PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Funke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funke comes to the cage accompanied by never gonna stop. Doom has chosen Rise Of The Warriors as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Funke
vs
Doom

188 cm
36
184 lbs
19 - 18 - 0

187 cm
29
180 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Funke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Doom!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funke looks for a takedown but Doom sprawls well.
Funke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funke looks to land a right hand but Doom moved out of range.

Doom shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Funke doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Doom wants to control from the top but Funke keeps moving.

Funke is looking for a triangle but Doom pushes his legs off easily.
Funke is looking to stand up but Doom isn't so interested in that idea.
Funke looking for a sweep. Not yet Funke, not yet.
Doom postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funke thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Doom controlling from the top position.
Doom wants to control from the top but Funke keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jacob Doom hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Doom misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Funke is defended easily by Doom.
Doom defending well as Funke loads up on a big left hand.
Funke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doom counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice uppercut lands for Funke. That snapped Doom's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funke looks to land a left hand but Doom moved out of range nicely.
Cody Funke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funke swings for the body but Doom moves out of range.

Doom shoots in and bounces Funke off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funke tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Funke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Doom gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Doom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Funke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doom won't allow Funke to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funke keeping moving, preventing Doom from controlling successfully.

Funke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Doom defends it easily.
Funke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Doom trying to control the position from guard on top but Funke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacob Doom was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Funke throws a jab but it's blocked by Doom.
Doom blocks a jab.
Funke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doom but Doom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Funke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funke throws a right and a left that Doom avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doom throws a right hand that Funke ducks under and follows up with a left that Funke also avoids with ease.
Doom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Funke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Funke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cody Funke will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Funke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Funke misses the target.
Doom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doom moves out of range as Funke strikes.
Funke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Doom throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Funke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doom scores with a head kick. Funke tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Funke is rocked!
Jacob Doom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Funke 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.
Oh Funke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doom thuds his shin into the meat of Funke's side.
Funke stuffs the takedown.
Doom looks to land a combination. Funke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Funke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Funke looks to land a left hand but Doom moved out of range nicely.

Doom shoots in and gets a takedown into Funke's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom trying to control but Funke is working from the bottom.
Funke wants to sweep here but Doom controlling him for the moment.
Doom wants to control from the top but Funke keeps moving.
Funke seems to have got his legs back now.
Funke trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Funke is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Funke is working hard here to advance position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jacob Doom hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A jab lands there for Funke.
Funke throws a shot from downtown. Doom moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funke tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Doom defends well and Funke ends up having to push Doom into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Doom lands with a light punch inside.
Funke is working for takedown but Doom is calmly controlling the position for now.
Funke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Funke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Doom pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Funke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funke shoots in looking for a takedown. Doom tries to sprawl out of it but Funke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doom manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Doom drops Funke with a beautiful combination! Funke stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Doom is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funke misses with a looping right.
Doom tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funke jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Funke throws a hook but Doom avoids it easily.
Funke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jacob Doom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doom moves out of range as Funke strikes.
Funke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doom throws the left hand but Funke avoids the punch easily.
Doom tries to clinch there but Funke circles away.
Funke throws a right hand that misses
and Doom makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Doom throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Funke throws a right and a left that Doom avoids nicely.
Funke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Doom throws a combination. Funke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Doom has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Funke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Funke misses with a hook
and Doom counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doom.
Doom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Funke lands a jab to the nose.
Doom stuffs the takedown attempt from Funke. Funke gets slowly back to his feet.

Doom forces Funke back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Doom gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Doom tries to score a body lock takedown but Funke shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Doom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Doom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Funke.
Funke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doom manages to avoid it.
Doom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Doom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Funke lands a really nice looking cross but Doom seems unphased.
Doom has a takedown stuffed.
Doom tries to clinch up but Funke circles away and keeps his distance.
Doom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Funke misses.
Funke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Doom circles away.
Doom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funke throws a series of punches but Doom moves out of range.
Doom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Funke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funke missing with a left hand there. Doom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Funke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Funke has a takedown stuffed.
Funke scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom lands with a good body shot.

Funke drives through with a takedown into guard.
Funke stops Doom from standing up.
Funke throwing strikes but missing.
Doom wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Funke manages to pass to side control.
Funke controlling the pace.
Funke wants to control but Doom is keeping him busy.
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!
Funke is looking to advance position but Doom won't allow it.
Doom is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Doom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Funke content to control rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cody Funke wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Doom drives through with a takedown into Funke's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Doom is sitting in close to Funke's body. Funke has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Doom is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Doom is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Funke.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cody Funke!
Cody Funke thanked the fans post fight for their support.