PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bird has chosen Wasted - Gucci Mane as his entrance music. John Doe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Doe
vs
Bird

225 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Bird!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Doe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bird looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Bird shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bird was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Doe wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Doe trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bird can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doe is looking to escape.

Doe somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Doe clinches with his opponent.

Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Doe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doe lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Ryan Bird has been cut.

Doe breaks the clinch.

Doe has taken the fight to the clinch.

Doe breaks the clinch.
Bird swats away the attempt to clinch by Doe.
Doe tries to clinch up but Bird circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bird clinches up with Doe and pushes him back against the cage.
Doe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Doe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bird has managed to clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Doe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bird takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Doe.

Doe breaks from the clinch.
Doe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bird counters with a nice body shot.

Doe clinches up against the cage.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe moves in looking to clinch but Bird pushes him off.
Doe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doe tries to clinch up.

Doe rushes Bird and presses him up against the cage.
Bird trying to stall but Doe improves his position.

Doe breaks the clinch.
Doe doesn't manage to clinch there - Bird circles away.

Doe clinches.
Knees to the body from Doe.

Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doe tries to clinch up.
Doe tries to clinch but Bird moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Bird's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Doe has managed to clinch.
Bird wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doe has him pressed against the cage.
Bird has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Doe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Doe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Doe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bird blocks it with crossed arms.
Doe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bird blocks it with crossed arms.
Doe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Doe breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Doe scores with a four punch combination!

Doe clinches up with Bird and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Doe manages to break the clinch.
Doe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doe wants to clinch up but Bird keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird falls off balance throwing a combination

and Doe counters by moving into the clinch.

Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Doe moves into range and clinches up with Bird.
Doe connects with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bird's face.

Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doe lands with a kick to the temple. Bird shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bird wants to clinch but Doe slips to the side

and Doe counters by moving into the clinch.

Doe manages to break the clinch.
Doe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird looks for a takedown but Doe sprawls well.
Doe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bird misses with a body punch
and Doe counters with a straight right hand.
Bird misses with a double jab

and Doe counters by clinching up.
Bird wants to get back to striking at distance but Doe won't allow it.

Doe breaks the clinch.
Doe throws a head kick but Bird moves out of range.
Bird closes the distance but Doe moves to the side

and Doe counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries for a takedown but Doe manages to get underhooks.
John Doe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Bird.
Doe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bird lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bird takes a shot to the head.
Doe looking to throw knees to the head but Bird is blocking nicely.
Doe tries to land knees in the clinch but Bird avoids the damage to the body.
Doe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bird keeps control of Doe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doe.
Doe misses with an elbow strike.

Bird jumps into guard, dragging Doe to the mat.

Bird is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Bird is working an open guard so Doe takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe darts in trying to clinch

and Bird counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Doe's guard now.
Bird sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Doe's guard.
Bird content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Doe makes his way to full guard, as Bird worked for a kimura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Bird'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bird fails with the takedown

and Doe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doe darts in trying to clinch
and Bird counters with a two punch combo.
John Doe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bird paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Doe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Doe.

Doe breaks the clinch.
Doe tries to clinch there but Bird circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe doesn't manage to clinch there - Bird circles away.
Doe tries to clinch but Bird is having none of it.
Ryan Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe tries to clinch up but Bird circles away and keeps his distance.
Doe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bird swats away the attempt to clinch by Doe.

Doe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bird goes for a takedown attempt but Doe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Doe instigates a clinch.
John Doe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Doe manages to break the clinch.
Bird fails with the takedown.
John Doe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Bird.
Doe moves in looking to clinch but Bird pushes him off.
Doe throws a series of strikes that have Bird backpedaling.

Doe darts in and clinches Bird up against the cage.
Doe misses with an elbow over the top.

Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Doe pushes Bird up against the cage in a clinch.
Doe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bird.

Doe breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doe clinches.
Doe lands a nice knee to the body.

Doe manages to break the clinch.
Doe fails in his attempt to clinch.

Doe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Doe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Doe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birds head.
Bird avoids the elbow strike from Doe, against the cage.

Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bird circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doe tries to clinch but Bird is having none of it.
Doe fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Doe moves into the clinch successfully.

Doe manages to break the clinch.
Bird fails with a takedown attempt.
Doe tries to clinch but Bird is having none of it.
Ryan Bird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Doe pushes Bird up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Doe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Doe!