PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Morterero (ranked 2189 p4p, 2115 weight class) and Oenomaus Doctore (ranked 285 p4p, 280 weight class). Morterero comes into the arena with Tequila Sunrise (Spanish Version) blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Oenomaus Doctore enters the cage!

Morterero
vs
Doctore

171 cm
23
169
9 - 6 - 0

186 cm
22
170
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Pulling Guard
Conviction

Conquer
Conviction

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emilio Morterero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oenomaus Doctore !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morterero scores with a head kick. Doctore tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Oenomaus Doctore has been cut.
Doctore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Doctore wants to clinch.
Morterero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doctore closes the distance but Morterero moves to the side
enabling Morterero to counter with a crisp jab.
Doctore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doctore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morterero moves out of range as Doctore throws a body kick.
Morterero throws a sloppy head kick and Doctore moves out of range easily.
Doctore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doctore throws a low kick, looking for Morterero's leg but Morterero calmly moves out of range.
Morterero jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doctore tries to move into range but Morterero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doctore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doctore scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctore throws a leg kick
and Morterero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doctore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Morterero's head coaches at Gold Samurai\'s Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Doctore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Morterero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doctore misses with a right hand
enabling Morterero to counter with a crisp jab.
Doctore takes a swing at Morterero's ribcage but misses.
Morterero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doctore .
Doctore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Doctore finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Doctore looks to score with a jab to the body but Morterero is just out of range.
Doctore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doctore feints a counter leg kick.
Doctore throws a body shot but no joy.
Morterero staying out of range there.
Doctore throws out a loose jab but Morterero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doctore throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctore lands a jab to Morterero's midsection.
Oenomaus Doctore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morterero ducks under a wild hook from Doctore .
Morterero misses with a kick to the body.
Morterero throws a head kick that misses.
Morterero misses with a wild combination.
Doctore misses the shot to the body.
Morterero tries to move into range but Doctore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doctore throws a low kick but Morterero avoids it.
Morterero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doctore misses with a low kick.
Doctore digs a good body shot into Morterero's ribs.
Doctore connects with an inside leg kick.
Doctore throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morterero counters with a straight right hand.
Doctore moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Doctore lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morterero misses with a lunging right hand
and Doctore counters with a stiff right hand.
Doctore throws an overhand right that lands on Morterero's shoulder, as Morterero tries to avoid the shot.
Doctore throws a lazy uppercut
and Morterero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doctore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morterero throws a jab but it's blocked by Doctore .
Morterero tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Morterero there.
Morterero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Doctore .
Doctore tries a low kick but Morterero avoids it.
Morterero moves away from the strike by Doctore .
Doctore misses the shot to the body.
Morterero catches Doctore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morterero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Doctore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morterero.
Doctore throws an off balance right hand
and Morterero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Doctore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morterero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doctore .
The fighters circling - Morterero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doctore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doctore misses the shot to the body.

