PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Young Doogie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Mcnab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Mcnab will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Doogie
vs
Mcnab

165 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Young Doogie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Mcnab!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Mcnab both land. Nice combination.
Mcnab slips a jab from Doogie.
Mcnab fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doogie.
Mcnab tries a head kick but it misses.
Doogie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mcnab swivels and escapes.
Mcnab unleashes a big counter combination but Doogie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mcnab tries to clinch up but Doogie circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcnab throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Doogie tries for a takedown but Mcnab sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mcnab lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mcnab.
Mcnab tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Doogie counters with a single leg into guard. Mcnab didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doogie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Doogie connects with a couple of short punches.
Doogie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Mcnab is looking to stand up but Doogie isn't so interested in that idea.
Doogie with a nice head shot there.
Doogie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doogie is standing up over Mcnab. Mcnab looks to escape but Doogie dives into side control.
Mcnab on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mcnab is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mcnab really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doogie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mcnab prevents Doogie from improving position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Doogie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Doogie controlling the position.
Mcnab should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Doogie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mcnab, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doogie looks up at the clock and then as Mcnab takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Doogie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Doogie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Doogie landing strikes.
Doogie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Doogie cracks Mcnab with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doogie landing strikes.
Mcnab seems a little lost for a moment, as Doogie dominates the positioning.
Doogie lands some shots froms side control.
Doogie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've been informed that Mcnab has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Doogie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mcnab is trying to escape the position but Doogie is controlling the position.
Mcnab takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The referee asks Doogie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Doogie prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doogie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mcnab for as long as he can get away with.
Doogie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Doogie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Doogie controlling from side mount.
Doogie landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Young Doogie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Doogie shoots in but no luck this time.
Doogie blocks a head kick by Mcnab.
Mcnab throws a sloppy head kick and Doogie moves out of range easily.
Doogie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mcnab throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doogie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcnab can do to turn this around?
Mcnab tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doogie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doogie is looking to land body kicks.
Doogie throws an overhand right that lands on Mcnab's shoulder, as Mcnab tries to avoid the shot.
Mcnab throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doogie.
Andy Mcnab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doogie misses with a takedown
and Mcnab counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doogie is defended easily by Mcnab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Young Doogie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doogie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mcnab as he jumps to the side.
Mcnab lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Doogie backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doogie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Andy Mcnab is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcnab misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doogie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Doogie looks for a takedown but Mcnab sprawls well.
Mcnab displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mcnab shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doogie eats them both and turns towards Mcnab to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Doogie shoots in and drives through. Mcnab sprawls well.
A head kick from Mcnab lands but Doogie takes it in his stride.
Doogie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doogie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mcnab throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doogie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcnab wants to clinch.
Mcnab keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mcnab throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Andy Mcnab is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcnab scores with a three punch combo!
Mcnab scores with a hook.

Doogie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Doogie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Doogie landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doogie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mcnab gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Doogie with shots to the head and body - Mcnab looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mcnab in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mcnab is in a horrible position here. Doogie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Doogie lands a big elbow.
Doogie dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doogie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Doogie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Doogie content just to control the position here.
Doogie raining down hammerfists from mount.
Doogie controlling from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doogie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Doogie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Mcnab 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mcnab gets caught flat footed, as Doogie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mcnab working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doogie.
Doogie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Doogie controlling the position from side mount.
Mcnab is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Doogie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doogie cracks Mcnab with a big right hand but Mcnab just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mcnab takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doogie is working Mcnab over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doogie landing strikes.
Doogie lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Doogie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Doogie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Doogie working the head and body with strikes.
Doogie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mcnab!
Doogie breaks from Mcnab's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Doogie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mcnab is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Doogie controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doogie looking for a guillotine from mount but Mcnab is having none of it.
Doogie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Doogie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Doogie landing strikes from the mount.
Doogie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mcnab?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doogie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Doogie cracks Mcnab with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Mcnab is rocked!
Doogie controlling from mount.
Doogie working Mcnab over with strikes here.

Doogie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mcnab can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Doogie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doogie with the ground and pound from mount.

Doogie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Doogie lands a big elbow.
Doogie dominating with strikes here.
Doogie looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doogie working the ground and pound effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Young Doogie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doogie 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Doogie!
In defeat, Andy Mcnab stepped up to the mic, saying 'I WILL COME BACK STRONGER AND HARDER.WATCH THIS SPACE'.