PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Prokhorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Prokhorov
vs
Douglas

220 cm
28
289 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

191 cm
23
280 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Prokhorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas tries to bum rush Prokhorov with a series of wild strikes but Prokhorov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prokhorov lands with a nice body punch.
Prokhorov throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
A big left from Prokhorov misses.
Prokhorov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Prokhorov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Douglas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prokhorov works Douglas's body with a nice hook.
Douglas lands a nice looking body kick.
Douglas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Douglas digs a good body shot into Prokhorov's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Prokhorov has time to react.
Douglas connects with a single shot there.
Prokhorov misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Prokhorov misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throws a looping overhand right but Prokhorov ducks down to avoid it.
Prokhorov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Douglas circles away.
Douglas lands with a right hand.
Prokhorov misses with a body shot
and Douglas counters with a nice body shot.
Prokhorov is breathing heavily.
Prokhorov walks into a stiff left hand from Douglas.
Prokhorov thows a body shot but no joy.
Prokhorov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Douglas misses with a looping right.
Prokhorov throws out a powerful jab.
Douglas misses with an uppercut.
Prokhorov moves away from the strike by Douglas.
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas swings for the body but Prokhorov moves out of range.
Prokhorov moves out of range of the strikes.
Prokhorov slips a straight right by Douglas.
Douglas misses with a looping left.
Prokhorov takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Viktor Prokhorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
Prokhorov slips a jab from Douglas.

Prokhorov pushes Douglas up against the cage in a clinch.
Prokhorov goes for a takedown attempt but Douglas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Prokhorov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Prokhorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas blocks a jab.
Prokhorov wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
Douglas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Douglas misses with an uppercut.
Douglas throws a looping overhand right but Prokhorov ducks down to avoid it.
Douglas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Prokhorov's hands.
Prokhorov thows a body shot but no joy.
Douglas stuns Prokhorov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas needs to keep his hands up - Prokhorov had a free shot at his head there.
Douglas throws a jab but it's blocked by Prokhorov.
Prokhorov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prokhorov tests Douglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prokhorov looks to throw the jab but Douglas is out of range.
Prokhorov misses the jab.
Prokhorov throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prokhorov throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big left from Douglas misses.
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prokhorov.
Douglas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas misses with a few strikes there.
Douglas scores with a shot to the body.
Douglas throws a body punch but Prokhorov moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Douglas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Prokhorov shoots in for a takedown but Douglas shows good takedown defense.
Prokhorov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Douglas is fending him off so far but Prokhorov persists. Nope, Douglas circles away and we're back to standing.
Prokhorov tries to clinch there but Douglas circles away.
Jab from Douglas.
Douglas connects with a right hand. Prokhorov shakes it off.
Douglas blocks a jab.
Prokhorov slips a jab from Douglas.
Prokhorov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Douglas.
Prokhorov misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas throws a hook but Prokhorov avoids it easily.
Prokhorov misses the shot to the body.
Prokhorov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Douglas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prokhorov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Douglas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prokhorov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Prokhorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prokhorov misses with a looping left.
Prokhorov shoots in looking for a takedown. Douglas tries to sprawl out of it but Prokhorov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Douglas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Prokhorov moved out of range.
Douglas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prokhorov moves away.

Prokhorov rushes Douglas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Prokhorov misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Douglas.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Prokhorov. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prokhorov blocks an uppercut.
Douglas swings wildly with an uppercut but Prokhorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prokhorov tries to score a body lock takedown but Douglas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prokhorov throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Douglas looks for the body kick but Prokhorov saw that one coming.
Douglas swings for the body but Prokhorov moves out of range.
Douglas misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prokhorov.
Douglas misses with an uppercut.
Douglas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prokhorov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Prokhorov drops his hands momentarily and Douglas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice cross by Douglas.
Douglas motions for Prokhorov to come forward. Douglas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Prokhorov slips under a jab.
Prokhorov throws a hook but Douglas avoids it easily.
Douglas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tony Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Douglas misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas cracks Prokhorov with a good jab.
Douglas throws a chopping leg kick but Prokhorov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Douglas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prokhorov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Douglas throws a right hand that Prokhorov ducks under and follows up with a left that Prokhorov also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Prokhorov.
Douglas stuns Prokhorov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Douglas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Prokhorov avoids the body shot from Douglas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Prokhorov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Douglas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Prokhorov scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Douglas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prokhorov fails with a takedown attempt.
Prokhorov takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Douglas works the jab nicely.
Douglas misses with a series of wild punches.
Prokhorov lunges at Douglas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Douglas's hand.
Prokhorov jabs Douglas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Douglas staying out of range there.
Douglas connects with a right hand. Prokhorov shakes it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Douglas.
Douglas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas thuds a left hand into Prokhorov's body.
Douglas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Douglas throws a right and a left that Prokhorov avoids nicely.
Prokhorov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Douglas.
Douglas swinging wildly here.
Prokhorov shoots in looking for a takedown. Douglas tries to sprawl out of it but Prokhorov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Douglas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Douglas defending well as Prokhorov loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Douglas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Douglas.
Douglas misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prokhorov misses with a straight left.
Douglas closes the distance and clinches up with Prokhorov, looking for a takedown. Douglas pushes Prokhorov against the cage but Prokhorov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Prokhorov misses with a straight left.
Prokhorov looks to land a right hand but Douglas moved out of range.
Viktor Prokhorov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prokhorov moves out of range of the strikes.
Prokhorov fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Prokhorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prokhorov tries to clinch
and Douglas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prokhorov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas loads up on a big right hand but Prokhorov slips the punch.
No luck for Prokhorov with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prokhorov tries to clinch
and Douglas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prokhorov avoids the body shot from Douglas.
Douglas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prokhorov doesn't seem bothered though.
Douglas connects with the punch.
Douglas lands with an uppercut that bounces Prokhorov off the cage and back into range.
Douglas connects with a right hand. Prokhorov shakes it off.

Prokhorov is rocked!
Prokhorov moves away from the strike by Douglas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas lands with a good body shot.
Douglas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Douglas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Prokhorov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Douglas is defended easily by Prokhorov.
Tony Douglas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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Oh Prokhorov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Douglas thows a body shot but no joy.
Prokhorov seems to have got his legs back now.
Douglas cracks Prokhorov with an open hand slap.
A jab from Douglas finds it's way through Prokhorov's defenses.

Prokhorov drives through and clinches with Douglas against the cage.
Prokhorov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Douglas prevents it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Douglas lands a body shot in the clinch.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Douglas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Douglas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

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