PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Rader (ranked 1369 p4p, 4451 weight class) and Donald Fonald (ranked 167 p4p, 435 weight class). Dennis Rader has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rader
vs
Fonald

225 cm
21
265
6 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
245
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Rader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Fonald!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Fonald - just one landing.
Fonald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rader swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rader seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fonald scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fonald moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rader's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fonald connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rader scrambles back to his feet.
Rader really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rader missing with a left hand there. Fonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rader scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Rader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fonald tests Rader's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Fonald. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rader looks to throw the jab but Fonald is out of range.
Fonald connects with the punch.
Fonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rader counters with a nice uppercut.
Fonald connects with a leg kick.
Rader moves out of range of the strikes.

Rader moves into the clinch.
Rader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fonald's efforts to push away.
Fonald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fonald is stalling here.
Rader has Fonald pressed against the cage, preventing Fonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rader tries to pull guard but Fonald holds him up against the cage and eventually Rader drops back down to his feet.
Fonald wants to break free but Rader has control.
Fonald tries to circle away but Rader has him pinned against the cage.
Rader tries to pull guard but Fonald forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Rader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rader jumps guard but Fonald turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Fonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fonald connects with a single shot there.
Fonald cracks Rader with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fonald moves to clinch but Rader breaks away
and Rader counters with a stiff right hand.
Fonald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Fonald.
Nice uppercut lands for Rader. That snapped Fonald's head back.
Fonald misses with an uppercut.
Rader swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Rader instigates a clinch.
Rader tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rader is trying to pull guard but Fonald turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rader manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rader tries to pull guard but Fonald forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Fonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Rader. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Rader.
Fonald throws a series of punches but Rader avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rader gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rader wants to stall.
Rader is trying to pull guard but Fonald turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rader fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fonald tries to break the clinch but Rader is controlling the position.
Rader tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rader jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fonald walks away with a smile on his face. Rader gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fonald lands with a right hand.
Rader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Fonald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rader bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fonald throws a good cross that connects.
Fonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Rader is just out of range.
It looked like Rader wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rader on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fonald is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rader had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rader ducks under a wild hook from Fonald.
Fonald tries to bum rush Rader with a series of wild strikes but Rader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fonald throws a right and a left that Rader avoids nicely.
Rader throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rader waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fonald.
Fonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fonald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fonald throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rader throws a body punch but Fonald moves out of range.
Fonald lands a head kick. Rader smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rader lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rader moves out of range of the strikes.
Fonald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rader counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rader misses the target.
Fonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Fonald dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rader scores with a nice right hand.
Fonald drops his hands momentarily and Rader takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fonald moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rader uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fonald.
Rader is looking to counter punch.
Fonald misses with a right hand
and Rader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rader.
Fonald lands a nice shot to the body.
Fonald lands a nice looking body shot.
Rader slips under a jab.
Rader is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rader moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Rader closes the distance and pushes Fonald back into the cage.
Rader jumps guard but Fonald turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rader jumps guard but Fonald turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rader jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fonald walks away with a smile on his face. Rader gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Rader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fonald moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader misses with a hook. Fonald ducked under it nicely.
Rader ducks under a wild hook from Fonald.
Rader looks to score with a jab to the body but Fonald is just out of range.
Fonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rader.
Rader moves in looking to clinch but Fonald pushes him off.
Fonald was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rader ducks under a wild hook from Fonald.
The crowd cheers as Fonald lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rader doesn't seem phased though.
A combination from Fonald does no damage.

Rader lands a left and a right that send Fonald crashing to the mat, dazed. Rader thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Fonald is rocked!
Rader slips under a jab.
Donald Fonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fonald uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rader has time to react.
Fonald misses with a combination
and Rader counters with a huge left! Fonald is in big trouble! He's backing up but Rader isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Fonald from any more damage. A dominating finish by Rader!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Rader!
Dennis Rader tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.