PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dill Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Rimmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Doe
vs
Rimmer

191 cm
22
264 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
280 lbs
5 - 8 - 2

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dill Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Arnold Rimmer!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rimmer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doe.

Rimmer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rimmer has eaten all the pies!
Doe wants to stand back up but Rimmer manages to pass into side control.
Rimmer is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Doe will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rimmer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Doe to see if he's OK.
Rimmer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Doe wants to get back to his feet but Rimmer is dominant here and he's now got Doe's back!
Doe holding both Rimmer 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimmer scores with punches and elbows.
Rimmer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Doe is trying to stand back up.
Rimmer cracks Doe with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Doe from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Doe covers up after that shot from Rimmer.
Doe holding both Rimmer 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe covers up after that shot from Rimmer.
Rimmer scores with punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rimmer is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Doe. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Doe is trying to get back to his feet but Rimmer has full control of the position and if anything, Doe has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Good control from Rimmer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rimmer loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Doe hold on?
Doe is covering up but some of the strikes from Rimmer are getting through and doing damage.
Doe trying to get back to his feet but Rimmer is in full control for now.
Rimmer is working the ground and pound. Can Doe escape?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe wants to get back to his feet.
Doe looking very determined here, making life difficult for Rimmer.
Rimmer throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Doe!
Doe has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rimmer lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Doe trying to get back to his feet but Rimmer is in full control for now.
Doe covers up after that shot from Rimmer.
Doe trying to get back to his feet but Rimmer is in full control for now.
Rimmer scores with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rimmer connects with a big shot to the side of Doe's head.
The referee is taking a good look at Doe as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Rimmer!
Doe trying to get back to his feet but Rimmer is in full control for now.
Rimmer controlling from the back.
Doe is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Rimmer scores with punches to the body.
Rimmer connects with a big shot to the side of Doe's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Rimmer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Doe has his takedown stuffed

and Rimmer counters with a shoot takedown. Doe fights it but they end up in guard.
Arnold Rimmer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rimmer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rimmer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rimmer stops Doe from standing up.
Rimmer advances to half guard.
Rimmer winds up and cracks Doe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Doe wants to get back to his feet.
Rimmer content to control rather than advance.
Rimmer is breathing heavily.
Doe looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doe manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rimmer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doe with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rimmer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Doe!
A nice elbow there by Rimmer.
Doe is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Doe trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Rimmer content just to control the position here.
Doe trying desperately to get to his feet.
Doe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rimmer on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimmer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Doe looks a forlorn figure.
Doe is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Doe taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Rimmer.
Doe is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rimmer working the ground and pound effectively.
Rimmer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Doe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Doe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Doe tries to get out of the position.
Rimmer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Doe holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rimmer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rimmer throwing strikes here but Doe is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Doe tries to buck Rimmer off but he can't manage it.
Rimmer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rimmer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Doe is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rimmer punching from mount but Doe doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Doe is trying to stand.
Rimmer wants to control the pace but Doe is squirming around nicely.
Doe is trying to stand up.
Rimmer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Doe is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rimmer controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Rimmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Doe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rimmer was covering up waiting for the punch and Doe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Doe won't allow Rimmer to sweep him here.
Rimmer has momentary wrist control but Doe slips an elbow through the middle.
Doe with a nice head shot there.
Doe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rimmer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Doe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rimmer looking to control.
Doe with a nice head shot there.
Rimmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rimmer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rimmer's head.
Doe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Doe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Doe distracts Rimmer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Doe is working Rimmer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Doe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Doe with a nice head shot there.
Doe connects with a couple of short punches.
Rimmer looking to control.
Doe scoring with some ground and pound.
Rimmer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Doe distracts Rimmer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Doe connects with a couple of short punches.
Doe is working Rimmer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Doe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Doe postures up and lands a big shot to Rimmer's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe chips away with some ground and pound.
Doe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Doe postures up.
Doe distracts Rimmer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Doe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rimmer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Doe is in close to Rimmer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Doe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rimmer trying to strike off his back.
Doe won't allow Rimmer to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rimmer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rimmer is trying to control the position but Doe postures up.
Doe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rimmer looking for a sweep. Not yet Rimmer, not yet.
Doe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Doe postures up.
Doe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Doe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Doe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Doe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Doe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Doe postures up in Rimmer's guard and throws a big left but Rimmer blocks it.
Doe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands a couple of elbows.
Rimmer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Doe landing with the ground and pound.
Rimmer striking from the bottom here.
Doe postures up and lands a big shot to Rimmer's brow.
Doe distracts Rimmer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rimmer striking off his back but it's not causing Doe any problems.
Doe postures up and lands a big shot to Rimmer's brow.

Rimmer is rocked!
Doe loads up on a big left hand. Rimmer felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Doe looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Rimmer can't hide his disappointment, as Doe celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dill Doe!