PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosefa Umaga (ranked 624 p4p, 56 weight class) and Samuel Douglas (ranked 655 p4p, 63 weight class). Umaga comes into the arena with Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors blaring out of the sound system. Douglas has chosen Bob Marley - Three Little Birds as his entrance music. Iosefa Umaga has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Umaga
vs
Douglas

191 cm
26
244 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

199 cm
25
262 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosefa Umaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Umaga counters with a head kick.
Umaga has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Douglas slips under a jab.
Douglas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good shot there by Umaga.
Umaga stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Umaga throws a leg kick which misses Douglas's front leg but catches the back leg as Douglas tries to avoid it.
Douglas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Douglas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Umaga is out of range.
Umaga is looking to counter punch.
Umaga throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Douglas counters with a nice uppercut.
Umaga throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Umaga scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Samuel Douglas has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umaga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Douglas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

Umaga clinches.
Umaga blocks an uppercut.
Douglas tries to work over Umaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Umaga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Douglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Umaga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Douglas.
Nice body punch from Umaga.
Douglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Douglas working hard to break the clinch.
Douglas looking to stall.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Umaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Umaga lands with a light punch inside.
Douglas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Douglas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Umaga.
Umaga misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Umaga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Umaga lands a slapping body shot.
Umaga avoids the body shot from Douglas.
Umaga seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga swings away with a body shot that misses
and Douglas counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Umaga misses
and Douglas counters with a nice leg kick.

Umaga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Umaga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Douglas's defenses.
Umaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Umaga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Umaga.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
Umaga tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Douglas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Umaga uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Douglas has an active guard here but Umaga has managed to pass into half guard.
Douglas wants to sweep but Umaga has passed to side control!
Douglas is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Umaga is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Douglas wants to control but Umaga is having none of it.
Douglas felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Douglas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Umaga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Umaga controlling from mount.
Douglas wants to control but Umaga is having none of it.
Douglas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Douglas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Douglas is trying to maintain the position but Umaga is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iosefa Umaga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Douglas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Umaga tries to clinch but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Douglas throws a right hand that Umaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Umaga also avoids with ease.

Umaga moves into the clinch successfully.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas slows down the pace here.
Douglas misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Douglas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Umaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Umaga.
Umaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga working aggressively here.
Umaga lands with a left to the head.
Umaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Umaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglas can do to turn this around?
A short body shot lands from Douglas as the two fighters clinch.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Umaga throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas has a couple of punches blocked by Umaga.
Umaga scores with a hook to the body.
Douglas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Umaga cracks Douglas with a nice body shot.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Umaga pushes Douglas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Umaga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Douglas or not.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Umaga digs a right hand into Douglas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Douglas's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Umaga.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Umaga.
Umaga scores with a shot to the side of Douglas's head.
Umaga scores with a hook to the body.
Umaga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Umaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Umaga lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Umaga.
Umaga lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Umaga.

Douglas is rocked!
Umaga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas is still on wobbly legs! Can Umaga finish him?
Umaga pushes Douglas against the cage. Umaga is working some dirty boxing. Umaga pushes off with a quick right hook! Douglas goes down! Douglas tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Umaga moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iosefa Umaga!
Iosefa Umaga thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Samuel Douglas spoke after the fight, saying 'Shout out to my Dad, Dustin Douglas. I'm sorry I let you down tonight, but I'll be back.'.