Doctore closes the distance and clinches.
Doctore missing with knees to the body.
Doctore can't find room to land a body shot as Morterero controls the action.
Doctore working Morterero over with knees to the body.
Morterero is trying to break free.
Doctore misses with a knee strike.
Doctore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Doctore is leaning against Morterero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doctore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doctore lands a hook that snaps the head of Morterero backwards.
Doctore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doctore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morterero is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Oenomaus Doctore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oenomaus Doctore 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Morterero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doctore scores with a hook to the body. Morterero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doctore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morterero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, jab by Morterero - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Morterero misses the target.
Emilio Morterero is winning the standup battle so far.
Doctore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morterero.
Doctore misses with an uppercut.
Morterero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morterero misses with an uppercut. Doctore saw that one coming.
Morterero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Doctore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doctore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doctore throws a leg kick but Morterero checks it.
Doctore dips to his left and cracks Morterero with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctore works Morterero's body with a nice hook.
Morterero slips a straight right by Doctore .
Morterero misses with a left hand
and Doctore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morterero cracks Doctore with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doctore lands a nice shot that snaps Morterero's head back.
Morterero checks a leg kick.
Doctore looks to land a left hand but Morterero moved out of range nicely.
Doctore takes a swing at Morterero's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Morterero coming out on top.
Morterero avoids the body shot from Doctore .
Morterero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doctore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doctore misses with a hook. Morterero ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Morterero.
Morterero went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Morterero misses with a right hand
and Doctore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doctore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morterero. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doctore cracks Morterero with a good jab.
Doctore connects with a looping right hand.
Morterero throws a head kick but Doctore moves out of range.
Doctore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doctore misses with a body kick.
Doctore misses with a series of wild punches.
Doctore lands with an overhand left.
Doctore misses with a lunging right hand
and Morterero counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Doctore lands with a good body shot.
Morterero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doctore ducks under a wild hook from Morterero.
Doctore is looking to clinch.
Morterero missing with a left hand there. Doctore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morterero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morterero sets himself, and Doctore steps forward looking for the clinch! Morterero avoids it this time.
Doctore jabs at Morterero's body.
Doctore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doctore misses with a hook.
Doctore throws a sloppy head kick and Morterero moves out of range easily.
Morterero ducks under a wild hook from Doctore .
A jab from Doctore misses.
Doctore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot by Doctore .
Doctore throws the left hand but Morterero avoids the punch easily.
Doctore misses with a few strikes there.
Morterero throws a lazy right hand but Doctore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doctore slips a straight right by Morterero.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morterero jabs at Doctore 's body.
Doctore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morterero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doctore throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Nice uppercut there from Doctore .
Doctore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doctore looks to score with a jab to the body but Morterero is just out of range.
Doctore walks into a left hand.
Doctore connects with an inside leg kick.
Doctore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morterero momentarily.
Doctore is looking to clinch.
Doctore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morterero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morterero backing away here, and Doctore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Doctore doesn't manage to clinch there - Morterero circles away.
Morterero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oenomaus Doctore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oenomaus Doctore 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Doctore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morterero misses with a head kick.
Doctore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morterero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morterero tries a head kick but it misses.
Doctore throws a hook but Morterero avoids it easily.
Doctore misses with a jab to the body
and Morterero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doctore misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Morterero misses the target.
Doctore throws a hook to the side of Morterero's head but Morterero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doctore avoids the body shot from Morterero.
Doctore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morterero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doctore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morterero manages to avoid it.
Doctore lands with a nice body kick.
Doctore is looking to clinch.
Morterero moves out of range as Doctore strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctore misses with a low kick.
Doctore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morterero was well out of range. Poor timing from Doctore .
Doctore misses with a shot to the body
and Morterero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morterero dips to his left and cracks Doctore with an uppercut!
Doctore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morterero throws the left hand but Doctore avoids the punch easily.
Morterero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doctore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morterero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doctore lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morterero misses with a few strikes there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doctore .
Doctore misses with a wild body shot.
Doctore swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Morterero to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Doctore misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morterero throws a looping overhand right but Doctore ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doctore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morterero tests Doctore 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morterero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Doctore does it's job there.
Doctore misses with a body shot
and Morterero counters with a one-two to the body.
Morterero throws an overhand right that lands on Doctore 's shoulder, as Doctore tries to avoid the shot.
Doctore throws a push kick but Morterero slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Morterero.
It seemed like Doctore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morterero ducks under a wild hook from Doctore .
Morterero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Morterero blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore moves away from the strike by Morterero.
Morterero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morterero throws an overhand right that lands on Doctore 's shoulder, as Doctore tries to avoid the shot.
Morterero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Doctore throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Doctore throws a chopping leg kick but Morterero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doctore scores with a hook to the body. Morterero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Doctore has closed the distance and engaged Morterero in a clinch.
Morterero prevents a body shot from Doctore .
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doctore is trying to stall.
Doctore is looking to control Morterero's arms but Morterero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Doctore has his back to the cage.
Doctore seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

Morterero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doctore moves in looking to clinch but Morterero pushes him off.
Doctore throws a big shot that misses.
Morterero throws a quick counter kick to the body but Doctore avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morterero.
Nice shot by Doctore .
Morterero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doctore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morterero moves away.
Morterero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doctore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morterero slips a jab from Doctore .
Morterero seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Doctore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Morterero misses.
Doctore is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morterero with a body shot.
Doctore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morterero lands a jab to the head.

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 Emilio Morterero.
Well Doctore 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Oenomaus Doctore !
During a confident post fight interview, Oenomaus Doctore thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.