PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gregg Doolo (ranked 3484 p4p, 299 weight class) and Koala Baertum (ranked 5240 p4p, 406 weight class). Baertum has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Doolo
vs
Baertum

168 cm
26
150 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregg Doolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Koala Baertum!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Doolo misses.
Baertum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doolo looks to score with a jab to the body but Baertum is just out of range.
Baertum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doolo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Baertum just manages to avoid it.
Baertum punishes Doolo's body with a nice straight punch.
Baertum finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Doolo misses with the combination.
Baertum throws a head kick but Doolo moves out of range.
Doolo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Baertum throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Gregg Doolo has been cut.
Baertum has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Doolo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Baertum misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Baertum.
Baertum throws a sloppy head kick and Doolo moves out of range easily.
Doolo avoids the body shot from Baertum.
Baertum lands a nice hook to Doolo's body. Doolo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Doolo walks into a stiff left hand from Baertum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baertum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doolo.
Baertum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Doolo misses with an uppercut. Baertum saw that one coming.
Baertum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baertum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baertum throws a shot from downtown. Doolo moves away and avoids it.
Baertum uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doolo has time to react.
Baertum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doolo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baertum appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Baertum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koala Baertum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baertum throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Doolo's head.

Doolo is rocked!
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!
Baertum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doolo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Doolo misses with a looping right.
Doolo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doolo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baertum throws a head kick but Doolo moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolo misses with a few strikes there.
Doolo loads up on a big right hand but Baertum slips the punch.
Doolo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doolo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Doolo has managed to clinch.

Baertum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baertum tries a head kick but it misses.
Doolo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baertum.
Baertum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Baertum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baertum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doolo moves in looking to clinch but Baertum pushes him off.
Doolo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baertum.
Doolo misses the shot to the body.
Baertum scores with a jab.
Baertum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baertum.
Doolo slips a jab from Baertum.
Jab by Baertum.
Baertum throws a head kick but Doolo moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Baertum. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baertum.

Gregg Doolo's cut is getting worse.
Baertum walks into a straight right hand from Doolo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doolo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baertum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doolo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baertums jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doolo misses with a lunging right hand
and Baertum counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baertum moves out of range of the strikes.
A left and a right from Baertum both land. Nice combination.
Oh Doolo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Baertum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doolo seems to have got his legs back now.
Baertum cracks Doolo with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baertum jabs at Doolo's body.
Doolo throws out a leg kick but Baertum moves out of range and Doolo only half commits.
Baertum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doolo throws a jab but it's blocked by Baertum.
Baertum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doolo misses the shot to the body.
Baertum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Doolo throws out a loose jab but Baertum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baertum misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Doolo misses the target.
Baertum keeps the fight on the outside.

Doolo clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Baertum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Doolo misses the target.
Baertum lands a head shot.

Gregg Doolo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Doolo misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koala Baertum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregg Doolo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Baertum connects with a jab.
Baertum throws a body shot but no joy.
Baertum swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Doolo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baertum lands a right hook to the body.
Baertum misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Baertum.
Baertum throws a sloppy head kick and Doolo moves out of range easily.
Doolo misses with an uppercut.
Baertum throws a big counter head kick but Doolo avoids it with no problem.
Baertum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baertum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Doolo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doolo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doolo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Koala Baertum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Baertum.
Doolo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baertum.
Baertum tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolo throws a head kick that misses.
Baertum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baertum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doolo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baertum connects with a jab.
Baertum lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Baertum lands a head shot.
Baertum misses with a head kick.
Doolo misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Baertum to counter with a crisp jab.
Baertum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baertum lands with an overhand left.
Baertum thuds a left hand into Doolo's body.
Baertum slips a jab and a cross from Doolo.
Baertum moves away from the strike by Doolo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doolo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baertum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doolo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baertum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Doolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doolo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doolo doesn't manage to clinch there - Baertum circles away.
Baertum throws out a counter right but Doolo avoids it with no problem.
Baertum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Doolo takes a jab right on the kisser.

Jeez, Gregg Doolo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
An inside leg kick lands from Baertum.
Baertum moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Doolo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baertum.
Baertum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doolo.
Doolo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baertum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doolo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baertum throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Baertum.
Doolo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baertum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doolo misses with a hook. Baertum ducked under it nicely.
Doolo takes a swing at Baertum's ribcage but misses.
Doolo lands a jab to Baertum's midsection.
Doolo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doolo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Doolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baertum was well out of range. Poor timing from Doolo.
Jab by Baertum.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gregg Doolo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Koala Baertum!
An out of breath and clearly excited Koala Baertum thanked Freebok (85% Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).