PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pieter Daan Left Right (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Left Right has chosen Lose yourself eminem as his entrance music. The key to victory for Brennan Doherty has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Doherty
vs
Daan Left Right

185 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
208 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brennan Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pieter Daan Left Right!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doherty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Left Right looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Doherty has his takedown stuffed
and Left Right counters with a good low kick that Doherty was not able to check.
Doherty fails with a takedown attempt.
Left Right has a takedown stuffed.
Doherty closes the distance and clinches up with Left Right, looking for a takedown. Doherty pushes Left Right against the cage but Left Right circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brennan Doherty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doherty misses with a takedown attempt - Left Right sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Doherty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Left Right swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doherty shoots in looking for a takedown but Left Right manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Doherty's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty shoots in looking for a takedown. Left Right tries to sprawl out of it but Doherty keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Left Right manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Doherty tries to clinch up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Doherty enables Left Right to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Doherty manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Doherty keeping full guard, as Left Right tries to pass.
Doherty is adopting a defensive guard.
Doherty bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Left Right's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty postures up in Left Right's guard and throws a big left but Left Right blocks it.
Doherty works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Doherty seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Doherty seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Left Right for as long as he can get away with.
Doherty throwing shots but Left Right is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Left Right wants to improve his position but Doherty is controlling well.
Left Right really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doherty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doherty content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

We're going to have a standup here because Brennan Doherty wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Doherty throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Left Right's waist but Left Right gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doherty off to one side.
Doherty tries to clinch there but Left Right circles away.
Doherty throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Left Right counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty manages to get to full guard.
Doherty controls Left Right momentarily but Left Right frees himself.
Doherty is looking to stand up but Left Right isn't so interested in that idea.
Doherty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Left Right won't allow Doherty to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brennan Doherty dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Doherty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Left Right keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Left Right shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doherty pinned against the cage. Doherty gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Left Right has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Doherty shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Left Right pinned against the cage. Left Right gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Left Right avoids a kick to the body.
Left Right is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Left Right swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brennan Doherty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left Right defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doherty.

Doherty closes the distance and clinches.
Left Right throws a knee to the head but misses.
Left Right is pressed up against the cage. Doherty has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Left Right down to the mat. Left Right avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Left Right swats away the attempt to clinch by Doherty.
Doherty shoots in for a takedown but Left Right shows good takedown defense.

Doherty gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty is trying to break free.
Doherty jumps guard but Left Right stands there with Doherty around his waist. Doherty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Doherty is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Left Right to keep the fight standing.
Left Right is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Doherty is defending well.
Doherty leaning his opponent against the cage.
Left Right tries to break free but Doherty pushes him back against the cage.
Left Right wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Left Right's elbow.
Doherty leaning against his opponent.
Doherty tries to break the clinch but Left Right is controlling the position.
Doherty has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Left Right avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Left Right using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doherty has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doherty prevents Left Right from breaking the clinch.
Left Right pressing his opponent against the cage.
Doherty has Left Right pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doherty breaks from the clinch.
Doherty misses with a takedown attempt
and Left Right counters with a series of strikes. Doherty will be more careful next time no doubt.
Doherty misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Doherty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brennan Doherty dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Left Right tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Doherty defends well and Left Right ends up having to push Doherty into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Left Right tries to break free but Doherty pushes him back against the cage.
Doherty working hard to break the clinch.

Doherty jumps guard.
Doherty has control of Left Right's left arm, preventing Left Right from doing any damage.
Doherty controls Left Right momentarily but Left Right frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doherty is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Left Right presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Left Right takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Left Right can't break the clinch.
Doherty has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Left Right after a bit of a struggle.
Doherty will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Left Right up against the cage.
Doherty is trying to push Left Right away but Left Right has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Left Right wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left Right looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Doherty fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Doherty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Left Right drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Doherty gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Doherty is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brennan Doherty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doherty is trying to break the clinch but Left Right has him pressed against the cage.
Doherty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Left Right backwards.
Doherty fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left Right wants to get back to striking at distance but Doherty won't allow it.
Doherty has Left Right pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Left Right manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Doherty manages to pull guard.
Left Right trying to control but Doherty is working from the bottom.
Left Right trying to move into half guard but instead Doherty has managed to sweep!
Doherty engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Doherty wants to control from the top but Left Right keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left Right can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Doherty controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Doherty works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Doherty decides to stand up.
Brennan Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doherty.
Doherty shoots for a takedown but Left Right saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pieter Daan Left Right has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brennan Doherty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Left Right tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brennan Doherty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doherty has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brennan Doherty!
A less than humble Brennan Doherty misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.