PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Couture (ranked 3030 p4p, 2370 weight class) and Johnny Dough (ranked 346 p4p, 294 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Couture
vs
Dough

183 cm
26
172
4 - 5 - 0

184 cm
26
182
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raphael Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Dough!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Couture throws a jab when Dough was well out of range.
Dough looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dough looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Couture misses with a right hand
and Dough counters with a stiff right hand.
Couture misses with a straight right.
Couture throws the left hand but Dough avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Dough was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dough slips a jab from Couture.
Couture misses with a right hand
and Dough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Couture misses with a left hand
and Dough counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Couture throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture throws a lazy uppercut
and Dough cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dough walks into a jab.
Couture throws out a loose jab but Dough uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture misses with a hook
and Couture takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture throws a right hand that misses
and Dough counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Couture misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dough! But no joy.
Couture misses with a lunging right hand
and Dough cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Couture misses with a lunging right hand
and Dough counters with a stiff right hand.
Dough is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Couture had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Couture misses with a right hand
and Dough counters with a nice uppercut.
Couture throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Dough to counter with a crisp jab.
Couture throws an off balance right hand
and Dough cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Raphael Couture has been cut.
Couture throws a right hand that misses
and Dough counters with a straight right hand.

Couture is rocked!
Good shot there by Couture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Couture swings widly with a right hand
enabling Dough to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Couture is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Couture definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Couture takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Couture seems to have got his legs back now.
Couture misses with an uppercut. Dough saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws a poor cross that misses
and Dough counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Couture throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Dough counters with a nice right hand that sends Couture toppling to the canvas! Couture scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dough finish him?!
Couture is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dough.
Couture moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDough.
Couture looks to land a left hand but Dough moved out of range nicely.
Dough throws out a counter right but Couture avoids it with no problem.
Couture missing with a left hand there. Dough was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Couture throws out a loose jab but Dough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couture lands with a good body shot.
Couture throws a hook but Dough avoids it easily.
Dough throws a big counter head kick but Couture avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Couture misses the target.
Couture throws an off balance right hand
and Dough counters with a stiff right hand.
Dough slips a jab from Couture.
A slow jab from Couture misses its intended target.
It seemed like Dough was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Couture throws a poor cross that misses
and Couture takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws an off balance right hand
letting Dough counter with a right hand.
Couture throws a right hand that misses
and Dough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Couture.
Couture misses with a left hand
and Dough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Couture misses with a left hand
and Dough counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Couture throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dough counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Couture.
Dough is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Couture with a body shot.
Dough throws a hook but Couture blocks it.
Dough ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Couture sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dough throws a body shot but no joy.
Couture throws a body shot but no joy.
Dough looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dough slips under a jab from Couture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture misses with a left hand
and Couture takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Couture throws a lazy uppercut
and Dough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Couture drops his hands momentarily and Dough takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Couture misses with a left hand
and Dough counters with a stiff right hand.
Couture throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dough swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Couture misses with a right hand
and Dough makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Couture misses with a right hand
and Dough counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Couture avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Couture throws a lazy uppercut
and Dough counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Couture fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dough manages to avoid it.
Couture misses with a left hand
and Dough counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Dough dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raphael Couture's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Couture misses with a hook
and Dough counters with a stiff right hand.
Dough misses with a low kick.
Couture throws a hook but Dough avoids it easily.
Couture throws a right hand that misses
and Dough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Couture might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Couture misses with a lunging right hand
and Dough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Couture.
Couture misses with a right hand
and Dough counters with a nice uppercut.
Couture misses with a right hand
and Dough counters with a straight right hand.
Couture throws an off balance right hand
and Dough counters with a crisp right that sends Couture to the canvas! Dough follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Dough!