PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harrison F Doubleday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Ernst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doubleday comes into the arena with Working Man by Rush blaring out of the sound system. Paul Ernst will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

F Doubleday
vs
Ernst

178 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harrison F Doubleday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Ernst!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ernst moves into the clinch.
Ernst scores a nice knee to the body.
Ernst utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ernst with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ernst putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doubleday in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Doubleday is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Ernst.
Ernst lands an elbow inside.

Ernst breaks the clinch.
Ernst tries to clinch up.

Ernst gets a clinch.
Ernst lands a nice knee to the body.
Doubleday being controlled against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Ernst.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ernst.
Ernst will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Doubleday up against the ropes.

Ernst breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ernst fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doubleday tries to close the distance and clinch but Ernst swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doubleday dives in and grabs Ernst's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ernst pushes down on Doubleday's head and hops out.
Doubleday keeps the fight on the outside.

A jab-cross combination lands for Ernst and sends Doubleday crashing to the mat! Ernst follows him down to the mat - Doubleday regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Doubleday is rocked!

It looks like Harrison F Doubleday has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doubleday trying to hold on to Ernst's head to control him but Ernst postures up.
Oh Doubleday is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ernst performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Doubleday seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doubleday actively working from the bottom here.
Doubleday trying to control here.
Ernst looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Doubleday trying to hold on to Ernst's head to control him but Ernst postures up.
Doubleday tries to get to full guard but Ernst has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubleday is not content to let Ernst control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Doubleday closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Doubleday lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ernst down.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Doubleday wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ernst keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ernst can do anything to dispel that myth.
An elbow from Doubleday crashes against the mat.
Doubleday content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doubleday landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Doubleday is putting a hurting on Ernst here, landing some big shots from side control.
Doubleday is looking to take a break and control but Ernst is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ernst parries the strikes from Doubleday easily there. Doubleday is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ernst to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Doubleday is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ernst is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ernst is not content to let Doubleday control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Ernst dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harrison F Doubleday's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ernst lands a head kick!
Ernst wants to clinch.
Ernst is looking to clinch but Doubleday is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ernst looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doubleday keeps the fight on the outside.

Ernst gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ernst.
Ernst controlling the action here for a moment.
Doubleday is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Ernst gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ernst gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ernst trying to stall but Doubleday improves his position.
Ernst lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ernst scores a nice knee to the body.
Ernst lands an elbow inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ernst.
Doubleday is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ernst with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Doubleday wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harrison F Doubleday. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernst lands a nice knee to the body.
Ernst lands with a right to the head.
Ernst landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ernst lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ernst lands an elbow inside.
Ernst unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ernst lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ernst manages to break the clinch.
Ernst throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doubleday stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ernst is looking to clinch but Doubleday is avoiding it.
Ernst is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrison F Doubleday is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ernst closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Ernst breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernst wants to clinch.
Ernst tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doubleday paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ernst doesn't manage to clinch there - Doubleday circles away.
Ernst tries to clinch up.
Ernst leaves Doubleday with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Doubleday dodges the punch combination from Ernst.
A head kick misses from Ernst.
Paul Ernst is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ernst is looking to clinch.
Doubleday throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ernst keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ernst wants to clinch.

Ernst clinches up with Doubleday and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ernst has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ernst is working Doubleday over against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ernst lands an elbow that stopped Doubleday in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Ernst showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harrison F Doubleday's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Doubleday looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ernst wants to clinch up but Doubleday keeps it at a distance.
Ernst is looking to clinch but Doubleday is avoiding it.
Ernst tries to clinch there but Doubleday circles away.
Ernst moves in looking to clinch but Doubleday pushes him off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ernst.
Doubleday takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ernst tries to clinch but Doubleday is having none of it.
Ernst tries to clinch up but Doubleday circles away and keeps his distance.
Ernst scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ernst stuns Doubleday with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernst tries to clinch but Doubleday moves out of range.
Ernst lands with a good body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Ernst. No joy for Doubleday on that attempt.
Ernst lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doubleday at a distance.
Paul Ernst seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ernst scores with a head kick.
Ernst connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Doubleday! He's out on his feet! Ernst rushes in and drops Doubleday with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Ernst!