PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Morin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Doberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yuri Doberman was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Morin
vs
Doberman

197 cm
20
151 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Erwin Morin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Doberman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Doberman did well to prevent Morin getting side control.
Doberman preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Morin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Doberman controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doberman wants to control but Morin is keeping busy.
Doberman is trying to get back to full guard.
Doberman works his way to full guard. Good work.

Doberman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doberman pulls Morin in close to prevent any damage.
Doberman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morin scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doberman wants to sweep but no luck.
Morin won't allow Doberman to get back to his feet.

Doberman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Doberman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doberman wants to sweep here but Morin controlling him for the moment.
Doberman has control of Morin's left arm, preventing Morin from doing any damage.
Doberman keeping moving, preventing Morin from controlling successfully.
Morin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Doberman keeping moving, preventing Morin from controlling successfully.
Doberman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morin is trying to keep Doberman in close.

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

Morin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Doberman quickly recovers to half guard.
Morin is thwarting Doberman's attempts to control the position.
Doberman moves into full guard.
Morin throwing strikes but missing.
Morin stopping the sweep attempt from Doberman.
Morin wants to control from the top but Doberman keeps moving.
Doberman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morin is one step ahead there.
Morin trying to control the position from guard on top but Doberman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doberman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morin is one step ahead there.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Morin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Doberman sprawls well initially but Morin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Morin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Doberman on the ground.
Morin throwing shots but Doberman is blocking nicely.
Morin with the ground and pound but Doberman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Morin is working Doberman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Doberman has Morin pulled in close to control his posture.
Morin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Doberman 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.
Morin cracks Doberman with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doberman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Doberman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Doberman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morin defending well though.
Morin tries to get to full guard but Doberman has control of the leg.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morin checks a leg kick.
Morin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Doberman tries to sprawl but Morin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Doberman tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Doberman is trying to get back to full guard.
Doberman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morin's back!
Doberman looks winded!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morin is trying to break free.
Morin trying to get back to his feet but Doberman is in full control for now.
Morin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Doberman's guard. Nice work there by Morin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Morin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Doberman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Doberman tries a low kick but Morin avoids it.

Morin drives through with a takedown into Doberman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Doberman has control of Morin's left arm, preventing Morin from doing any damage.
Morin postures up in Doberman's guard and throws a big left but Doberman blocks it.
Doberman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Doberman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morin.
Doberman looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morin wants to control from the top but Doberman keeps moving.
Morin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Doberman seems keen to control Morin's posture.
Doberman wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Morin throwing strikes from guard but Doberman blocks nicely.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Doberman did well to prevent Morin getting side control.
Doberman trying to control from the bottom.
Morin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Doberman is trying to get back to full guard.
Doberman gets back to full guard.
Morin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Erwin Morin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Doberman wants to sweep but no luck.
Doberman working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Morin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doberman misses with a leg kick
and Morin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Doberman.
Doberman is breathing heavily.

Morin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Doberman tries to roll over but Morin keeps him under control.

Morin is working for a submission of some sort.
Morin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doberman can do to turn this around?
Doberman is trying to control but can't.
Morin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Doberman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Doberman moves into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Doberman holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Morin scores with a takedown into Doberman's guard.
Morin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Doberman looking to control.
Morin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morin throwing strikes but missing.
Morin preventing the sweep.
Doberman is controlling Morin's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Doberman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morin is aware though and is defending well.
Morin postures up in Doberman's guard and throws a big left but Doberman blocks it.
Doberman keeping moving, preventing Morin from controlling successfully.
Doberman trying to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Doberman tries a low kick but Morin avoids it.

Morin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Doberman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Doberman is trying to control Morin's posture but Morin avoids it.
Morin working the head and body with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doberman regains half guard.
Doberman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morin is working away from the top position though.
Morin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Morin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Morin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Morin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doberman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Doberman controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Morin is looking to take a break and control but Doberman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Doberman is trying to maintain the position but Morin is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doberman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Morin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Doberman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morin pulls his head out easily.
Doberman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Doberman is pressing down on Morin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morin throws a big elbow that misses.
Morin throwing strikes from guard but Doberman blocks nicely.
Morin stopping the sweep attempt from Doberman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morin trying to control but Doberman is working from the bottom.
Morin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morin lands a couple of elbows.
Morin postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A low kick from Doberman is predictable there
and Morin counters with a solid body kick.
Yuri Doberman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doberman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Morin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Doberman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morin won't allow Doberman to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Morin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Morin shoots in and gets a takedown into Doberman's guard.
Morin throwing strikes from guard but Doberman blocks nicely.
Morin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Doberman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morin's guard.
Morin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morin can't keep his opponent in guard - Doberman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morin tries to roll over but Doberman keeps him under control.
Doberman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Doberman landing strikes from the mount.
Doberman unloading with bombs!
Doberman raining down hammerfists from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doberman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yuri Doberman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Morin is rocked!

Doberman swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuri Doberman!