PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Kiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry Doyle has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Doyle
vs
Kiel

209 cm
20
346 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

150 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Barry Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matthew Kiel!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doyle is fending him off so far but Kiel persists. Nope, Doyle circles away and we're back to standing.
Kiel shoots in and drives through. Doyle sprawls well.
Kiel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Doyle swivels and escapes.
Barry Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Kiel.
Kiel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doyle slaps away a takedown attempt from Kiel, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Kiel takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiel just leaning against Doyle, taking a breather.
Kiel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Kiel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Kiel breaks from the clinch.
Kiel shoots in looking for a takedown. Doyle tries to sprawl out of it but Kiel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doyle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Kiel looks to move away, Doyle throws a big counter combo but Kiel just gets out of the way.

Kiel has taken the fight to the clinch.

Kiel breaks from the clinch.
Kiel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Doyle. No joy for Kiel on that attempt.
Kiel shoots in and drives through. Doyle sprawls well.
Kiel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kiel is defended easily by Doyle.
Kiel looks winded!
Kiel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matthew Kiel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kiel clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle fails to pull guard.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiel's elbow.
Kiel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doyle's defenses.

It looks like Barry Doyle has been cut.
Doyle is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Kiel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kiel has closed the distance and engaged Doyle in a clinch.
Doyle jumps guard but Kiel stands there with Doyle around his waist. Doyle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Doyle's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kiel breaks the clinch.
Kiel shoots in looking for a takedown but Doyle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kiel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Kiel looks to move away, Doyle throws a big counter combo but Kiel just gets out of the way.
Kiel feints and then cracks Doyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doyle down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiel misses with a head kick.
Doyle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kiel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kiel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doyle. That did some damage!
Kiel 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 Kiel off to one side.
Doyle tries to counter by clinching up but Kiel breaks away and moves out of range.

Kiel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Doyle is pushing Kiel's head away, looking to escape. Kiel manages to hold on to the position though.
Doyle can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Kiel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barry Doyle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kiel shoots and misses

and Doyle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Doyle.
Kiel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Doyle walks away with a smile on his face. Kiel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kiel shoots in for a takedown but Doyle shows good takedown defense.
Barry Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Kiel.
Kiel dives in and grabs Doyle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Doyle pushes down on Kiel's head and hops out.
Doyle throws a big counter combination but Kiel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kiel shoots for a takedown but Doyle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Doyle connects with a high kick.
Kiel fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doyle.
Kiel is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiel shoots in looking for a takedown but Doyle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kiel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Doyle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Doyle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Doyle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kiel misses with a knee to the head.

Kiel breaks from the clinch.
Barry Doyle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kiel instigates a clinch.
Kiel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Doyle after a bit of a struggle.
Kiel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Doyle could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kiel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doyle is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle tries a knee to the head but Kiel blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Doyle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Doyle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kiel blocks an elbow strike.
Kiel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kiel is working for takedown but Doyle is calmly controlling the position for now.
Doyle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kiel walks away with a smile on his face. Doyle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kiel has a takedown stuffed.
Doyle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiel misses with a combination
and Doyle counters with a three punch combo that has Kiel backing up. Kiel nods at Doyle to acknowledge the strikes.
Doyle misses with the combination.
Kiel with the counter takedown but Doyle avoids it easily.
Doyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Kiel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Kiel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiel throws a series of punches but Doyle avoids them all with ease.

Kiel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kiel misses with a knee strike.
Kiel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Doyle to keep the fight standing.
Kiel looking to stall.
Doyle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Kiel breaks from the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kiel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Kiel avoids the elbow strike from Doyle, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Doyle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barry Doyle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kiel fails with a takedown attempt.
Doyle is looking to counter the offense by Kiel and move into the clinch.
Kiel has his takedown stuffed
and Doyle counters with a two punch combo.
Kiel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kiel takes the fight into the clinch.
Doyle tries to circle away but Kiel has him pinned against the cage.
Doyle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kiel walks away with a smile on his face. Doyle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle tries to bum rush Kiel with a series of wild strikes but Kiel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doyle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kiel.
Kiel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Doyle counters by moving into the clinch.
Barry Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Kiel.
Kiel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Kiel breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kiel or perhaps it was just good defense by Doyle, which made it look bad.
Doyle tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kiel manages to circle out of the way.
Doyle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Doyle wants it to stay on the feet.
Kiel fails with the takedown
and Doyle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doyle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiel.
Kiel misses with a wild combination.
Doyle is looking for a counter combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kiel.
Doyle dives in for a single leg takedown but Kiel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Doyle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiel shoots in and drives through. Doyle sprawls well.
Doyle throws a low kick but Kiel avoids it.
Kiel fails with the takedown.
Doyle is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kiel.
Kiel dodges the punch combination from Doyle.
Kiel shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kiel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is looking to clinch.
Doyle throws a shot from downtown. Kiel moves away and avoids it.
Kiel tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kiel dives in and grabs Doyle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Doyle pushes down on Kiel's head and hops out.
Doyle seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Doyle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick from Doyle lands but Kiel takes it in his stride.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doyle misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Doyle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doyle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

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