PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thulsa Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silver Surfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Doom
vs
Surfer

192 cm
26
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
190 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thulsa Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silver Surfer!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surfer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Surfer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doom circles away quickly and effectively.
Doom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Surfer.
Surfer misses with a double jab
and Doom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Surfer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Surfer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Surfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Surfer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Silver Surfer has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surfer misses with a double jab
and Surfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Surfer throws a head kick that misses.
Doom throws a right and a left that Surfer avoids nicely.
Surfer misses with a double jab
and Doom counters with a one-two to the body.
Surfer looks gassed!
Nice shot lands for Doom.
Surfer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doom.
Doom lands with a right hand.
Doom misses with a body shot.
Silver Surfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surfer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Doom to counter with a crisp jab.
Doom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Doom lands with a straight right. Surfer didn't see that one coming.
Doom is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Doom scores with a nice right hand.
Surfer slips a jab from Doom.
Doom tries to bum rush Surfer with a series of wild strikes but Surfer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Surfer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Doom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Surfer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doom counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doom cracks Surfer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Surfer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doom scores with the left hand. Surfer knows he should have avoided that one.
Surfer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Surfer tries to move into range but Doom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Surfer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Doom finds it's way round the side to connect with Surfer's head.
Doom scores with a decent looking hook.
Surfer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doom connects with a crisp jab.
Doom lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom throws a nice looking combination but Surfer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Surfer.
Surfer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doom lands with a hook. Surfer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Surfer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Surfer is looking to score with low kicks.
Doom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doom feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Surfers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Surfer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doom jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doom connects with a looping right hand.
Doom throws a jab when Surfer was well out of range.
Surfer takes one to the chin there.
Surfer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Surfer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doom counters with a left to the body.
Surfer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Doom jabs at Surfer's body.
Doom lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom lands a nice shot to the body.
Doom moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Doom misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Doom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Surfer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Surfer throws a combination that misses
and Surfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Doom fails to land with a series of punches.
Surfer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Doom. Those never looked like landing.
Surfer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Surfer needs to keep his hands up - Doom had a free shot at his head there.
Doom misses the jab.
Surfer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Doom lands with a cross.
Doom is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surfer throws a right hand that Doom ducks under and follows up with a left that Doom also avoids with ease.
Surfer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doom throws out a loose jab but Surfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doom misses the jab.
Doom lands a nice looking body shot.
Doom connects with a jab.
Surfer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surfer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doom lands with an overhand left.
Doom connects with a body shot.
Surfer tries to work over Doom's front leg with a kick but Doom checks it.
Surfer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doom thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doom lands a jab to the head.
Surfer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doom counters with a three punch combo that has Surfer backing up. Surfer nods at Doom to acknowledge the strikes.
Doom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Surfer on the side of the head.
Doom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thulsa Doom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silver Surfer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Doom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Doom misses with a straight right.
Surfer misses with a double jab
and Doom counters with a nice uppercut.
Doom blocks the body kick.
Doom looks to land a combination. Surfer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Doom fails to land with a series of punches.
Surfer misses with a kick to the body.
Surfer throws a combination that misses
and Doom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Surfer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doom counters with a left to the body.
Doom feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Surfers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Surfer can do to turn this around?
Surfer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Surfer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Surfer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Surfer is breathing heavily.
Doom scores with a hook to the body. Surfer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doom scores with a one two! Surfer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Surfer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Doom has got the better of the exchanges.
Doom works the jab nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Doom as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Surfer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Surfer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surfer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doom swings for the body but Surfer moves out of range.
Doom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Surfer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Surfer moves forwards but Doom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Surfer throws a combination that misses
and Surfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Surfer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Doom.
Surfer misses with a double jab
and Doom counters with a left to the body.
Doom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doom jabs at Surfer's body.
A combination from Doom does no damage.
Thulsa Doom is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doom.
Surfer is looking to clinch but Doom is avoiding it.
Doom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom misses with a two punch combination.
Surfer takes one to the side of the head.
Surfer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doom.
Surfer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Surfer misses with a double jab
and Doom counters with a left to the body.
Surfer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doom counters with a straight right hand.
Doom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Surfer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Doom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Surfer.
Doom cracks Surfer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Doom misses with a series of wild punches.
Doom scores with a decent looking hook.
Doom connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Doom.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Surfer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Surfer scores with a three punch combo!
Doom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silver Surfer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Surfer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Doom counters with a straight right hand.
Doom lands with a cross.
Surfer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doom.
Doom lands a nice shot to the body.
Surfer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doom counters with a stiff right hand.
Doom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Doom.
Doom throws a hook but Surfer blocks it.
Surfer scores with a kick to the body.
Doom misses with a body shot.
Surfer ducks under a wild hook from Doom.
Surfer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surfer misses with a double jab
and Doom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Surfer looks for the body kick but Doom saw that one coming.
Surfer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doom.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Surfer.
Doom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doom moves out of range of the body kick from Surfer.
Surfer throws a combination that misses
and Surfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doom scores with a jab to the body.
Surfer misses with a combination
and Doom counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Doom.
Surfer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Surfer misses with a combination
letting Doom counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thulsa Doom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Silver Surfer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Doom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doom.
Doom misses the shot to the body.
Surfer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doom lands with a hook. Surfer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Surfer misses with a double jab
and Doom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doom lands a jab-cross combination.
Doom jabs Surfer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doom's corner calls for a 1-2. Doom obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Surfer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doom counters with a straight right hand.
Doom thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doom's jab looks to have found its range, popping Surfer under the eye.
Doom scores with a nice head shot.
Surfer fails to land with a series of punches.
Doom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Surfer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surfer darts in trying to clinch
enabling Doom to counter with a crisp jab.
Surfer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Doom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Surfer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doom throws a hook to the side of Surfer's head but Surfer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Surfer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doom cracks Surfer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Surfer walks into a stiff left hand from Doom.
Doom jabs Surfer right on the nose. Surfer blinks but takes it well.
Doom lands a nice shot to the body.
Surfer misses with a hook to the body
and Doom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doom lands with an overhand left.
Doom thows a body shot but no joy.
Doom looks to land a combination. Surfer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from Doom.
Silver Surfer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surfer misses with a double jab
and Doom counters with a left and a right that stings Surfer.
Surfer misses with a combination
and Doom counters with a stiff right hand.
Surfer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Doom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Doom finds it's target.
Surfer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Doom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doom looks to land a combination but Surfer avoids it well.
Surfer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Doom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Surfer's head.
Doom moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Doom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Surfer.
Surfer misses with a double jab
and Surfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surfer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Surfer misses with a low kick.
Surfer slips under a jab from Doom.
Surfer throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Doom to counter with a crisp jab.
Surfer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Doom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Surfer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Doom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Surfer.
Doom moves into range and connects with a jab.
Surfer misses with a double jab
and Doom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Surfer thinking.
Doom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Surfer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thulsa Doom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surfer swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Doom counter with a right hand.
Doom's corner calls for a 1-2. Doom obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Doom feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Surfers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doom cracks Surfer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Surfer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doom counters with a one-two to the body.
Surfer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Surfer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doom connects with a body shot that sends Surfer's belly button to the back.
Doom scores with a one two! Surfer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from Doom both land. Nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doom moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Surfer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Doom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Surfer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Surfer thinking.
Surfer takes one on the button.
Doom connects with the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thulsa Doom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doom has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thulsa Doom!