PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Doerkson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bee comes to the cage accompanied by RUMBLE-BEE. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bee
vs
Doerkson

193 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

192 cm
19
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Byron Doerkson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doerkson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Doerkson walks into a stiff left hand from Bee.
Doerkson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Doerkson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doerkson walks into a jab.
Bee stuffs the takedown attempt from Doerkson. Doerkson gets slowly back to his feet.
James Bee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Byron Doerkson.
Bee scores with a nice head shot.
Bee lands an overhand right.
Doerkson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bee swinging wilding here.
Bee misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee throws a right and a left that Doerkson avoids nicely.
Doerkson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bee circles away.
James Bee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doerkson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bee throws out the jab.
Bee swinging wilding here.
Doerkson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Doerkson tries to keep at a distance but Bee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doerkson tries to pull guard but Bee holds him up against the cage and eventually Doerkson drops back down to his feet.
Doerkson avoiding damage as Bee throws knees to the body.
Bee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doerkson's face.
Bee scores a nice knee to the body.
Doerkson looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doerkson blocks it with crossed arms.
Bee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Bee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doerkson blocks it with crossed arms.
Bee scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bee.
Bee lands a knee to the head.
Bee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Doerkson jumps guard but Bee stands there with Doerkson around his waist. Doerkson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bee looking to throw knees to the head but Doerkson is blocking nicely.
Bee connects with a knee to the head.
Bee just leaning against Doerkson, taking a breather.
Bee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doerkson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doerkson looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Bee.
Doerkson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Bee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Doerkson jumps guard but Bee stands there with Doerkson around his waist. Doerkson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Bee.
Doerkson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bee misses with a knee strike.

Bee breaks the clinch.
Bee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bee lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee misses with a wild combination.
Bee lands a glancing blow to the side of Doerkson's head.
Bee throws a series of punches but Doerkson moves out of range.
Bee lands a really nice looking cross but Doerkson seems unphased.
Bee scores with a jab to the head.
Bee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bee throws a series of punches but Doerkson moves out of range.
A choreographed right hand from Bee misses the target.
Bee scores with the left hand. Doerkson knows he should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bee missing with a left hand there. Doerkson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Bee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good shot there by Bee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bee lands a jab-cross combination.
Oooh a lovely combination from Bee sends Doerkson down but not out. Bee dives into side control looking to finish.

Doerkson is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doerkson misses with a strike from the bottom.
Doerkson is still in real trouble! Can Bee finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doerkson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bee off and has taken his back!

Doerkson working for the choke.
Doerkson seems to have recovered his senses.
Bee wants to control his opponent's hands but Doerkson gets his hands free.
Bee holding on to Doerkson's left wrist, preventing the choke.

Doerkson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Doerkson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Doerkson looking for the choke from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee looking to control the position.
Bee rolls, trying to escape but Doerkson keeps control of the position.
Bee is working hard here to advance position.

Bee is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Doerkson gets his way!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bee rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Doerkson throwing shots but Bee is blocking nicely.
Bee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Doerkson on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Bee is defending against the submission attempts here by Doerkson.
Bee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Doerkson is working away from the top position though.
Doerkson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Doerkson wants to pass the guard but Bee is defending well.
Bee is holding on to half guard well.

Doerkson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Bee has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doerkson walks into a stiff left hand from Bee.
Some wild striking there from Bee.
Bee cracks Doerkson with an open hand slap.
A big left from Bee misses.
Bee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Doerkson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bee.
Bee fails to land with a series of punches.
James Bee is winning the standup battle so far.
Doerkson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bee circles away.

Bee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Doerkson actively working from the bottom here.
Bee controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bee prevents Doerkson from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bee dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bee throws a lazy right hand but Doerkson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doerkson.
Bee stalks Doerkson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Doerkson's face. Doerkson staggers backwards, shaken.
Bee throws an overhand right that lands on Doerkson's shoulder, as Doerkson tries to avoid the shot.
Doerkson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bee connects with a jab.
Bee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bee loads up on a big right hand but Doerkson slips the punch.
A right-left combo lands from Bee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Bee scores with a four punch combination!
Bee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doerkson.
Bee throws a hook to the side of Doerkson's head but Doerkson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James Bee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doerkson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bee.
Bee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doerkson.
Bee tries to clinch but Doerkson is having none of it.
Doerkson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bee misses with a few strikes there.
Bee lands a nice shot that snaps Doerkson's head back.
Doerkson dodges the punch combination from Bee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee clobbers Doerkson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bee misses with a hook.
Doerkson moves out of range as Bee throws a body kick.
Doerkson blocks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Bee.
Doerkson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bee throws a series of punches but Doerkson avoids them all with ease.
Bee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Bee misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doerkson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Doerkson wants to sweep here but Bee controlling him for the moment.

Doerkson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Doerkson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Doerkson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Doerkson is looking for a triangle but Bee pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee is stalling in the full guard.
Doerkson looking for a sweep. Not yet Doerkson, not yet.

Doerkson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bee is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Doerkson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bee's back instead.

Bee preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Doerkson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Doerkson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bee defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

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 James Bee.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bee!