PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Doolittle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long has chosen The Anthem by Onra as his entrance music. Doctor Doolittle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Doolittle
vs
Long

194 cm
33
218 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

191 cm
36
215 lbs
29 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doctor Doolittle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Long closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Doolittle's guard.
Long postures up and lands a big shot to Doolittle's brow.
Doolittle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Long with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doolittle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Long wants to pass the guard but Doolittle is keeping the position.
Long stands and throws Doolittle's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Doolittle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Long wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
An elbow from Long crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Doolittle is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Long goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Doolittle rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Long's guard! Nice work there by Doolittle!
Long keeping moving, preventing Doolittle from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long being controlled here, momentarily.
Doolittle is fighting to break Long's control of his arms but Long is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Long is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Doolittle wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.

Doolittle gets to his feet - Long follows without any prompting.

Long closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doolittle.
Doolittle lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Long.
Doolittle lands with a light punch inside.
Doolittle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Long tries to throw a body punch but Doolittle avoids it by throwing Long back against the cage.
Doolittle tries to throw a body punch but Long avoids it by throwing Doolittle back against the cage.
Long tries to work over Doolittle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doolittle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doolittle lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.

Long breaks the clinch.
Doolittle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doolittle 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.
Long misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doolittle.
Doolittle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doctor Doolittle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crunch! Doolittle slams his shin into Long's torso.
How Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long scores with a nice body kick.
Doolittle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Long pushes Doolittle up against the cage in a clinch.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Long just leaning against Doolittle, taking a breather.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doolittle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doolittle.
Doolittle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doolittle letting Long take a breather here.
Long struggles to land a body shot inside as Doolittle controls his hands.
Long misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Long lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doolittle backwards.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by Doolittle.
I was talking to Doolittle's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doolittle.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
Doolittle tries to work over Long's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doolittle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doolittle lands a nice shot to the body.
Doolittle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Long breaks from the clinch.
Long pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Long attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doolittle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Doolittle throws out a loose jab but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.

Long drives through with a takedown into guard.

Doolittle pushes Long off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but How Long will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Doolittle blocks the body kick.
Nice cross by Long.
Long throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Long has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Doolittle does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Doolittle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doolittle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Long.
Doolittle half committed to a counter leg kick.
Long scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doolittle in his tracks.
Doolittle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long throws a leg kick but Doolittle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Doolittle is looking to land body kicks.
Doolittle moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long jabs Doolittle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Long lands with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Long. That's going to slow Doolittle down.
Long chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Long connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doolittle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Long lands a slapping body shot.

Long gets a clinch.
Long swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doolittle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doolittle lands a nice uppercut.

Doolittle breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
How Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doolittle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
Doolittle wants to slow Long down by chopping away at his legs.
Doolittle misses with a wild body shot.
Doolittle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long is looking to slow Doolittle down with leg kicks.
Long looks to land a right hand but Doolittle moved out of range.
Doolittle half committed to a counter leg kick.
Doolittle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doolittle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long tries to clinch up.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Doolittle circles away.
Long shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doolittle pinned against the cage. Doolittle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A cross from Long lands.
Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doolittle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Long connects with an inside leg kick.
Long lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long fails to land with a series of punches.
Doolittle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Long is defended easily by Doolittle.
An attempted straight right counter from Doolittle misses the target.
Long tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Doolittle swivels and escapes.
Doctor Doolittle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of How Long.
A low kick from Long misses
and Doolittle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Long's knee momentarily.
Long scores with a hook to the body. Doolittle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Long shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Doolittle kicks Long off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long throws a sloppy head kick
and Doolittle counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

How Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Doolittle looks for the body kick but Long saw that one coming.
Long misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doolittle.
Long pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Doolittle throws a quick counter head kick but Long was just out of range.
Long tests Doolittle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Long attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Long uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doolittle.
Doolittle tests Long's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like How Long has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long throws a jab but it's blocked by Doolittle.
Long fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Doolittle looks for the body kick but Long saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long fakes the leg kick and cracks Doolittle in the body.
Long pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doolittle throws a big counter combination but Long scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Doolittle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doolittle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Long shoots in and drives through. Doolittle sprawls well.
Long scores with a leg kick.
Doolittle misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Long misses the target.
A cross from Long lands.
Long lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doolittle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Doolittle tries a head kick but it misses.
Long throws a sloppy body shot
and Doolittle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Doolittle avoids the body shot from Long.
Doolittle cracks Long with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long throws a leg kick that misses.
Long throws out a loose jab but Doolittle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doolittle.
Long fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doolittle on the side of the head.
Long scores with the left hand. Doolittle knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doolittle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
Doolittle staying out of range there.
Doolittle takes a swing at Long's ribcage but misses.
Long tries to land a leg kick but Doolittle saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Doolittle misses the target.
Doolittle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Long.

Long fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Doolittle sprawls well initially but Long persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Doolittle wants to stand back up but Long manages to pass into side control.
Doolittle wants to get back to his feet.
Long is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Doolittle will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Doolittle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Long throwing strikes but Doolittle manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
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!
Doolittle is looking to take a break and control but Long is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Doolittle is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Long will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Long struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

How Long really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on How Long's cut.
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.

Doolittle thows a leg kick but Long checks it

and Long counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Doolittle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Long in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doolittle wants to get back to his feet but Long is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Doolittle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Long.
Long throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Long wants to pass the guard but Doolittle is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long won't allow Doolittle to sweep him here.
Long looking to sit in guard and control but Doolittle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Long controls Doolittle momentarily but Doolittle frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Doolittle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Doolittle wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Long looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doolittle is one step ahead there.
Doolittle trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Long has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Doolittle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Long is pulling down on Doolittle's head. It's preventing any offense from Doolittle, at least for the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Long stuns Doolittle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doolittle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Long to score with a decent uppercut.
Doolittle looks to score with a jab to the body but Long is just out of range.
Long connects with a solid leg kick.
Doolittle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Long throws a right hand that misses
and Doolittle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doolittle misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long lands a glancing blow to the side of Doolittle's head.
Long fails with the takedown.
Doolittle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Long throws a nice inside leg kick.
Long lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doolittle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doolittle misses with a kick to the body.
Long throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doolittle looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Doolittle misses the shot to the body.
Doolittle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A lazy left from Long finds it's target.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Doolittle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doolittle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doolittle slips under a jab from Long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

How Long dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on How Long's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Doolittle slaps away a takedown attempt from Long, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Doolittle throws a leg kick that is checked

and Long counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Long's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but Doolittle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doolittle is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Long won't allow Doolittle to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long controls from within his opponent's guard.
Long trying to control but Doolittle is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Long distracts Doolittle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Long postures up.
Long with a flurry of punches that miss.
Long working some strikes from top position.
Long not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Doolittle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doctor Doolittle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
How Long is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Long scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Doolittle bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Doolittle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Long to score with a decent uppercut.
Long avoids the head kick by Doolittle.
Long connects with a crisp jab.
Long pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Long dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doolittle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Doolittle misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long thuds a left hand into Doolittle's body.
Long throws a body shot but no joy.
Long throws a leg kick but Doolittle moved away.
Long throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doolittle.
A counter left hand to the body from Doolittle misses its target.
Long dodges the punch combination from Doolittle.
Long feints the counter takedown.
Doolittle walks into a straight right hand from Long.
Long throws an overhand right that lands on Doolittle's shoulder, as Doolittle tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Long darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Doolittle. Beautiful body shot.
Long swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doolittle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Doolittle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doolittle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doolittle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Long to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Long checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Long looks to land a right hand but Doolittle moved out of range.
Long takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Long lands an overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
How Long comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Long winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... How Long!
How Long is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, How Long was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.