PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Scrooge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Scrooge
vs
Doyle

168 cm
19
130 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

171 cm
19
149 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin

Dissolution Fight Wear

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sebastian Scrooge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle misses with a low kick.
Scrooge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doyle but Doyle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Doyle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doyle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle stuffs the takedown attempt from Scrooge. Scrooge gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scrooge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doyle throws a head kick that misses.

Doyle closes the distance and pushes Scrooge back into the cage.
Doyle lands an elbow that stopped Scrooge in his tracks for a moment.
Doyle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Scrooge.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Scrooge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doyle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Scrooge's defenses.
Scrooge is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Doyle to keep the fight standing.
Scrooge takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Sebastian Scrooge has been cut.
Scrooge has Doyle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Doyle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle stalling against the cage.
Doyle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scrooge dodges an elbow strike from Doyle.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scrooge tries for a takedown. No joy.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scrooge wants a takedown.
Scrooge is trying to pull guard but Doyle has him pressed against the cage.
Doyle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Scrooge can't get the takedown.
Scrooge is working for takedown but Doyle is calmly controlling the position for now.
Scrooge takes an elbow to the forehead.

Scrooge pulls guard effortlessly.
Doyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Scrooge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scrooge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doyle wants to control from the top but Scrooge keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Scrooge looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Doyle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Doyle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Doyle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Doyle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scrooge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doyle keeps trying to improve his position.
Scrooge looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Scrooge is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrooge wants to control but Doyle is keeping him busy.
Scrooge is controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Scrooge connects with a nice short shot to Doyle's temple.
Doyle is looking to improve his position.
Scrooge wants to free his trapped foot but Doyle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Doyle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Scrooge's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Doyle throws a sloppy head kick and Scrooge moves out of range easily.
Scrooge appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Doyle tries to clinch up.
Scrooge tries to counter with a takedown but Doyle is quick to defend against it.
Doyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Scrooge throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Doyle was covering up waiting for the punch and Scrooge finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scrooge looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrooge controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Scrooge works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Doyle looking for subs from the bottom but Scrooge mounts him!
Scrooge with shots to the head and body - Doyle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Scrooge can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doyle is looking to escape.
Doyle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle has given up his back here. Will Scrooge look for the submission or keep pounding away?
You can see the frustration on Doyle's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Doyle looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Scrooge is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Doyle has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Doyle is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Scrooge gets his way!

Doyle defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle can't escape the position.
Scrooge seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Doyle fending off the submission attempt from Scrooge.
Sebastian Scrooge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Scrooge is looking for the choke from the back position but Doyle is controlling his hands well.
Scrooge somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Scrooge tries to get the hooks in deep but Doyle pushed the leg off.
Scrooge is landing with strikes from the back.
Doyle tries to escape the position.

Scrooge is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Scrooge has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Doyle is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Scrooge off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Doyle wants to escape the position.
Doyle wants to control his opponent's hands but Scrooge gets his hands free.

Doyle is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Scrooge missing with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doyle tries to escape the position.
Doyle just trying to survive but Scrooge is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Scrooge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Scrooge's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Scrooge fails with a takedown attempt.
Doyle follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Scrooge walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scrooge drops down looking for a counter takedown but Doyle sprawls and moves away.
Doyle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrooge blocks a leg kick.
Scrooge changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Doyle throws a leg kick but Scrooge sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Scrooge changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Scrooge fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Scrooge moves out of range of the leg kick from Doyle.
Scrooge changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Scrooge blocks a head kick by Doyle.
Horrible takedown attempt by Scrooge or perhaps it was just good defense by Doyle, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Scrooge. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle tries to work over Scrooge's front leg with a kick but Scrooge checks it.
Scrooge feinted with a counter takedown.
Jimmy Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scrooge changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scrooge was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Doyle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doyle throws a head kick that misses.
Scrooge changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Doyle lands a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Scrooge shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Doyle napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Doyle struggling a bit here.
Scrooge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doyle keeps working.

Scrooge working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
What's Doyle going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Doyle wants to control but Scrooge postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is trying to improve his position.
Scrooge is looking to take a break and control but Doyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Scrooge looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doyle struggling a bit here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Doyle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!