PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Credibul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martian Doohbill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Credibul
vs
Doohbill

180 cm
23
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Credibul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martian Doohbill!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Credibul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doohbill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Credibul pinned against the cage. Credibul gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Credibul tries to clinch but Doohbill moves out of range.
Doohbill shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Credibul but Credibul pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Credibul closes the distance and clinches.
Credibul presses Doohbill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Doohbill breaks the clinch.
Doohbill tries to clinch up but Credibul circles away and keeps his distance.
Credibul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doohbill is defended easily by Credibul.
Justin Credibul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martian Doohbill.

Credibul clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doohbill pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Credibul avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Credibul controls from within his opponent's guard.
Doohbill keeping full guard, as Credibul tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doohbill is looking for a triangle but Credibul pushes his legs off easily.
Doohbill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Doohbill is trying to control the position but Credibul postures up.
Credibul is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

We're going to have a standup here because Justin Credibul wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Credibul gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Credibul leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Credibul creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Doohbill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Credibul has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doohbill tries for a takedown but Credibul manages to get underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Credibul.
Credibul is trying to break free.
Credibul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Credibul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Credibul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Credibul taking a breather.
Doohbill prevents Credibul from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Credibul controlling the action here for a moment.
Doohbill jumps guard but Credibul turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Credibul.
Credibul wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doohbill has him pressed against the cage.
Credibul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doohbill backwards.
Doohbill has Credibul pressed against the cage, preventing Credibul from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Credibul lands a hook to the side of the head.
Credibul lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doohbill or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Credibul lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Credibul takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Credibul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Credibul dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Doohbill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doohbill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Credibul fails with the takedown.
Credibul slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Doohbill misses.

Credibul rushes Doohbill and presses him up against the cage.
Doohbill tries to stall but Credibul uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Credibul tries a body shot but Doohbill blocks it.
Credibul wants to break the clinch but can't.

Doohbill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Credibul has managed to clinch.

Credibul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martian Doohbill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doohbill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doohbill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Credibul as he jumps to the side.

Credibul moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Credibul.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A body shot lands from Credibul.
A nice left hand lands by Credibul.
Justin Credibul has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Credibul breaks the clinch.
Credibul avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doohbill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Credibul counters with a left to the body.
Doohbill swats away the attempt to clinch by Credibul.
Doohbill throws a chopping leg kick but Credibul manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doohbill misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doohbill.
Doohbill is breathing heavily.
Doohbill throws a head kick but Credibul moves out of range.
Credibul fails with an attempt to clinch.

Credibul has managed to clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Credibul takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Credibul working hard to break the clinch.
Credibul is trying to force a seperation but Doohbill has the dominant position.
Doohbill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doohbill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Credibul wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doohbill tries for a takedown but Credibul manages to get underhooks.
Justin Credibul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martian Doohbill.
Doohbill goes for a takedown in the clinch but Credibul prevents it.

Credibul breaks from the clinch.
Credibul clobbers Doohbill with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Credibul fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doohbill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Credibul clinches up against the cage.
Credibul tries to circle away but Doohbill has him pinned against the cage.
Doohbill working hard to break the clinch.
Credibul stalling in the clinch.
Doohbill working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Credibul working hard to break the clinch.
Credibul content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Credibul pushes Doohbill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Credibul scores with a shot to the side of Doohbill's head.
Credibul is trying to force a seperation but Doohbill has the dominant position.
Doohbill goes for a takedown attempt but Credibul pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Doohbill throws an overhand right that lands on Credibul's shoulder, as Credibul tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doohbill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Credibul thuds a left hand into Doohbill's body.

Credibul moves into the clinch.
Credibul is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Credibul dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doohbill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Credibul pushes Doohbill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Doohbill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Doohbill blocks the low kick.
Doohbill wants to clinch up but Credibul keeps it at a distance.
Credibul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doohbill throws a solid leg kick but Credibul takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doohbill.
Credibul stuffs the takedown.
Credibul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doohbill paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Credibul clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Credibul cracks Doohbill with a nice body shot.
Doohbill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doohbill looking to slow down the pace here.
Doohbill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Credibul digs a right hand underneath Doohbill's ribcage. Doohbill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Credibul on the inside.

Credibul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Credibul clinches up against the cage.
Come on Credibul - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Credibul is trying to break free.
Doohbill has had enough of the clinch but Credibul keeps him there for the moment.
Credibul is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Justin Credibul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doohbill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Credibul's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Credibul creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Credibul is trying to break free.
Doohbill tries to pull guard but Credibul forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Credibul.

Doohbill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Credibul misses with a leg kick.
Credibul will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Justin Credibul is winning the standup battle so far.
Credibul defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doohbill.
Justin Credibul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martian Doohbill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Credibul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Credibul moves into the clinch.
Credibul wants to get back to striking at distance but Doohbill won't allow it.
Doohbill is trying to pull guard but Credibul turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Doohbill wants to break the clinch but can't.

Credibul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Credibul drives through and clinches with Doohbill against the cage.
Nice body punch from Credibul.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Credibul as Doohbill tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Credibul - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Credibul is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Credibul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Credibul slaps away a takedown attempt from Doohbill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Credibul as Doohbill shoots in.
Credibul tries to clinch but Doohbill moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Credibul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Credibul moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Credibul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Credibul, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight for Justin Credibul!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Justin Credibul!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Justin Credibul!

Justin Credibul wins by unanimous decision!