PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scootsie Doubleday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Fists (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scootsie Doubleday has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Doubleday
vs
Fists

175 cm
23
158 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

200 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Scootsie Doubleday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Fists!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doubleday closes the distance and clinches.
Doubleday wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fists is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Doubleday tries to break free but Fists pushes him back against the cage.

Doubleday manages to break the clinch.
Scootsie Doubleday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fists showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doubleday.
Doubleday throws a body kick that misses.
Fists closes this distance looking for a takedown but Doubleday circles away.
Fists fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Fists closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Doubleday to the mat! Doubleday manages to get full guard.
Doubleday throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Fists chips away with some ground and pound.
Doubleday looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fists is one step ahead there.
Fists pushes down on Doubleday's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Doubleday has one foot on Fists's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Doubleday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fists swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doubleday misses with a two punch combination.
Doubleday tries to bum rush Fists with a series of wild strikes but Fists uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Fists feints and as Doubleday raises his hands in defense, Fists changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubleday keeping full guard, as Fists tries to pass.
Fists loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fists won't allow Doubleday to get back to his feet.

Doubleday wriggles free and stands up.
Doubleday is breathing heavily.
Doubleday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fists.
Scootsie Doubleday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doubleday tries to clinch but Fists moves out of range.
Fists dodges the punch combination from Doubleday.
Fists punishes Doubleday's body with a nice straight punch.
Fists throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doubleday fails with an attempt to clinch.

Fists gets the takedown into side control.
Fists is working Doubleday over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fists wants to control but Doubleday is keeping him busy.

Doubleday throws Fists to one side and escapes!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubleday misses with a combination

and Fists counters with a single leg into guard. Doubleday didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doubleday throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Fists trying to control the position from guard on top but Doubleday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fists won't allow Doubleday to get back to his feet.
Fists trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fists really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doubleday. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doubleday throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Doubleday wants to sweep here but Fists controlling him for the moment.
Fists must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Doubleday throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Doubleday might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fists looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doubleday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fists swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fists shoots in looking for a takedown. Doubleday tries to sprawl out of it but Fists keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doubleday manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Doubleday thuds a left hand into Fists's body.
Doubleday throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doubleday throws a nice looking combination but Fists bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fists tries to land a body kick
and Doubleday counters with a three punch combo that has Fists backing up. Fists nods at Doubleday to acknowledge the strikes.
Fists lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doubleday circles away quickly and effectively.
Fists lands a really nice looking cross but Doubleday seems unphased.
Fists shoots in for a takedown but Doubleday shows good takedown defense.
Scootsie Doubleday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Fists.
Doubleday throws a sloppy body shot

and Fists counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fists prevents Doubleday from escaping the position.

Fists decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doubleday looks to land a combination but Fists avoids it well.
Fists shoots in and drives through. Doubleday sprawls well.
Doubleday looks to land a combination but Fists avoids it well.
Doubleday scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fists tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doubleday paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fists wants to clinch up but Doubleday keeps it at a distance.
Doubleday tries to clinch up but Fists circles away and keeps his distance.
Fists throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doubleday.
Fists drops his hands momentarily and Doubleday takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fists shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Doubleday sprawls well. Doubleday wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fists gets slowly back to his feet.
Doubleday stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doubleday thuds a left hand into Fists's body.
Doubleday throws a series of punches but Fists moves out of range.
Fists moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Doubleday throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fists counters with a left and a right that stings Doubleday.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doubleday lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Doubleday tries to close the distance and clinch but Fists swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doubleday on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fists shoots in and drives through. Doubleday sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Fists dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Doubleday throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fists bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Doubleday.
Fists misses with a double jab
and Doubleday counters with a straight right hand.
Fists moves out of range as Doubleday strikes.
Scootsie Doubleday is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fists looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Doubleday rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fists moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doubleday swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doubleday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fists.
Fists lands a nice shot to the body.
Doubleday throws a right hand that Fists ducks under and follows up with a left that Fists also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doubleday throws a right and a left that Fists avoids nicely.
Doubleday tries to bum rush Fists with a series of wild strikes but Fists uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fists shoots for a double leg takedown but Doubleday sprawls well. He's pushed Fists's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fists shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doubleday pinned against the cage. Doubleday gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fists throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doubleday's waist but Doubleday gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fists off to one side.
Scootsie Doubleday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fists misses with an uppercut. Doubleday saw that one coming.
Doubleday throws a series of strikes that have Fists backpedaling.
Doubleday throws a nice looking combination but Fists bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown by Fists or perhaps it was just good defense by Doubleday which made him look bad.
Fists takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fists will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doubleday moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fists misses with a few strikes there.
Doubleday moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Doubleday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fists.
Doubleday clobbers Fists with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fists scores with a one two! Doubleday had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Doubleday fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fists, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doubleday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doubleday misses with a combination

