PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greg Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milenko Rudonja (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
Rudonja

170 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Milenko Rudonja!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudonja throws a leg kick but Doyle checks it.
Doyle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rudonja's head backwards.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rudonja.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Rudonja.
Rudonja shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Rudonja circles away.
Doyle misses with a hook.
Doyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rudonja.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Rudonja circles away.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
Rudonja attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rudonja is looking to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Rudonja blocks the leg kick.
Doyle blocks a leg kick.
Doyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Rudonja is looking to clinch.
Rudonja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rudonja looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doyle is fending him off so far but Rudonja persists. Nope, Doyle circles away and we're back to standing.
Doyle tries to clinch but Rudonja moves away
and Rudonja counters with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Rudonja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle wants to clinch.
Rudonja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Doyle as he avoids it easily.
Greg Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milenko Rudonja.

Doyle moves into range and clinches up with Rudonja.
Rudonja looking to throw knees to the head but Doyle is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Rudonja.

Doyle breaks the clinch.
Doyle throws a leg kick that is checked

and Rudonja counters by clinching up.
Rudonja tries for a takedown but Doyle manages to get underhooks.

Doyle breaks from the clinch.
Rudonja will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rudonja throws a one two combo.
Doyle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rudonja avoids the head kick by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a combination
and Rudonja counters with a thumping low kick.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Rudonja circles away.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rudonja.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudonja throws a low kick but Doyle avoids it.
Doyle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
Rudonja lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doyle's sensitive parts.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Doyle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rudonja tries to land a knee to the head but Doyle blocks with his arms.
Rudonja drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Doyle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rudonja can't get the takedown.
Rudonja looks gassed!

Doyle jumps into guard, dragging Rudonja to the mat.
Rudonja forces his way into half guard.
Rudonja trying to pass the guard but Doyle defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle controlling the position for now.
Doyle wants to get back to full guard.
Doyle wants to get back to his feet.
Doyle keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Doyle punching from the bottom.
Rudonja is keen to just control but Doyle is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rudonja fails to land the takedown.

Rudonja closes the distance and clinches.
Doyle can't break the clinch.
Rudonja tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Doyle smiles and moves away.
Doyle stuffs the takedown attempt from Rudonja. Rudonja gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rudonja lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Doyle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doyle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Doyle lands with an uppercut that bounces Rudonja off the cage and back into rage.
Doyle looks to land a body kick but Rudonja moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Rudonja 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Doyle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rudonja throws a series of punches but Doyle avoids them all with ease.
Doyle waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Rudonja.

Rudonja tries to keep at a distance but Doyle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rudonja.
Doyle tries to break the clinch but Rudonja is controlling the position.

Doyle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Doyle instigates a clinch.
Rudonja tries to land a knee to the head but Doyle blocks with his arms.
Doyle can't break the clinch.
Rudonja misses with a knee to the head.
Rudonja looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rudonja throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Doyle manages to pull guard.
Rudonja looking to sit in guard and control but Doyle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rudonja trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudonja looking for a sweep. Not yet Rudonja, not yet.
Rudonja working a defensive guard here.
Rudonja wants to get back to his feet but Doyle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rudonja wants to sweep here but Doyle controlling him for the moment.
Rudonja is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two 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 not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rudonja closes this distance looking for a takedown but Doyle circles away.
Doyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rudonja. Rudonja obviously looking to wear him down.
Doyle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rudonja counters with an outside leg kick.
Doyle slips a jab and a cross from Rudonja.
Doyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Rudonja fails with a takedown attempt.
Rudonja is breathing heavily.
Doyle throws a shot from downtown. Rudonja moves away and avoids it.
Doyle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Doyle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rudonja.

Rudonja closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doyle breaks the clinch.
Rudonja slips a jab from Doyle.
Rudonja tries to score with a low kick but Doyle moves his leg out of the way.
Doyle scores with a hook.
Rudonja is looking to clinch but Doyle is avoiding it.
Doyle misses with a right hand

and Rudonja counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Doyle manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rudonja won't allow Doyle to get back to his feet.
Doyle is controlling Rudonja's posture.
Rudonja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudonja trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doyle keeping full guard, as Rudonja tries to pass.
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Rudonja from controlling successfully.
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 Greg Doyle will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Doyle.
Rudonja fails to land with a series of punches.
Doyle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rudonja.
Doyle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rudonja - that will leave a mark!

Doyle moves into the clinch.
Rudonja scores with a knee to the head.
Doyle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rudonja.

Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rudonja walks into a straight right hand from Doyle.
Doyle lands a jab to the head.
Doyle clinches but Rudonja breaks the clinch
and Rudonja counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Doyle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rudonja thows a leg kick but Doyle checks it
and Doyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rudonja shoots in for a takedown but Doyle shows good takedown defense.
Greg Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milenko Rudonja.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudonja tries to land a front kick but Doyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doyle lands a head kick!
Doyle misses with a hook

and Rudonja counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rudonja wants to control but Doyle is keeping him busy.

Doyle pushes Rudonja off and gets back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Rudonja blocks the leg kick.
Rudonja dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doyle. That did some damage!
Rudonja misses with a double jab.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
Rudonja shoots in for a takedown but Doyle shows good takedown defense.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Rudonja moved out of range.
Rudonja connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Doyle.
Doyle throws and low kick but Rudonja moves out of range easily.
Doyle misses with an uppercut
and Rudonja counters with a thumping low kick.
Rudonja wants to land a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Doyle.
Rudonja wants to clinch up but Doyle keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudonja looks for a takedown but Doyle sprawls well.
Rudonja shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Doyle with a jab.
Rudonja shoots and misses
and Doyle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab from Doyle.
Both fighters circling a little - Rudonja finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rudonja tries for a takedown but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rudonja fails with the takedown
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.Rudonja misses with a body kick.
Doyle throws an off balance right hand
and Rudonja counters with a leg kick.
Rudonja looks for a takedown but Doyle sprawls well.
Rudonja lands with a thumping leg kick.

Doyle rushes Rudonja and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rudonja trying to land knees to the body.
Rudonja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rudonja counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rudonja shoots in and drives through. Doyle sprawls well.
Rudonja avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doyle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Rudonja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Rudonja was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rudonja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Doyle as he avoids it easily.
Doyle jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doyle with a hook.
Doyle jabs at Rudonja's body.
Doyle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rudonja's hands.
Rudonja throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doyle's waist but Doyle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rudonja off to one side.
Rudonja blocks a low kick nicely.
Doyle connects with a single shot there.
Rudonja shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doyle but Doyle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Doyle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rudonja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doyle pinned against the cage. Doyle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Doyle is predictable there
and Rudonja makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rudonja with a poor takedown
and Doyle counters with a good low kick that Rudonja was not able to check.
Rudonja tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Doyle swivels and escapes.
Milenko Rudonja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rudonja throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Rudonja moved out of range.
Rudonja moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Greg Doyle is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doyle throws a right and a left that Rudonja avoids nicely.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Doyle misses with a left hand
and Rudonja counters with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Doyle misses.
Rudonja looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doyle is fending him off so far but Rudonja persists. Nope, Doyle circles away and we're back to standing.
Milenko Rudonja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rudonja, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle throws a hook but Rudonja blocks it.
Rudonja looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Doyle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Doyle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doyle, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Doyle!