PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brunson Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Ying (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Doyle
vs
Ying

195 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brunson Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Li Ying!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Li Ying has been cut.

Ying has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ying with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ying keeps control of Doyle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ying should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Doyle is trying to break free.
Ying tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ying just leaning against Doyle, taking a breather.
Ying misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ying prevents Doyle from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Ying.
Ying tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ying misses with a knee strike.
Ying missing with knees to the body.
Doyle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doyle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doyle can't break the clinch.
Doyle is trying to break the clinch but Ying has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle is trying to break free.
Ying tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ying scores with a knee to the head.
Ying tries to land a knee to the head but Doyle blocks with his arms.
Ying is trying to maintain a safe position but Doyle gets an underhook and turns Ying into the cage.
Ying seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Ying effectively controlling the action here.
Ying throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ying with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ying using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Doyle is trying to break the clinch but Ying has him pressed against the cage.
Ying throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doyle blocks it with crossed arms.
Doyle wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Ying.
Ying looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Doyle is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ying tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ying tries a knee to the head but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle stalls.
Doyle can't break the clinch.
Ying tries to land a knee to the head but Doyle blocks with his arms.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ying working aggressively here.
Ying is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doyle is keeping busy.
Doyle is trying to break the clinch but Ying has him pressed against the cage.
Doyle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ying has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ying throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doyle is trying to break the clinch but Ying has him pressed against the cage.
Ying keeps control of Doyle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ying with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ying will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Doyle up against the cage.
Ying using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ying with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doyle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ying has him pressed against the cage.
Ying misses with a knee to the head.
Ying tries to land knees in the clinch but Doyle avoids the damage to the body.
Ying prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Doyle is working for takedown but Ying is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ying trying to land knees to the body.
Doyle wants to break free but Ying has control.
Ying looking to throw knees to the head but Doyle is blocking nicely.
Ying looking to slow down the pace here.
Doyle has had enough of the clinch but Ying keeps him there for the moment.
Doyle wants to get back to striking at distance but Ying won't allow it.
Doyle wants to get back to striking at distance but Ying won't allow it.
Doyle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ying stalling in the clinch but Doyle improves position.
Doyle is trying to break the clinch but Ying has him pressed against the cage.
Ying is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brunson Doyle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Li Ying's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Doyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Brunson Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ying fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ying is looking to clinch but Doyle is avoiding it.
Ying is looking to clinch.
Ying takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice takedown defense from Ying. No joy for Doyle on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Ying. No joy for Doyle on that attempt.
Doyle throws a hook but Ying avoids it easily.
Ying tries to clinch there but Doyle circles away.
Doyle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ying pinned against the cage. Ying gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brunson Doyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ying tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doyle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice straight punches there by Doyle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doyle.

That has opened up Li Ying's cut even more.
Jab from Doyle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ying takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ying stuffs the takedown attempt from Doyle. Doyle gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Ying. No joy for Doyle on that attempt.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ying sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ying tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ying takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doyle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by Doyle.
Ying tries to clinch there but Doyle circles away.
A jab lands there for Doyle.

The cut above Li Ying's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Doyle works over Ying's head and body with a nice combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice shot lands for Doyle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ying takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doyle shoots in looking for a takedown. Ying tries to sprawl out of it but Doyle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ying manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ying keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li Ying is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Doyle with that takedown attempt.

Ying clinches up with Doyle and pushes him back against the cage.
Ying prevents Doyle from breaking the clinch.
Ying tries a knee to the head but Doyle blocks it.
Ying keeps control of Doyle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ying looking to throw knees to the head but Doyle is blocking nicely.
Doyle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Ying.
Ying looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ying tries to land a knee to the head but Doyle blocks with his arms.
Doyle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Doyle tries to break the clinch but Ying is controlling the position.
Ying taking a breather.
Ying misses with a knee strike.
Doyle wants to break free but Ying has control.

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.
Doyle wants to break free but Ying has control.
Doyle has had enough of the clinch but Ying keeps him there for the moment.
Ying throws a head punch that misses.
Ying with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Doyle tries to break the clinch but Ying is controlling the position.
Doyle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ying avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Doyle has had enough of the clinch but Ying keeps him there for the moment.
Doyle can't get the takedown.
Doyle tries to break the clinch but Ying is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ying stalls.
Doyle tries to break the clinch but Ying is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brunson Doyle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Li Ying's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ying ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyle misses with a two punch combination.
Ying doesn't manage to clinch there - Doyle circles away.
Ying tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brunson Doyle is winning the standup battle so far.
Ying ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Ying showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doyle.
Ying stuffs the takedown.
Doyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Ying's shoulder, as Ying tries to avoid the shot.

Ying takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ying scores a nice knee to the body.
Doyle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ying avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ying controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ying pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brunson Doyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ying wants to clinch up but Doyle keeps it at a distance.
Ying fails to land the takedown.
Doyle connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ying looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ying tries to close the distance and clinch but Doyle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ying keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Ying keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle lands a nice hook to Ying's body. Ying takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ying takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Doyle with that takedown attempt.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ying.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle takes a swing at Ying's ribcage but misses.
Ying is looking to clinch.
Good exchange - Doyle coming out on top.
Ying doesn't manage to clinch there - Doyle circles away.
Ying is looking to clinch but Doyle is avoiding it.
Doyle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doyle fails with the takedown

and Ying holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Doyle has had enough of the clinch but Ying keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ying misses with a knee to the head.
Doyle is trying to break free.
Doyle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ying has him pressed against the cage.
Ying looking to throw knees to the head but Doyle is blocking nicely.
Doyle taking a breather.
Ying with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doyle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ying pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ying throws a knee to the head but misses.

Doyle breaks from the clinch.
Brunson Doyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Ying doesn't manage to clinch there - Doyle circles away.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ying on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Doyle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ying's hands.

Li Ying's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Doyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Ying.
Nice shot lands for Doyle.
Ying takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for Doyle. That snapped Ying's head back.
Doyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doyle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Doyle lands a body shot.
Doyle thuds his right hand into Ying's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle cracks a nice hook into Ying's ribs.
Doyle lands with a nice combination. Ying backs away looking to recover.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Li Ying's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brunson Doyle!