PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Jyllendael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jake Jyllendael
vs
Doyle

184 cm
25
239 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
225 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Jyllendael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jyllendael shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Doyle's guard.

Doyle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jyllendael is aware though and is defending well.
Jyllendael slips nicely into half guard.
Jyllendael wants to pass the guard but Doyle is defending well.
Doyle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Doyle is trying to get back to full guard.

Jyllendael decides to return to a standing position.
Doyle wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle is looking to clinch.

Jyllendael closes the distance and clinches.
Doyle jumps guard but Jyllendael turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Jyllendael pulls Doyle into guard.
Doyle forces his way into half guard.

Doyle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Doyle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jyllendael kicks off Doyle and gets to his feet.
Doyle shoots for a takedown but Jyllendael saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Jyllendael closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Doyle is looking for a sweep.
Jyllendael controlling the position from side mount.
Jyllendael in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Doyle tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle sneaks back into half guard.
Jyllendael could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Doyle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jyllendael sitting and controlling from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jyllendael slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Doyle regains full guard. Nicely done.
Doyle looking for a sweep. Not yet Doyle, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jyllendael not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jake Jyllendael.
Doyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doyle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jyllendael shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Doyle manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Doyle looking for a guillotine here but Jyllendael defends easily.
Doyle wants to sweep but no luck.

Doyle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jyllendael defends it easily.
Jyllendael missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Doyle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jyllendael can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Doyle is looking for a triangle but Jyllendael pushes his legs off easily.
Jyllendael knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Doyle on the ground.

Doyle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jyllendael can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Doyle looks winded!
Jyllendael throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Doyle wants to sweep but no luck.

Doyle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jyllendael got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doyle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jyllendael has managed to get both his arms back between Doyle's legs - danger averted.
Jyllendael is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Doyle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jyllendael gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Steven Doyle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jyllendael shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Doyle is trying to defend but Jyllendael finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Doyle tries to roll over but Jyllendael keeps him under control.
Jyllendael frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Doyle manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jyllendael performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Doyle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Jyllendael decides to stand and escape the position.

Jyllendael closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doyle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jyllendael wants to pass to mount but Doyle is defending the position.
Jyllendael stalling.
Jyllendael wants to free his trapped foot but Doyle is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Jyllendael escapes and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doyle tries to clinch but Jyllendael is having none of it.
Doyle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jyllendael is fending him off so far but Doyle persists. Nope, Jyllendael circles away and we're back to standing.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Doyle enables Jyllendael to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Doyle manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Doyle is looking for a triangle but Jyllendael pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jyllendael won't allow Doyle to sweep him here.

Doyle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jyllendael doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Doyle is tightening it up a little... Jyllendael has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Jyllendael reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Jyllendael taps out! Nice BJJ there by Doyle!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Steven Doyle!