PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ross bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bain is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Showtek Black. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Douglas
vs
bain

187 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

O'Brannigan's Fightwear

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamie Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ross bain!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Douglas clinches up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Douglas.
Douglas prevents bain from breaking the clinch.
Douglas keeps control of bain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
bain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
bain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Douglas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite bain's efforts to push away.
bain wants to get back to striking at distance but Douglas won't allow it.
Douglas prevents bain from breaking the clinch.
bain can't break the clinch.
Douglas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Douglas.

bain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
bain misses with a few strikes there.
bain misses with a series of wild punches.

Douglas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with bain, pushing him back against the cage.
Douglas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
bain looks gassed!
bain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short body shot lands from Douglas as the two fighters clinch.
Douglas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite bain's efforts to push away.
Douglas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
bain wants to break free but Douglas has control.

Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas tries to bum rush bain with a series of wild strikes but bain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Douglas both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Douglas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
bain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Douglas.

Douglas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Douglas rushes bain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Douglas instigates a clinch.
Douglas is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Douglas.
bain tries to break free but Douglas pushes him back against the cage.
bain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Douglas pushes bain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Douglas lands with a light punch inside.
Douglas prevents bain from breaking the clinch.
bain tries to break the clinch but Douglas is controlling the position.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.

Douglas breaks from the clinch.

Douglas clinches.
Douglas digs a right hand underneath bain's ribcage. bain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Douglas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Douglas.
bain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Douglas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Douglas displaying some good clinch control by pressing bain up against the cage.
bain is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Douglas.
Douglas pushes bain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
bain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Douglas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Douglas drives through and clinches with bain against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Douglas.
A right hook to the body lands for Douglas.
A right hand to the body from Douglas.
Douglas scores with a shot to the side of bain's head.
A body shot lands from Douglas.
bain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ross bain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Douglas clinches up with bain and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Douglas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Douglas is trying to break the clinch but bain is controlling him.

Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Douglas throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
bain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Douglas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Douglas gets a clinch.
bain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
bain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Douglas slowing the pace effectively.

bain breaks from the clinch.
bain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Douglas momentarily.
bain fails to land with a series of punches.
Douglas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
bain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Douglas.
Douglas looks to land a combination but bain avoids it well.
Douglas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but bain moves away.
bain throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas dodges the punch combination from bain.
Douglas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but bain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
bain throws a left and a right that both miss

and Douglas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A body shot lands from Douglas.
Douglas pressing his opponent against the cage.

Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Douglas clinches up with bain and pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Douglas.
Douglas prevents bain from breaking the clinch.
Douglas leaning against his opponent.
A body shot lands from Douglas.
bain tries to break the clinch but Douglas is controlling the position.
Douglas scores with a shoulder strike.

Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
bain misses with a combination

and Douglas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Douglas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
bain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
bain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bain is trying to break the clinch but Douglas is controlling him.
bain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

bain manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Douglas 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.

bain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Douglas is out of range.
bain scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
bain misses with the combination.
Douglas misses with a two punch combination.
bain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Douglas counters with a nice body shot.
Douglas with a jab.
bain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglas.
Douglas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that bain can do to turn this around?

Douglas moves into the clinch successfully.
Douglas prevents bain from breaking the clinch.
Douglas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down bain.
Douglas lands a body shot.
Douglas scores with a hook to the body.
Douglas displaying some good clinch control by pressing bain up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Douglas.
bain keeps control of Douglas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
bain tries to break the clinch but Douglas is controlling the position.
Douglas lands a body punch in the clinch.

Douglas breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas misses with a wild combination.
Douglas is looking to wear down bain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from bain.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Douglas instigates a clinch.
Douglas displaying some good clinch control by pressing bain up against the cage.

Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Douglas has bain up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Douglas to work.
Douglas scores with a hook to the body.
bain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
bain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bain is looking to break free of the clinch but Douglas has double underhooks.
Douglas is trying to break free.
Douglas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
bain working hard to break the clinch.
Douglas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Douglas lands a nice uppercut.
Douglas pushes bain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Douglas keeps control of bain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Douglas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but bain moved out of range.
bain goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bain throws a combination that misses

and Douglas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Douglas.
bain tries to circle away but Douglas has him pinned against the cage.
Douglas works on bain's body with a couple of short punches.
Douglas is working bain over against the cage.
Douglas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
bain has Douglas pressed against the cage, preventing Douglas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
bain is trying to break the clinch but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Douglas.

Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but bain is just out of range.
bain throws a right hand that Douglas ducks under and follows up with a left that Douglas also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Douglas both land. Nice combination.
bain drops his hands momentarily and Douglas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Douglas moves into range and clinches up with bain.
Douglas has bain pressed against the cage.
Douglas keeps control of bain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Douglas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
bain throws a left and a right that both miss

and Douglas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Douglas lands a right hand that snaps the head of bain backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Douglas breaks the clinch.
Douglas misses with a two punch combination.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Jamie Douglas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
bain connects with a crisp jab.
bain looks to land a combination but Douglas avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Douglas misses the target.
Jamie Douglas is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by bain.
bain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
bain misses with a two punch combination.
bain moves into range and connects with a jab.
bain throws a nice looking combination but Douglas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
bain avoids the body shot from Douglas.

Douglas has managed to clinch.
bain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Douglas has bain pressed against the cage.
Douglas digs a right hand underneath bain's ribcage. bain let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Douglas breaks from the clinch.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from bain.
bain goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Douglas clinches.
bain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Douglas has managed to clinch.

bain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
bain lands a jab to the head.
bain lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
bain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Douglas circles away quickly and effectively.

Douglas moves into range and clinches up with bain.
Douglas has bain pushed against the cage.
bain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Douglas has bain pressed against the cage, preventing bain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Douglas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of bains head.
bain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Douglas.
Douglas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt bain or not.
Douglas prevents bain from breaking the clinch.
Douglas pushes bain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
bain tries to break free but Douglas pushes him back against the cage.
Jamie Douglas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Douglas is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Douglas dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Douglas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but bain circles away quickly and effectively.
Douglas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Douglas slips a jab and a cross from bain.
Donk. Douglas catches bain right on the button with a cross.
bain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
bain throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.

Douglas takes the fight into the clinch.

Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
bain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
bain lands a glancing blow to the side of Douglas's head.
Good standup being displayed there by bain as he connects with a hook.
bain falls off balance throwing a combination

and Douglas moves into the clinch.
Come on Douglas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Douglas gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from bain.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - bain circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bain lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
bain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Douglas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from bain.

Douglas clinches up against the cage.
bain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Douglas has closed the distance and engaged bain in a clinch.
bain is looking to break free of the clinch but Douglas has double underhooks.
Douglas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
bain tries to break the clinch but Douglas is controlling the position.
bain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Douglas.
Douglas lands with a right to the head.
Douglas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of bain backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Douglas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Douglas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Douglas scores with a shot to the side of bain's head.
bain tries to break free but Douglas pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Douglas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
bain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

bain tries to keep at a distance but Douglas has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
bain tries to circle away but Douglas has him pinned against the cage.
bain is trying to force a seperation but Douglas has the dominant position.
Douglas is trying to break the clinch but bain is controlling him.
bain can't break the clinch.
bain has had enough of the clinch but Douglas keeps him there for the moment.

Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Douglas misses with the combination.
bain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Douglas defending well as bain loads up on a big left hand.
Douglas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big right from Douglas misses.

Douglas moves into the clinch.
Douglas has bain pressed against the cage, preventing bain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
bain wants to get back to striking at distance but Douglas won't allow it.
bain is trying to force a seperation but Douglas has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch but bain keeps him there for the moment.
bain can't break the clinch.
Douglas stalls.
Douglas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A frustrated look appears on bain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch but bain keeps him there for the moment.
bain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
bain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
bain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from bain misses its intended target.
Douglas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Douglas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A combination from bain does no damage.
bain looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
bain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Douglas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with bain, pushing him back against the cage.
bain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from Douglas.

bain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from bain.

Douglas has bain up against the cage in a clinch.
bain keeps control of Douglas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
bain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
bain has had enough of the clinch but Douglas keeps him there for the moment.

Douglas manages to break the clinch.
bain misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from bain misses.
Douglas's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Douglas duly obliges.

Douglas moves into the clinch.
Douglas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt bain or not.
Douglas controlling the action here for a moment.
bain has had enough of the clinch but Douglas keeps him there for the moment.
Douglas presses bain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Douglas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite bain's efforts to push away.
bain can't break the clinch.
bain working hard to break the clinch.
ross bain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamie Douglas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
bain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Douglas blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Douglas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Douglas 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Douglas!