PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Dornez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ray
vs
Dornez

164 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
20
199 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walter Dornez!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dornez sprawls well. Dornez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ray gets slowly back to his feet.

Dornez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ray quickly recovers to half guard.
Dornez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ray is trying to control but can't.
Ray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dornez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ray trying to control but Dornez postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ray actively working from the bottom here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ray falls off balance throwing a combination

and Dornez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dornez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ray is trying to control but can't.
Dornez prevents Ray from improving his position.
Dornez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dornez tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dornez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dornez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dornez takes Ray's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray is trying to stand back up.
Dornez keeps control of the position as Ray tries to break free.
Ray is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Dornez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ray rolls, trying to escape but Dornez keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dornez biding his time, looking for the opening.

Dornez has got one arm under Ray's chin. This could be trouble... Ray trying to control the other hand but Dornez gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Ray has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Walter Dornez!