PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stones Mahones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brunson Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doyle has chosen On To The Next One as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mahones
vs
Doyle

196 cm
23
282 lbs
11 - 2 - 1

195 cm
25
280 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Stones Mahones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brunson Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle misses with a hook. Mahones ducked under it nicely.
Doyle tries to clinch up but Mahones circles away and keeps his distance.
Mahones slips a straight right by Doyle.
Mahones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle throws a jab when Mahones was well out of range.
Doyle misses with a right hand
and Mahones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Mahones.
Doyle lands a head shot.
A cross from Doyle lands.
A shot to the liver by Mahones. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brunson Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doyle looks to clinch
and Mahones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doyle tries to clinch up but Mahones circles away and keeps his distance.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Mahones looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Mahones missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahones lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Mahones darts in and clinches Doyle up against the cage.
Doyle leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahones prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Mahones lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle looks gassed!
Mahones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mahones.
Doyle blocks an elbow strike.
Doyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mahones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mahones blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mahones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Mahones avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Mahones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahones managing to block the knees to the body from Doyle.
Mahones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle trying to stall but Mahones improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mahones avoids it.
Mahones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mahones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doyle or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahones.
Mahones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mahones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doyle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahones throws an elbow but it misses.
Mahones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mahones has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Mahones lands a right hand.
Mahones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mahones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahones has Doyle pushed against the cage.
Doyle blocks an elbow strike from Mahones.
Mahones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahones misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle looking to throw knees to the head but Mahones is blocking nicely.
Mahones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from Mahones.

It looks like Brunson Doyle has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahones.
Mahones lands a nice uppercut.
Mahones lands with a light punch inside.
Mahones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doyle is keeping busy.
Doyle tries a knee to the head but Mahones blocks it.
Mahones is leaning against Doyle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mahones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Mahones to work.
Doyle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Mahones.
A nice left hand lands by Mahones.
Doyle tries to work over Mahones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stones Mahones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brunson Doyle's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Doyle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Mahones circles away.
Mahones misses with a looping left.
Mahones with a nice cross.
Doyle walks into a left hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Doyle in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mahones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doyle is looking to clinch but Mahones is avoiding it.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Mahones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mahones moves into the clinch successfully.
Mahones can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Mahones managing to block the knees to the body from Doyle.
Doyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mahones avoids it.
Mahones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahones misses with a body punch.
Mahones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Doyle looking to stall.
Stones Mahones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doyle is breathing heavily.
Mahones lands with a left to the head.
Doyle is trying to maintain a safe position but Mahones gets an underhook and turns Doyle into the cage.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahones pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahones tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle missing with knees to the body.
Doyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahones is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle tries to land a knee to the head but Mahones blocks with his arms.
Mahones lands with a right to the head.
Mahones throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Mahones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahones is defending well for now.
Mahones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahones.
Doyle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mahones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mahones lands with a left to the head.
Mahones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mahones misses with some punches.
Doyle blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahones.
Mahones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doyle has Mahones pressed against the cage, preventing Mahones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mahones managing to block the knees to the body from Doyle.
Mahones stalling the fight.
Mahones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Mahones struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahones lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahones pushes off an throws an elbow but Doyle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mahones can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Mahones stalling in the clinch.
Mahones struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
Doyle taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mahones misses with a punch to the body.
Mahones can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Doyle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahones.
Doyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahones avoids the damage to the body.
Mahones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doyle as Mahones tries to tie him up.
Doyle missing with knees to the body.
Doyle crunches a lovely knee into Mahones's ribcage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doyle lands with a left to the head.
Mahones tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle lands a good knee to the midsection. Mahones won't want to take too many of those.
Doyle trying to land knees to the body.
Doyle tries a knee to the head but Mahones blocks it.
Doyle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mahones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Mahones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mahones can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Doyle avoids a wild elbow strike from Mahones.
Mahones throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Mahones avoiding damage as Doyle throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stones Mahones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brunson Doyle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A jab from Mahones finds it's way through Doyle's defenses.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle clobbers Mahones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Doyle tries to sprawl but Mahones drives through with a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mahones trying to control the action but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Mahones throws a strike but Doyle avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mahones trying to control but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Doyle keeping full guard, as Mahones tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahones looking to sit in guard and control but Doyle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mahones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mahones trying to control the pace.
Mahones lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mahones thows a huge punch but Doyle dodges it nicely.
Mahones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doyle defending well though.
Mahones works his way into full mount!
Mahones throws some wild stikes that Doyle manages to avoid easily.
Brunson Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahones trying to control but Doyle is having none of it.
Mahones is landing with some decent strikes but Doyle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Doyle blocking the ground and pound.
Mahones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Doyle is squirming around, avoiding Mahones's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahones is really struggling to control Doyle but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Doyle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stones Mahones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mahones 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stones Mahones!