PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Aniketh Chin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donall Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donall Doyle has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Chin
vs
Doyle

170 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Brawler
Big heart

Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aniketh Chin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donall Doyle!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chin counters with a one-two to the body.
Chin throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Doyle - that will leave a mark!
Chin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doyle misses with a series of wild punches.
Chin works Doyle's body with a nice hook.
Doyle misses with a series of wild punches.
Donall Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Doyle darts in and clinches Chin up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle prevents Chin from breaking the clinch.

Doyle breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin scores with a leg kick.
Chin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Doyle takes a step back to recover.
Chin scoring well with a low kick there.
Doyle misses with the combination.
Doyle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chin tries to clinch but Doyle is having none of it.
Doyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chin scores with a spinning back kick!
Doyle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chin. That one must have hurt.
Chin moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
A bone on bone clash there as Chin blocks the leg kick.
Chin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chin slips a jab and a cross from Doyle.
Doyle has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Doyle pushes Chin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Doyle lands an elbow inside.

Doyle breaks from the clinch.
Chin is looking to clinch but Doyle is avoiding it.
Chin is looking to clinch.
Chin lands a jab to Doyle's midsection.
Doyle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chin's head backwards.
Doyle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chin.
Doyle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chin tries to clinch up but Doyle circles away and keeps his distance.
Doyle steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chin.
Doyle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chin counters with a three punch combo that has Doyle backing up. Doyle nods at Chin to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Chin tries to keep at a distance but Doyle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chin wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Donall Doyle will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Doyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chin slips a straight right by Doyle.
Doyle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doyle doesn't seem bothered though.
Doyle throws a leg kick but Chin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doyle. Doyle obviously looking to wear him down.
Chin wants to clinch up but Doyle keeps it at a distance.
Doyle throws a series of punches but Chin avoids them all with ease.
Doyle takes one to the chin there.
Chin throws a push kick but Doyle slaps the foot to one side.
Chin misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chin.

Chin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Chin manages to break the clinch.
Chin tries to clinch up.
Chin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doyle has Chin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Doyle breaks from the clinch.

Chin rushes Doyle and presses him up against the ropes.

Doyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doyle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Doyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doyle throws a series of punches but Chin moves out of range.
Chin throws a head kick that misses.
Doyle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chin.
Doyle throws a right hand that Chin ducks under and follows up with a left that Chin also avoids with ease.
Chin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Doyle manages to circle out of the way.
Doyle is breathing heavily.
Chin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chin throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chin is looking to wear down Doyle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A right-left combo lands from Chin.
A head kick from Chin lands but Doyle takes it in his stride.
Chin wants to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Doyle there.
Chin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Doyle closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Donall Doyle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Chin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Doyle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chin slows down the pace here.

Doyle manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Doyle.
Donk. Chin catches Doyle right on the button with a cross.
Doyle misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doyle paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Doyle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Chin wants to break free but Doyle has control.

Doyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chin lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chin throws a nice head kick!

Doyle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chin stalling in the clinch but Doyle improves position.

Doyle manages to break the clinch.

Doyle has managed to clinch.

Doyle breaks from the clinch.

Doyle clinches.
Chin is trying to break the clinch but Doyle is controlling him.
Doyle misses with a knee to the head.
Doyle lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Doyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aniketh Chin is winning the standup battle so far.
Chin fails in his attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Donall Doyle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doyle pushes Chin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chin blocks the elbow strike.
Doyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Doyle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doyle misses with a two punch combination.
Doyle misses with a double jab.
Doyle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Doyle. Those never looked like landing.
Doyle slips a jab and a cross from Chin.
Doyle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Doyle. Those never looked like landing.

Chin darts in and clinches Doyle up against the ropes.
Doyle has Chin pressed against the ropes, preventing Chin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chin trying to control the position but instead, Doyle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chin into the ropes.

Doyle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donall Doyle really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Chin scores with a head kick.

Chin has Doyle up against the ropes in a clinch.

Doyle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Doyle.
Doyle throws a series of punches but Chin moves out of range.
Chin is looking to clinch.
Doyle blocks a head kick by Chin.
Chin dodges the punch combination from Doyle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chin tries to close the distance and clinch but Doyle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doyle feints a jab promting Chin to slip. Doyle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin connects with a solid leg kick.
Chin throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
Doyle avoids the head kick by Chin.
Doyle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doyle is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Chin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doyle paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Doyle gets a clinch.
Doyle lands an elbow inside.

Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aniketh Chin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chin misses with a two punch combination.
Chin tries to clinch up.
Chin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doyle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chin lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doyle.
Chin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doyle throws a series of punches but Chin moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chin throws a big counter combination but Doyle scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chin scores with a nice body kick.
Chin connects with a solid leg kick.
Doyle throws a series of punches but Chin avoids them all with ease.
Chin is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Doyle's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Chin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chin digs a good body shot into Doyle's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Doyle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Donall Doyle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice body kick from Chin.
Doyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doyle cracks the inside of Chin's front leg.
Chin connects with a leg kick. Doyle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Doyle has managed to clinch.

Doyle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Chin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doyle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chin keeps Doyle at a distance using the push kick.
Chin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Doyle throws a right hand that Chin ducks under and follows up with a left that Chin also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Doyle has Chin up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin keeps control of Doyle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doyle is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nice body punch from Doyle - that landed with a thud.

Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chin lands with a kick to the temple. Doyle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Doyle takes the fight into the clinch.

Doyle breaks the clinch.
Doyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doyle is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chin throws a head kick that half lands.
Chin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Chin does a little dance to reset his feet.

Chin gets tackled into the ropes by Doyle. Doyle maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chin's efforts to push away.

Doyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donall Doyle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Doyle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chin backs up against the ropes.
Chin throws a head kick but Doyle moves out of range.
Chin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doyle's calf.
A combination from Doyle does no damage.
Chin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aniketh Chin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doyle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donall Doyle.
Well Doyle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 46:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50

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