PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Enki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master Enki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Doom
vs
Enki

182 cm
29
215 lbs
18 - 15 - 2

189 cm
31
215 lbs
14 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Master Enki!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Enki.
Doom thows a leg kick but Enki checks it
and Doom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Enki slips under a jab from Doom.
Enki has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A clash of legs there as Enki blocks the low kick.
Dave Doom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doom lands a leg kick that knocks Enki off balance momentarily.
Jab, jab by Enki - just one landing.
Doom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doom throws a low kick, looking for Enki's leg but Enki calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doom. Enki does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Doom takes a swing at Enki's ribcage but misses.
Enki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Enki swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Enki.
Doom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Enki looks to land a left hand but Doom moved out of range nicely.
Enki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doom misses the shot to the body.
Enki sizes up Doom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Enki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Enki throws a leg kick but Doom sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Doom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Enki was well out of range. Poor timing from Doom.
Doom throws a leg kick but Enki moved away.
Doom is looking to wear down Enki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Doom punishes Enki's body with a nice straight punch.
Doom slips a straight right by Enki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom throws a leg kick
and Enki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Enki moves out of range of the body kick from Doom.
Enki misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Enki misses its intended target.
Doom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Doom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Enki misses with a double jab
and Enki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Enki manages to avoid it.
Enki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doom circles away quickly and effectively.
Master Enki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doom tried to score with a low kick but Enki checks it.
Enki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doom misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Enki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doom looks for a takedown but Enki sprawls well.
Enki moves out of range as Doom throws a body kick.
Enki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Enki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Enki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doom misses with a body punch
and Enki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Enki at a distance.
Doom looks to land a combination. Enki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Enki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Doom motions for Enki to come forward. Doom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Enki looks to land a combination but Doom avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom throws a leg kick but Enki checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Enki blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Doom.
Enki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Doom is predictable there
and Enki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Doom avoids the body shot from Enki.
Doom throws a chopping leg kick but Enki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Doom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Enki slips under a jab.
Enki throws a right hand that Doom ducks under and follows up with a left that Doom also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Enki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Enki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
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 Dave Doom will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Doom moves out of range of the strikes.
Dave Doom is winning the standup battle so far.
Enki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doom swinging wildly here.
Enki fails to land with a series of punches.
Doom fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Enki checks it well.
Enki throws a nice looking combination but Doom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doom throws a hook but Enki blocks it.
A slow jab from Enki misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Doom lands a glancing blow to the side of Enki's head.
Enki blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick from Doom misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Doom connects with a jab.
Doom misses the shot to the body.
Enki moves away from the strike by Doom.
Doom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Enki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doom is looking to chop away at Enki's legs.
Doom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Enki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Master Enki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Enki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Enki avoids the body shot from Doom.
Doom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Enki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Enki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Enki dodges the punch combination from Doom.
Enki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Enki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doom fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Enki checks it well.
Enki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Enki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doom on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Enki is out of range.
Enki misses with a hook.
Enki cracks Doom with a good jab.
Doom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Enki slips under a jab from Doom.
Enki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doom takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Doom throws a chopping leg kick but Enki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Enki takes a swing at Doom's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Enki.
Doom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Doom misses with a low kick as Enki jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Doom throws a body shot but no joy.
Enki blocks a low kick nicely.
Doom just misses with a punch to the body.
Doom throws a body punch but Enki moves out of range.
Doom misses with an uppercut.
Doom shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Enki as he jumps to the side.
Doom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Enki.
Enki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Enki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Master Enki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Doom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doom throws a combination that misses
and Enki counters with a series of strikes. Doom will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doom. Enki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Enki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doom momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doom.
Doom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Enki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doom lands a right hook to the body.
Doom connects with a body shot that sends Enki's belly button to the back.
Enki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Enki misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doom.
Enki misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom misses with a straight right.
Enki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Doom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Enki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Enki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Doom throws a wild body kick that Enki sees coming a mile off.
Enki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Enki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doom looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Enki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Enki just misses with a punch to the body.
Enki avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doom.
Enki's corner calls for a 1-2. Enki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Enki lands a two punch combo.
Doom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Enki's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Enki. Those never looked like landing.
Enki slips a jab from Doom.
Doom cracks Enki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good work by Enki as he checks the leg kick.
Doom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Doom is predictable there
and Enki counters with a two punch combo.
Enki blocks the body kick.
Enki tries to bum rush Doom with a series of wild strikes but Doom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom misses with a takedown attempt
and Enki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Enki.
Doom throws a leg kick that is checked

and Enki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Enki.
Enki blocks an elbow strike.
Doom wants to take the fight to the mat but Enki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Enki blocks an elbow strike from Doom.

Enki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Enki feints and then cracks Doom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doom down.
Nice defenses there by Doom.
Enki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doom counters with a good low kick that Enki was not able to check.
Doom works Enki's body with a nice hook.
Doom misses with a wild combination.
Doom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enki connects with the punch.
Enki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Doom is looking to slow Enki down with leg kicks.
Enki swings for the body but Doom moves out of range.
Enki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Doom.
Doom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Enki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Enki finds it's way through Doom's defenses.
Enki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Master Enki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Enki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Master Enki!