PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danil Ghuravl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Doyle
vs
Ghuravl

208 cm
19
194 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danil Ghuravl!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghuravl misses with a hook

and Doyle moves into the clinch.
Ghuravl prevents Doyle from breaking the clinch.
Doyle is trying to break free.

Doyle pulls Ghuravl into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ghuravl lands a couple of digs.

Doyle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ghuravl doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ghuravl manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ghuravl with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ghuravl in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghuravl throwing strikes from guard but Doyle blocks nicely.
Doyle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ghuravl missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ghuravl really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doyle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doyle looking for a sweep. Not yet Doyle, not yet.
Doyle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ghuravl loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ghuravl makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Doyle is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghuravl postures up in Doyle's guard and throws a big left but Doyle blocks it.

Ghuravl got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doyle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ghuravl has managed to get both his arms back between Doyle's legs - danger averted.
Ghuravl loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doyle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ghuravl manages to get himself to full guard.
Doyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doyle wants to pass the guard but Ghuravl is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ghuravl wants to improve his position but instead Doyle has moved into half guard.

Doyle escapes and gets back to his feet.

Doyle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Doyle showed some decent athleticism there.
Ghuravl keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ghuravl looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doyle decides to return to a standing position.
Doyle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Doyle shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghuravl is looking to get back to is feet but Doyle passes into side control.
Ghuravl is being controlled here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Doyle is trying to get an arm triangle but Ghuravl is defending well.
Ghuravl is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Doyle is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Doyle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Doyle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Doyle forces his way into half guard.
Doyle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Doyle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ghuravl knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Doyle has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Doyle controlling the pace for now.
Ghuravl working to try and regain half guard.
Ghuravl is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Doyle raining down shots from the mount!
Doyle fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Doyle landing strikes, looking to finish!
Doyle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle working the ground and pound effectively.
Doyle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Doyle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ghuravl looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Doyle working for a submission but Ghuravl is keeping him at bay.
Doyle content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Doyle controlling the pace for now.
Doyle lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Doyle with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle lands a big elbow.
Sonny Doyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doyle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Doyle thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Doyle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ghuravl hang on?

Doyle working for a submission but Ghuravl is keeping him at bay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ghuravl defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Doyle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Doyle dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ghuravl blocks a head kick by Doyle.

Doyle has Ghuravl up against the cage in a clinch.

Ghuravl is fighting off a takedown attempt but Doyle is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ghuravl to the mat. Ghuravl regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Doyle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Doyle pushing down on Ghuravl's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ghuravl defending well though.
Ghuravl keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Doyle stops Ghuravl from getting back to his feet.
Ghuravl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ghuravl is trying to get back to full guard.

Doyle is working for a kimura but Ghuravl is defending it quite comfortably.
Doyle slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ghuravl!

Doyle looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doyle wants to finish this one by submission but Ghuravl is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Doyle.
Doyle controlling the position easily from mount.
Ghuravl is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Doyle cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Doyle controlling the position easily from mount.
Doyle raining down hammerfists from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Doyle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doyle 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Doyle!