PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Euphegen Doubdtfire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Secret Asian Man (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.

Doubdtfire
vs
Asian Man

169 cm
16
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
16
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Euphegen Doubdtfire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Secret Asian Man!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doubdtfire closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Doubdtfire tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Doubdtfire trying to control the position but Asian Man is working away.
Asian Man is trying to control Doubdtfire's posture but Doubdtfire avoids it.
Asian Man stops Doubdtfire from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asian Man is trying to get back to half guard.
Asian Man is still trying to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asian Man parries the strikes from Doubdtfire easily there. Doubdtfire is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Asian Man to escape.

Doubdtfire is trying to get an arm triangle but Asian Man is defending well.
Asian Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Asian Man dodges the ground and pound from Doubdtfire.
Asian Man is trying to buck Doubdtfire off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asian Man tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Doubdtfire wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doubdtfire thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Asian Man is trying to get back to half guard.
Asian Man tries to escape but Doubdtfire is in control.
Asian Man takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Doubdtfire looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Doubdtfire in side control, throwing shots but Asian Man defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Asian Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Doubdtfire tries to stand but Asian Man is controlling his head.
Asian Man is looking to regain half guard here but Doubdtfire keeps moving and retains side control.

Doubdtfire is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Asian Man has escaped the position, nice work there.
Doubdtfire works to advance to full mount. Asian Man defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asian Man is looking to get to half guard.
Doubdtfire with good strikes from the mount here!
Doubdtfire landing strikes from the mount and Asian Man is in trouble!
Asian Man sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Asian Man tries to roll over but Doubdtfire keeps him under control.
Asian Man regains full guard. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doubdtfire wants to control from the top but Asian Man keeps moving.
Asian Man is trying to keep Doubdtfire in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Euphegen Doubdtfire dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Asian Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Doubdtfire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Asian Man looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Asian Man must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Doubdtfire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doubdtfire is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Asian Man looking to sit in guard and control but Doubdtfire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Doubdtfire trying to stand up but can't free himself from Asian Man's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asian Man looking to control.

Asian Man looking for a guillotine here but Doubdtfire defends easily.

Doubdtfire got a little sloppy there for a moment and Asian Man has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Doubdtfire has managed to get both his arms back between Asian Man's legs - danger averted.
Euphegen Doubdtfire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Asian Man looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Doubdtfire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Asian Man is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire controls from within his opponent's guard.
Asian Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Doubdtfire wants to stand and escape but instead Asian Man has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Asian Man wants to get up but he can't break Doubdtfire's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Doubdtfire is pulling down on Asian Man's head. It's preventing any offense from Asian Man, at least for the moment.

Doubdtfire working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Asian Man doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Asian Man manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doubdtfire looking for subs off his back but Asian Man has passed one foot through into half guard.
Doubdtfire trying to control but Asian Man postures up.
Asian Man prevents Doubdtfire from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Asian Man in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asian Man throwing shots but Doubdtfire is blocking nicely.
Asian Man sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doubdtfire defending well though.
Doubdtfire wants to control but Asian Man is keeping busy.
Asian Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Asian Man working the head and body with strikes.
Asian Man is thwarting Doubdtfire's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asian Man thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doubdtfire's head.
Doubdtfire looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Secret Asian Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Doubdtfire fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Doubdtfire misses with an uppercut.
Doubdtfire tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Asian Man defends well and Doubdtfire ends up having to push Asian Man into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Doubdtfire jumps into guard, dragging Asian Man to the mat.
Doubdtfire keeping moving, preventing Asian Man from controlling successfully.
Asian Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doubdtfire on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Doubdtfire tries to get out of the position.
Asian Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doubdtfire is keeping the position for now.

Doubdtfire looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Doubdtfire seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doubdtfire is looking for a triangle but Asian Man pushes his legs off easily.

Doubdtfire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Asian Man defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Asian Man gets to his feet - Doubdtfire follows without any prompting.

Asian Man shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Doubdtfire keeping moving, preventing Asian Man from controlling successfully.
Doubdtfire looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asian Man controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Doubdtfire keeping moving, preventing Asian Man from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Secret Asian Man.
Doubdtfire shoots and misses

and Asian Man moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Euphegen Doubdtfire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doubdtfire dodges an elbow strike from Asian Man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Asian Man is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Doubdtfire can't fight it off and eventually Asian Man manages to take the fight to the floor. Doubdtfire looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Doubdtfire has his foot on Asian Man's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Asian Man works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asian Man is looking to advance position but Doubdtfire has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Asian Man is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Doubdtfire tries to control but Asian Man wriggling away.
Doubdtfire sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Doubdtfire manages to capitalize on a mistake by Asian Man to take his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asian Man trying to control the hands but Doubdtfire breaks the grip.

Doubdtfire is looking for the choke from the back position but Asian Man is controlling his hands well.
Doubdtfire is looking to control Asian Man but Asian Man is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Asian Man just trying to survive but Doubdtfire is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Asian Man is trying to stand back up.
Asian Man is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Doubdtfire's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Secret Asian Man.
I think Asian Man has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!