PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georgio Lispin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Doratukus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lispin
vs
Doratukus

187 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Georgio Lispin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Micheal Doratukus!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doratukus throws a head kick that misses

and Lispin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Doratukus is striking but Lispin is not phased and passes to half guard.
Doratukus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lispin is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lispin is pressing down on Doratukus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Doratukus is holding on for now.
Doratukus is looking to escape.
Lispin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lispin is pressing down on Doratukus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Doratukus is holding on for now.
Lispin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Georgio Lispin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Doratukus fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lispin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Doratukus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lispin tries to clinch but Doratukus moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doratukus.
Lispin throws a head kick that Doratukus semi-blocks.
Lispin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doratukus.

Lispin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lispin decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Lispin scores with a takedown into Doratukus's guard.
Doratukus keeping full guard, as Lispin tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doratukus is trying to control the position but Lispin postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doratukus has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lispin has passed into side control.
Doratukus looks winded!
Lispin working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Lispin stalls from top position.
Lispin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Doratukus down.

Lispin stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doratukus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lispin's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doratukus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doratukus is looking to stand up but Lispin won't let him.
Doratukus looking to sit in guard and control but Lispin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lispin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lispin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Doratukus for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lispin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Doratukus 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.

We're going to have a standup here because Georgio Lispin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Some wild striking there from Lispin.
Doratukus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lispin finds it's way round the side to connect with Doratukus's head.
Doratukus jabs Lispin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lispin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, if Lispin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georgio Lispin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lispin fails to land the takedown.
Georgio Lispin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doratukus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doratukus has a takedown stuffed.

Doratukus has managed to clinch.

Lispin is trying to trip Doratukus. He has hold of a leg but Doratukus is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lispin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lispin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Doratukus has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lispin has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lispin working away.
Doratukus tries to improve position but can't.
Doratukus takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lispin cracks Doratukus with a big right hand but Doratukus just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Lispin decides to stand back up. Lispin steps back and let's Doratukus get back to his feet.

Lispin gets a takedown into half guard.
Doratukus is breathing heavily.
Lispin moves into full mount! Doratukus won't be happy about that!
Georgio Lispin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doratukus is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doratukus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lispin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lispin avoids the attempt from Doratukus to control.
Lispin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lispin unloading with bombs!
Lispin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lispin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lispin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Doratukus?
Lispin controlling the pace for now.
Lispin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lispin with a couple of short strikes.
Lispin cracks Doratukus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Lispin working for a submission but Doratukus is keeping him at bay.

Lispin working for a guillotine from mount but Doratukus is in no mood to give up.
Doratukus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lispin controlling from the full mount.

Lispin wants to finish this one by submission but Doratukus is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lispin.
Doratukus wants to control but Lispin is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lispin controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georgio Lispin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lispin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doratukus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lispin fails with a takedown attempt.
Lispin fails to land the takedown.
Doratukus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lispin.
Doratukus with a poor takedown

and Lispin counters with a shoot takedown. Doratukus fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lispin pushes down on Doratukus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lispin passes to side control.
Doratukus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doratukus is looking to regain half guard here but Lispin keeps moving and retains side control.
Doratukus sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Doratukus won't allow Lispin to pass to mount.

Lispin decides to stand and escape the position.
Doratukus throws a head kick but Lispin moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lispin shoots in but Doratukus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgio Lispin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lispin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lispin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Doratukus trying to control but Lispin postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, if Lispin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Doratukus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lispin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doratukus tries to roll over but Lispin keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lispin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Doratukus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lispin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Doratukus trying to control but Lispin postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lispin stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Lispin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doratukus can do to turn this around?

Lispin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lispin lands in his opponent's guard.
Lispin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Micheal Doratukus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Georgio Lispin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lispin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georgio Lispin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lispin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Georgio Lispin!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Georgio Lispin!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Georgio Lispin!

Georgio Lispin wins by unanimous decision!