PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doo Doo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slick Ricky (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.

Doo
vs
Ricky

191 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doo Doo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slick Ricky!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricky doesn't manage to clinch there - Doo circles away.
Ricky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doo as he jumps to the side.
Doo looks to land a left hand but Ricky moved out of range nicely.
Doo throws a shot from downtown. Ricky moves away and avoids it.
Ricky doesn't manage to clinch there - Doo circles away.
Doo misses with a series of wild punches.
Doo misses with a body shot.
Doo misses with a series of wild punches.
Doo circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Doo misses the target.
Doo looks to land a right hand but Ricky moved out of range.
Doo keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ricky fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricky doesn't manage to clinch there - Doo circles away.
Ricky tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ricky or perhaps it was just good defense by Doo, which made it look bad.
Ricky fails with a takedown attempt.
Doo Doo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slick Ricky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doo is fending him off so far but Ricky persists. Nope, Doo circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheers as Doo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ricky doesn't seem phased though.
Doo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doo throws a hook to the side of Ricky's head but Ricky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ricky lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Doo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ricky.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ricky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ricky wants to clinch.
Ricky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Ricky.
Doo throws a looping overhand right but Ricky ducks down to avoid it.
Ricky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doo.
A little feinted left hand from Doo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ricky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ricky at a distance.
Ricky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doo.
Ricky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ricky moves in looking to clinch but Doo pushes him off.
Ricky fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ricky.
It seemed like Ricky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doo misses the shot to the body.
Doo Doo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doo slaps away a takedown attempt from Ricky, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ricky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Doo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Doo. No joy for Ricky on that attempt.
Ricky doesn't manage to clinch there - Doo circles away.
Slick Ricky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Doo misses the target.
Ricky tries to close the distance and clinch but Doo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricky manages to avoid it.
Ricky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ricky wants to clinch.
Ricky tries to clinch but Doo moves out of range.
Doo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricky tries to close the distance and clinch but Doo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doo throws a looping overhand right but Ricky ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doo. Ricky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ricky is looking to clinch.
Ricky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doo pinned against the cage. Doo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Doo finds it's way through Ricky's defenses.
Ricky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ricky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doo throws a shot from downtown. Ricky moves away and avoids it.
Doo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ricky.
Ricky looks winded!
Ricky has a takedown stuffed.
Ricky slips a straight right by Doo.
Doo keeps the fight on the outside.

