PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiri Sayonara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayonara has chosen Edge Of The Blade as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Doyle
vs
Sayonara

171 cm
30
143 lbs
18 - 6 - 1

178 cm
29
138 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayonara missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Sayonara.
Sayonara misses with a low kick.
Doyle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sayonara throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sayonara moves away.
Doyle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sayonara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doyle counters with a low kick, right behind Sayonara 's knee.
Sayonara throws a wild body kick that Doyle sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Doyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doyle misses the jab.
Sayonara tries to land a front kick but Doyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doyle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sayonara moves out of range of the body kick from Doyle.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Sayonara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Doyle clinches.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sayonara's elbow.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Sayonara.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Sayonara scores with a hook to the body.
Sayonara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Sayonara tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Sayonara back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Sayonara avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sayonara misses with a punch on the inside.
Sayonara can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
We've been informed that Sayonara has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sayonara misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Doyle.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sayonara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sayonara lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Doyle.
Sayonara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doyle.

Sayonara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doyle digs a good hook to Sayonara's body.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Sayonara takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws the left hand but Sayonara avoids the punch easily.
Sayonara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayonara.
Doyle misses with a lunging right hand
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayonara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sayonara throws a low kick, looking for Doyle's leg but Doyle calmly moves out of range.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayonara is just out of range.
Sayonara throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick from Sayonara.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Sayonara.
Doyle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sayonara misses with an uppercut
and Doyle counters with a body kick.
Doyle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Sayonara as he connects with a hook.
Doyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doyle scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle scores with a sloppy right hand. Sayonara should have avoided that one.
Doyle is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sayonara's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Sayonara.
Doyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayonara on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Doyle throws a jab when Sayonara was well out of range.
Sayonara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doyle throws a body punch but Sayonara moves out of range.
Sayonara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Sayonara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Doyle.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Sayonara moved out of range nicely.
Sayonara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sayonara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sayonara thumps Doyle with a low kick.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayonara scores with a nice body kick.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sayonara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sayonara lands with a good body shot.
Doyle throws the left hand but Sayonara avoids the punch easily.
Doyle misses with a hook
and Sayonara counters with a nice leg kick.
Doyle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sayonara misses with a head kick.
Doyle quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Doyle misses with a left hand
and Sayonara counters with a nice body kick.
Sayonara cracks Doyle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sayonara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doyle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sayonara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Doyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sayonara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sayonara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doyle.
Doyle throws a low kick but Sayonara moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jiri Sayonara will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sayonara walks into a straight right hand from Doyle.
Sayonara lands with an uppercut that bounces Doyle off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Sayonara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle misses with a left hand
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayonara throws a leg kick but Doyle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sayonara.
Sayonara throws a push kick but Doyle slaps the foot to one side.
Sayonara misses with a looping left.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick.
Sayonara lands a nice shot that snaps Doyle's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara throws a leg kick but Doyle checks it.
Doyle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sayonara scores with a leg kick.
Sayonara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jiri Sayonara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayonara takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Sayonara counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Doyle misses.
A shot to the body from Doyle misses
letting Sayonara counter with a right hand.
Sayonara is looking to land body kicks.
Sayonara throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Doyle counter with a right hand.
Sayonara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doyle scores with a leg kick.
Doyle throws the left hand but Sayonara avoids the punch easily.
Sayonara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyle.
Sayonara defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Sayonara moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Sayonara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sayonara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Sayonara stuns Doyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A low kick from Sayonara misses
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doyle.
Sayonara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sayonara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sayonara tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayonara slips a jab from Doyle.
Sayonara throws a solid leg kick but Doyle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sayonara.
An attempted straight right counter from Doyle misses the target.

Doyle gets a clinch.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Sayonara lands a left hand.

Sayonara breaks from the clinch.
Sayonara throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sayonara swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sayonara checks a leg kick.
Doyle throws out a powerful jab.
Sayonara lunges at Doyle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doyle's hand.
A jab from Doyle misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Sayonara is predictable there
letting Doyle counter with a right hand.
Sayonara tries to land a body kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sayonara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sayonara misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doyle walks into a stiff left hand from Sayonara.
Sayonara misses with a body kick.
Sayonara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sayonara will feel that in the morning.
Sayonara misses the shot to the body.
Doyle misses with a hook
and Sayonara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sayonara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sayonara slips under a jab from Doyle.
Jiri Sayonara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sayonara throws a lazy body kick
and Doyle counters with a stiff right hand.
Sayonara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Sayonara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sayonara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sayonara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doyle staying out of range there.
Doyle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Sayonara misses.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Sayonara.
Sayonara lands a glancing blow to the side of Doyle's head.
Doyle misses with a leg kick.
Sayonara loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Doyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sayonara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Sayonara darts in and clinches Doyle up against the cage.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doyle digs a right hand underneath Sayonara's ribcage. Sayonara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sayonara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jiri Sayonara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Doyle. Those never looked like landing.
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sayonara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Doyle tries to clinch up but Sayonara circles away and keeps his distance.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sayonara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle cracks a nice hook into Sayonara's ribs.
Doyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Sayonara counters with a leg kick.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Doyle throws a right hand that misses
letting Sayonara counter with a right hand.
Sayonara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara cracks Doyle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sayonara throws a body kick that misses
and Doyle counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sayonara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle looks to clinch
and Sayonara counters with a nice uppercut.
Sayonara throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Sayonara misses.
Doyle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doyle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sayonara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sayonara throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
Sayonara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Sayonara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Sayonara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sayonara lands with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sayonara.
Donk. Sayonara catches Doyle right on the button with a cross.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Doyle connects with a right hand. Sayonara shakes it off.
Nice body punch from Sayonara.
Sayonara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And Doyle counters with a quick kick to the body but Sayonara blocks it.
Doyle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara tried to score with a low kick but Doyle checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sayonara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doyle at a distance.
Sayonara moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sayonara counters with a straight right hand.
Sayonara throws a sloppy head kick
and Doyle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sayonara thinking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Doyle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sayonara - the referee stops the clock and Doyle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sayonara. Doyle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sayonara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Sayonara tenderised Doyle's leg. Doyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sayonara misses with a right hand
and Doyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws a body punch but Sayonara moves out of range.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayonara.
Sayonara works the jab nicely.
Sayonara cracks Doyle with a good jab.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sayonara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Doyle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doyle misses with a straight right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sayonara lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Doyle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doyle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sayonara thumps Doyle with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Doyle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sayonara - the referee stops the clock and Doyle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sayonara. Doyle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sayonara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doyle.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara swats away the attempt to clinch by Doyle.
Sayonara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Sayonara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Sayonara coming out on top.
Sayonara lands a nice looking body kick.
Sayonara digs a good hook to Doyle's body.
Doyle misses with a left hand
and Sayonara counters with a stiff right hand.
Sayonara throws a sloppy body shot
and Doyle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
A big right from Sayonara misses.
Doyle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sayonara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jiri Sayonara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayonara.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jiri Sayonara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sayonara 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiri Sayonara!
In his post fight interview, Jiri Sayonara gave a big smile as he said 'Yuri Boshtok sends his regards.'.