PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Power (ranked 1817 p4p, 83 weight class) and Oenomaus Doctore (ranked 1174 p4p, 57 weight class). Doctore comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica - kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thomas Power is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Power
vs
Doctore

168 cm
23
148 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

168 cm
21
136 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oenomaus Doctore!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doctore thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Power misses the target.
Power on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Doctore thumps Power with a low kick.
Power throws a looping overhand right but Doctore ducks down to avoid it.
Power looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Power misses with a looping left.
Doctore tries to work over Power's front leg with a kick but Power checks it.
Power swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Power. That snapped Doctore's head back.
Doctore looks for the body kick but Power saw that one coming.
It looked like Power wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doctore scores with a body shot.
Doctore misses with a low kick.
Doctore tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power throws a jab when Doctore was well out of range.
Doctore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Doctore tries to clinch up but Power circles away and keeps his distance.
Power scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doctore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Power manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctore tries to land a front kick but Power steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Power gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Doctore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doctore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doctore has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Doctore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Power went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Power smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Doctore is rocked!

It looks like Oenomaus Doctore has been cut.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doctore.
Power doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Power misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doctore. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doctore.
Power looks to land a left hand but Doctore moved out of range nicely.
Doctore misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Doctore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Power scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doctore scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power avoids the head kick by Doctore.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Doctore slips the punch.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Doctore is just out of range.
Doctore lands with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Power looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doctore just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doctore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doctore throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Power tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Doctore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doctore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doctore moves out of range of the strikes.
Power backing away here, and Doctore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Doctore takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Doctore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
Doctore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Power misses the jab.
Doctore throws a sloppy head kick
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power throws a lazy uppercut
and Doctore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power misses the jab.
Power looks to throw the jab but Doctore is out of range.
Doctore is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Power swings widly with a right hand
and Doctore counters with a straight right hand.
Doctore looks to land a combination but Power avoids it well.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doctore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Power walks forward, straight into a front kick from Doctore.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Doctore.
Doctore scores with a nice right hand.
Doctore cracks Power with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Power misses.
Doctore scores with a hook to the body. Power takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doctore thuds his right hand into Power's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Doctore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Power scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Power throws an overhand right that lands on Doctore's shoulder, as Doctore tries to avoid the shot.
Doctore throws out a powerful jab.
Doctore throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doctore. That's going to slow Power down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doctore misses the shot to the body.
Power throws a right hand that misses
and Doctore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doctore staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oenomaus Doctore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oenomaus Doctore's cut.
That's time! Power's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Doctore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Power has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Doctore misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Doctore misses with a body shot.
Doctore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power.
Oenomaus Doctore seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Power has managed to clinch.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doctore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Doctore.
Doctore misses with the head strike.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Doctore controls the action.
Power blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Doctore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore tries to circle away but Power has him pinned against the cage.
Doctore misses with some punches.
Doctore digs a right hand underneath Power's ribcage. Power let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Doctore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doctore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Power.
Doctore tries to throw a body punch but Power avoids it by throwing Doctore back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power is leaning against Doctore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Doctore misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Doctore fails to land.
Doctore misses with a body punch.

Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Doctore misses.
Power is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Doctore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Power misses with a double jab.
Doctore works Power's body with a nice hook.
A right-left combo lands from Power.
Power sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Doctore misses with a looping right.
Power takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Doctore.
Doctore was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Doctore misses with a body punch
and Power counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power avoids the body shot from Doctore.
Power throwing a counter right hand but Doctore manages to avoid it.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Doctore.
Power takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Doctore ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Doctore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Power stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doctore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doctore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doctore thuds a left hand into Power's body.
Nice straight punches there by Doctore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doctore.
Doctore throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Power on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doctore misses with a straight right.
Power throws a shot from downtown. Doctore moves away and avoids it.
Doctore takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Doctore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore scoring well with a low kick there.
Power throws a shot from downtown. Doctore moves away and avoids it.
Doctore tries to counter with a clinch but Power shakes him off and moves away.
Jab by Doctore.
Power throws a shot to the body.
Power uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doctore.
Power blocks a low kick nicely.
Doctore jabs Power to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Doctore moves out of range of the strikes.
Power throws out a loose jab but Doctore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doctore ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Power takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Doctore takes the fight into the clinch.
Doctore pushes Power back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Doctore misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Power - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doctore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doctore lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Doctore fails to land.
Power lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doctore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Power blocking some punches.
Doctore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Doctore - that landed with a thud.
Doctore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Doctore.
Power throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Power softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Power lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Power letting Doctore take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oenomaus Doctore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oenomaus Doctore's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Doctore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Power throwing a counter right hand but Doctore manages to avoid it.
Doctore throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Power misses the target.
Power looks to land a right hand but Doctore moved out of range.
Doctore only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Power swings widly with a right hand
and Doctore counters with a thumping low kick.
Doctore is looking to clinch but Power is avoiding it.
Power stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doctore.
Power is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Doctore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Power takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doctore. That's going to slow Power down.
Doctore misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power moves out of range as Doctore throws a body kick.
Nice cross by Doctore.
Power scores with the left hand. Doctore knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power moves out of range of the body kick.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power checks a leg kick nicely.
Doctore tries to score with a low kick but Power moves his leg out of the way.
Doctore misses with a kick to the body.
Power tries to clinch up.
Doctore appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doctore throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
Power blocks a head kick by Doctore.
Power lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Doctore just misses with a punch to the body.
Power was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doctore.
Power moves out of range as Doctore strikes.
Doctore misses with a right hand
and Doctore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Power misses with a hook. Doctore ducked under it nicely.
Thomas Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a jab.
Doctore is still on wobbly legs! Can Power finish him?
Doctore defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
Doctore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Power checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doctore tries to work over Power's front leg with a kick but Power checks it.
Doctore misses with a body shot
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power throws a jab when Doctore was well out of range.
Doctore throws a leg kick
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Power throws a shot to the body.
Power wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Power moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Doctore! Power continues to tee off on Doctore, landing with a left and a right! Power connects with a right hand that leaves Doctore sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Power!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thomas Power!
A relieved looking Thomas Power thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.