PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orkan Dogu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Dogu
vs
Wagner

180 cm
29
180 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

181 cm
26
168 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orkan Dogu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dogu.
Wagner misses with a body kick.
Dogu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wagner throws a body shot but no joy.
Dogu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut there from Wagner.
Wagner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dogu.
Wagner cracks the inside of Dogu's front leg.
Dogu moves out of range as Wagner strikes.
Dogu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
Dogu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wagner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner feints and then cracks Dogu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dogu down.

Dogu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dogu trying to pass the guard but Wagner defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dogu.
Dogu wants to free his trapped foot but Wagner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wagner trying to control from the bottom.
Dogu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wagner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wagner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wagner gets back to full guard.
Wagner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dogu is one step ahead there.
Dogu passes Wagner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dogu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dogu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wagner defending well though.
Wagner is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dogu.
Dogu 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.
Dogu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wagner loads up on a big right hand but Dogu slips the punch.
Dogu misses with a wild body shot.

Dogu looking to score a takedown here. Wagner is defending well but Dogu drives through and ends up in Wagner's guard.
Dogu wants to control from the top but Wagner keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dogu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dogu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dogu is looking to work some ground and pound but Wagner has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogu tries to free his leg and advance position but Wagner is retaining full guard.
Wagner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dogu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wagner throws a body punch but Dogu moves out of range.
Wagner lands the left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Wagner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dogu scores with a sloppy right hand. Wagner should have avoided that one.
Dogu throws a body shot but no joy.
Wagner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner avoids the body shot from Dogu.
Dogu moves out of range as Wagner strikes.
Wagner throws a leg kick but Dogu moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orkan Dogu 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.

Wagner misses with an uppercut. Dogu saw that one coming.
Wagner tries a low kick but Dogu avoids it.
Wagner slips under a jab from Dogu.
Dogu moves away from the strike by Wagner.
Dogu slips a straight right by Wagner.
Wagner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dogu.
Dogu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wagner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dogu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wagner.
Wagner looks to land a left hand but Dogu moved out of range nicely.
Ryan Wagner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wagner swings widly with a right hand

and Dogu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wagner's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dogu passes Wagner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dogu working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogu passes to full mount!
Wagner wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dogu.
Dogu working Wagner over with strikes here.
Orkan Dogu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dogu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wagner hang on?
Wagner felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dogu unloads with some shots from mount but Wagner bucks and avoids them well.
Dogu lands a couple of good shots and Wagner has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wagner covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Dogu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wagner can do to turn this around?
Wagner tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogu thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Wagner is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Dogu off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Wagner covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Dogu scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dogu struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dogu is not going to allow Wagner to sit and survive in this position.
Dogu controlling the position well here. Wagner rolled but Dogu kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Dogu punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogu throwing sloppy strikes.
Dogu gets his hands free as Wagner looks to control.
Dogu somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Dogu tries to get the hooks in deep but Wagner pushed the leg off.
Dogu throwing sloppy strikes.
Dogu connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Wagner to escape the position.
Dogu somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Dogu avoiding Wagner 's attempts to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogu throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Wagner!
Dogu missing with strikes.
Dogu lands a shot to the body.
Dogu misses with an elbow to the head.
Dogu looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Dogu is riding his opponent, not letting Wagner buck him off.
Dogu misses with an elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dogu struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orkan Dogu dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Dogu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wagner.
Dogu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Dogu misses the target.
Dogu fails with a takedown attempt.
Wagner lands with an overhand left.
Wagner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wagner throws a leg kick but Dogu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dogu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner misses with a low kick.
Dogu works Wagner's body with a nice hook.
Wagner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dogu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dogu blocks a jab.
Dogu throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wagner lands a lovely overhand right.
Wagner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Dogu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dogu is keen to just control but Wagner is a slippery customer.
Dogu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wagner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wagner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dogu stands and throws Wagner's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dogu controlling from side mount.
Ryan Wagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dogu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wagner sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wagner parries the strikes from Dogu easily there. Dogu is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wagner to escape.
Wagner tries to bench press Dogu off him but Dogu keeps the position.
Wagner manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dogu's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dogu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wagner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wagner manages to get to full guard.
Wagner being controlled here, momentarily.
Wagner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wagner misses with an uppercut. Dogu saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dogu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wagner throws a low kick, looking for Dogu's leg but Dogu calmly moves out of range.
Wagner wants to clinch up but Dogu keeps it at a distance.
Wagner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dogu.
Dogu moves out of range as Wagner strikes.
Wagner lands a leg kick that knocks Dogu off balance momentarily.
A jab from Wagner does it's job there.
Dogu misses with a body shot.
Wagner takes a swing at Dogu's ribcage but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dogu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Wagner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wagner throws a big shot that misses.

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 Orkan Dogu.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dogu, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orkan Dogu!
Orkan Dogu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.