PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinji Kazama is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Doyle
vs
Kazama

169 cm
25
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conor Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazama shoots in but Doyle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Kazama moved out of range nicely.
Kazama misses with a looping right.
Doyle cracks Kazama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Doyle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Kazama misses.

Doyle moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Kazama goes down! Can Doyle finish him!?

Kazama is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kazama looking for a guillotine here but Doyle defends easily.
Kazama is still in real trouble! Can Doyle finish him?
Kazama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doyle.
Doyle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Kazama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kazama seems to have recovered his senses.

Kazama is looking for a triangle but Doyle pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kazama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Doyle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Kazama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Doyle throws a strike but Kazama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kazama showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Doyle is trying to control the position but Kazama postures up.

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.
Doyle keeping full guard, as Kazama tries to pass.
Doyle is looking to stand up but Kazama isn't so interested in that idea.
Kazama controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like Kazama might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Conor Doyle wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kazama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kazama throws out the jab.
Kazama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kazama doesn't manage to clinch there - Doyle circles away.
Kazama misses with a hook
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kazama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doyle pinned against the cage. Doyle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kazama misses with a takedown attempt

and Doyle counters with a right hand that sends Kazama tumbling to the canvas! Can Doyle finish him? He dives into Kazama's guard looking to do just that!
Conor Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Kazama.
Kazama looking for a sweep. Not yet Kazama, not yet.
Doyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kazama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kazama keeping moving, preventing Doyle from controlling successfully.
Kazama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doyle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Doyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Doyle throws and elbow that misses. Kazama uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Doyle's guard. Nice move by Kazama!
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Kazama from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazama trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Doyle manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Doyle 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.

Doyle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kazama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Kazama. Those never looked like landing.
Kazama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shinji Kazama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kazama blocks a head kick by Doyle.
Conor Doyle is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Kazama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Doyle as he avoids it easily.
Kazama ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doyle lands a nice looking body shot.
Doyle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kazama checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kazama is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Doyle cracks a nice hook into Kazama's ribs.
Conor Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kazama at a distance.
Doyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kazama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doyle jabs Kazama to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Doyle does no damage.
Doyle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kazama doesn't seem bothered though.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kazama is able to avoid easily.
Kazama tries to score with a low kick but Doyle moves his leg out of the way.
Doyle misses with a kick to the body.
Kazama misses with an uppercut
and Doyle counters with a three punch combo that has Kazama backing up. Kazama nods at Doyle to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle drops Kazama with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Kazama! Doyle dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Doyle!