PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Doo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bolt
vs
Doo

190 cm
22
211 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Bolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Doo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doo throws a leg kick

and Bolt counters with a single leg into guard. Doo didn't expect that.
Bolt stands up over Doo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bolt stopping the sweep attempt from Doo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doo is trying to keep Bolt in close.
Bolt wants to control from the top but Doo keeps moving.
Bolt stopping the sweep attempt from Doo.
Doo is trying to control the position but Bolt postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bolt with a nice head shot there.
Doo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Doo is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt wants to sweep here but Doo controlling him for the moment.

Bolt is working an open guard so Doo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Bolt fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Doo to the ground. Bolt is now in Doo's guard.
Doo is pulling down on Bolt's head. It's preventing any offense from Bolt, at least for the moment.
Doo looking to control.
Bolt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bolt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bolt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bolt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bolt tries to free his leg and advance position but Doo is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Doo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doo wants to stand up but Bolt has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt trying to control but Doo postures up.
Bolt is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bolt is looking to improve his position.
Doo wants to stand up but Bolt manages to regain full guard.
Bolt looking for a sweep. Not yet Bolt, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bolt's guard.

Bolt wriggles free and stands up.

Bolt closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Doo quickly recovers to half guard.
Bolt wants to pass to mount but Doo is defending the position.

Bolt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Doo is trying to maintain the position but Bolt is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Doo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Doo wants to sweep but no luck.
Bolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Doo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Doo is pulling down on Bolt's head. It's preventing any offense from Bolt, at least for the moment.
Bolt won't allow Doo to sweep him here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Doo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolt was well out of range. Poor timing from Doo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doo tried to score with a low kick but Bolt checks it.

Bolt drives through with a takedown into Doo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Bolt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Doo looks to clinch

and Bolt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bolt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bolt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Doo is trying to control the position but Bolt postures up.
Doo wants to sweep but no luck.
Bolt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Doo is pulling down on Bolt's head to control his posture.
Doo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bolt throws a big elbow that misses.

Doo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bolt wants to control from the top but Doo keeps moving.
Doo is trying to hold Bolt in close to prevent damage but Bolt has managed to pass into half guard.
Bolt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bolt is looking to take a break and control but Doo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bolt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bolt trying to control from half guard but Doo is working away.
Doo is looking to control Bolt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Doo avoid being mounted?
Doo is looking for a sweep. Bolt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bolt working over Doo with some ground and pound. Doo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Bolt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Doo defends it well.
Doo trying to control here.
Doo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Doo wants to control but Bolt is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt lands with a punch from half guard.
Bolt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Doo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bolt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bolt's back!
Doo is controlling the position but Bolt somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.

Bolt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bolt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Doo postures up.
Bolt wants to sweep here but Doo controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt has a closed guard, preventing Doo from standing up.

Doo stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Bolt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bolt is looking to work some ground and pound but Doo has wrist control.
Doo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bolt postures up in Doo's guard and throws a big left but Doo blocks it.
Doo keeping moving, preventing Bolt from controlling successfully.
Bolt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bolt tries to free his leg and advance position but Doo is retaining full guard.
Doo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Doo holds on and takes a little breather.
Doo looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Fred Doo was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Bolt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolt working the head with strikes.
Bolt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bolt in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bolt throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Bolt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bolt trying to control the action but Doo is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doo can't do much from the bottom here.

Bolt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Bolt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Doo throws a leg kick

and Bolt counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Doo!
Bolt throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bolt lands a big elbow.
Doo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bolt breaks from Doo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Felix Bolt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bolt cracks Doo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Doo is rocked!

Bolt looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Doo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Doo is still in real trouble! Can Bolt finish him?
Bolt postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Doo in real trouble here! The ref calls for Doo to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Bolt!
Felix Bolt bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.