PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Austin Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Worner
vs
Douglas

170 cm
29
146 lbs
16 - 16 - 0

172 cm
25
142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Worner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Douglas slaps away a takedown attempt from Worner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Worner looks to land a combination but Douglas avoids it well.
Worner wants to clinch.
Douglas misses with a looping left.
Worner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Douglas circles away.
Worner shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Worner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Worner wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
Worner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Douglas counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worner shoots and misses
and Douglas counters with a straight right hand.
Douglas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Worner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Worner shoots in for a takedown but Douglas shows good takedown defense.
Worner tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance.
Worner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Douglas counters with a nice uppercut.
Worner lands a nice shot to the body.
Douglas looks to land a combination. Worner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands with a cross.
Worner looks to clinch
letting Douglas counter with a right hand.
Worner checks a leg kick.
Douglas scores with a nice right hand.
Worner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Worner tries to move into range but Douglas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Worner doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglas circles away.
Worner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Worner has managed to clinch.
Douglas tries to break free but Worner pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worner 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 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Douglas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Douglas punishes Worner's body with a nice straight punch.
Worner tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Worner misses with a takedown attempt
and Douglas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Worner closes the distance and clinches up with Douglas, looking for a takedown. Worner pushes Douglas against the cage but Douglas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Worner throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Douglas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Worner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Worner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Douglas pinned against the cage. Douglas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Worner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Worner under the eye.
Worner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Worner wants to clinch but Douglas slips to the side
and Douglas counters with a nice body shot.
Worner shoots for a double leg takedown but Douglas sprawls well. He's pushed Worner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Worner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Worner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Worner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Worner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Douglas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Worner lands a head shot.
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by Worner.
Gabriel Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Douglas.
Douglas misses with a two punch combination.
Worner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Douglas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Worner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Worner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Worner misses with a body kick.
Worner takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas lands with a cross.
Worner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Worner shoots and misses
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
Douglas lands with a right hand.
Worner tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Worner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Worner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas's corner calls for a 1-2. Douglas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Worner. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Worner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Douglas swivels and escapes.
Douglas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worner moves away.
Worner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Douglas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Douglas.
Austin Worner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worner moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
Worner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Austin Worner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Douglas lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Douglas.
A telegraphed right hand from Douglas misses the target.
Douglas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Worner with a poor takedown
letting Douglas counter with a right hand.
Gabriel Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Worner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Douglas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worner shoots in looking for a takedown. Douglas tries to sprawl out of it but Worner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Douglas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Worner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donk. Douglas catches Worner right on the button with a cross.
Douglas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Worner tries to move into range but Douglas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Worner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Douglas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Douglas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab from Douglas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Douglas but Douglas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Douglas cracks Worner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Worner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Douglas counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Douglas.
Douglas scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas checks a leg kick.
Douglas stuffs the takedown attempt from Worner. Worner gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worner wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Douglas scores with a one two! Worner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Douglas stalks Worner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Worner's face. Worner staggers backwards, shaken.
Worner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Worner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Worner has his takedown stuffed
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
Douglas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Worner throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Douglas.
Douglas connects with the punch.
Douglas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Douglas lands the left hand.
Douglas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Worner's head.
Worner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Douglas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Worner.
Douglas checks a leg kick nicely.
Douglas throws a series of strikes that have Worner backpedaling.
Worner fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Douglas duly obliges.
Worner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Douglas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Worner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Worner fails with the takedown
and Douglas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Worner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worner has his takedown stuffed
and Douglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Worner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Douglas is out of range.
Douglas lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a leg kick but Worner moved away.
Douglas throws a low kick but Worner moves out of range easily.
Douglas tests Worner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Worner fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Worner is defended easily by Douglas.
Douglas lands a jab-cross combination.
Douglas cracks Worner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worner tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance.
Worner has a takedown stuffed.
Worner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Worner takes one on the button.
Douglas 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.
Douglas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Douglas moves out of range of the body kick from Worner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Worner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Douglas as he jumps to the side.
Austin Worner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gabriel Douglas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
A punch combination from Douglas misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Douglas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Douglas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Douglas!