PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonio Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doyle comes into the arena with Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ortega's choice of entrance music: Last Caress. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Doyle
vs
Ortega

171 cm
22
146 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

169 cm
24
147 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernest Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tonio Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Doyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortega throws the kick towards the body but Doyle avoids it.
Doyle misses with an uppercut. Ortega saw that one coming.
Doyle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ortega counters with a right hand to the body.
Ortega throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Ortega finds it's target.
Doyle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ortega sprawls well. Ortega wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doyle gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega lands a head kick!
Ortega wants to clinch.
Tonio Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortega throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Doyle.
Sloppy strikes from Ortega. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Doyle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doyle misses with a combination
and Ortega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ortega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortega looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Ortega throws a big shot that misses.
Ortega tries to bum rush Doyle with a series of wild strikes but Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Ortega.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Ortega lands.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Ortega throws a right hand that misses
and Doyle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ortega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortega circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortega ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
A punch combination from Doyle misses.
Ortega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortega.
Doyle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortega circles away quickly and effectively.
Doyle dodges the punch combination from Ortega.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doyle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ortega counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ortega.
Ortega throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doyle is trying to force a seperation but Ortega has the dominant position.
Doyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ortega lands a nice knee to the body.
Ortega with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doyle is trying to force a seperation but Ortega has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle is trying to force a seperation but Ortega has the dominant position.
Ortega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doyle.

Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ortega counters with a head kick. That will keep Doyle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonio Ortega dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Doyle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doyle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ortega throws a head kick that Doyle semi-blocks.
Ortega swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doyle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Doyle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortega throws a head kick that misses.
Doyle misses with a two punch combination.
Doyle swinging wildly here.
Ortega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega wants to clinch but Doyle slips to the side
and Doyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
Doyle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortega misses with the combination.
Doyle feints a jab promting Ortega to slip. Doyle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ortega slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ernest Doyle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortega throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ortega attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tonio Ortega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ortega misses with a hook.
Ortega misses the shot to the body.
Ortega takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle swinging wildly here.
Doyle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ortega throws a lazy uppercut
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doyle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Doyle misses.
Doyle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ortega tries to avoid it but Doyle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ortega to the ground. Ortega escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doyle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortega.
Ortega looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Ortega misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Ortega scores with a four punch combination!
Ortega misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle catches Ortega with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doyle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ortega counters with a thumping low kick.
Ortega tried to score with a low kick but Doyle checks it.
Ortega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Doyle. Those never looked like landing.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Ortega.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega misses with a body shot
and Doyle counters with a one-two to the body.
Ortega misses with a lunging right hand
and Doyle counters with a good low kick that Ortega was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonio Ortega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ortega throws a right and a left that both miss.

Doyle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ortega's guard.

Ortega is rocked!
Doyle slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ortega is still in real trouble! Can Doyle finish him?

Doyle has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ortega is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Doyle yanks on the arm and Ortega is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Doyle.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ernest Doyle!