PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rana Bullfrog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Doorly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bullfrog
vs
Doorly

167 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rana Bullfrog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, TJ Doorly!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doorly avoids a kick to the body.

Doorly moves into the clinch.

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

Bullfrog gets caught flat footed, as Doorly shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Doorly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bullfrog swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doorly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bullfrog is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bullfrog wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bullfrog is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Rana Bullfrog has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Bullfrog rushes Doorly and presses him up against the cage.
Bullfrog prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullfrog is pressed up against the cage. Doorly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bullfrog down to the mat. Bullfrog avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Bullfrog clinches.
Bullfrog is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Doorly manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bullfrog is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bullfrog wants to control from the top but Doorly keeps moving.
Bullfrog slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullfrog tries to stand but Doorly is controlling from the bottom.

Rana Bullfrog has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doorly.
Rana Bullfrog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Doorly.
Bullfrog tries to clinch there but Doorly circles away.
Doorly misses the shot to the body.
Doorly moves out of range as Bullfrog throws a body kick.

Bullfrog throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Doorly tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bullfrog is in Doorly's guard.

Doorly looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bullfrog has picked Doorly up and slammed him! Doorly can't keep hold of the triangle and Bullfrog manages to pass to side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullfrog landing a few strikes.
Bullfrog moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doorly sneaks back into half guard.
Doorly wants to get back to full guard but Bullfrog has passed into side control.

Bullfrog is trying to get an arm triangle but Doorly is defending well.
Doorly is trying to improve his position.

Bullfrog is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doorly has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullfrog tries to advance position but instead Doorly slips a leg back in to half guard.
Bullfrog controlling the action here.
Doorly trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bullfrog thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rana Bullfrog dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Doorly misses with a wild combination.
Bullfrog throws a leg kick but Doorly sees it coming and moves out of range.

Doorly gets caught napping as Bullfrog dives in and scores a takedown. Doorly manages to retain guard.

Doorly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bullfrog pushes down on Doorly's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Doorly actively working from the bottom here.

Doorly actively working from the bottom here.
Rana Bullfrog overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doorly wants to control but Bullfrog is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Doorly is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullfrog content to control rather than advance.
Doorly is looking to improve his position.
Doorly has hold of Bullfrog's hands but Bullfrog slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Bullfrog there.
Bullfrog looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bullfrog slows the pace down in half guard.

Doorly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullfrog is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bullfrog trying to control from Doorly's half guard. Doorly has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bullfrog trying to control the position from guard on top but Doorly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bullfrog slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Rana Bullfrog has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bullfrog lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullfrog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bullfrog moves in looking to clinch but Doorly pushes him off.
Doorly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Doorly shoots in and bounces Bullfrog off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bullfrog on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bullfrog tries to get out of the position.

Bullfrog is looking for a triangle but Doorly pushes his legs off easily.
Doorly trying to control the position from guard on top but Bullfrog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bullfrog wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Doorly is now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bullfrog looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bullfrog trying to hold on to Doorly's head to control him but Doorly postures up.
Bullfrog wants to get back to full guard but Doorly has passed into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Doorly wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bullfrog, who protects the arm well.
Doorly taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rana Bullfrog dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bullfrog gets a takedown into half guard.
Bullfrog is thwarting Doorly's attempts to control the position.
Bullfrog is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Bullfrog postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Doorly to stand up.

Doorly gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullfrog throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doorly keeping moving, preventing Bullfrog from controlling successfully.
Doorly is trying to control the position but Bullfrog postures up.
Doorly throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bullfrog wants to control from the top but Doorly keeps moving.

Doorly is looking for a triangle but Bullfrog pushes his legs off easily.
Doorly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bullfrog missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doorly can't keep his opponent in guard - Bullfrog advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bullfrog tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Doorly.
Bullfrog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doorly keeps working.
Bullfrog looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Doorly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Doorly manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doorly looking for subs off his back but Bullfrog has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bullfrog moves nicely into side control.
TJ Doorly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bullfrog wants to control but Doorly is keeping him busy.

Bullfrog stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bullfrog scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Doorly is staying active underneath Bullfrog, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ground and pound from Bullfrog.

Doorly kicks Bullfrog off and gets back to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Doorly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullfrog regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bullfrog controlling the position well.
Rana Bullfrog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bullfrog has a hand on Doorly's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Doorly takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

And that's the end of the fight!
Rana Bullfrog showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bullfrog 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rana Bullfrog!