PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Doudry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Gunines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Andrew Doudry has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Doudry
vs
Gunines

180 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Doudry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emmanuel Gunines!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doudry scores with a body shot.
Gunines looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Doudry stalks Gunines and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gunines's face. Gunines staggers backwards, shaken.

Doudry moves into the clinch.
Gunines looking for a takedown.
Doudry looking to slow down the pace here.
Gunines wants a takedown but no success here.
Doudry works on Gunines's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Doudry.
Doudry prevents the takedown attempt.
Andrew Doudry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emmanuel Gunines.
Gunines letting Doudry take a breather here.
Doudry has had enough of the clinch but Gunines keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Doudry pulls guard.
Doudry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Doudry controlling Gunines's posture.
Gunines told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Gunines trying to control the position from guard on top but Doudry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunines tries to free his leg and advance position but Doudry is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doudry controls Gunines momentarily but Gunines frees himself.
Doudry throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A right-left combo lands from Doudry.
Doudry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doudry works over Gunines's head and body with a nice combination.
Doudry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Doudry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Doudry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunines on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Gunines is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Doudry closes the distance and clinches.
Gunines is still on wobbly legs! Can Doudry finish him?
Doudry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Doudry lands a big right hand that drops Gunines! The killer instinct kicks in and Doudry finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Doudry!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Doudry!