PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 3016 p4p, 3101 weight class) and Cathal O Doherty (ranked 211 p4p, 215 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

O Brien
vs
O Doherty

172 cm
32
152
17 - 16 - 1

172 cm
31
150
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cathal O Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien throws a hook but O Doherty avoids it easily.
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Doherty sees it coming and avoids it easily.

O Brien closes the distance and clinches.

O Brien breaks from the clinch.
O Brien waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Doherty.
A little jabbing left from O Doherty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Brien lands an overhand right.
O Brien tries to clinch
and O Doherty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien closes the distance but O Doherty moves to the side
and O Doherty counters with a two punch combo.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Doherty paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Brien closes the distance looking to clinch

and O Doherty counters with a crisp right hand that drops O Brien! O Doherty lets O Brien back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

O Brien is rocked!

It looks like Miles O Brien has been cut.

O Brien gets a clinch.
O Doherty can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
O Doherty misses with a body punch.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Doherty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Doherty misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to O Brien's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Brien.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Doherty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Doherty lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
O Doherty misses with some punches.
O Doherty stops a takedown attempt from O Brien.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but O Doherty has him pressed against the cage.
O Doherty misses with a punch on the inside.
O Doherty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Doherty swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Doherty lands a left hand.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables O Doherty to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles O Brien. That's going to take a lot out of him.

O Brien breaks from the clinch.
O Brien connects with a jab.

O Brien clinches.
O Doherty's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on O Doherty's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
O Doherty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Doherty misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Doherty misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Brien.
O Brien prevents a body shot from O Doherty.
O Doherty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Doherty throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
O Doherty working aggressively here.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Doherty misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.

O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Doherty circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Doherty counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Cathal O Doherty has been cut.

O Brien clinches up with O Doherty and pushes him back against the cage.
O Brien lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Doherty backwards.

O Brien manages to break the clinch.
Miles O Brien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien tries to clinch there but O Doherty circles away.
O Doherty let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Doherty circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Brien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

O Brien takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Brien.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cathal O Doherty dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

O Brien moves in looking to clinch but O Doherty pushes him off.
It seemed like O Doherty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

O Brien moves into range and clinches up with O Doherty.
O Brien jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as O Doherty walks away with a smile on his face. O Brien gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
O Brien throws a looping overhand right but O Doherty ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from O Doherty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, jab by O Brien - just one landing.
O Brien is looking to clinch but O Doherty is avoiding it.
A left lands for O Brien.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien tries a head kick but it misses.
Cathal O Doherty seems to be getting the better of the standup.

O Brien clinches with his opponent.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

O Brien has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Brien blocking some punches.
O Doherty swings away with an uppercut that misses.

O Brien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

O Brien has closed the distance and engaged O Doherty in a clinch.
O Doherty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cathal O Doherty seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Doherty throws a head punch that misses.
O Doherty misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien takes a shot to the head.
O Doherty is working O Brien over against the cage.
O Brien goes for a takedown attempt but O Doherty pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
O Brien lands a really nice looking cross but O Doherty seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Doherty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Doherty throws out a counter right but O Brien avoids it with no problem.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch but O Doherty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Doherty ducks right into an uppercut from O Brien.
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Doherty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!

O Brien moves into the clinch successfully.
O Doherty misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on O Doherty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Doherty working aggressively here.
O Doherty can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
A short uppercut from O Brien.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles O Brien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Doherty misses with a punch to the body.
O Doherty has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
O Doherty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O Doherty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but O Doherty turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
O Brien has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Brien jumps guard but O Doherty stands there with O Brien around his waist. O Brien gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from O Doherty on the inside.
O Doherty swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Doherty has had enough of the clinch but O Brien keeps him there for the moment.
O Doherty throws a head punch that misses.
O Doherty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O Doherty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Doherty throws a head punch that misses.
O Brien fails to pull guard.
O Doherty misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien takes a shot to the head.
O Doherty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from O Brien.
O Doherty lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from O Brien.
O Doherty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Brien's elbow.
O Brien fails to pull the fight into his guard.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables O Doherty to keep the fight standing.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Doherty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Brien lands an uppercut.
O Doherty throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Miles O Brien will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

O Brien closes the distance and clinches.
O Doherty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, O Doherty scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, O Brien scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from O Brien.
O Doherty has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
O Doherty working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Brien creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Brien tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. O Doherty just stands there and leans against the cage.
O Doherty swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien prevents a body shot from O Doherty.
O Doherty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Doherty misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Doherty scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Doherty misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty struggles to land a body shot inside as O Brien controls his hands.
O Doherty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Brien drops down looking for an ankle pick but O Doherty pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cathal O Doherty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

O Brien instigates a clinch.
O Doherty misses with a punch on the inside.
O Doherty misses with some punches.
O Brien prevents a body shot from O Doherty.
O Doherty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Brien.
O Doherty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Doherty misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Doherty misses with a body punch.
O Doherty misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Doherty misses with a body punch.
O Brien jumps guard but O Doherty turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles O Brien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Doherty.
O Brien softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but O Doherty turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
O Doherty swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Doherty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Doherty stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Doherty swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Doherty misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Doherty misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but O Doherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Doherty lands a hook that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
O Brien blocking some punches.
O Doherty struggles to land a body shot inside as O Brien controls his hands.
O Doherty makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Doherty misses with some punches.

O Brien breaks the clinch.
O Doherty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Brien closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Doherty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Brien cracks O Doherty with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but O Doherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Doherty appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
O Brien looks to clinch
and O Doherty counters with a left to the body.
O Brien swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Doherty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Doherty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Brien is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
O Brien throws a hook to the side of O Doherty's head but O Doherty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Brien rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Brien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Brien misses with a right hand
and O Doherty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Brien tries to clinch up
and O Doherty counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cathal O Doherty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Doherty 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cathal O Doherty!
Cathal O Doherty was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.