PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bartle Doo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Shevovitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartle Doo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Doo
vs
Shevovitz

185 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartle Doo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Shevovitz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shevovitz clinches up against the cage.
Shevovitz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shevovitz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Doo jumps guard but Shevovitz stands there with Doo around his waist. Doo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Doo goes for a takedown attempt but Shevovitz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shevovitz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Doo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Doo slips nicely into half guard.

Doo is looking for a kimura but Shevovitz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Doo to get the leverage.
Shevovitz trying to hold on to Doo's head to control him but Doo postures up.
Shevovitz looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shevovitz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Shevovitz is trying to control but can't.
Doo prevents Shevovitz from standing back up.
Doo wants to pass to mount but Shevovitz is defending the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Shevovitz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doo tries to pull guard but Shevovitz won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartle Doo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Doo jumps guard but Shevovitz stands there with Doo around his waist. Doo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shevovitz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Shevovitz manages to pull guard.

Doo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Doo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Shevovitz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shevovitz looks gassed!
Shevovitz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doo is one step ahead there.
Doo looking to pass the guard.
Doo advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Doo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Doo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Doo advances nicely into full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shevovitz tries to reverse the position but Doo maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Doo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Shevovitz is on top in guard.

Doo looking for a guillotine here but Shevovitz defends easily.

Doo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Shevovitz should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Doo has tightened it up now! Shevovitz should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bartle Doo!