PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Doe
vs
Cross

200 cm
26
250 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

224 cm
26
287 lbs
28 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Cross!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doe.
Cross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doe thows a body kick. Cross tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big left from Cross misses.
A cross from Doe lands.

Doe moves into the clinch.

Cross jumps into guard, dragging Doe to the mat.
Cross throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Doe stays in close to Cross's body and controls the position.

Doe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Doe scores with a push kick.
Cross catches Doe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Joe Doe has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Doe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doe slips a jab and a cross from Cross.
Doe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross misses with a hook. Doe ducked under it nicely.
Doe throws a body punch but Cross moves out of range.
A nice side step and Cross releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Doe defending well as Cross loads up on a big left hand.
Doe fails to land with a series of punches.
Cross takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cross throws a lazy right hand but Doe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Doe misses the target.
Doe lands a high kick!

It looks like Magnus Cross has been cut.
Doe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
Cross misses with a looping right.
Doe is looking to counter the offense by Cross and move into the clinch.
Cross lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Magnus Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cross uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doe.
Doe pushes Cross away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Doe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Doe scores with a punch to the head.
Doe dodges the punch combination from Cross.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Cross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doe.
Cross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doe misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Cross misses.
Doe lands a slapping body shot.
Doe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Cross misses its intended target.
Cross throws a shot from downtown. Doe moves away and avoids it.
A head kick by Doe misses

and Cross counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Doe is working Cross over against the cage.
Cross looks winded!
Cross blocks an uppercut.
Doe tries a body shot but Cross blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands with a short shot to the head.
Cross wants to get back to striking at distance but Doe won't allow it.
Cross jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Doe walks away with a smile on his face. Cross gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Doe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cross throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cross manages to avoid it.
Cross thows a left - swing and a miss!

Doe clinches up with Cross and pushes him back against the cage.
Cross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doe's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Doe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doe takes a shot to the head.
Cross blocks a body shot from Doe.
Doe misses with a body punch.
Doe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crosss head.
Doe misses with a body punch.
Doe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cross throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doe misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doe blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Cross.
Cross lands with a cross.
Cross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Cross scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Cross walks forward, straight into a front kick from Doe.
Cross throws a lazy right hand but Doe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Doe clinches up with Cross and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doe cracks Cross with a nice body shot.
Doe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Doe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Doe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cross on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Doe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cross.
Doe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cross if he has to take too many more of those.
Cross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doe.
Doe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cross was well out of range. Poor timing from Doe.
Doe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
Doe thumps Cross with a low kick.
Cross has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doe.
Doe lands a right hook to the body.
Doe delivers a nice body kick.
Cross on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Doe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Doe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cross takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cross is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross closes the distance but Doe moves to the side
and Doe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe catches Cross with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cross sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
Doe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Doe throws the kick towards the body but Cross avoids it.
Doe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Oooooh!!! Doe has knocked Cross down with a huge combo! Doe steps away and waves a wobbly Cross back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Cross is rocked!
Doe throws a body punch but Cross moves out of range.
It seemed like Cross was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cross is still on wobbly legs! Can Doe finish him?
Doe jabs at Cross's body.
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!
Doe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joe Doe is winning the standup battle so far.
Doe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cross seems to have recovered his senses.
Cross takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Doe. Beautiful body shot.
Doe catches Cross with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doe throws a body punch but Cross moves out of range.
Cross takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cross doesn't seem bothered though.
A good leg kick by Doe.
Doe misses with a wild body shot.
Doe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cross if he has to take too many more of those.
Cross takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cross takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cross walks straight into a right hand from Doe - that's dropped him! Doe jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Cross from any more punishment! Cross complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Doe!
A less than humble Joe Doe misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.