PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Doby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doby comes to the cage accompanied by International Players Anthem. Castle has chosen Don't worry, Be happy as his entrance music. Frank Castle will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Doby
vs
Castle

178 cm
26
203 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

190 cm
27
203 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Doby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doby with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castle to score with a decent uppercut.
Doby throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Doby scores with a push kick.
Doby lands with an overhand left.
Doby misses with a hook to the body
and Castle counters with a nice uppercut.
Castle cracks Doby with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doby takes a swing at Castle's ribcage but misses.
Doby shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Castle sprawls well. Castle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doby gets slowly back to his feet.
Castle cracks Doby with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doby misses the body punch
and Castle counters with a left to the body.
Doby looks to score with a jab to the body but Castle is just out of range.
Doby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doby tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Doby somewhat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doby. Castle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castle is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doby swings for the body but Castle moves out of range.
Doby misses with a looping left.
Castle throws the left hand but Doby avoids the punch easily.
Doby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab from Castle.
A bone on bone clash there as Castle blocks the leg kick.
Doby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Doby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doby shoots in for a takedown but Castle shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Doby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castle counters with a nice uppercut.
Doby fails with a takedown attempt.
Doby throws the left hand but Castle avoids the punch easily.
Castle scores with a jab. Doby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Doby tries to clinch but Castle is having none of it.
Doby is looking to wear down Castle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Doby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doby misses with a shot to the body
and Castle counters with a series of strikes. Doby will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice sprawl there from Castle as Doby shoots in.
Doby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castle jabs Doby right on the nose. Doby blinks but takes it well.
Doby misses with a hook. Castle ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Doby does no damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle connects with a looping right hand.
Castle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Doby dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Castle throws a series of punches but Doby moves out of range.
Castle dodges the punch combination from Doby.
Doby swings for the body but Castle moves out of range.
Shane Doby is winning the standup battle so far.
Castle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Doby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castle moves away.
Doby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castle.
Castle might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Doby throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Castle, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doby misses with a series of wild punches.
Doby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castle manages to avoid it.
Doby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Doby throws a hook but Castle blocks it.
Doby misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Doby throws a leg kick which misses Castle's front leg but catches the back leg as Castle tries to avoid it.
Castle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doby.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doby walks into a left hand.
Castle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doby moves away.
Doby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Doby misses its intended target.
Doby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Castle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doby shoots in for a takedown but Castle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Doby throws a low kick, looking for Castle's leg but Castle calmly moves out of range.
Doby misses with a low kick as Castle jumps back.
Frank Castle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doby just misses with a punch to the body.
Castle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doby in his tracks.
Castle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doby jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doby with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doby throws a front kick aimed at Castle's knee but Castle avoids it well.
Doby tries to work over Castle's front leg with a kick but Castle checks it.
Castle jabs Doby right on the nose. Doby blinks but takes it well.
Castle swinging wildly here.
Castle throws an overhand right that lands on Doby's shoulder, as Doby tries to avoid the shot.
Doby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doby misses with a body shot
and Castle counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shane Doby will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Doby just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Castle as he checks the leg kick.
Doby lands a head kick!
Doby misses with the combination.
Doby drops his hands momentarily and Castle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Doby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Castle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Doby scrambles back to his feet.
Shane Doby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doby throws a predictable looking body shot
and Castle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doby connects with the punch.
Doby slips a straight right by Castle.
Doby throws a head kick but Castle moves out of range.
Castle avoids the body shot from Doby.
Castle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castle manages to avoid it.
Castle misses with a low kick.
Castle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castle manages to avoid it.
Doby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castle throws out the jab.
A big left from Castle misses.
Doby motions for Castle to come forward. Doby throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castle was well out of range. Poor timing from Doby.
Doby misses with a double jab
and Castle counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castle. Doby does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doby tries to clinch there but Castle circles away.
Castle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doby.
Castle avoids the body shot from Doby.
Frank Castle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Castle.
Doby takes a swing at Castle's ribcage but misses.
Castle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Castle moves out of range of the leg kick from Doby.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doby thows a body shot but no joy.
Doby slips a jab from Castle.
Doby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Castle as he avoids it easily.
Doby thows a leg kick but Castle checks it
and Castle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shane Doby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Doby is predictable there
and Castle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doby lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Doby.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doby looks to score with a jab to the body but Castle is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Doby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doby has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Doby!
After winning the bout, Shane Doby thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.