PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Dougles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Moris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Moris acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Dougles
vs
Moris

193 cm
24
209 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

190 cm
22
250 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Dougles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Moris!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dougles throws a series of punches but Moris avoids them all with ease.
Dougles misses the shot to the body.
Moris scores with a hook.

It looks like Ryan Dougles has been cut.
Dougles throws a hook to the side of Moris's head but Moris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moris blocks a jab.

Dougles forces Moris back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by Dougles.

It looks like Travis Moris has been cut.
Dougles missing with knees to the body.
Dougles stalling against the cage.
Dougles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dougles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dougles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dougles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dougles pushes off an throws an elbow but Moris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dougles with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dougles scores with a knee to the head.
Dougles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dougles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dougles lands a nice uppercut.
Dougles pushes off an throws an elbow but Moris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moris takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moris blocks an elbow strike from Dougles.
Dougles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moris blocks an elbow strike.
Dougles tries a knee to the head but Moris blocks it.
Dougles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dougles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dougles misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dougles stalls.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dougles misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Dougles.
Dougles stops a takedown attempt from Moris.
Dougles stalling the fight.
Dougles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moris avoiding damage as Dougles throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dougles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moris's brow.

Moris has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dougles is trying to keep an underhook but Moris manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dougles pushes Moris off looking to stand but Moris dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dougles tries to get to full guard but Moris has control of the leg.
Moris throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dougles to regain full guard.
Moris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moris throwing strikes but missing.
Dougles controlling Moris's posture.
Moris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dougles wants to sweep here but Moris controlling him for the moment.

Moris has gone for a leg lock! Dougles slips out almost immediately though and dives into Moris's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dougles throwing strikes from guard but Moris blocks nicely.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dougles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dougles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dougles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dougles trying to control but Moris is working from the bottom.
Moris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Moris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dougles defends well.
Dougles chips away with some ground and pound.
Moris keeping moving, preventing Dougles from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Dougles dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Dougles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice takedown defense from Dougles. No joy for Moris on that attempt.
Dougles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moris shoots for a double leg takedown but Dougles sprawls well. He's pushed Moris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moris misses with a takedown attempt - Dougles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ryan Dougles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Moris.
Dougles scores with a punch to the head.
Moris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Moris is rocked!
Moris drops his hands momentarily. Dougles doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Moris staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Moris doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Dougles!
After the fight, Ryan Dougles was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.