PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamaru Usman (ranked 1618 p4p, 2016 weight class) and Skop Doner (ranked 244 p4p, 282 weight class). Skop Doner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Usman
vs
Doner

184 cm
24
182
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
183
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kamaru Usman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Skop Doner!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doner avoids the body shot from Usman.
Doner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Usman misses with an uppercut
and Doner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Usman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doner cracks Usman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doner looks to land a left hand but Usman moved out of range nicely.
Doner cracks Usman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Usman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Usman works Doner's body with a nice hook.
Usman throws a sloppy body shot
and Doner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Usman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doner.
Usman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Doner manages to circle out of the way.
The fighters circling - Doner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doner moves out of range as Usman strikes.
Usman misses with a few strikes there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Usman ducks under a wild hook from Doner.

Usman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Doner sprawls well initially but Usman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Doner seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Usman wants to control from the top but Doner keeps moving.
Doner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Usman looking to sit in guard and control but Doner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Usman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Usman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Usman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doner is one step ahead there.
Usman trying to keep a closed guard but Doner is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doner looking to pass the guard.
Usman keeping moving, preventing Doner from controlling successfully.
Doner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Usman has his hands on Doner's head, controlling the position.
Usman looking for a sweep. Not yet Usman, not yet.
Usman keeping full guard, as Doner tries to pass.

Usman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doner passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Usman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Doner is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Usman looks calm but he's in trouble here. Doner gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Usman is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Doner lets go of the hold and Usman can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Skop Doner!
An out of breath Skop Doner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.