PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Toby Doodle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Go (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?

Doodle
vs
Go

174 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
20
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toby Doodle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichi Go!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Go dodges the punch combination from Doodle.
Doodle misses with a double jab.
Toby Doodle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doodle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doodle scores with a nice head shot.

Go fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Doodle to the ground. Go is now in Doodle's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Go is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Go drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Go jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Go won't allow Doodle to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Go wants to pass the guard but Doodle is keeping the position.
Doodle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Go thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Go pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doodle is keeping the position for now.

Go drops back, looking for a kneebar! Doodle looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Doodle looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Doodle!
Go wants to control but Doodle postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doodle tries to stand but Go is controlling his head.
Doodle tries to stand but Go controls the position and pulls Doodle into his guard.
Go has his hands on Doodle's head, controlling the position.
Go has a closed guard, preventing Doodle from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go managing to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Go takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Go looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Doodle!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Doodle is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Go looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Go is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Doodle can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Go working for a submission but Doodle is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichi Go dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Doodle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Go should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Doodle misses with a series of wild punches.
Doodle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Go manages to avoid it.

Go looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Doodle!

Go with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Doodle wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Go is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Doodle has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Doodle!
Doodle is fighting to break Go's control of his arms but Go is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doodle tries to stand but Go is controlling from the bottom.
Doodle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Go pulls Doodle in to control the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ichi Go hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Doodle lands with a nice combination. Go backs away looking to recover.

Go fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Doodle to the ground. Go is now in Doodle's guard.
Doodle wants to stand but Go is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go tries to free his leg and advance position but Doodle is retaining full guard.
Ichi Go has got the better of the ground game so far.
Go stops Doodle from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Go pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doodle is keeping the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Go slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ichi Go!