PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Dryll (ranked 2677 p4p, 352 weight class) and Hotaru Doji (ranked 2444 p4p, 324 weight class). Doji is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Crane ft. Beauregard & The Down Right - Meet Me In The Garden. Evan Dryll has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dryll
vs
Doji

190 cm
23
216 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

198 cm
22
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Dryll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hotaru Doji!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dryll wants to clinch
and Doji counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dryll tries to close the distance and clinch but Doji swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dryll fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dryll looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doji connects with a body shot.
Dryll looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Doji sizes up Dryll with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Doji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dryll manages to avoid it.
Doji wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dryll doesn't manage to clinch there - Doji circles away.
Doji steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dryll.
Dryll tries to clinch there but Doji circles away.
Doji throws a poor cross that misses
and Dryll connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Dryll has closed the distance and engaged Doji in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doji lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dryll.
Doji misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doji.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dryll taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Doji goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dryll misses with a punch on the inside.

Doji's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doji circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dryll is looking to clinch but Doji is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doji.
Dryll tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doji.
Dryll wants to clinch up but Doji keeps it at a distance.

Dryll forces Doji back against the cage and clinches.
Doji has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Doji has a couple of punches blocked by Dryll.
Doji misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doji tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dryll's elbow.
Dryll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doji lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Doji.
Doji misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doji avoiding damage.
Doji is stalling here.
Dryll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doji blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dryll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dryll lands with a right to the head.
Dryll misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doji.
Doji struggles to land a body shot inside as Dryll controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Doji fails to land.
Doji lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Doji breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doji fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Dryll to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Dryll looks to clinch but Doji throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Dryll taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hotaru Doji!
During a confident post fight interview, Hotaru Doji thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.