PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clegane has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Doyle
vs
Clegane

209 cm
19
346 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Barry Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegane misses with a wild body shot.
Clegane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Doyle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Doyle is leaning against Clegane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clegane misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Clegane throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
Doyle tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Clegane manages to circle out of the way.
Clegane misses with a looping right.
Doyle appears to be looking for a big counter.
Doyle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Barry Doyle has been cut.
Clegane looks winded!
Doyle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clegane throws a left and a right that both miss

and Doyle counters by clinching up.

Doyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clegane throws a lazy uppercut

and Doyle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Doyle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Doyle.
Clegane wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doyle pulls Clegane into guard.
Clegane tries to free his leg and advance position but Doyle is retaining full guard.
Doyle wants to stand but Clegane is controlling the position.
Doyle is pulling down on Clegane's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Doyle has his feet on Clegane's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A big left from Clegane misses.
Doyle is looking to counter the offense by Clegane and move into the clinch.
Clegane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Doyle moves into the clinch.

Doyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clegane misses with a straight left.

Doyle moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane tries to break free but Doyle pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Doyle.
Doyle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.

Doyle breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clegane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clegane misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Doyle stalks Clegane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clegane's face. Clegane staggers backwards, shaken.
Doyle could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Doyle misses with a few strikes there.
Clegane throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Clegane takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
No joy there for Doyle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clegane tries to bum rush Doyle with a series of wild strikes but Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clegane swings widly with a right hand

and Doyle moves into the clinch.
Doyle connects with a knee to the head.

Doyle has hold of one of Clegane's legs. Clegane is fighting the takedown attempt but Doyle gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Clegane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Doyle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doyle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doyle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doyle throwing strikes but missing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clegane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Clegane looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Doyle drops back, looking for a kneebar! Clegane looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Clegane looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Clegane!

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Doyle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barry Doyle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Doyle ducks right into an uppercut from Clegane.
Doyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clegane is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Clegane misses with a double jab

and Doyle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Doyle.

Doyle pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle is adopting a defensive guard.
Clegane postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doyle is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Clegane presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Doyle lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Doyle gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Doyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clegane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Doyle dodges the punch combination from Clegane.
Clegane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clegane swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Doyle gets a clinch.
Clegane misses with a punch on the inside.

Doyle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clegane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clegane misses with a straight left.

Doyle pushes Clegane up against the cage in a clinch.
Doyle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clegane's efforts to push away.

Doyle drags the fight down to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Doyle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clegane on the ground.
Clegane being controlled here momentarily.
Clegane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doyle is keeping the position for now.
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Clegane from controlling successfully.

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.
Clegane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clegane throwing strikes but missing.
Clegane looking to sit in guard and control but Doyle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Doyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Clegane has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doyle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clegane's head.
Doyle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clegane can do to turn this around?
Clegane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Barry Doyle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Barry Doyle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A left and a right from Clegane both land. Nice combination.
Clegane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Doyle moves into the clinch.

Doyle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clegane throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Doyle moves into the clinch.

Doyle gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Doyle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Doyle thows a huge punch but Clegane dodges it nicely.
Barry Doyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clegane is refusing to be controlled, as Doyle sits in half guard.
Clegane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clegane's head.
Doyle not doing much here.
Doyle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clegane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Clegane lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Doyle backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doyle has Clegane up against the cage in a clinch.

Doyle pulls guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Doyle holds on and takes a little breather.
Clegane lands a couple of elbows.
Doyle wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Clegane manages to pass to side control.
Doyle is trying to stand.
Clegane lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle wants to control but Clegane is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clegane working over Doyle with some ground and pound. Doyle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Clegane winds up and cracks Doyle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Doyle trying to control from the bottom.
Clegane seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Clegane landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Doyle is rocked!
Clegane lands a big elbow - Doyle is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Clegane!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Clegane!