and Fists counters with a nice double leg into side control. Doubleday won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doubleday is pushing Fists's head away, looking to escape. Fists manages to hold on to the position though.
Mr Fists has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fists grinds an elbow into Doubleday's temple.
Fists lands a few punches from side control.
Doubleday takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fists tries to move to mount but Doubleday blocks the move with his legs.
Doubleday throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Doubleday has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Doubleday is not content to let Fists control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fists takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Doubleday looks to land a combination but Fists avoids it well.
Fists misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doubleday is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubleday throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doubleday misses with a double jab

and Fists counters with a shoot takedown. Doubleday fights it but they end up in guard.

Doubleday is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Doubleday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fists fails to land with a series of punches.
Doubleday misses with a combination
and Fists counters with a left and a right that stings Doubleday.
Doubleday throws a series of punches but Fists moves out of range.
Doubleday swinging wilding here.
Fists lands a lovely overhand right.
Doubleday misses with the combination.
Fists tries to close the distance and clinch but Doubleday swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doubleday tries to close the distance and clinch but Fists swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fists misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doubleday throws a series of punches but Fists moves out of range.
No luck for Fists with that takedown attempt.
Fists fails to land with a series of punches.
Fists misses with an attempted mid kick.

Doubleday clinches.

Doubleday manages to break the clinch.
Fists looks to clinch
and Doubleday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doubleday misses with a double jab.
Fists fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doubleday throws a series of punches but Fists moves out of range.
Fists throws a right and a left that Doubleday avoids nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fists is defended easily by Doubleday.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doubleday cracks Fists with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doubleday dodges the punch combination from Fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mr Fists will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Doubleday's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Doubleday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fists takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doubleday misses with a double jab

and Fists counters by moving into the clinch.

Doubleday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fists shoots in for a double leg but Doubleday sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Doubleday misses with a double jab.
Doubleday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Doubleday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fists.
Doubleday connects with a looping right hand.
Fists will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fists shoots in but no luck this time.
Scootsie Doubleday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Fists.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doubleday misses with a combination

and Fists counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Doubleday!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fists looking to control but Doubleday is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Fists there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doubleday working to try and regain half guard.
Fists lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fists postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Doubleday looks a forlorn figure.
Doubleday sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fists stops Doubleday from getting back to his feet.
Doubleday wants to improve his position but Fists is controlling well.
Doubleday is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Doubleday won't allow Fists to pass to mount.
Doubleday tries to roll over but Fists keeps him under control.
Doubleday is refusing to be controlled, as Fists sits in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Fists scores a takedown into full mount!
Fists in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fists looking to finish Doubleday with some ground and pound. This is bad for Doubleday!
Doubleday regains half guard.
Fists wants to control but Doubleday is keeping him busy.
Doubleday blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fists.
Doubleday moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doubleday pushes Fists off and gets back to his feet.
Doubleday tries to clinch up.
Doubleday displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fists.
Donk. Doubleday catches Fists right on the button with a cross.
Fists gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doubleday pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fists works the jab nicely.
Doubleday blocks a head kick by Fists.
Doubleday scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice takedown defense from Doubleday. No joy for Fists on that attempt.
Doubleday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doubleday connects with a jab.
Doubleday throws a lazy right hand but Fists sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doubleday looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fists tries to clinch but Doubleday is having none of it.
Doubleday takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fists shoots in for a takedown but Doubleday shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fists has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fists takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Scootsie Doubleday is winning the standup battle so far.
Doubleday swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fists.
Doubleday slaps away a takedown attempt from Fists, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fists slips a jab and a cross from Doubleday.
Fists shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doubleday as he jumps to the side.
Doubleday looks to land a combination but Fists avoids it well.
No luck for Fists with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Doubleday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fists throws a right hand that Doubleday ducks under and follows up with a left that Doubleday also avoids with ease.

Doubleday closes the distance and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mr Fists.
I've got Fists winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight for Mr Fists!
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Mr Fists!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Mr Fists!

Mr Fists wins by unanimous decision!