PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Doyle (ranked 4260 p4p, 3819 weight class) and David Ibofen (ranked 489 p4p, 444 weight class). Timmy Doyle has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Doyle
vs
Ibofen

180 cm
18
172
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
23
180
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timmy Doyle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Ibofen!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibofen scores with a leg kick.
Ibofen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ibofen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doyle to score with a decent uppercut.

Doyle drops Ibofen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ibofen looks back up at him and smiles so Doyle waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Ibofen is rocked!

It looks like David Ibofen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick from Ibofen.
Doyle throwing a counter right hand but Ibofen manages to avoid it.
Ibofen is still on wobbly legs! Can Doyle finish him?
Ibofen wants to slow Doyle down by chopping away at his legs.
Ibofen looks to throw a body kick
and Doyle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ibofen thinking.
Ibofen fails with the takedown
and Doyle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ibofen thinking.
Ibofen seems to have recovered his senses.
Some wild striking there from Ibofen.

Ibofen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ibofen avoiding damage.
Doyle managing to block the knees to the body from Ibofen.
Ibofen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doyle avoids it.
Ibofen is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ibofen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ibofen receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Ibofen'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.
Ibofen lands with a left to the head.
Ibofen effectively controlling the action here.
Doyle has had enough of the clinch but Ibofen keeps him there for the moment.
Ibofen stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by David Ibofen.
Ibofen tries a head kick but it misses.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibofen wants to counter the offense by Doyle and move into the clinch position.

Ibofen clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibofen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doyle is defending well for now.
Ibofen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ibofen 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.
Ibofen has Doyle pushed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ibofen.
Ibofen leaning his opponent against the cage.

Ibofen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Ibofen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ibofen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Doyle.
Ibofen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doyle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Doyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ibofen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ibofen throws a head kick that misses.
Doyle throws a nice looking combination but Ibofen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ibofen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Doyle throws a monster overhand right that drops Ibofen! Doyle follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timmy Doyle!
Timmy Doyle is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Timmy Doyle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.