PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arod Doyea (ranked 1685 p4p, 170 weight class) and Bobo Nielsen (ranked 875 p4p, 95 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Doyea might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Doc Holiday - Volbeat. Bobo Nielsen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arod Doyea's chin.

Doyea
vs
Nielsen

166 cm
25
155 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

170 cm
26
150 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arod Doyea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobo Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doyea swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Doyea enables Nielsen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Doyea manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nielsen trying to control but Doyea is working from the bottom.
Nielsen looking to sit in guard and control but Doyea gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nielsen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nielsen keeping full guard, as Doyea tries to pass.

Doyea decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielsen misses with a wild body shot.
Doyea throws out a loose jab but Nielsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyea misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyea connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nielsen. Nielsen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nielsen.

It looks like Arod Doyea has been cut.
Nielsen misses with a head kick.
Nielsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nielsen misses with an uppercut. Doyea saw that one coming.
Doyea swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nielsen misses with a body shot.

Doyea gets tackled into the cage by Nielsen. Nielsen maintains the clinch.
Nielsen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Doyea lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nielsen lands with a right to the head.
Nielsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyea uses good head movement to avoid it.

Doyea breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen throws the left hand but Doyea avoids the punch easily.
Doyea misses with a head 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!

Nielsen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Doyea manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nielsen sitting in guard here, content to control.

Doyea is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Doyea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doyea keeping moving, preventing Nielsen from controlling successfully.
Nielsen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doyea had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nielsen defends it easily.
Nielsen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Doyea is looking for a triangle but Nielsen pushes his legs off easily.

Doyea is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nielsen stays in close to Doyea's body and controls the position.
Nielsen trying to control but Doyea is working from the bottom.

Doyea is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nielsen is aware though and is defending well.
Doyea has momentary wrist control but Nielsen slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doyea is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Doyea keeping moving, preventing Nielsen from controlling successfully.

Doyea looking for a guillotine here but Nielsen defends easily.
Doyea is trying to control the position but Nielsen postures up.

Doyea has an active guard here but Nielsen has managed to pass into half guard.
Nielsen is trying to control the action in half guard but Doyea is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nielsen working over Doyea with some ground and pound. Doyea looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobo Nielsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arod Doyea'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.

Nielsen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Doyea looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nielsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyea walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Doyea gets caught flat footed, as Nielsen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Doyea working a defensive guard here.
Doyea looking for a sweep. Not yet Doyea, not yet.
Nielsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nielsen landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Doyea is looking for a triangle but Nielsen pushes his legs off easily.
Doyea has momentary wrist control but Nielsen slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen trying to control but Doyea is working from the bottom.
Bobo Nielsen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doyea is trying to keep Nielsen in close.
Nielsen looking to pass the guard.

Nielsen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nielsen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Doyea is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nielsen throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Doyea is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nielsen defends well.
Nielsen wants to control from the top but Doyea keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nielsen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nielsen won't allow Doyea to sweep him here.
Nielsen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doyea's head.

Doyea throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nielsen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Nielsen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doyea has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nielsen has managed to get both his arms back between Doyea's legs - danger averted.
Nielsen controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doyea isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nielsen stacks Doyea on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nielsen!
Doyea is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nielsen connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Doyea's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nielsen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nielsen advances to full mount.
Nielsen controlling from the full mount.
Doyea tries to hold on but Nielsen pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Doyea is working to get back to half guard.
Nielsen wants to control the pace but Doyea is squirming around nicely.
Doyea gets back to half guard.
Nielsen lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Doyea looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobo Nielsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arod Doyea's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nielsen rushes Doyea and presses him up against the cage.
Nielsen blocking some punches.

Doyea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Nielsen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nielsen blocks an uppercut.
Doyea throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nielsens head.
Nielsen has a couple of punches blocked by Doyea.

Nielsen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Doyea clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Nielsen controlling from the back.
Doyea trying to control the action but Nielsen just sinks the hooks in.
Nielsen controlling from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielsen is hanging on to Doyea's back as he tries to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyea wants to get back to his feet.
Doyea looking very determined here, making life difficult for Nielsen.
Nielsen gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Doyea is in bad spot here.
Doyea biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Nielsen is working the ground and pound. Can Doyea escape?
Nielsen avoiding Doyea 's attempts to control his hands.
Arod Doyea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyea looking very determined here, making life difficult for Nielsen.
Nielsen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Doyea.
Nielsen landing with strikes.
Can Doyea hold on?! Nielsen is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Nielsen connects with a big shot to the side of Doyea's head.
Nielsen trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Doyea doesn't escape.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Nielsen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Nielsen slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen landing with strikes.
Nielsen is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Doyea up.
Nielsen punishes Doyea with strikes from the back mount.
Nielsen has good solid back control here.
Doyea is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Nielsen scores with punches to the body.
Nielsen lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Doyea tries to escape but Nielsen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Nielsen lands strikes to the head.
Doyea rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Doyea wants to improve his position but Nielsen is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Arod Doyea's cut is getting worse.
Nielsen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nielsen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nielsen is trying to control. Doyea wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Doyea wants to get back to full guard.
Nielsen trying to control the action but Doyea is working from the bottom.
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!
Doyea tries to roll over but Nielsen keeps him under control.
Nielsen winds up and cracks Doyea with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bobo Nielsen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nielsen sitting and controlling from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobo Nielsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nielsen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobo Nielsen!
Bobo Nielsen made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Felt the Power and couldn't handle it.'.