PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Mcintyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lewis Mcintyre enters the cage!

Doyle
vs
Mcintyre

224 cm
21
177 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Derrick Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Mcintyre !
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcintyre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mcintyre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mcintyre now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mcintyre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mcintyre throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
Doyle moves in looking to clinch but Mcintyre pushes him off.
Mcintyre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doyle circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcintyre tests Doyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doyle misses with a takedown attempt - Mcintyre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mcintyre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doyle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcintyre swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Mcintyre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcintyre is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Doyle to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Mcintyre passes into half guard.
Mcintyre tries to pass the half guard into mount. Doyle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mcintyre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Doyle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mcintyre tries to stand and escape but Doyle is controlling the position.
Mcintyre wants to advance to full mount but Doyle doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Mcintyre engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mcintyre 's guard.

Mcintyre wants to stand and escape but Doyle is having none of it.

Mcintyre working for a triangle but Doyle defends it easily.
Doyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcintyre has wrist control.
Doyle postures up.

Mcintyre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mcintyre is looking to stand up but Doyle isn't so interested in that idea.
Doyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throwing strikes from guard but Mcintyre blocks nicely.
Mcintyre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mcintyre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mcintyre is just content to waste time from the top position. Doyle takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mcintyre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doyle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcintyre trying to control but Doyle is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Mcintyre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mcintyre looking to score a takedown here. Doyle is defending well but Mcintyre drives through and ends up in Doyle's guard.

Mcintyre stands and steps away. Doyle gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A head kick misses from Mcintyre .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mcintyre .
Doyle tries to clinch up but Mcintyre circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcintyre throws a right and a left that Doyle avoids nicely.
Doyle tries for a takedown but Mcintyre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mcintyre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle tries to clinch up
and Mcintyre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mcintyre . Those never looked like landing.
Doyle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mcintyre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Doyle somewhat.
Mcintyre throws a counter combo.
Mcintyre scores with a hook to the body. Doyle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mcintyre swinging wildly here.
Mcintyre scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doyle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mcintyre .
Doyle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mcintyre swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Doyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doyle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mcintyre 's waist but Mcintyre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doyle off to one side.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Mcintyre .
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcintyre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcintyre scores with a hook.
Doyle dodges the punch combination from Mcintyre .
Doyle misses with a takedown attempt - Mcintyre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doyle circles away quickly and effectively.
Doyle tries to clinch but Mcintyre is having none of it.

Mcintyre shoots in and bounces Doyle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mcintyre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Doyle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mcintyre 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre lands a couple of digs.
Mcintyre cracks Doyle with a solid left hand.
Mcintyre wants to stand and escape but instead Doyle has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Doyle postures up in Mcintyre 's guard and throws a big left but Mcintyre blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doyle postures up in Mcintyre 's guard and throws a big left but Mcintyre blocks it.

Mcintyre is looking for a triangle but Doyle pushes his legs off easily.
Mcintyre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Mcintyre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Doyle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mcintyre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Doyle gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Mcintyre pulls guard successfully.
Doyle postures up.
Mcintyre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Doyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcintyre has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Doyle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lewis Mcintyre has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcintyre working a defensive guard here.
Doyle postures up in Mcintyre 's guard and throws a big left but Mcintyre blocks it.

Mcintyre has his foot on Doyle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Doyle works his way back into a safe position though.
Doyle throwing strikes from guard but Mcintyre blocks nicely.
Mcintyre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcintyre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mcintyre controlling the position.
Mcintyre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcintyre trying to keep a closed guard but Doyle is proving a slippery customer.
Mcintyre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mcintyre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcintyre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mcintyre is adopting a defensive guard.
Doyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mcintyre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lewis Mcintyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcintyre throws a right and a left that Doyle avoids nicely.
Doyle thinks about countering with a head kick.

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.
A head kick by Mcintyre misses

and Doyle counters by moving into the clinch.
Doyle tries to land a knee to the head but Mcintyre blocks with his arms.

Mcintyre has clasped his hands together around Doyle's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mcintyre is trying to move to mount but Doyle reverses beautifully and ends up in Mcintyre 's guard.
Doyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Doyle postures up in Mcintyre 's guard and throws a big left but Mcintyre blocks it.
Doyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Doyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcintyre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mcintyre is trying to keep Doyle in close.
Doyle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre trying to keep a closed guard but Doyle is proving a slippery customer.
Doyle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Doyle won't allow Mcintyre to sweep him here.
Mcintyre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doyle.
Mcintyre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doyle.
Mcintyre controls Doyle momentarily but Doyle frees himself.
Doyle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Mcintyre has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Doyle off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mcintyre swats away the attempt to clinch by Doyle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre keeps the fight on the outside.
Doyle is looking to clinch but Mcintyre is avoiding it.
Doyle tries to clinch but Mcintyre is having none of it.
Doyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doyle looks for a takedown but Mcintyre sprawls well.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcintyre .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doyle is looking to clinch but Mcintyre is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Mcintyre misses.

Doyle tries to sprawl but Mcintyre drives through with a takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Mcintyre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mcintyre 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Mcintyre !