PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Doby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicolosi comes to the cage accompanied by All The Above - by Maino. Doby has chosen International Players Anthem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nicolosi
vs
Doby

185 cm
28
214 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

178 cm
24
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mauricio Nicolosi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Doby!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doby shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Nicolosi clinches.
Nicolosi lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Nicolosi breaks the clinch.
Doby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doby looks to land a combination. Nicolosi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Mauricio Nicolosi has been cut.

Nicolosi has managed to clinch.
Doby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nicolosi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Doby is looking for a takedown.

Nicolosi breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doby. That's going to slow Nicolosi down.
Doby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doby there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doby ducks under a wild hook from Nicolosi.

Nicolosi forces Doby back against the cage and clinches.
Doby jumps guard but Nicolosi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mauricio Nicolosi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Doby.
Nice elbow from Nicolosi.

Nicolosi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Doby is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nicolosi to the mat. Nicolosi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Nicolosi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Doby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nicolosi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Doby escapes and throws Nicolosi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Doby landing strikes.
Doby working the ground and pound.
Doby connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nicolosi some visible discomfort.
Nicolosi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nicolosi stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Doby landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Doby looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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!
Doby fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nicolosi gets back to half guard.
Nicolosi is looking for a sweep. Doby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Doby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Doby seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nicolosi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nicolosi trying to control but Doby postures up.
Doby is trying to control the action in half guard but Nicolosi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nicolosi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Doby.
Doby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nicolosi wants to get back to full guard.
Nicolosi trying to hold on to Doby's head to control him but Doby postures up.
Doby is keen to just control but Nicolosi is a slippery customer.
Doby passes to side control.
Nicolosi wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Doby lands an elbow.
Doby lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nicolosi down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Doby stalls from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doby works to advance to full mount. Nicolosi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Nicolosi is trying desperately to improve position.
Doby controlling from the full mount.
Nicolosi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Doby with the ground and pound from mount.
Doby working Nicolosi over with strikes here.
Doby trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Doby fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Doby scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nicolosi?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicolosi is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doby landing strikes from the mount.
Nicolosi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Doby bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nicolosi's guard.
Doby looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Doby cracks Nicolosi with a solid left hand.

Nicolosi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Doby defends it easily.
Doby trying to control but Nicolosi is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nicolosi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Doby lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Doby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Nicolosi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nicolosi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Doby misses with a wild body shot.
Nicolosi misses with a few strikes there.
Doby connects with a solid leg kick.
Doby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nicolosi moves away.
Doby misses with a takedown
and Nicolosi counters with a left and a right that stings Doby.
Doby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nicolosi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doby lands with a right hand.

Nicolosi takes the fight into the clinch.
Nicolosi tries for a takedown but Doby manages to get underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicolosi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nicolosi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Nicolosi breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolosi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nicolosi throws a hook but Doby blocks it.
Doby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nicolosi.
Doby just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolosi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nicolosi misses with a hook.
Doby tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nicolosi swivels and escapes.
Mauricio Nicolosi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Doby.
Nicolosi swinging wildly here.
Nicolosi throws a lazy right hand but Doby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doby lands with an overhand left.
Doby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Doby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nicolosi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Doby coming out on top.
Doby slips under a jab.
Doby goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Nicolosi doesn't manage to clinch there - Doby circles away.
Doby throws a low kick, looking for Nicolosi's leg but Nicolosi calmly moves out of range.
Nicolosi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nicolosi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Doby keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nicolosi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doby throws out the jab.
Nicolosi throws a hook but Doby blocks it.
Nicolosi avoids the head kick by Doby.
Doby scores with a hook to the body. Nicolosi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Doby shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Doby was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nicolosi is trying to escape the mount.
Shane Doby has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doby trying to control but Nicolosi is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi is looking to improve his position but Doby isn't that keen on the idea.
Doby trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nicolosi taking shots to the head.
Doby unloading with bombs!
You get the feeling that Nicolosi really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nicolosi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nicolosi is looking to improve his position but Doby isn't that keen on the idea.
Doby is landing with some decent strikes but Nicolosi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Doby connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Doby avoids the attempt from Nicolosi to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nicolosi tries to hold on but Doby pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doby working Nicolosi over with strikes here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nicolosi is squirming around, avoiding Doby's attempts to control the action.
Nicolosi can't escape the position.
Doby with a couple of short strikes.

Nicolosi is rocked!

Mauricio Nicolosi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nicolosi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Nicolosi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Doby jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nicolosi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nicolosi seems to have got his legs back now.
Nicolosi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Doby off and has taken his back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doby tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Doby wants to try and get back to his feet.
Doby tries to hold on but Nicolosi postures up.
Nicolosi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Doby because Nicolosi loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Doby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Nicolosi'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. This is the final round!

Nicolosi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doby was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicolosi.

Nicolosi pushes Doby up against the cage in a clinch.
Doby has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nicolosi after a bit of a struggle.
Nicolosi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doby's efforts to push away.
Nicolosi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Nicolosi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nicolosi moves out of range of the leg kick from Doby.
Doby connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nicolosi momentarily.
Nicolosi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nicolosi wants to clinch up but Doby keeps it at a distance.
Nicolosi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doby.
Nicolosi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doby under the eye.
Doby lands with a good body shot.
Doby connects with a crisp jab.

Jeez, Mauricio Nicolosi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Doby scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mauricio Nicolosi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shane Doby!
An out of breath Shane Doby thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.