PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wess West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Doyles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wess West has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

West
vs
Doyles

200 cm
26
200 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
187 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wess West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Doyles!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyles looks to clinch
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
Doyles tries to clinch up.
Doyles misses with a double jab

and West counters with a takedown into side control.
Doyles sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Doyles throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
West misses with a head shot. Doyles uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West postures up in Doyles's guard and throws a big left but Doyles blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyles bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in West's guard.

West has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
West is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
West pulls Doyles in close to his closed guard and prevents Doyles from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Doyles stands up from guard. Let's bang!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doyles.
West throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Doyles crashing down! Doyles tries to stagger back to his feet but West just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Doyles asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wess West!