PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dill Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Gullich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe comes to the cage accompanied by Memories. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Doe
vs
Gullich

185 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 Amsterdam, Dill Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wolfgang Gullich!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe is looking to clinch.
Doe motions for Gullich to come forward. Doe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doe is looking to clinch.

Gullich throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Doe was covering up waiting for the punch and Gullich finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gullich wants to pass the guard but Doe is keeping the position.
Doe trying to keep a closed guard but Gullich is proving a slippery customer.
Doe trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Doe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doe pulls Gullich in close to prevent any damage.
Gullich's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gullich passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Gullich is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullich trying to control the position but Doe is working away.
Doe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Doe wants to control but Gullich postures up.
Gullich has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Doe!

Gullich has control of Doe's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Doe regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Gullich looking to secure an arm triangle but Doe defends it well.
Gullich looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Doe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Doe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doe wants to get back to his feet.

Gullich is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Doe has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Doe!
Doe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gullich is proving hard to escape from.

Gullich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Gullich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullich is trying to keep Doe in close.

Gullich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Doe is stalling in the full guard.
Doe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gullich is keeping the position for now.
Doe trying to control the position from guard on top but Gullich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Doe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gullich is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gullich has Doe pulled in close to control his posture.

Gullich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Doe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Doe wants to control from the top but Gullich keeps moving.

Gullich is working an open guard so Doe takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doe doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gullich counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Doe's guard now.
Doe wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Gullich 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.

Gullich defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doe.
Gullich throws a chopping leg kick but Doe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doe lands a nice looking body shot.
No luck for Doe with that takedown attempt.
Gullich is looking to score with low kicks.

Doe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Doe showed some decent athleticism there.
Gullich manages to get to full guard.

Gullich working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Doe has passed into half guard!
Doe wants to take a breather but Gullich is having none of it.
Gullich is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullich is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Doe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Doe's back!
Doe tries to escape the position.
Gullich missing with punches from the back.

Doe is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gullich keeps control of the position as Doe tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gullich is looking to control Doe but Doe is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Doe can't escape the position.

Doe defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gullich's arms.
Doe tries to escape the position.

Doe defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gullich's arms.
Doe wants to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Doe tries to break free.
Gullich missing with strikes from the back.

Doe defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gullich's arms.
Gullich not allowing Doe to control his hands.
Doe is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Gullich is looking for the choke from the back position but Doe is controlling his hands well.
Doe is really stuck here.
Well, with Gullich on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Doe is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Gullich working for the choke.

Gullich looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Doe is controlling Gullich 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Doe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gullich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gullich looking for a sweep. Not yet Gullich, not yet.
Gullich working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Gullich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Gullich slaps away a takedown attempt from Doe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gullich misses with a hook.
Doe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gullich sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wolfgang Gullich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe moves in looking to clinch but Gullich pushes him off.

Doe forces Gullich back against the cage and clinches.
Doe has Gullich pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gullich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dill Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gullich gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Gullich manages to pull guard.

Gullich had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Doe is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gullich Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Doe's back instead.

Gullich looking to break Doe's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Doe remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gullich will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doe trying to control the hands but Gullich breaks the grip.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Gullich working for the choke.
I really don't envy Doe right now.

Doe is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Gullich is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Doe is defending well though. Gullich let's go of the attempt for now.

Doe showing good submission defense here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Doe is really stuck here.
Gullich not allowing Doe to control his hands.

Doe fending off the submission attempt from Gullich.
A lull in the action here.
Doe turns into Gullich and is now in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe wants to get up but he can't break Gullich's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Gullich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Gullich looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Doe passes into half guard.
Gullich wants to get back to full guard.

Gullich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Doe wants to pass the guard but Gullich is defending well.
Gullich gets back to full guard.
Wolfgang Gullich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Doe wants to control from the top but Gullich keeps moving.
Doe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Doe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Doe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gullich is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gullich keeping moving, preventing Doe from controlling successfully.
Dill Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gullich's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Gullich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gullich winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Gullich!