PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vito Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Doolin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Doolin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Corleone
vs
Doolin

173 cm
30
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
173 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vito Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonny Doolin!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doolin throws a nice head kick!
Doolin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doolin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doolin moves in looking to clinch but Corleone pushes him off.
Corleone appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Doolin moves in looking to clinch but Corleone pushes him off.

Corleone manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Doolin on his heels. He'll look to pass Doolin's guard now, I'm sure.
Corleone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Corleone prevents Doolin from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone is in close to Doolin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Corleone stands up over Doolin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corleone wants to control from the top but Doolin keeps moving.
Doolin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Doolin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corleone chips away with some ground and pound.
Corleone 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.
Corleone stands up over Doolin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Corleone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Corleone wants to pass the guard but Doolin is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doolin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Corleone escapes and throws Doolin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Corleone lands a decent elbow from side control.

Corleone working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Doolin stops Corleone from passing to mount.
Corleone trying to control the action but Doolin is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Doolin taking a bit of punishment here - Corleone scoring with strikes.
Corleone is working Doolin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Corleone working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Doolin is rocked!
Corleone working the ground and pound.
Doolin is still in real trouble! Can Corleone finish him?
Corleone lands a strong strike to the head of Doolin. That's dazed him! Corleone looking to finish here. Doolin is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Corleone lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vito Corleone!
Vito Corleone decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Jonny Doolin was interviewed post fight and said 'I have nothing to be ashamed of I gave it my all, I'm a better fighter after this. Im always growing always evolving!'.