PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Donde (ranked 1001 p4p, 122 weight class) and Arod Doyea (ranked 598 p4p, 77 weight class). Doyea is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Doc Holiday - Volbeat. Arod Doyea will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Donde
vs
Doyea

180 cm
28
155 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

166 cm
29
165 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Sportivité

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Donde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arod Doyea!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doyea closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Doyea scores with a nice short uppercut.

Donde gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Donde is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Doyea looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Doyea pushes Donde off looking to stand but Donde dives back in and keeps control.
Donde takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donde trying to mount his opponent but Doyea defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doyea is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Donde pulls his head out easily.
Donde trying to control the pace.
Doyea is looking to improve his position.
Doyea looks like he's trying to stand up.
Doyea wants to get back to full guard.
Donde tries to pass to full mount but Doyea defends it.

Doyea has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Donde escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Donde!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Doyea is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Donde is controlling him well.
A lull in the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donde circles away from the clinch attempt.

Doyea gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Donde wants the takedown. Doyea is fighting it off but Donde persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Doyea's guard against the cage.

Donde got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doyea has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Donde has managed to get both his arms back between Doyea's legs - danger averted.
Donde content to stall in guard here.
Donde will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Doyea is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Doyea has his foot on Donde's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Donde works his way back into a safe position though.
Doyea looking to control.
Doyea pulls Donde in close to prevent any damage.
Donde slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doyea throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Doyea lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Doyea stopping the sweep attempt from Donde.
Doyea advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Doyea seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donde wants to improve his position but Doyea is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Doyea is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Donde defends it well.

Doyea is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arod Doyea will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Donde keeps the fight on the outside.
Doyea tries to clinch but Donde is having none of it.
Doyea wants to clinch up but Donde keeps it at a distance.
Doyea scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Raymond Donde has been cut.
Doyea misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donde swats away the attempt to clinch by Doyea.
Donde blocks a head kick by Doyea.

Donde shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Doyea tries to roll over but Donde keeps him under control.
Donde is looking to advance position but Doyea won't allow it.
Donde keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doyea looking for submissions off his back.
Donde performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Donde's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Doyea is looking to improve his position.
Doyea wants to control but Donde is keeping busy.
Donde is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Donde is trying to control the action in half guard but Doyea is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Donde looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Donde is looking to take a break and control but Doyea is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doyea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doyea ducks under a wild hook from Donde.

Donde closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Doyea did well to prevent Donde getting side control.
Donde controlling the action here.
Doyea wants to control but Donde is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donde wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doyea keeps working.
Doyea looks like he's trying to stand up.
Donde trying to control the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Donde stops Doyea from getting back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Doyea fails to land with a series of punches.
Doyea tries to close the distance and clinch but Donde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doyea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Doyea gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Donde has Doyea pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Donde pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Doyea tumbling to the mat - Donde dives into Doyea's guard.
Donde is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Doyea wants to get back to his feet but Donde is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Donde wants to control from the top but Doyea keeps moving.

Doyea working for a triangle but Donde defends it easily.
Donde stays in close to Doyea's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Raymond Donde will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raymond Donde's cut.
That's time! Donde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Doyea pushes Donde away with a front kick.
Donde takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Doyea closes the distance and clinches.

Donde has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Doyea is trying to keep an underhook but Donde manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Doyea looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Donde with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Doyea wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyea makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Doyea.
Donde wants to control from the top but Doyea keeps moving.
Doyea can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Donde controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doyea working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Donde doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Donde manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Donde content to stall in guard here.
Doyea wants to get back to his feet but Donde is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Doyea is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Donde trying to control but Doyea is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A solid body kick from Donde.

Doyea gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Donde has clasped his hands together around Doyea's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Donde working away.
Donde is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Doyea wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Donde controlling the position.
Donde trying to control the position but Doyea is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyea tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Donde presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Doyea is trying desperately to improve position.
Donde looking to control but Doyea is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Doyea tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Donde controlling from the full mount.
Donde avoids the attempt from Doyea to control.
Doyea is desperately trying to improve his position but Donde has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donde sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Further stalling from Donde.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doyea is looking to improve his position but Donde isn't that keen on the idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Raymond Donde.
I think Donde has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Donde!
A less than humble Raymond Donde misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.