Ricky clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricky keeps control of Doo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doo can't break the clinch.
Ricky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Doo walks away with a smile on his face. Ricky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ricky blocks a jab.
Doo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doo.
Ricky doesn't manage to clinch there - Doo circles away.
A combination from Doo does no damage.
Doo missing with a left hand there. Ricky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Doo misses its intended target.
Ricky shoots in and drives through. Doo sprawls well.
Ricky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Doo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ricky thinking.
Doo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doo misses with a looping left.
Doo misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doo Doo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Doo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricky manages to avoid it.
Doo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ricky at a distance.
Doo Doo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ricky is looking to clinch but Doo is avoiding it.
Doo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ricky tries to clinch up but Doo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ricky slips under a jab.
Doo throws the left hand but Ricky avoids the punch easily.
Ricky appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ricky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ricky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Doo tries to avoid it but Ricky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Doo to the ground. Doo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A jab from Doo misses.
Doo swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Ricky.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ricky or perhaps it was just good defense by Doo, which made it look bad.
Doo throws a big counter combination but Ricky scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Doo Doo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slick Ricky.
Doo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ricky is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Ricky misses.
Doo misses with an uppercut.
Ricky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricky looks to clinch
letting Doo counter with a right hand.
Doo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricky manages to avoid it.
Doo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricky was well out of range. Poor timing from Doo.
Ricky doesn't manage to clinch there - Doo circles away.
Ricky shoots in for a takedown but Doo shows good takedown defense.
Doo throws a body punch but Ricky moves out of range.
Ricky tries to clinch up.
Ricky is looking to clinch but Doo is avoiding it.
Doo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ricky at a distance.
Doo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Doo misses.
Doo misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ricky slips under a jab.
Doo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ricky is looking to clinch.
Doo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doo keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doo to score with a decent uppercut.
Ricky is trying desperately to land a takedown but Doo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ricky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricky wants to clinch.
Ricky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doo is fending him off so far but Ricky persists. Nope, Doo circles away and we're back to standing.
Ricky tries to clinch but Doo is having none of it.
A big right from Doo misses.
Ricky ducks under a wild hook from Doo.
Ricky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ricky is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Ricky.
Ricky tries for a takedown but Doo circles away easily
and Doo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ricky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doo stuffs the takedown.
Doo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doo throws an overhand right that lands on Ricky's shoulder, as Ricky tries to avoid the shot.
Ricky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doo misses the shot to the body.
Doo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ricky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ricky can do to turn this around?
Doo scores with a jab.
A jab from Doo does it's job there.
Doo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ricky.
Doo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ricky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doo.
Doo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ricky darts in looking for a takedown but Doo gets double underhooks and turns Ricky into the cage.
Ricky slips under a jab from Doo.
Doo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ricky tries to clinch there but Doo circles away.
Doo throws a looping overhand right but Ricky ducks down to avoid it.
Ricky blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Doo misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doo throws a hook but Ricky blocks it.
Ricky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricky tries to clinch there but Doo circles away.
Ricky dodges the punch combination from Doo.
Ricky tries to clinch up but Doo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ricky tries to clinch but Doo moves away
and Doo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ricky tries to clinch up.
Doo looks to land a right hand but Ricky moved out of range.
Doo throws a looping overhand right but Ricky ducks down to avoid it.
Ricky tries to clinch up.
Ricky doesn't manage to clinch there - Doo circles away.
Ricky takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricky is just out of range.
Ricky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doo circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doo Doo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Doo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ricky.
Doo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ricky.
Doo looks to land a left hand but Ricky moved out of range nicely.
Ricky shoots in looking for a takedown. Doo tries to sprawl out of it but Ricky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ricky slips a straight right by Doo.
No luck for Ricky with that takedown attempt.
Doo Doo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slick Ricky.
Ricky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricky ducks under a wild hook from Doo.
Doo throws an overhand right that lands on Ricky's shoulder, as Ricky tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doo missing with a left hand there. Ricky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ricky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ricky moves in looking to clinch but Doo pushes him off.
Doo thuds a left hand into Ricky's body.
Doo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ricky.
Ricky moves in looking to clinch but Doo pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Doo misses.
Doo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doo looks to land a right hand but Ricky moved out of range.
Ricky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Ricky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ricky shoots in for a takedown but Doo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Doo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ricky momentarily.
Ricky defending well as Doo loads up on a big left hand.
Doo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ricky defending well as Doo loads up on a big left hand.
Doo 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.
Ricky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doo as he jumps to the side.
Doo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricky was well out of range. Poor timing from Doo.
Ricky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doo connects with the punch.
A big right from Doo misses.
Ricky now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Doo misses.
Ricky takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doo lands with an overhand left.
Doo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ricky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ricky shoots in for a takedown but Doo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Doo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ricky.
Doo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ricky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doo.
A slow jab from Doo misses its intended target.
Ricky let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doo scores with a nice strike.
Ricky tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Doo defends well and Ricky ends up having to push Doo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Doo appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricky takes one to the chin there.
Doo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ricky has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Ricky.
Ricky shoots in looking for a takedown but Doo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ricky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice cross by Doo.
Doo misses with an uppercut. Ricky saw that one coming.
Ricky ducks under a wild hook from Doo.
Doo misses with a looping left.
Doo throws a hook to the side of Ricky's head but Ricky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ricky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Doo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doo Doo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Doo wants it to stay on the feet.
Ricky defending well as Doo loads up on a big left hand.
Ricky ducks under a wild hook from Doo.
Doo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ricky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricky shoots in and drives through. Doo sprawls well.
Ricky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doo connects with a body shot that sends Ricky's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doo misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Doo misses.
No joy there for Doo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ricky is looking to clinch.
Doo lands a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Doo scores with a four punch combination!
Doo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doo keeps the fight on the outside.
Doo looks to land a combination but Ricky avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Ricky misses.
Doo throws a lazy right hand but Ricky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doo throws a looping overhand right but Ricky ducks down to avoid it.
Doo throws an overhand right that lands on Ricky's shoulder, as Ricky tries to avoid the shot.
Slick Ricky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doo Doo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doo, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doo Doo!
Doo Doo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Slick Ricky was interviewed post fight and said 'KO, I'm guessing my clinch was weak.'.