PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Geralt Of Rivia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Of Rivia
vs
Doyle

171 cm
19
143 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

171 cm
19
149 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)
Top Dogs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Geralt Of Rivia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Rivia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Of Rivia cracks Doyle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doyle slips a straight right by Of Rivia.
Doyle misses with a body kick.
Doyle slips a straight right by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia throws a low kick but Doyle moves out of range easily.
Of Rivia moves out of range as Doyle throws a body kick.
Doyle tries to move into range but Of Rivia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Of Rivia misses with a hook.

Doyle closes the distance and clinches.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Of Rivia uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Rivia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle just leaning against Of Rivia, taking a breather.
Of Rivia misses with a body punch.
Of Rivia misses with some punches.
Of Rivia takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Of Rivia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Rivia dodges an elbow strike from Doyle.
Of Rivia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Of Rivia misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Of Rivia.
Doyle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Of Rivia.
Doyle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Of Rivia lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Of Rivia as the two fighters clinch.
Nice elbow from Doyle.
Of Rivia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Of Rivia lands a nice shot to the body.
Of Rivia blocks the elbow strike.
Doyle lands an elbow that stopped Of Rivia in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Doyle throws an elbow but misses.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Rivia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Of Rivia dodges an elbow strike from Doyle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Of Rivia lands a left hand.
Of Rivia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Of Rivia tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Of Rivia back against the cage.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Of Rivia breaks the clinch.
Doyle blocks the body kick.
Doyle throws a low kick but Of Rivia moves out of range easily.
Of Rivia moves out of range of the body kick.
Of Rivia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doyle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Of Rivia's sensitive parts.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Rivia.
A solid body kick from Doyle.
Of Rivia throws a leg kick but Doyle checks it.
Of Rivia misses with a straight right.
Doyle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Of Rivia looks to land a combination but Doyle avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Of Rivia.
Doyle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Of Rivia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Of Rivia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Rivia missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Of Rivia throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
Doyle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Of Rivia scores with a decent looking hook.
Of Rivia cracks Doyle with a good jab.
Of Rivia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Rivia manages to avoid it.
Of Rivia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Of Rivia misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Of Rivia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Of Rivia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Of Rivia. That snapped Doyle's head back.
Of Rivia throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle lands a leg kick that knocks Of Rivia off balance momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Doyle.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Rivia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doyle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Of Rivia avoids a kick to the body.
Of Rivia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Of Rivia is looking to counter the offense by Doyle and move into the clinch.
Doyle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doyle throws a chopping leg kick but Of Rivia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Of Rivia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Of Rivia misses the target.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Of Rivia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Of Rivia misses.
That kick from Doyle tenderised Of Rivia's leg. Of Rivia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Of Rivia throws an overhand right that lands on Doyle's shoulder, as Doyle tries to avoid the shot.
Of Rivia throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle with the counter takedown but Of Rivia avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geralt Of Rivia dominated that round.
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.

Doyle throws a hook to the side of Of Rivia's head but Of Rivia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Of Rivia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Rivia manages to avoid it.
Doyle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Doyle misses with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Of Rivia misses its intended target.
Of Rivia lands a nice looking body shot.
Doyle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Of Rivia misses.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Of Rivia throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Of Rivia misses its intended target.
Doyle shoots in but no luck this time.
Doyle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Of Rivia tries to avoid it but Doyle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Of Rivia to the ground. Of Rivia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doyle walks into a straight right hand from Of Rivia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Rivia misses with a straight right.
Of Rivia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Of Rivia throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Of Rivia loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Doyle throws a leg kick but Of Rivia sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Doyle tries to get set, Of Rivia tries to push him back and clinch up but Doyle manages to avoid the attempt.
A solid body kick from Doyle.
Geralt Of Rivia is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Of Rivia lands a nice looking body kick.
Doyle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left lands for Of Rivia.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia misses with the combination.
And Doyle tries to counter it with a takedown but Of Rivia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Of Rivia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Of Rivia steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Doyle. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Of Rivia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Of Rivia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doyle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doyle looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Doyle with the counter takedown but Of Rivia avoids it easily.
Doyle looks to land a body kick but Of Rivia moved away.
Doyle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Of Rivia's hands.
Of Rivia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doyle drops his hands momentarily and Of Rivia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Of Rivia takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Of Rivia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Of Rivia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Rivia misses with a hook.
Of Rivia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Of Rivia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doyle under the eye.
Of Rivia takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle misses with a low kick.
Doyle moves out of range as Of Rivia strikes.
Of Rivia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doyle counters with an outside leg kick.
Of Rivia connects with a right hand. Doyle shakes it off.
Of Rivia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doyle throws a front kick aimed at Of Rivia's knee but Of Rivia avoids it well.
Of Rivia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Of Rivia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Doyle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doyle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Of Rivia rather than just go for the knockout.
Of Rivia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Doyle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Of Rivia misses.
Doyle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doyle shoots in and drives through. Of Rivia sprawls well.
Geralt Of Rivia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Doyle.
Of Rivia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Doyle's head.
Doyle gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle throws a body kick that misses.
Of Rivia misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Doyle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Doyle connects with an inside leg kick.
Of Rivia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Of Rivia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle looks for the body kick but Of Rivia saw that one coming.
Of Rivia thinks about countering with a body kick.
Of Rivia cracks Doyle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doyle avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Of Rivia.
Doyle tries to land a leg kick but Of Rivia saw it coming and moves away.
Of Rivia is looking to counter punch.
Geralt Of Rivia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doyle takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Rivia looks to land a body kick but Doyle moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geralt Of Rivia dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Doyle dives in and scores a takedown into Of Rivia's guard.
Doyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doyle is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Of Rivia looking to control but Doyle passes into half guard.
Doyle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Of Rivia trying to hold on to Doyle's head to control him but Doyle postures up.
Of Rivia is looking for a sweep. Doyle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Of Rivia is doing well to control the position and prevent Doyle from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Rivia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Doyle is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Of Rivia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Of Rivia's guard.
Of Rivia keeping control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doyle is pressing down on Of Rivia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Of Rivia is holding on for now.
Of Rivia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Of Rivia tries to get out of the position.

Doyle seems to be looking for submissions.
Of Rivia is controlling Doyle's trapped leg to prevent Doyle from advancing to side control.

Doyle wants to work for an arm triangle but Of Rivia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Of Rivia is looking for a sweep. Doyle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Of Rivia is trying to stand back up but Doyle is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is looking to take a break and control but Of Rivia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Of Rivia pushes Doyle off looking to stand but Doyle dives back in and keeps control.
Of Rivia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Doyle seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Of Rivia is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jimmy Doyle!
A very excited looking Jimmy Doyle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Geralt Of Rivia had this to say: 'Fuck this shit.'.