PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gregg Doolo (ranked 23684 p4p, 488 weight class) and Dave Thompson (ranked 2241 p4p, 214 weight class). Thompson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wonderboy by Tenacious D kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Doolo
vs
Thompson

168 cm
25
150 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregg Doolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Doolo.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doolo is looking to clinch.
Thompson flicks out a counter leg kick but Doolo steps away.
Doolo throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson tries a quick counter leg kick but Doolo is wise to it.
Doolo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Doolo checks it.
Doolo tries to counter by clinching up but Thompson breaks away and moves out of range.
Doolo throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
A big right from Thompson misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Doolo misses the target.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Doolo ducks down to avoid it.
As Thompson tries to get set, Doolo tries to push him back and clinch up but Thompson manages to avoid the attempt.
Thompson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doolo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doolo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doolo counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice shot by Doolo.
Doolo throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thompson scores with the left hand. Doolo knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Gregg Doolo has been cut.

Doolo has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Doolo is controlling him.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Doolo is controlling the position.
Thompson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Doolo throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Doolo throws an elbow but misses.
Doolo pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doolo keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Doolo.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Doolo backwards.
Doolo prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Doolo on the inside.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doolo.
Doolo leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doolo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doolo lands a nice uppercut.
Doolo lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Dave Thompson has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Doolo.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Doolo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doolo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Doolo up against the cage.
Doolo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doolo misses with a body punch.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doolo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Doolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Doolo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doolo.
Doolo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Doolo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolo misses with a punch to the body.
Doolo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Doolo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doolo stalls.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Doolo has the dominant position.
Doolo misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson wants to break free but Doolo has control.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doolo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.
Doolo lands an uppercut.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Doolo has him pressed against the cage.
Doolo slowing the pace effectively.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Doolo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson tries to circle away but Doolo has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolo with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doolo.
Doolo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doolo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doolo lands a nice shot to the body.
Doolo has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Doolo misses with a knee strike.
Doolo misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doolo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Doolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doolo scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Doolo'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.
Doolo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregg Doolo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thompson.
A little feinted left hand from Doolo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doolo connects with a nice looking jab.
Thompson throws an off balance right hand
and Doolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Doolo.
Doolo slips under a jab from Thompson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Doolo.
Doolo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thompson under the eye.
Thompson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Doolo ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Thompson looks for the body kick but Doolo saw that one coming.
Doolo misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
Doolo scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doolo throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut there from Doolo.
A low kick from Thompson misses
and Doolo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Thompson both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Doolo catches Thompson right on the button with a cross.
Doolo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thompson misses with an uppercut
and Doolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doolo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Doolo blocks the leg kick.
Thompson takes a swing at Doolo's ribcage but misses.
Doolo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doolo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Doolo.
Doolo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doolo dips to his left and cracks Thompson with an uppercut!
Doolo misses with a head kick.
Doolo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thompson slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doolo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Thompson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Doolo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Doolo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Doolo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doolo lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doolo just leaning against Thompson, taking a breather.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doolo backwards.
Thompson is trying to push Doolo away but Doolo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doolo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gregg Doolo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Doolo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doolo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doolo has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Doolo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doolo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doolo throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Doolo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thompson or not.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Doolo tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Doolo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Doolo keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson is trying to maintain a safe position but Doolo gets an underhook and turns Thompson into the cage.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Doolo is controlling him.
Doolo throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Doolo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Doolo keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doolo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doolo misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doolo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doolo misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Doolo controls his hands.
Come on Doolo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Doolo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thompson stalling in the clinch.
Doolo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doolo gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doolo throws an elbow but it misses.
Doolo lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doolo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.
Doolo throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregg Doolo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Doolo lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Doolo.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doolo misses with a hook.
Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Doolo scores with a punch to the head.
Doolo throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Doolo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doolo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doolo scores with a jab. Thompson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doolo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doolo.
Thompson throws a poor cross that misses
and Doolo counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Doolo. That snapped Thompson's head back.
Thompson slips a jab from Doolo.
Thompson slips under a jab from Doolo.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Thompson throws out a counter right but Doolo avoids it with no problem.
Doolo lands a jab to the head.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doolo defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Thompson.
An inside leg kick from Doolo misses.
Thompson connects with a right hand. Doolo shakes it off.

Doolo rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Doolo.
A right hook to the body lands for Doolo.
Thompson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Doolo pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Doolo.
Doolo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A bit of stalling here from Thompson.
Doolo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doolo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Doolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doolo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Doolo controls his hands.
Doolo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Doolo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolo gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doolo looking to stall.
Thompson tries to circle away but Doolo has him pinned against the cage.
Doolo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thompson looking to stall.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doolo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dave Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
Doolo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thompson is keeping busy.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Doolo lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Doolo.
Doolo lands a hook that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Doolo lands with a light punch inside.
Doolo lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Doolo on the inside.
Doolo tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doolo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doolo lands a right hand.
Gregg Doolo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doolo digs a right hand underneath Thompson's ribcage. Thompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Doolo works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
Doolo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Doolo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doolo misses with a punch to the body.
Doolo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregg Doolo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doolo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregg Doolo!