PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pier Dolly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Giles
vs
Dolly

209 cm
24
194 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Angelo Giles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pier Dolly!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dolly lands a takedown into guard.
Dolly being controlled here momentarily.
Dolly throwing strikes but missing.
Giles is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dolly is looking to advance position but Giles has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Dolly keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles wants to get back to his feet but Dolly is holding on tight.
Giles working Dolly over with strikes here.

Giles is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dolly is surviving well by controlling Giles's body position as best he can.
Giles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dolly wants to hold on but Giles pushes him away.
Giles lands with some strikes.
Dolly wants to hold on but Giles pushes him away.
Dolly is just holding on here. Giles manages to take his back.
Dolly trying to control the position but Giles manages to sink in the hooks.
Giles really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Giles working for the choke.
Dolly is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dolly wants to control his opponent's hands but Giles gets his hands free.
Dolly is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolly turns into Giles and is now in his guard.
Giles controls Dolly momentarily but Dolly frees himself.
Giles wants to control the position but Dolly says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Giles is looking to improve his position.
Giles trying to control but Dolly postures up.
Dolly trying to control the action but Giles is working from the bottom.
Dolly with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolly trying to control the action but Giles is working from the bottom.
Giles is trying to maintain the position but Dolly is very close to passing his half guard.

Dolly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Giles doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dolly.
Giles is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Angelo Giles will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Giles keeps the fight on the outside.
Angelo Giles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dolly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dolly throws a body kick that misses.

Dolly closes the distance and clinches.
Giles trying to stall but Dolly improves his position.
Dolly throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dolly.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dolly obliges.
Giles tries to stall but Dolly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dolly lands an elbow just above Giles 's eye.

It looks like Angelo Giles has been cut.
Dolly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giles avoids a wild elbow strike from Dolly.
Dolly throws an elbow but it misses.
Dolly misses with a knee to the head.
Dolly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dolly misses with an elbow over the top.
Dolly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Giles's defenses.
Giles trying to control the position but instead, Dolly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Giles into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolly landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Dolly manages to pull guard.
Giles lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dolly trying to control the position.
Dolly keeping moving, preventing Giles from controlling successfully.
Giles is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Giles lands a couple of elbows.

Giles postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dolly is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Giles, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giles has Dolly pulled in close to control his posture.
Dolly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Giles working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dolly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dolly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Dolly has gone for a leg lock! Giles slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dolly's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giles chips away with some ground and pound.

Dolly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Giles wants to stand and escape but instead Dolly has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Giles controlling the position.
Giles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dolly being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giles is trying to keep Dolly in close.
Dolly is fighting to break Giles's control of his arms but Giles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Giles looking for a sweep. Not yet Giles, not yet.
Giles managing to control the position.
Giles looking for a sweep. Not yet Giles, not yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giles is pulling down on Dolly's head to control his posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pier Dolly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Angelo Giles'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dolly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giles avoids the head kick by Dolly.
Dolly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Giles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pier Dolly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dolly throws a nice looking combination but Giles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dolly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dolly tries to clinch up but Giles circles away and keeps his distance.
Dolly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dolly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giles moves away.
Giles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dolly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Giles throws a big counter combination but Dolly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dolly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dolly lands with an overhand left.

Dolly closes the distance and clinches.
Dolly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giles blocks it with crossed arms.
Dolly misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolly is trying to break the clinch but Giles has him pressed against the cage.
Dolly has had enough of the clinch but Giles keeps him there for the moment.
Dolly misses with a knee to the head.
Dolly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dolly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Giles's brow.
Dolly throws an elbow but it misses.
Giles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giles taking a breather.

Dolly manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dolly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Giles.
Giles working some strikes from top position.
Dolly is trying to keep Giles in close.

Giles drops back looking for a leg! Dolly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dolly manages to kick Giles off! Giles jumps back into Dolly's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Giles stands and steps away. Dolly gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Giles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dolly tries to circle away but Giles has him pinned against the cage.
Giles is looking to control Dolly's arms but Dolly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giles has his back to the cage.
Dolly throws an elbow that misses.
Dolly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Giles is keeping busy.
Dolly wants to stall.
Dolly looking to throw knees to the head but Giles is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolly pushes off an throws an elbow but Giles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Giles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giles dodges an elbow strike from Dolly.
Giles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dolly up against the cage.
Giles pushes off an throws an elbow but Dolly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Giles just leaning against Dolly, taking a breather.

Dolly has clasped his hands together around Giles's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Giles sneaks back into half guard.
Giles wants to improve his position but Dolly is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giles is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giles gets back to full guard.
Dolly being controlled here momentarily.
Giles is trying to control the position but Dolly postures up.
Giles is pulling down on Dolly's head to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dolly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pier Dolly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dolly 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pier Dolly!