PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Doull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen amazing - kanye west as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Doull
vs
Silva

190 cm
22
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
214 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 Tokyo, Doug Doull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Doull wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Doull defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Doull manages to turn into his guard.
Silva looks gassed!
Doull tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.

Silva throws his legs up looking for a submission but Doull uses it to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doull misses with the ground and pound.
Doull misses with the ground and pound.
Doull sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Doull wants to stand but Silva has his arm trapped.

Doull decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Mauricio Silva has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doull misses the shot to the body.
Doull fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Doull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doull tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Doull circles away.
Doull with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Doull will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doull looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mauricio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Silva misses.
Doull misses with a looping right.
Doull tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Doull misses its intended target.
Doull misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Doull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doull tries to strike from the bottom.
Doull bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Doull wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Doug Doull will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Doull tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Doull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Doull won't allow it.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doull.
Doull wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Doull is controlling the position.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doull has him pressed against the cage.

Doull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a series of punches but Doull avoids them all with ease.
Doull swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Doull has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doull is trying to break free.
Doull wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doull tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Doull can't break the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Doull keeps him there for the moment.

Doull breaks the clinch.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Doull lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Silva sprawling to the canvas. Doull follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Silva hang on?

Silva is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doull sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.

Doull decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Doug Doull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doull swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Doull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doull throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Doull or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Doull tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Doull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Doull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doull waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Silva.
Doull wants to clinch.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Doull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doull tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Doull sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Doull misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Doull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doull will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A left and a right from Doull both land. Nice combination.

That has opened up Mauricio Silva's cut even more.
Doull throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doull tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Doull scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doug Doull is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Doull tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doull fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doull shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Doull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doull fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Doull which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Doull dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva stuffs the takedown.
Doull fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Doull as Silva shoots in.
Doull shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Doull fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva moves out of range as Doull strikes.
Doull fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doull misses with a double jab.
Doull lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doull throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Doull rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doull wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to break free.

Doull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doull misses with a two punch combination.
Doull throws a left and a right that both miss

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Doull's guard now.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Doull wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Doull wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva wants to control from the top but Doull keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Doull is retaining full guard.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Doull is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doull swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doull looking for a sweep. Not yet Doull, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doull throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Doull misses with a wild combination.
Doull misses with a series of wild punches.
Doull fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doull lands a nice looking body shot.
No luck for Doull with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Doull. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Doull tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Doull tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Doull throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doull throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Doull tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Doull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Doull with that takedown attempt.
Mauricio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doug Doull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva sizes up Doull with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mauricio Silva.
I think Doull 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Doug Doull!