PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scooby Doo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Hitler (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.

Doo
vs
Hitler

175 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scooby Doo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stephen Hitler!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hitler throws a head kick but Doo moves out of range.
Hitler shoots for a double leg takedown but Doo sprawls well. He's pushed Hitler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Doo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hitler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Doo as he avoids it easily.

Doo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hitler napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Doo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Doo moves into full mount!
Hitler wants to try and get back to his feet.
Doo controlling the position easily from mount.
Doo with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitler wants to hold on but Doo pushes him away.
Hitler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doo controlling from mount.
Doo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hitler is looking to escape.
Doo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Doo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Doo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hitler is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Doo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hitler is trying to escape the mount.
Doo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doo controlling from the full mount.
Doo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hitler?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitler is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hitler tries to hold on but Doo postures up.
Hitler takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Doo controlling his opponent.
Doo looking to control but Hitler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hitler looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doo is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Can Hitler hold on?! Doo is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Doo tries to keep control of the position but Hitler is staying busy.

Doo is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hitler prevents Doo from getting a body triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doo biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scooby Doo dominated that 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.

Hitler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hitler taking a breather.
Hitler is looking to take this one to the mat.

Doo pulls guard effortlessly.

Doo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hitler defends it easily.

Doo is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hitler presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Hitler manages to pull guard.
Hitler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doo cracks Hitler with a solid left hand.
Doo postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doo stands up and waves to Hitler to follow him.
Hitler lands with a nice combination. Doo backs away looking to recover.
Doo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitler darts in looking for a takedown but Doo gets double underhooks and turns Hitler into the cage.
Doo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hitler avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Doo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hitler after a bit of a struggle.
Doo is trying to pull guard but Hitler has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scooby Doo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hitler wants to take the fight to the mat but Doo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Doo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hitler is defending well.
Doo misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doo breaks the clinch.
Hitler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Doo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Doo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Doo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Doo slows the pace down.
Hitler is looking for a sweep.
Hitler keeps trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hitler is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hitler can't do much from the bottom here.
Scooby Doo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hitler wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hitler is not content to let Doo control the position.
Doo working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Doo slaps away a takedown attempt from Hitler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Doo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hitler circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doo.
Doo dives in for a single leg takedown but Hitler sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Doo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Doo fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scooby Doo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hitler tries to clinch there but Doo circles away.

Hitler gets the takedown into side control.
Hitler connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Doo some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Doo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Doo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hitler is looking for a sweep. Doo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Doo controlling the action here.

Doo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hitler to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doo throws a lazy uppercut

and Hitler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hitler.
Doo controlling Hitler's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Doo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hitler defends it easily.
Doo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doo pulls Hitler in close to prevent any damage.
Hitler preventing the sweep.

Hitler gets to his feet - Doo follows without any prompting.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doo fails with a takedown attempt.

Doo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hitler's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Doo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hitler, up you get!
Doo tries to clinch but Hitler is having none of it.

Hitler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Doo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Doo tries to get out of the position.
Hitler trying to control but Doo is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hitler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Hitler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hitler has managed to get both his arms back between Doo's legs - danger averted.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Doo holds on and takes a little breather.
Hitler is looking to pass into half guard but Doo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Doo is in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doo trying to control but Hitler is working from the bottom.
Hitler trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Doo prevents Hitler from getting back to his feet.
Doo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doo sitting in guard here, content to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Scooby Doo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Doo tries to work over Hitler's front leg with a kick but Hitler checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Scooby Doo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doo, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scooby Doo!