PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sidney Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiburcio Valeriano (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.

Doyle
vs
Valeriano

216 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sidney Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiburcio Valeriano!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Valeriano moves into the clinch successfully.
Doyle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Valeriano smiles and moves away.
Valeriano tries to clinch but Doyle is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valeriano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valeriano wants to clinch
and Doyle counters with a head kick.

Doyle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Valeriano is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valeriano is looking for a sweep. Doyle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valeriano gets full guard.
Valeriano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Doyle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Valeriano working a defensive guard but Doyle passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Valeriano is looking to control Doyle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Valeriano avoid being mounted?
Valeriano tries to get to full guard but Doyle has control of the leg.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Valeriano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Valeriano manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Doyle on his heels. He'll look to pass Doyle's guard now, I'm sure.
Doyle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valeriano stops Doyle from standing up.
Doyle will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Doyle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Valeriano prevents Doyle from getting back to his feet.
Valeriano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doyle throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Valeriano trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Doyle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Doyle pulls Valeriano into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle trying to strike off his back.
Doyle wants to stand and escape but Valeriano is having none of it.
Doyle throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Valeriano wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.
Doyle wants to stand but Valeriano is controlling the position.
Valeriano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Doyle trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valeriano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Valeriano changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Doyle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Doyle is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Valeriano asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tiburcio Valeriano will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Valeriano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tiburcio Valeriano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valeriano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doyle doesn't manage to clinch there - Valeriano circles away.
Doyle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Doyle fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Valeriano shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Doyle is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Valeriano looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Doyle misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Doyle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valeriano.
Doyle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Doyle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Valeriano is trying to control the action in half guard but Doyle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Doyle wants to get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Doyle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Valeriano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doyle keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiburcio Valeriano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Doyle throws a head kick but Valeriano moves out of range.
Valeriano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Valeriano closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Doyle's guard.
Valeriano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doyle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Valeriano forces his way into half guard.
Doyle looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle tries to kick Valeriano off in order to stand up. Valeriano Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

Valeriano is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doyle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Doyle can't do much from the bottom here.
Doyle is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Valeriano asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Valeriano is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doyle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Doyle is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Doyle is looking for a sweep.
Valeriano is looking to take a break and control but Doyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Doyle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doyle is not content to let Valeriano control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiburcio Valeriano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Valeriano tries to clinch but Doyle moves away

and Doyle counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Valeriano!
Valeriano tries to buck Doyle off but Doyle is having none of it.
A control attempt from Valeriano but he's now mounted!

Doyle stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Valeriano closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Doyle did well to prevent Valeriano getting side control.
Doyle pushes Valeriano off looking to stand but Valeriano dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Valeriano is trying to control. Doyle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Doyle pushes Valeriano off looking to stand but Valeriano dives back in and keeps control.
Doyle is in trouble now - Valeriano has advanced to mount!
Doyle wants to try and get back to his feet.
Valeriano throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Doyle because Valeriano loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Doyle regains half guard.

Doyle kicks Valeriano off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valeriano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valeriano moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Doyle tries to clinch but Valeriano is having none of it.

Valeriano scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valeriano misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle is trying to buck Valeriano off.
Valeriano misses with the ground and pound.
Doyle throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Valeriano gets to mount! Doyle was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Doyle swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Valeriano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doyle is looking to escape.
Doyle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Valeriano wants to control the pace but Doyle is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Doyle is working to get back to half guard.
Doyle is squirming around, avoiding Valeriano's attempts to control the action.
Doyle tries to lock up and control but Valeriano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Doyle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Valeriano tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Doyle wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doyle can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiburcio Valeriano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Valeriano 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiburcio Valeriano!