PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vang Poulsen (ranked 1669 p4p, 180 weight class) and Jimmy Doyle (ranked 1685 p4p, 181 weight class). Doyle has chosen The Clash - Jimmy Jazz as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Poulsen
vs
Doyle

162 cm
31
148 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

171 cm
42
150 lbs
28 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vang Poulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulsen motions for Doyle to come forward. Poulsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doyle is trying to counter with his kicks.
Poulsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Doyle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Poulsen misses its intended target.
Poulsen cracks Doyle with a good jab.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen sets himself, and Doyle steps forward looking for the clinch! Poulsen avoids it this time.
Doyle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Poulsen drops his hands momentarily and Doyle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Doyle throws a nice looking combination but Poulsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doyle misses with an uppercut
and Poulsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle throws a shot to the body.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doyle.
Poulsen connects with a body shot.
Doyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Doyle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Doyle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Doyle clinches up with Poulsen and pushes him back against the cage.
Doyle tries a body shot but Poulsen blocks it.
Poulsen tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Poulsen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Doyle lands a body shot.
Poulsen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Doyle gets an underhook and turns Poulsen into the cage.
Doyle scores with a shot to the side of Poulsen's head.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
Poulsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poulsen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poulsen.
A short left from Doyle.
Poulsen is looking to control Doyle's arms but Doyle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poulsen has his back to the cage.
Poulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poulsen avoiding damage.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doyle breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Doyle. Beautiful body shot.
Poulsen is looking to wear down Doyle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Decent striking displayed by Poulsen there.
Doyle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Doyle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Poulsen takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle scores with a jab to the body.
Poulsen lands a right hook to the body.
Poulsen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doyle's calf.
Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
A low kick from Doyle misses
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulsen cracks Doyle with an open hand slap.

Doyle has closed the distance and engaged Poulsen in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Doyle.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
Doyle tries a body shot but Poulsen blocks it.
Poulsen digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doyle is keeping busy.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action.
Poulsen has Doyle pushed against the cage.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Poulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poulsen.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyle misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Poulsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Poulsen misses with a straight left.
Poulsen jabs at Doyle's body.
Doyle throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
It looked like Poulsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doyle misses with a hook. Poulsen ducked under it nicely.
Doyle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poulsen. That did some damage!
Doyle misses with a hook. Poulsen ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Poulsen misses.
Doyle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Poulsen with a body shot.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Poulsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doyle throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doyle tries to clinch but Poulsen is having none of it.
Poulsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doyle throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
Poulsen takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Poulsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Doyle instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Poulsen working aggressively here.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Poulsen.
Doyle lands with a right to the head.
Poulsen prevents a body shot from Doyle.
A hook to the body from Poulsen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Poulsen has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Poulsen cracks Doyle with a nice body shot.
Doyle misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Doyle.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch but Doyle improves position.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle scores with a shot to the side of Poulsen's head.
Poulsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Doyle on the inside.
Poulsen digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Poulsen - that landed with a thud.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle lands with a light punch inside.
Poulsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doyle scores with a shoulder strike.
Poulsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doyle presses Poulsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen controlling the action here for a moment.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Doyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poulsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Poulsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doyle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poulsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doyle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Poulsen scrambles back to his feet.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vang Poulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle jabs Poulsen right on the nose. Poulsen blinks but takes it well.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Poulsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a looping left.
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Poulsen misses.
Doyle throws out a counter right but Poulsen avoids it with no problem.
Doyle cracks Poulsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Doyle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Poulsen, pushing him back against the cage.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulsen's elbow.
Doyle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen avoiding damage.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
Doyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Poulsen controls his hands.
Poulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Doyle.
A short left from Poulsen.
Doyle lands with a light punch inside.
Poulsen tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Poulsen fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle presses Poulsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulsen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Poulsen misses with the head strike.
Poulsen looking to slow down the pace here.
Poulsen blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doyle gets through Poulsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Doyle.
Poulsen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Poulsen misses with a body punch.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doyle is keeping busy.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen lands with a light punch inside.
Poulsen avoiding damage.
Poulsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poulsen tries to stall but Doyle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Doyle lands with a left to the head.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Poulsen fails to land.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action.
Poulsen takes a shot to the head.
Doyle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle presses Poulsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Poulsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doyle scores with the left hand. Poulsen knows he should have avoided that one.
Doyle misses with an uppercut. Poulsen saw that one coming.
Doyle cracks Poulsen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doyle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Vang Poulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Doyle pushes Poulsen up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doyle 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!
Jimmy Doyle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.