PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Nevada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Doucet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nevada comes into the arena with In The End by Linkin Park blaring out of the sound system. Harry Nevada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nevada
vs
Doucet

189 cm
19
202 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Attliction

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Nevada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Doucet!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevada looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doucet is fending him off so far but Nevada persists. Nope, Doucet circles away and we're back to standing.
Doucet doesn't manage to clinch there - Nevada circles away.
Doucet with a lazy takedown attempt

and Nevada counters with a shoot takedown. Doucet fights it but they end up in guard.
Doucet thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nevada keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doucet's head.
Doucet controls Nevada momentarily but Nevada frees himself.
Doucet keeping moving, preventing Nevada from controlling successfully.
Nevada stopping the sweep attempt from Doucet.

Doucet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Doucet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nevada landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevada tries to free his leg and advance position but Doucet is retaining full guard.
Doucet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nevada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doucet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nevada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nevada looking to sit in guard and control but Doucet gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nevada looking for a sweep. Not yet Nevada, not yet.
Nevada is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nevada trying to control from half guard but Doucet is working away.
Nevada slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Doucet avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nevada.
Doucet wants to get back to full guard.
Nevada throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Doucet is pressing down on Nevada's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Doucet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nevada manages to get himself to full guard.
Nevada is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nevada wants to hit a switch here but Doucet passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nevada there!
Nevada tries to hold on but Doucet pushes him away.
Nevada is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevada is wriggling around trying to escape.
Doucet working Nevada over with strikes here.
Nevada is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Doucet trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nevada wants to hold on but Doucet pushes him away.
Doucet trying to control but Nevada is having none of it.
Doucet with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nevada is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Doucet goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nevada turns into him and now he's in Doucet's guard.
Doucet is trying to keep Nevada in close.
Nevada connects with a couple of short punches.
Nevada passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Nevada tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nevada has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Doucet is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nevada asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Nevada 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.

Doucet has his takedown stuffed

and Nevada moves into the clinch.
Doucet struggles to land a body shot inside as Nevada controls his hands.
Doucet swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Nevada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doucet has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nevada fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Nevada looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Doucet!
Doucet wants to control but Nevada is having none of it.
Doucet tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Nevada swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Doucet is now in Nevada's guard. A big mistake from Nevada there, giving up the dominant position!
Doucet stands and throws Nevada's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nevada is trying to control Doucet's posture but Doucet avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevada tries to buck Doucet off but Doucet is having none of it.
Doucet is breathing heavily.
Nevada manages to get back to half guard.
Nevada is looking to control Doucet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nevada avoid being mounted?

Nevada actively working from the bottom here.
Nevada tries to get to full guard but Doucet has control of the leg.
Nevada tries to kick Doucet off but Doucet keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nevada wants to control but Doucet is keeping busy and won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Nevada has Doucet up against the cage in a clinch.

Nevada breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nevada closes the distance but Doucet moves to the side

and Doucet counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nevada won't be happy with that.
Nevada tries to buck Doucet off but Doucet is having none of it.
Doucet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nevada keeps working.
Nevada wants to control but Doucet postures up.
Nevada gets back to half guard.
Nevada tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nevada is trying to maintain the position but Doucet is very close to passing his half guard.

Doucet is working for a kimura but Nevada is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Nevada decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Doucet makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Doucet.
Doucet looking to control.
Nevada prevents Doucet from getting back to his feet.

Doucet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nevada doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nevada manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Doucet is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Doucet wriggles free and stands up.
Doucet lands with a kick to the temple. Nevada shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doucet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Doucet drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Doucet working the ground and pound.
Doucet is looking to take a break and control but Nevada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Doucet lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nevada down.
Nevada is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Doucet is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nevada is squirming around, avoiding Doucet's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nevada can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andrew Doucet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nevada shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nevada sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nevada looking to finish Doucet with some ground and pound. This is bad for Doucet!

Doucet is rocked!
Nevada landing punches.
Doucet is still in real trouble! Can Nevada finish him?

Nevada is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Doucet is surviving well by controlling Nevada's body position as best he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nevada landing shots from mount.
Nevada lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nevada lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Doucet hang on?

Nevada working for a submission but Doucet is keeping him at bay.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nevada cracks Doucet with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevada with shots to the head and body - Doucet looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nevada lands with some strikes.
Doucet taking shots to the head.
Nevada connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nevada looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nevada scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nevada scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Doucet tries to hold on but Nevada pushes him away.
Nevada scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Doucet?
Nevada lands a big shot there that rocks Doucet but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nevada knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Doucet on the ground.
Nevada working the ground and pound effectively.
Doucet tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nevada unloads with some shots from mount but Doucet bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevada is landing with some decent strikes but Doucet is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nevada cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Nevada landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nevada with the ground and pound from mount.
Doucet wants to hold on but Nevada pushes him away.

Nevada looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Nevada working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Doucet in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nevada cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nevada lands a big shot there that rocks Doucet but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nevada lands a big shot there that rocks Doucet but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nevada lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nevada scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doucet tries to hold on but Nevada postures up.
Nevada breaks from Doucet's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Doucet taking shots to the head.
Nevada raining down shots from the mount!
Nevada with a couple of short strikes.
Nevada is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Doucet can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Doucet is in a horrible position here. Nevada smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Nevada looking to secure an arm triangle but Doucet defends it well.
Nevada is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Nevada is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Doucet has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nevada landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nevada cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Nevada is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Doucet is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Nevada!