PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hai Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Marshall (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.

Doyle
vs
Marshall

199 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 Montreal, Hai Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall looks for the body kick but Doyle saw that one coming.
Marshall tries to clinch but Doyle is having none of it.

Marshall gets a clinch.
Marshall lands a good knee to the midsection. Doyle won't want to take too many of those.

Doyle manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Marshall looking to sit in guard and control but Doyle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Doyle won't allow Marshall to get back to his feet.
Doyle working some strikes from top position.

Marshall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Doyle defends well.
Doyle scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Doyle dives into side control.
Marshall regains half guard.

Marshall makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Marshall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Doyle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marshall to the mat! Marshall manages to get full guard.
Marshall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doyle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Doyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Doyle is standing up over Marshall. Marshall looks to escape but Doyle dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle lands an elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doyle in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Doyle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marshall, who protects the arm well.
Doyle scores with punches from side control.
Doyle scoring with punches and elbows.

Doyle decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Doyle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Doyle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marshall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Doyle.
Doyle thows a huge punch but Marshall dodges it nicely.
Doyle stops Marshall from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marshall manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Doyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle lands a couple of elbows.
Marshall is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Doyle dives into side control.
Doyle is working Marshall over with some ground and pound from side control.
Marshall taking punishment in the form of punches.

Doyle stands up.
Jack Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marshall moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick there by Marshall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hai Doyle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A clash of legs there as Doyle blocks the low kick.
Doyle checks a low kick from Marshall.

Doyle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Marshall looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Doyle tries to score with some ground and pound. Marshall controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Marshall looks to move to half guard but instead Doyle has passed into mount! Damn!
Marshall is working to get back to half guard.
Marshall is still trying to improve position.
Doyle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Doyle working Marshall over with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Doyle looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Doyle with the ground and pound from mount.
Marshall is looking to improve his position but Doyle isn't that keen on the idea.
Doyle raining down shots from the mount!

Doyle looking for a guillotine from mount but Marshall is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marshall is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the head.
Doyle prevents Marshall from getting the reversal.
Marshall is breathing heavily.

Doyle is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Marshall can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Doyle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marshall is looking to improve his position but Doyle isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall keeps trying to improve his position.
Doyle landing strikes, looking to finish!
Marshall is working to get back to half guard.
Doyle has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marshall's face.
Doyle wants to take Marshall's back but he can't do it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle working Marshall over with strikes here.
Doyle unloading with bombs!
Marshall is looking to improve his position but Doyle isn't that keen on the idea.
Doyle moves to take his opponent's back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall is trying to get back to his feet but Doyle has full control of the position and if anything, Marshall has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hai Doyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doyle lands a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hai Doyle dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Doyle shoots in and bounces Marshall off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marshall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Doyle stands up over Marshall, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Doyle is in close to Marshall's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Doyle stands up and waves to Marshall to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doyle looking to score a takedown here. Marshall is defending well but Doyle drives through and ends up in Marshall's guard.

Doyle stands up from Marshall's guard - Doyle perhaps looking for a knockout.
Marshall tries to score with a low kick but Doyle moves his leg out of the way.
Doyle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marshall finds it's way round the side to connect with Doyle's head.
Marshall looks to throw the jab but Doyle is out of range.
Doyle checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marshall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Doyle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doyle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marshall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshall slips a jab and a cross from Doyle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws out a leg kick but Doyle moves out of range and Marshall only half commits.
Marshall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marshall moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Marshall thumps Doyle with a low kick.
Hai Doyle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marshall closes the distance looking to clinch

and Doyle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Doyle.
Doyle chips away with some ground and pound.
Marshall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doyle scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marshall's head.
Doyle won't allow Marshall to sweep him here.
Doyle throwing strikes but missing.
Marshall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Doyle is controlling him.

Doyle stands and steps away. Marshall gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses.
Marshall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doyle avoids it.
Marshall misses with an elbow over the top.

Doyle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marshall throws a low kick but Doyle avoids it.
Jack Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marshall cracks Doyle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good work by Doyle as he checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshall throws the kick towards the body but Doyle avoids it.
Doyle swinging wildly here.
Hai Doyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marshall wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hai Doyle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doyle, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

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