PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Doyle (ranked 1548 p4p, 1985 weight class) and Vang Poulsen (ranked 177 p4p, 224 weight class). Doyle comes to the cage accompanied by The Clash - Jimmy Jazz. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Doyle
vs
Poulsen

171 cm
44
150
31 - 16 - 1

162 cm
33
148
18 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vang Poulsen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen takes one to the side of the head.
Doyle moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
A leg kick checked by Doyle.
Doyle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Doyle rushes Poulsen and presses him up against the cage.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Poulsen avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle tries to work over Poulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen is pushing Doyle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Poulsen trying to control the position but instead, Doyle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poulsen into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Good body shot from Poulsen.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
A right hook to the body lands for Poulsen.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.

Doyle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doyle scores with a hook.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle throws the kick towards the body but Poulsen avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle lands a glancing blow to the side of Poulsen's head.
Doyle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyle tries to clinch
and Poulsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen clobbers Doyle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Poulsen. Beautiful body shot.
Poulsen lands a body shot.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Doyle throws a leg kick but Poulsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poulsen throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Doyle throws a combination that misses
and Poulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poulsen misses the jab.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch but Poulsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poulsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Poulsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Doyle with a nice cross.
Doyle connects with a body shot that sends Poulsen's belly button to the back.
Nice body punch from Doyle.
Doyle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Poulsen doesn't seem bothered though.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Poulsen throws a good cross that connects.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Poulsen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poulsen's hands.
Doyle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poulsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Doyle tried to counter with a leg kick but Poulsen avoided it.
Doyle takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen misses with a looping right.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Doyle misses its target.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doyle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Poulsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Poulsen throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Poulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Doyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poulsen lands with a nice body punch.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Doyle moves to clinch but Poulsen breaks away
and Poulsen counters with a good low kick that Doyle was not able to check.
Poulsen scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
A low kick from Poulsen misses
and Doyle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Poulsen swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poulsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen thuds his right hand into Doyle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Poulsen loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Doyle is looking to wear down Poulsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poulsen lands a jab to the nose.
Poulsen misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Doyle connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Poulsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doyle.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Doyle is looking to counter the offense by Poulsen and move into the clinch.
Poulsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Poulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doyle slips a straight right by Poulsen.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot by Doyle.
Poulsen swings widly with a right hand
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doyle throws an off balance right hand
and Poulsen counters with a nice leg kick.
Poulsen swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Poulsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Poulsen connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A big left from Poulsen misses.
Doyle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doyle cracks Poulsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Poulsen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doyle eats them both and turns towards Poulsen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from Poulsen finds it's way through Doyle's defenses.
Poulsen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Poulsen lands an overhand right.
Poulsen blocks a jab.
Doyle tries to land a leg kick but Poulsen saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Poulsen misses.
Doyle fires out a quick counter leg kick but Poulsen just manages to avoid it.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulsen.
Poulsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Poulsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
Doyle wants to clinch.
Good work by Poulsen as he checks the leg kick.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen jabs Doyle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doyle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poulsen at a distance.

Doyle closes the distance and clinches.
Poulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poulsen working aggressively here.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Doyle works on Poulsen's body with a couple of short punches.
Doyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poulsen misses with a body punch.
Poulsen looking to slow down the pace here.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doyle or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen lands with a light punch inside.
Doyle tries to work over Poulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poulsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Poulsen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doyle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Poulsen can turn it around.
A nice left hand lands by Poulsen.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Doyle lands a body shot.
Doyle throws a wild body kick that Poulsen sees coming a mile off.
Vang Poulsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poulsen lunges at Doyle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doyle's hand.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Poulsen tries to land a leg kick but Doyle saw it coming and moves away.
Doyle throwing a counter right hand but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poulsen throws a series of punches but Doyle moves out of range.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Doyle needs to keep his hands up - Poulsen had a free shot at his head there.
Poulsen motions for Doyle to come forward. Poulsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doyle lands with a kick to the temple. Poulsen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle scores with a jab to the head.
Poulsen cracks a nice hook into Doyle's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Poulsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doyle defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poulsen checks a leg kick.
Doyle throws the left hand but Poulsen avoids the punch easily.
Poulsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doyle doesn't seem bothered though.
Doyle thuds a left hand into Poulsen's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Poulsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doyle doesn't seem bothered though.
Doyle misses the jab.
Poulsen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
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.
Poulsen misses with a body punch
and Doyle counters with a straight right hand.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
A swing and a miss from Poulsen.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Poulsen!
Poulsen throws a right hand that misses
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poulsen moves away from the strike by Doyle.
Doyle slips a jab from Poulsen.
Doyle throws a body punch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doyle.
Doyle throws a hook but Poulsen blocks it.
Doyle throws a sloppy body shot
and Poulsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Poulsen circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Poulsen misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen is looking to chop away at Doyle's legs.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Poulsen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doyle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poulsen throws an off balance right hand
and Doyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Doyle.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Poulsen's shoulder, as Poulsen tries to avoid the shot.
Poulsen throws a shot to the body.
Doyle thuds a left hand into Poulsen's body.
Doyle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doyle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Doyle misses.
Decent striking displayed by Poulsen there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle tries to land a leg kick but Poulsen saw it coming and moves away.
Good shot there by Doyle.
Poulsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Doyle misses with a hook
and Poulsen counters with a thumping low kick.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poulsen checks a leg kick.
Poulsen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doyle dips to his left and cracks Poulsen with an uppercut!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doyle.
Poulsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doyle under the eye.
Poulsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Poulsen as he checks the leg kick.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Poulsen ducks down to avoid it.
Doyle takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Vang Poulsen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Poulsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jimmy Doyle.
I think Poulsen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vang Poulsen!
Vang Poulsen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.