PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Douglas (ranked 6213 p4p, 521 weight class) and Artur Vidal (ranked 7087 p4p, 543 weight class). Douglas comes to the cage accompanied by The Ballad of Curtis Loew. Artur Vidal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Doug Douglas's chin.

Douglas
vs
Vidal

186 cm
26
192 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Blue Moon
RESISTANCE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artur Vidal!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vidal has managed to clinch.
Douglas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Douglas connects with a knee to the head.
Douglas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vidal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Douglas to keep the fight standing.
Vidal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vidal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Vidal.
Vidal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Douglas is defending well for now.
Douglas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vidal's efforts to push away.

Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vidal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but Vidal is just out of range.

Vidal drives through and clinches with Douglas against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Douglas is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vidal fails to pull guard.

Vidal manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Douglas wants to stand but Vidal is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vidal wants to stand but Douglas is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vidal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Douglas defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Douglas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Douglas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Douglas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Douglas is putting a hurting on Vidal here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vidal throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

Vidal reaches up around Douglas's neck trying to control. But Douglas takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Vidal! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Vidal is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Douglas celebrates the victory with the fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Doug Douglas!
In his post fight interview, Doug Douglas gave a big smile as he said 'I'm the Dougernaut Bitch!'.