rabello.
Doom lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doom scores with a leg kick.
Doom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doom. That's going to slow Rabello down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doom. Rabello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doom throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doom.

Doom lands a big head kick that sends Rabello tumbling to the mat! Doom takes a step backwards and waves Rabello back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Rabello is rocked!

It looks like Rodrigo Rabello has been cut.
Doom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rabello is still on wobbly legs! Can Doom finish him?
Doom delivers a nice body kick.
Rabello on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Doom thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rabello if he has to take too many more of those.
Doom explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rabello seems to have recovered his senses.
Rabello on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabello slips a jab and a cross from Doom.
Doom throws a front kick that sends Rabello stumbling back into the cage.
Rabello slips under a jab.
Rabello takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Doom connects with a solid leg kick.
Rabello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom.
Doom tries a low kick but Rabello avoids it.
Rabello's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Doom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doom connects with a leg kick. Rabello looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Doom throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Doom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rabello. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Doom.
Doom cracks the inside of Rabello's front leg.
Doom scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Doom misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Doom. Those never looked like landing.
Rabello stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doom.
Rabello takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Doom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rabello takes a kick to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Doom.
Rabello has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doom.
Rabello tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodrigo Rabello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabello has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doom.
Doom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom feints and then cracks Rabello's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rabello down.
Rabello sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doom.
Rabello throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rabello stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doom.
Doom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rabello momentarily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rabello crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Doom - the referee stops the clock and Rabello gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Doom. Rabello manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rabello on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Doom throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rabello avoids the head kick by Doom.
Rabello looks to land a combination but Doom avoids it well.
Doom scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doom throws a low kick but Rabello avoids it.
Rabello chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doom can pounce on him.
A right-left combo lands from Rabello.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rabello lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Doom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scooby Doom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Rabello'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.

Rabello tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doom thumps Rabello with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doom.
Rabello on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rabello looks to clinch
and Doom counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crunch! Doom slams his shin into Rabello's torso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rabello's head backwards.
Doom misses with a wild body shot.
Doom connects with an inside leg kick.
Doom connects with a solid leg kick.
Rabello tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rabello has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doom.
Doom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rabello. That did some damage!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rabello might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Doom has got the better of the exchanges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rabello takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Doom throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doom lands a head kick. Rabello smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Doom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rabello takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doom.
Rabello takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rabello tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rabello is looking to clinch but Doom is avoiding it.
Doom lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A clash of legs there as Rabello blocks the low kick.
Rabello throws a right hand that Doom ducks under and follows up with a left that Doom also avoids with ease.
Doom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rabello is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doom throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rabello's head.
Rabello wants to clinch.
Doom scores with a head kick.
Rabello throws a series of punches but Doom moves out of range.
Rabello misses with a series of wild punches.
Rabello tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doom throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Doom lands with a cross.
Doom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Rabello blocks the low kick.
Rabello tries to close the distance and clinch but Doom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rabello's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rabello duly obliges.
Doom keeps the fight on the outside.
Doom connects with a leg kick. Rabello looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick from Doom lands but Rabello takes it in his stride.
Rabello throws a right hand that Doom ducks under and follows up with a left that Doom also avoids with ease.
Doom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rabello's calf.
Doom tried to score with a low kick but Rabello checks it.
Doom misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rabello drives through and clinches with Doom against the cage.

Doom breaks from the clinch.
Doom scores with a head kick.
Rabello scores with a one two! Doom had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Doom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Doom.
Doom dodges the punch combination from Rabello.
Doom lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rabello.
Scooby Doom is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rabello fails to land with a series of punches.
Doom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rabello throws a right and a left that Doom avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scooby Doom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Rabello's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Doom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doom throws a leg kick but Rabello moved away.
Rabello shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rabello fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Doom checks it well.
Doom is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Doom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doom bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rabello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doom.
An inside leg kick lands from Doom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Doom.
Doom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rabello takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Doom scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rabello stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doom.
Rabello chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doom can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Doom feints and then cracks Rabello's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rabello down.
Nice body kick from Doom.
Doom bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rabello tries to work over Doom's front leg with a kick but Doom checks it.
Rodrigo Rabello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doom.
Nice body kick there by Doom.
Doom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rabello swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doom finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Doom misses the shot to the body.
Rabello on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Doom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rabello can do to turn this around?

Rabello has closed the distance and engaged Doom in a clinch.
Rabello tries a body shot but Doom blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rabello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doom's elbow.
A short uppercut from Doom.
Rabello misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rabello can't break the clinch.
Doom stalling the fight.
Rabello tries to throw a body punch but Doom avoids it by throwing Rabello back against the cage.
Rabello blocks a body shot from Doom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doom tries to throw a body punch but Rabello avoids it by throwing Doom back against the cage.

Doom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doom scores with a push kick.
Rabello swinging wildly here.
Doom throws a leg kick which misses Rabello's front leg but catches the back leg as Rabello tries to avoid it.
Doom keeps Rabello at a distance using the push kick.
Rabello sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rabello swinging wildly here.
Good leg kick by Doom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rabello throws a nice looking combination but Doom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Doom.
Rabello misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Rabello misses with a double jab.
Doom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doom thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rabello if he has to take too many more of those.
Doom lands with a nice body punch.
Doom scores with a spinning back kick!
Rodrigo Rabello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rabello fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doom is looking to slow Rabello down with leg kicks.
Doom checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doom keeps the fight on the outside.
Doom lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scooby Doom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doom 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scooby Doom!
An out of breath Scooby Doom thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.