PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Byron Doerkson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doerkson comes to the cage accompanied by Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked. Story has chosen Chase the Ace as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Phil Story told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Doerkson
vs
Story

192 cm
20
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
235 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Predator Nutrition 140 Q!!!!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Byron Doerkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Story!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doerkson fails with the takedown.
A big left from Story misses.
Story looks to land a right hand but Doerkson moved out of range.
Story misses with an uppercut.
Doerkson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Story throws an overhand right that lands on Doerkson's shoulder, as Doerkson tries to avoid the shot.
Doerkson blocks a leg kick.
Doerkson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Byron Doerkson has been cut.
Story misses with a hook. Doerkson ducked under it nicely.
Story jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Story throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doerkson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Story misses the target.
Story tries to work over Doerkson's front leg with a kick but Doerkson checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doerkson shoots in looking for a takedown. Story tries to sprawl out of it but Doerkson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Story 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 Byron Doerkson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Story thows a body shot but no joy.
Story throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Story missing with a left hand there. Doerkson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Story swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doerkson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Story throws out the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Story. No joy for Doerkson on that attempt.
A big left from Story misses.
Doerkson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Story throws a hook but Doerkson avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters circling - Story throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doerkson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Story.
Story throws a series of punches but Doerkson avoids them all with ease.
Doerkson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Story jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doerkson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Story misses.
Story missing with a left hand there. Doerkson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Story throws a right and a left that both miss.
Story is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Doerkson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Story swivels and escapes.
Story throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Story.
Story throws a right and a left that Doerkson avoids nicely.
Story looks gassed!
Story misses with a looping right.
Story stuffs the takedown attempt from Doerkson. Doerkson gets slowly back to his feet.
Story pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Story throws a nice looking combination but Doerkson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doerkson slips a jab and a cross from Story.
Doerkson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Story as he avoids it easily.
Story throws and low kick but Doerkson moves out of range easily.

Doerkson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Doerkson is looking for a kimura but Story is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Doerkson to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doerkson is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Story holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Doerkson is looking for a kimura but Story is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Doerkson to get the leverage.
Story regains full guard. Nicely done.
Doerkson thows a big elbow that misses.

Doerkson 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.
Story is pulling down on Doerkson's head. It's preventing any offense from Doerkson, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Story dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Byron Doerkson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A big right from Story misses.
Story waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Doerkson.
Doerkson shoots in looking for a takedown. Story tries to sprawl out of it but Doerkson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Story manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Story misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doerkson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Story throws out the jab.
Doerkson slips under a jab.
Doerkson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Story is fending him off so far but Doerkson persists. Nope, Story circles away and we're back to standing.
Phil Story seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Story misses with a low kick.
Story fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Doerkson checks it well.
Doerkson slips under a jab.
Story throws a hook but Doerkson blocks it.
Story misses with a looping right.
Story throws a jab when Doerkson was well out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Story. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Story looks to throw the jab but Doerkson is out of range.
Story thows a body shot but no joy.
Story misses with a wild body shot.
Story is breathing heavily.
A jab from Story misses.
Doerkson moves out of range as Story strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doerkson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Story throws a lazy right hand but Doerkson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doerkson slips under a jab.
Doerkson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Story scores with a nice strike.
Story keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Byron Doerkson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Story wants to land a leg kick but Doerkson is out of range.
Story will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Story ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doerkson moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story throws the left hand but Doerkson avoids the punch easily.
Doerkson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Story tries to avoid it but Doerkson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Story to the ground. Story escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doerkson moves away from the strike by Story.
Doerkson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Story throws a jab when Doerkson was well out of range.
Doerkson moves out of range as Story strikes.
Doerkson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Story pinned against the cage. Story gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Doerkson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Story.
Story keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Story lands with a straight right. Doerkson didn't see that one coming.

Doerkson gets a takedown into half guard.

Doerkson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Doerkson looking for a submission but Story manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Story has Doerkson pulled in close to control his posture.
Let's hope that Story has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Story showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Byron Doerkson's cut.
That's time! Doerkson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Story throws a hook to the side of Doerkson's head but Doerkson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doerkson moves away from the strike by Story.
Nice defenses there by Doerkson.
Doerkson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Story.
Story misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Story.
Doerkson checks a low kick from Story.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Story misses.
Doerkson blocks a jab.
Doerkson checks a low kick from Story.
Story takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Story.
Story throws a jab when Doerkson was well out of range.
Doerkson moves away from the strike by Story.
Doerkson moves away from the strike by Story.

Doerkson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Doerkson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Story is defending against the submission attempts here by Doerkson.

Doerkson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Phil Story is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story wants to control but Doerkson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Doerkson working Story over with strikes.
Story is positioning himself well to prevent Doerkson advancing to mount.

Doerkson is working for a kimura but Story is defending it quite comfortably.

Doerkson seems to be working for a kimura but Story defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Story is defending against the submission attempts here by Doerkson.
Story keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Doerkson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Story gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Story trying to control the position here.
Story is trying to control the position but Doerkson postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Doerkson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Doerkson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Story utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Byron Doerkson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Story pushes Doerkson off and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Doerkson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Story has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

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