PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Donghae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doom comes to the cage accompanied by Rise Of The Warriors. Lee Donghae has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Doom
vs
Donghae

187 cm
28
180 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

183 cm
34
178 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lee Donghae!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Doom wants to clinch up but Donghae keeps it at a distance.
Doom lands with a kick to the temple. Donghae shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Doom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doom closes the distance looking to clinch
and Donghae counters with a stiff right hand.
Doom tries to clinch but Donghae moves out of range.
Doom tries to clinch but Donghae moves away
and Donghae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donghae throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doom.

Doom gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom throws an elbow that misses.
Doom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Donghae is trying to break free.

Donghae manages to break the clinch.
Doom staying out of range there.
Doom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donghae moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doom tries to clinch but Donghae moves out of range.
Donghae keeps the fight on the outside.
Donghae misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom moves to clinch but Donghae breaks away
and Doom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doom moves in looking to clinch but Donghae pushes him off.
Doom tries to clinch but Donghae moves away
and Donghae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donghae looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Doom tries to clinch there but Donghae circles away.
Doom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doom wants to clinch.
Doom tries to close the distance and clinch but Donghae swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom tries to clinch but Donghae is having none of it.
Doom tries to clinch up but Donghae circles away and keeps his distance.
Doom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Donghae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Doom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donghae swats away the attempt to clinch by Doom.
Donghae keeps the fight on the outside.
Doom tries to clinch but Donghae moves away
and Donghae connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doom tries to clinch up.
Donghae throws a good cross that connects.
Donghae throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donghae.
Doom lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Doom dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Donghae.
Doom is looking to clinch.
Donghae swats away the attempt to clinch by Doom.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donghae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doom fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donghae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doom tries to close the distance and clinch but Donghae swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Donghae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jacob Doom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donghae misses with a lunging right hand

and Doom counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Doom.
Doom blocks an uppercut.
Doom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donghae.
Donghae can't break the clinch.
Doom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donghae has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Donghae is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donghae.
Donghae is trying to push Doom away but Doom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Doom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Donghae counters with a stiff right hand.
Donghae avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donghae thuds his right hand into Doom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Doom wants to clinch.
Doom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Donghae makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jacob Doom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doom moves in looking to clinch but Donghae pushes him off.
Doom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jacob Doom is winning the standup battle so far.
Donghae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donghae misses with the combination.
Doom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donghae circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom tries to clinch
and Donghae connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Donghae fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Doom to the ground. Donghae is now in Doom's guard.
Donghae would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Doom pushes Donghae off and scrambles back to his feet.
Doom is looking to score with low kicks.
Doom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doom throws a series of strikes that have Donghae backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Doom closes the distance and pushes Donghae back into the cage.
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 Jacob Doom will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Doom rushes Donghae and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Donghae on the inside.
Donghae working hard to break the clinch.
Doom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doom tries a knee to the head but Donghae blocks it.

Donghae breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donghae circles away from the clinch attempt
and Donghae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Donghae counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donghae throws out the jab.
Donghae shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doom as he jumps to the side.
Doom tries to clinch there but Donghae circles away.
Doom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Donghae throws a one two combo.
Doom throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom moves in looking to clinch but Donghae pushes him off.
Doom moves out of range of the strikes.
Doom connects with a body shot that sends Donghae's belly button to the back.
Doom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doom tries to clinch up
and Donghae counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doom dodges the punch combination from Donghae.
Donghae jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom tries to clinch but Donghae moves away
and Donghae counters with a stiff right hand.
Donghae avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doom is looking to clinch but Donghae is avoiding it.

Doom clinches with his opponent.
Doom throws a knee to the head but misses.

Donghae pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Donghae.
Doom throws a low kick but it's checked well by Donghae.
Lee Donghae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom tries to close the distance and clinch but Donghae swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Doom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donghae looks to land a combination but Doom avoids it well.
Donghae circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doom doesn't manage to clinch there - Donghae circles away.
Jacob Doom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doom cracks the inside of Donghae's front leg.
Doom slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Doom clinches up against the cage.
Jacob Doom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donghae swings wildly with an uppercut but Doom uses good head movement to avoid it.

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 Jacob Doom.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doom, 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Doom!
After winning the bout, Jacob Doom thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.