PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hai Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hai Doyle has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Doyle
vs
MacLeod

199 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 3 - 2 - 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, Rory MacLeod!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacLeod throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
MacLeod scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from MacLeod.
A combination from MacLeod does no damage.
No joy there for Doyle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doyle throws a head kick but MacLeod moves out of range.
MacLeod misses with a combination

and Doyle counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for MacLeod!
MacLeod dodges the ground and pound from Doyle.
MacLeod is trying to improve his position.
Doyle working away.
Doyle lands some shots froms side control.
Doyle 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle lands a few punches from side control.
MacLeod tries to improve position but can't.
Doyle lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear MacLeod down.
Doyle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Doyle connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused MacLeod some visible discomfort.
MacLeod 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 landing a few strikes.
MacLeod is trying to buck Doyle off.
MacLeod tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is chipping away with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Doyle tries for a kimura but MacLeod is defending well.
Doyle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at MacLeod to see if he's OK.
Doyle cracks MacLeod with a big right hand but MacLeod just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Doyle throws a strike aimed at the side of MacLeod's head but MacLeod avoids it well.
MacLeod taking a bit of punishment here - Doyle scoring with strikes.
Doyle looking to punish the body of his opponent here but MacLeod is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused MacLeod some visible discomfort.
Doyle is putting a hurting on MacLeod here, landing some big shots from side control.
Doyle working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Doyle landing strikes.
Doyle landing strikes.
Doyle lands a nice forearm strike.
MacLeod looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle cracks MacLeod with an elbow. That is naaassty.

MacLeod is rocked!
MacLeod tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Doyle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
MacLeod is still in real trouble! Can Doyle finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
MacLeod seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice elbow there by Doyle.
Doyle drops a big elbow. That's hurt MacLeod! More shots from Doyle and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hai Doyle!