PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between joachim dondee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Herbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dondee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slew dem wiz Karate. joachim dondee has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

dondee
vs
Herbert

180 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

183 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, joachim dondee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Herbert!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Herbert has closed the distance and engaged dondee in a clinch.
Herbert has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Herbert controlling the action here for a moment.
dondee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Herbert walks away with a smile on his face. dondee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
dondee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dondee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
dondee is breathing heavily.
Herbert misses with a wild combination.

Herbert moves into the clinch.
Herbert digs a right hand underneath dondee's ribcage. dondee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Herbert slowing the pace effectively.

Herbert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Herbert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dondee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Herbert drops dondee with a beautiful combination! dondee stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Herbert is looking for the KO!

It looks like joachim dondee has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Herbert leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herbert works on dondee's body with a couple of short punches.
Herbert lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Herbert manages to break the clinch.
Herbert looks to land a combination but dondee avoids it well.
Herbert misses with a double jab

and dondee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Herbert looks like he's trying to stand up.
dondee wants to stand but Herbert has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Herbert wants to get back to his feet.

dondee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Herbert sees it coming and defends easily.
Herbert tries to kick dondee off but dondee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

dondee stands up and beckons Herbert to join him on the feet.
Herbert misses with a series of wild punches.
Herbert slips a jab and a cross from dondee.
Herbert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dondee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Herbert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by dondee.

dondee gets a takedown into half guard.

dondee stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rob Herbert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
dondee scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herbert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
dondee shoots for a double leg takedown but Herbert sprawls well. He's pushed dondee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Herbert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping dondee at a distance.
dondee takes a jab right on the kisser.
dondee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Herbert misses with a few strikes there.
dondee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Herbert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
dondee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Herbert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
dondee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joachim dondee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herbert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping dondee at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
dondee fails to land with a series of punches.
Herbert misses with a series of wild punches.
dondee shoots in and drives through. Herbert sprawls well.
Herbert throws a series of punches but dondee avoids them all with ease.
Herbert is on the wrong end of a nice combination from dondee.
Some wild striking there from Herbert.
Herbert looks to land a combination but dondee avoids it well.
dondee misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herbert tries to bum rush dondee with a series of wild strikes but dondee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

dondee scores with a takedown into Herbert's guard.

dondee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Herbert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on joachim dondee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Herbert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and dondee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
dondee wants to stand but Herbert is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Herbert is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
dondee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
dondee tries to stand but Herbert is controlling his head.

dondee has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Herbert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Herbert misses with the combination.
dondee looks to land a combination but Herbert avoids it well.
dondee misses with a double jab.

Herbert fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with dondee, pushing him back against the cage.
Herbert content to slow the pace in the clinch.

dondee breaks the clinch.
dondee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Herbert counters with a left and a right that stings dondee.
dondee misses with a leg kick.
dondee tries to work over Herbert's front leg with a kick but Herbert checks it.
Herbert scores with a jab. dondee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
dondee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Herbert counters with a nice body shot.

dondee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

dondee stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Herbert to get to his feet.
Herbert lands with a nice body punch.
dondee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Herbert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from dondee.
Herbert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dondee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
dondee misses with a takedown attempt - Herbert sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joachim dondee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to de liver by Herbert. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Herbert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by dondee or perhaps it was just good defense by Herbert which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herbert throws a series of punches but dondee moves out of range.
dondee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Herbert defends it nicely.
dondee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
joachim dondee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dondee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Herbert with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Herbert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Herbert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Herbert throws a series of punches but dondee avoids them all with ease.
Herbert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
dondee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Herbert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

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.
dondee is looking to chop away at Herbert's legs.
dondee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Herbert lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Herbert darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
joachim dondee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Herbert lands with a nice body punch.
Herbert bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Herbert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
dondee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Herbert swinging wilding here.
dondee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Herbert to counter with a crisp jab.
dondee throws a leg kick but Herbert sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Herbert works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Herbert misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

joachim dondee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on joachim dondee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

dondee shoots in for a double leg but Herbert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Herbert misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Herbert misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Herbert!
dondee misses with a double jab
and Herbert counters with a one-two to the body.
dondee misses with a few strikes there.
Herbert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
dondee shoots for a takedown but Herbert saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dondee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Herbert tries to clinch but dondee is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Herbert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but dondee manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Herbert.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dondee misses with a leg kick.
Herbert misses with a few strikes there.
dondee misses with a double jab
and Herbert counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

dondee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Herbert wants to stand up but dondee is controlling him.
dondee trying to control but Herbert is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

dondee gets to his feet - Herbert follows without any prompting.
dondee shoots in but Herbert avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joachim dondee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herbert just misses with a punch to the body.
Herbert is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down dondee rather than just go for the knockout.
dondee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
dondee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Herbert.
dondee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Herbert counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
dondee letting Herbert take a breather here.
dondee tries to pull guard but Herbert won't allow it.
dondee looking for a takedown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herbert is pressed up against the cage. dondee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Herbert down to the mat. Herbert avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
dondee thuds his right hand into Herbert's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Herbert misses with a double jab

and dondee counters with a shoot takedown. Herbert fights it but they end up in guard.

dondee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
dondee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rob Herbert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Herbert connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
dondee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
dondee swinging wilding here.
Herbert fails in his attempt to clinch.
dondee shoots in but Herbert avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dondee swats away the attempt to clinch by Herbert.
dondee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
dondee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Herbert's waist but Herbert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing dondee off to one side.
Herbert moves in looking to clinch but dondee pushes him off.
dondee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

dondee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

dondee stands up from half guard.
Herbert throws a right hand that dondee ducks under and follows up with a left that dondee also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
joachim dondee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think dondee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... joachim dondee!