PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Whos Now (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Doralez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whos Now could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Don Doralez's chin.

Now
vs
Doralez

192 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Narcarma

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Whos Now!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Doralez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Now misses with a few strikes there.
Now fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doralez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Now is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Now really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Doralez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Now takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Doralez wants to break free but Now has control.
Now tries to work over Doralez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Now tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Doralez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Doralez is trying to force a seperation but Now has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Now is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Doralez tries to break the clinch but Now is controlling the position.
Now tries for a takedown but Doralez manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Now breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doralez throws a right and a left that Now avoids nicely.
Now fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whos Now. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doralez throws a leg kick but Now checks it.
Doralez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Now fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Now checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Now tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Doralez counter with a right hand.
Doralez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Now clinches but Doralez breaks the clinch
and Now takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Now blocks the body kick.
Doralez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Doralez lands a jab-cross combination.
Doralez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Now swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doralez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Now is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Now is defended easily by Doralez.
Now dives in and grabs Doralez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Doralez pushes down on Now's head and hops out.
Doralez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Doralez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doralez throws a series of punches but Now avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doralez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doralez throws a one two combo.
Doralez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Now tries for a takedown but Doralez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Doralez fails with the takedown

and Now counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Now.
Doralez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Now wants to control from the top but Doralez keeps moving.
Doralez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doralez controls Now momentarily but Now frees himself.
Doralez pulls Now in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Doralez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Now is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Doralez.
Now swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Doralez counters by clinching up.
Now goes for a takedown in the clinch but Doralez prevents it.
Doralez is trying to force a seperation but Now has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Doralez's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Now breaks from the clinch.
Doralez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Doralez misses with a double jab.
Doralez works over Now's head and body with a nice combination.
Whos Now is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doralez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Now tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Doralez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doralez throws a series of punches but Now avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doralez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Doralez slaps away a takedown attempt from Now, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Doralez misses with a wild combination.
Doralez misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Doralez.
Danga de danga de dang - Doralez scores with a four punch combination!

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.
Doralez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Now swivels and escapes.
Now throws a combination that misses
and Doralez counters with a left to the body.
Now is looking to clinch.
Doralez throws a combination that misses
and Now counters with a left and a right that stings Doralez.
Now throws a head kick but Doralez moves out of range.
Doralez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Now.
Now wants to clinch
and Doralez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Now throws a lazy body kick
and Doralez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doralez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Doralez lands a jab to the head.
Doralez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Doralez shoots and misses

and Now counters with a shoot takedown. Doralez fights it but they end up in guard.
Now looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Now loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Now trying to control but Doralez is working from the bottom.
Now is really struggling to control Doralez but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Now gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Doralez connects with a body shot.
Now shoots in for a takedown but Doralez shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whos Now. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doralez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Whos Now will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A shot to de liver by Doralez. Beautiful body shot.
Now misses with a straight left.
Doralez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Now counters with a shoot takedown. Doralez fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Now trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doralez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Now is controlling him.
Doralez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Now stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Doralez tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doralez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Now fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Doralez avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice body punch from Doralez.
Doralez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Now with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doralez to score with a decent uppercut.
Doralez blocks a head kick by Now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Doralez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Now as he jumps to the side.
Now fails with the takedown.
Doralez cracks the inside of Now's front leg.
Doralez misses with a low kick.
Now tries for a takedown but Doralez circles away easily
and Doralez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whos Now. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doralez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Now moves into the clinch.
Now stalling in the clinch.
Now goes for a takedown attempt but Doralez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doralez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Doralez duly obliges.
Doralez wants to clinch up but Now keeps it at a distance.

Doralez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Now jumps guard and drags Doralez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Now trying to control the position here.
Now is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Now is pulling down on Doralez's head. It's preventing any offense from Doralez, at least for the moment.
Now is trying to keep Doralez in close.
Doralez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Now has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Doralez is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Whos Now showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Now has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Don Doralez!