PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Person (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Doberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Person
vs
Doberman

196 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Damnfield clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Person!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Doberman!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doberman rushes Person and presses him up against the cage.
Person looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Person is looking to control Doberman's arms but Doberman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Person has his back to the cage.
Person tries for a takedown but Doberman manages to get underhooks.
Doberman prevents Person from breaking the clinch.
Person fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Doberman throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Person.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Doberman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Person's brow.
Doberman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Person trying to land knees to the body.

Person's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Person shoots in looking for a takedown. Doberman tries to sprawl out of it but Person keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doberman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Person. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Doberman clinches with his opponent.
Doberman dodges an elbow strike from Person.
Doberman lands an elbow inside that Person shrugs off.
Doberman misses with an elbow strike.
Doberman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Person backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doberman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Person jumps guard but Doberman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doberman swings wildly with an uppercut but Person uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doberman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Person blocks an elbow strike from Doberman.
With the fighters up against the cage, Doberman throws an elbow but misses.
Person wants a takedown.
Doberman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Doberman misses with an elbow over the top.
Doberman misses with an elbow strike.
Person avoids the elbow strike from Doberman, against the cage.
Doberman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Doberman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Doberman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Person dodges an elbow strike from Doberman.
Nice elbow from Doberman.
Person avoids the elbow strike from Doberman, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Doberman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Doberman.

It looks like Jake Person has been cut.
Doberman lands an elbow that stopped Person in his tracks for a moment.
Doberman throws a punch but it's blocked by Person.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Doberman.
Doberman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Person is trying to push Doberman away but Doberman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doberman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Person's defenses.
Doberman pushes Person back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doberman misses with an elbow over the top.
Doberman blocks the elbow strike.

Person decides to pull guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Doberman postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doberman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Person is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Doberman is aware though and is defending well.
Doberman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Person looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Person looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Person is trying to keep Doberman in close.
Person avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Person is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Doberman is aware though and is defending well.
Doberman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Person escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Doberman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Person tries to strike from the bottom.

Person has his foot on Doberman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Doberman works his way back into a safe position though.

Doberman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Doberman throws a big right hand that misses.
Person trying to strike off his back.

Person looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Doberman is defending well. Person quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Doberman has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Person celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Person!