PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Douglas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Douglas
vs
Ivey

195 cm
22
213 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
215 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Convicted Trap House
Convicted Trap House

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000
Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joseph Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Ivey!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ivey.

Ivey moves into the clinch successfully.
Douglas stalling in the clinch but Ivey improves position.
Ivey has Douglas pressed against the cage, preventing Douglas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Douglas takes a shot to the head.
Ivey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Douglas fails to pull guard.
Still in the clinch, Ivey scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Joseph Douglas has been cut.
Ivey scores with a shot to the side of Douglas's head.
Douglas has a couple of punches blocked by Ivey.
Ivey scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Ivey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ivey misses with an uppercut.
Douglas tries to score with a low kick but Ivey moves his leg out of the way.
Douglas misses the jab.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Douglas.
Douglas throws a hook to the side of Ivey's head but Ivey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ivey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivey throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joseph Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ivey drives through and clinches with Douglas against the cage.
Come on Ivey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ivey gets through Douglas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ivey slows down the pace here.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ivey misses with some punches.
Douglas tries to work over Ivey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ivey scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Ivey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Douglas misses with a body punch
and Ivey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Ivey is looking to clinch but Douglas is avoiding it.
Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ivey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Ivey.
Douglas throws a nice head kick!
Ivey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Douglas throws a lazy head kick
and Ivey counters with a straight right hand.
Douglas scores with a head kick.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ivey throws out the jab.
Ivey cracks a nice hook into Douglas's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Douglas.
Ivey avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Ivey blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ivey.
Ivey avoids the body shot from Douglas.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Ivey moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas with a poor takedown
and Ivey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ivey misses the jab.
Douglas throws a head kick but Ivey moves out of range.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick
and Ivey counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Ivey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Douglas.
Douglas closes the distance but Ivey moves to the side
and Ivey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ivey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Douglas. Ivey shrugs it off though.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Phil Ivey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joseph Douglas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ivey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Douglas can pounce on him.
Ivey misses with a body shot.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Douglas circles away quickly and effectively.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Douglas throws and low kick but Ivey moves out of range easily.
Ivey throws a jab when Douglas was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ivey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joseph Douglas is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Douglas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Douglas misses with a body kick.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ivey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ivey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ivey.
Ivey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Douglas on the side of the head.
Ivey scores with a sloppy right hand. Douglas should have avoided that one.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Douglas.
Douglas throws a chopping leg kick but Ivey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joseph Douglas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Douglas ducks right into an uppercut from Ivey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Ivey clobbers Douglas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Douglas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ivey's head backwards.
Douglas throws a head kick that Ivey semi-blocks.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab lands there for Ivey.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Douglas misses.
Ivey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ivey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ivey takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas lands a head kick!
Douglas takes one to the chin there.
Douglas throws a head kick but Ivey moves out of range.
Ivey blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Douglas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ivey.
Douglas misses with a body shot
and Ivey counters with a nice uppercut.
Ivey cracks Douglas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Douglas misses with a kick to the body.
Ivey looks to land a combination. Douglas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is looking to land body kicks.
Ivey blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Douglas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ivey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ivey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick by Douglas misses
and Ivey counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ivey misses with an uppercut.
Ivey tries to clinch but Douglas moves away
and Douglas counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Douglas.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivey dips to his left and cracks Douglas with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Ivey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joseph Douglas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Douglas scoring well with a low kick there.
Ivey scores with a decent looking hook.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Douglas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Ivey moves out of range easily.
Douglas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ivey throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Douglas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ivey.
Douglas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ivey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ivey connects with a nice looking jab.
Ivey avoids the head kick by Douglas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey throws a series of punches but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas throws a head kick but Ivey moves out of range.
Ivey throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Douglas misses with a looping right.
Ivey lands a body shot.
Ivey looks to land a combination but Douglas avoids it well.
Ivey scores with a three punch combo!
Douglas slips a straight right by Ivey.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Ivey moves out of range easily.
Ivey scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey swings for the body but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ivey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglas tries to clinch up.
Ivey works over Douglas's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
Douglas throws a hook but Ivey blocks it.
A head kick misses from Douglas.
Ivey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Douglas throws a head kick but Ivey moves out of range.
Ivey avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Douglas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ivey blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Nice shot by Ivey.
Ivey works the jab nicely.
Ivey blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Douglas lands with a slapping head kick.
Ivey is looking to clinch but Douglas is avoiding it.
Phil Ivey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to de liver by Ivey. Beautiful body shot.
Ivey lands a slapping body shot.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Ivey.
Ivey scores with a one two! Douglas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
Ivey tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Douglas cracks Ivey with an open hand slap.
Joseph Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Douglas.
Ivey tries to clinch up.
Ivey connects with a nice looking jab.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Ivey blocks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivey moves out of range as Douglas throws a body kick.
Douglas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ivey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Ivey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ivey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Ivey!