PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magby Mahrez (ranked 1834 p4p, 1985 weight class) and Cathal O Doherty (ranked 203 p4p, 217 weight class). Magby Mahrez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mahrez
vs
O Doherty

185 cm
27
154
4 - 2 - 0

172 cm
23
150
1 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

PWNAGE™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magby Mahrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cathal O Doherty!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahrez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mahrez.
O Doherty keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
O Doherty changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahrez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A decent looking body kick lands there for O Doherty.
O Doherty lands with an overhand left.
O Doherty keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
O Doherty connects with a looping right hand.

O Doherty clinches with his opponent.
Mahrez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahrez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magby Mahrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Doherty lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Magby Mahrez has been cut.
Mahrez wants a takedown.
O Doherty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Doherty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahrezs head.
Mahrez jumps guard but O Doherty stands there with Mahrez around his waist. Mahrez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Doherty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahrez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
O Doherty lands a body punch.
Mahrez is trying to pull guard but O Doherty turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Doherty.
Mahrez takes a shot to the head.
O Doherty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahrez jumps guard but O Doherty turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
O Doherty lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Doherty.
O Doherty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Doherty lands an elbow just above Mahrez 's eye.
O Doherty tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahrez avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from O Doherty - that landed with a thud.
Mahrez is breathing heavily.
O Doherty lands an elbow that stopped Mahrez in his tracks for a moment.
O Doherty lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Doherty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty lands with a left to the head.
O Doherty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
O Doherty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O Doherty is leaning against Mahrez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Doherty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Doherty lands a body punch.
Mahrez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Doherty lands a nice elbow.
O Doherty lands an elbow inside that Mahrez shrugs off.
O Doherty presses Mahrez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
O Doherty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Doherty.

Mahrez is rocked!
A short uppercut from O Doherty.
Oh Mahrez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Doherty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
O Doherty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mahrez.
O Doherty lands a nice elbow.
A short right from O Doherty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty is leaning against Mahrez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Doherty lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mahrez or not.
O Doherty stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Doherty is leaning against Mahrez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Doherty looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
O Doherty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Doherty creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mahrez's defenses.
O Doherty lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Doherty.
O Doherty creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mahrez's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mahrez drops to his knees and O Doherty pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cathal O Doherty!
Cathal O Doherty seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.