PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Donkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taite Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Whistlin' Dixie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Donkers
vs
Gordon

225 cm
28
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

190 cm
26
222 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Manny Donkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Taite Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donkers connects with a nice looking jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donkers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gordon stuns Donkers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gordon misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Donkers.
Donkers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donkers lands a lovely overhand right.
Gordon moves in looking to clinch but Donkers pushes him off.
Donkers keeps the fight on the outside.
Donkers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
Gordon keeps the fight on the outside.
Gordon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donkers is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Donkers looks to clinch
and Gordon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gordon keeps the fight on the outside.
Donkers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gordon.
Gordon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gordon throws a low kick, looking for Donkers's leg but Donkers calmly moves out of range.
Donkers tries to clinch up.
Donkers lands a nice looking body shot.
Gordon doesn't manage to clinch there - Donkers circles away.
Donkers slips a jab and a cross from Gordon.
Donkers clinches but Gordon breaks the clinch
and Gordon counters with a nice leg kick.
Donkers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon throws the left hand but Donkers avoids the punch easily.
Gordon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donkers misses with the combination.
Donkers digs a good body shot into Gordon's ribs.
Donkers scores with a jab. Gordon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donkers slips a straight right by Gordon.
Gordon tries to clinch but Donkers is having none of it.
Gordon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Donkers tries to clinch but Gordon moves away
letting Gordon counter with a right hand.

Gordon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Donkers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Donkers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donkers is working Gordon over against the ropes.
Gordon looks gassed!
Gordon working aggressively here.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Gordon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donkers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Donkers.
Donkers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
A short left from Donkers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donkers lands an uppercut.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Donkers.
Donkers lands a shoulder strike.
Donkers lands a hook that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Donkers lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Gordon is rocked!
A short right from Donkers on the inside.
Gordon is still on wobbly legs! Can Donkers finish him?
A body shot lands from Donkers.
Donkers digs a right hand underneath Gordon's ribcage. Gordon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Donkers pushes Gordon back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donkers creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gordon's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gordon drops to his knees and Donkers pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Donkers!