PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shane Doby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doby's entrance music is International Players Anthem. A fine choice. Andrey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gunther -Ding Dong Song . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Doby
vs
Andrey

178 cm
37
145 lbs
26 - 22 - 1

177 cm
31
146 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Doby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malutin Andrey!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andrey as he avoids it easily.
Doby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doby scores with a jab to the body.
Doby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doby throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andrey misses with the combination.
Andrey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Doby back to the cage. Andrey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A punch combination from Andrey misses.
Doby lands a nice hook to Andrey's body. Andrey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Andrey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Andrey throws a sloppy head kick and Doby moves out of range easily.
Andrey throws a head kick that Doby semi-blocks.

Doby is rocked!
Andrey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doby.
Oh Doby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doby is defended easily by Andrey.
Doby seems to have got his legs back now.
Andrey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doby throws a shot from downtown. Andrey moves away and avoids it.
Doby looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andrey is fending him off so far but Doby persists. Nope, Andrey circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Doby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut lands for Andrey. That snapped Doby's head back.
Andrey looks to land a left hand but Doby moved out of range nicely.
Andrey stuffs the takedown.
Doby lands a head shot.
Andrey cracks Doby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andrey lands a head kick. Doby smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Doby wants to land a leg kick but Andrey is out of range.
Andrey is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doby avoids the head kick by Andrey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doby. Andrey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doby.
Doby tries to counter with a takedown but Andrey is quick to defend against it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doby attempts a counter takedown but Andrey avoids it well and moves away.
Andrey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andrey with a nice cross.

Doby drives through with a takedown into Andrey's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Doby prevents Andrey from getting back to his feet.
Doby tries to free his leg and advance position but Andrey is retaining full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Doby's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Andrey wants to get back to his feet but Doby is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Andrey is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Doby trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Doby is controlling him.
Doby throwing strikes from guard but Andrey blocks nicely.
Doby has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Andrey wants to stand up but Doby is controlling him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Andrey lunges at Doby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doby's hand.
Andrey swinging wildly here.
Doby takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Doby on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Andrey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doby on the side of the head.

Andrey gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Doby to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrey wants to stand and escape but Doby is having none of it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Doby wants to control from the top but Andrey keeps moving.
Doby slips nicely into half guard.
Andrey is staying active underneath Doby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Andrey wants to get back to his feet.
Doby is keen to just control but Andrey is a slippery customer.

Doby is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrey is looking to escape.
Andrey is refusing to be controlled, as Doby sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malutin Andrey dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Andrey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andrey ducks right into an uppercut from Doby.
Andrey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andrey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doby is out of range.
Andrey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doby misses with an uppercut.
Andrey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Doby lands with a hook. Andrey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Doby scores with a hook.
Doby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andrey tries to avoid it but Doby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andrey to the ground. Andrey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doby fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Andrey avoids it really well and circles away.
Doby tries to clinch up but Andrey circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doby with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andrey to score with a decent uppercut.
Doby throws a right hand that Andrey ducks under and follows up with a left that Andrey also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Andrey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Doby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doby darts in looking for a takedown but Andrey gets double underhooks and turns Doby into the cage.
Andrey scores with a jab to the body.
Andrey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andrey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Doby misses with a body shot.
Doby looks to land a combination but Andrey avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doby lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Andrey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andrey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Andrey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doby.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andrey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doby doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doby misses the jab.
Andrey is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andrey.
Malutin Andrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doby is defended easily by Andrey.
Andrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doby shoots in but no luck this time.
Andrey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andrey cracks Doby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Andrey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Malutin Andrey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Doby catches Andrey right on the button with a cross.
Andrey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doby in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Andrey.
Decent striking displayed by Doby there.
Doby moves out of range as Andrey strikes.
Doby lands a head shot.
Doby scores with a jab to the body.
Doby misses with a straight left.
Andrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doby feinted with a counter takedown.
Doby shoots in for a takedown but Andrey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Andrey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doby in his tracks.
Doby shoots in looking for a takedown. Andrey tries to sprawl out of it but Doby keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andrey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shane Doby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Andrey throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doby.
Good standup being displayed there by Andrey as he connects with a hook.
Andrey misses with a hook.
Andrey throws a head kick but Doby moves out of range.
Doby half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Doby drives through with a takedown into Andrey's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Andrey wants to stand but Doby is controlling the position.

Andrey is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Andrey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doby's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andrey.

Doby manages to break the clinch.
Doby scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doby shoots in but Andrey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Malutin Andrey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Doby fails with a takedown attempt.
Andrey misses with a wild combination.
Andrey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doby tries to counter with a takedown but Andrey is quick to defend against it.
Doby moves forwards but Andrey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Andrey lands a jab.
Andrey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doby throws a body punch but Andrey moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doby closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andrey circles away.
The fighters circling - Andrey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doby drops down looking for a counter takedown but Andrey sprawls and moves away.

Doby gets tackled into the cage by Andrey. Andrey maintains the clinch.

Andrey manages to break the clinch.
Andrey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andrey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey is looking to clinch but Doby is avoiding it.
Andrey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andrey wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Doby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doby's hands.
Andrey tries a head kick but it misses.
Doby changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Doby looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andrey is fending him off so far but Doby persists. Nope, Andrey circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrey misses with a two punch combination.
Doby changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
An inside leg kick from Doby misses.
Nice shot by Andrey.
Doby misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doby has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andrey as he avoids it easily.
Andrey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dobys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Andrey circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Doby to the canvas! Doby doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Andrey keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malutin Andrey!
Malutin Andrey is the new bantamweight champion!
After the fight, Malutin Andrey was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.