PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nori Borec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Donkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borec comes to the cage accompanied by Cannibal Corpse - I Will Kill You. Manny Donkers will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Borec
vs
Donkers

193 cm
28
220 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

225 cm
28
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Solid chin

F.ighters U.nlimited K.lothing C.ompany ☯

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

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nori Borec!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Manny Donkers!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borec lands a nice looking kick to the body. Donkers takes a step back to recover.
Donkers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donkers lands a right hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Borec.
Borec circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borec scores with a one two! Donkers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Borec is looking to land body kicks.

Donkers drives through and clinches with Borec against the cage.
Borec is trying to break the clinch but Donkers is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Donkers.
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!
Donkers gets through Borec's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Donkers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borec blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Donkers fails to land.
Donkers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borec lands a nice shot to the body.
Borec wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Borec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borec wants to land a leg kick but Donkers is out of range.
Borec tries to work over Donkers's front leg with a kick but Donkers checks it.
Donkers moves out of range of the body kick.
Donkers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Borec throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donkers tries to clinch there but Borec circles away.
Borec throws a push kick but Donkers slaps the foot to one side.
Donkers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borec misses with a body punch
enabling Donkers to counter with a crisp jab.
Donkers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Borec tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Donkers is able to avoid easily.
Donkers is looking to clinch but Borec is avoiding it.
Nori Borec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donkers doesn't manage to clinch there - Borec circles away.
Donkers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donkers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Borec back to the cage. Donkers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Borec throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donkers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borec throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Donkers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Donkers clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Borec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donkers lands with a shot to the body.
Donkers tries to clinch up.
Donkers moves out of range of the body kick from Borec.
Donkers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Borec looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Borec tries to move into range but Donkers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Borec misses with a low kick.
Donkers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Borec throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Borec takes a swing at Donkers's ribcage but misses.
Borec throws a predictable looking body shot
and Donkers counters with a leg kick.
Donkers's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Donkers duly obliges.
Borec gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Donkers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Donkers landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Borec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borec keeps the fight on the outside.
Donkers tries to clinch there but Borec circles away.
Borec throws a wild body kick that Donkers sees coming a mile off.
Donkers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Donkers has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borec.
Donkers misses with a hook from the clinch.

Borec escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borec looks for the body kick but Donkers saw that one coming.
Borec throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donkers tries to clinch there but Borec circles away.
Borec looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Borec throws a low kick but Donkers moves out of range easily.
Borec misses with a body kick.
Donkers lands a nice hook to Borec's body. Borec takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Borec throws a wild body kick that Donkers sees coming a mile off.
Donkers wants to clinch.
Borec throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Borec looks to land a body kick but Donkers moved away.
Borec takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Donkers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donkers just misses with a punch to the body.
Borec misses with an attempted mid kick.
Borec uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donkers.

Donkers has managed to clinch.
Borec has had enough of the clinch but Donkers keeps him there for the moment.
Donkers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donkers lands a hook that snaps the head of Borec backwards.
Donkers throws a head punch that misses.
Borec is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Donkers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Borec.
Donkers tries a knee to the head but Borec blocks it.

Borec pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borec tries to work over Donkers's front leg with a kick but Donkers checks it.
Donkers tries to clinch there but Borec circles away.
Borec misses with a kick to the body.
Donkers throws a low kick but Borec moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Manny Donkers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Borec tries to land a front kick but Donkers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donkers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donkers's corner calls for a 1-2. Donkers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Borec looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donkers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donkers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borec attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donkers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donkers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donkers takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Donkers blocks the body kick.
Donkers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donkers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Borec counters with a leg kick.
Donkers blocks a low kick nicely.
Donkers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Borec's head backwards.
Borec throws a lazy body kick
and Donkers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donkers tries to clinch but Borec moves away
and Borec makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Borec tries a low kick but Donkers avoids it.
Borec looks to land a body kick but Donkers moved away.
Borec has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Borec throws a lazy body kick
and Donkers counters with a stiff right hand.
Donkers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Borec rather than just go for the knockout.
Donkers moves out of range as Borec throws a body kick.
Borec throws a body kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Borec pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borec throws a body kick that misses.
Borec delivers a nice body kick.
Donkers throws a body punch but Borec moves out of range.
Donkers lands a jab-cross combination.

Donkers has managed to clinch.

Borec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borec throws a push kick but Donkers slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donkers tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Borec throws a wild body kick that Donkers sees coming a mile off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Borec.
Donkers is breathing heavily.
Donkers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Borec.
Borec throws a wild body kick that Donkers sees coming a mile off.
Donkers moves to clinch but Borec breaks away
and Borec counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Donkers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Borec uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donkers.
Borec throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donkers throws a nice looking combination but Borec bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donkers wants to clinch up but Borec keeps it at a distance.
Borec buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borec misses with a kick to the body.
Donkers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borec dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donkers. That did some damage!
Donkers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Borec.
Donkers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Borec.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Donkers crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Borec - the referee stops the clock and Donkers gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Borec. Donkers manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Borec!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Borec lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Donkers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donkers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Borec misses with a kick to the body.
Borec delivers a nice body kick.
Borec misses with a body kick.
Borec swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Donkers counters with a stiff right hand.
Donkers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borec was well out of range. Poor timing from Donkers.
Borec scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A good leg kick by Borec.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borec throws a nice outside leg kick.
Borec thumps Donkers with a low kick.
Borec lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A clash of legs there as Donkers blocks the low kick.
Borec feints and then cracks Donkers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donkers down.
Borec finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Borec throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Borec motions for Donkers to come forward. Borec throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donkers throws a series of punches but Borec moves out of range.
Borec throws a leg kick
and Donkers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borec misses with a double jab
and Donkers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donkers moves in looking to clinch but Borec pushes him off.
Borec tries a low kick but Donkers avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nori Borec dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Donkers jabs Borec to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donkers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Borec counters with a nice leg kick.
Nori Borec is winning the standup battle so far.
Borec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donkers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borec keeps the fight on the outside.
Crunch! Borec slams his shin into Donkers's torso.
Borec looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donkers throws a body punch but Borec moves out of range.
Donkers blocks the body kick.
Borec wants to slow Donkers down by chopping away at his legs.
Donkers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Donkers blocks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Borec scores with a kick to the body.
Donkers wants to clinch but Borec slips to the side
and Borec counters with a slapping leg kick.
Borec tries to score with a low kick but Donkers moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donkers avoids a kick to the body.
Donkers avoids the body shot from Borec.
Borec misses with a low kick.
Donkers has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Borec.
Donkers tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Borec counters with a slapping leg kick.
Borec throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donkers closes the distance but Borec moves to the side
and Borec counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Borec throws a body kick the misses
and Borec takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Borec misses with a body shot.
Borec throws a body punch but Donkers moves out of range.
Donkers moves out of range of the body kick from Borec.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borec throws a body kick that misses.
Borec looks for the body kick but Donkers saw that one coming.
Donkers lands with a hook. Borec tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Borec is looking to land body kicks.
Donkers checks a low kick from Borec.
Borec is looking to score with low kicks.
Donkers lands a jab to Borec's midsection.
Borec throws a wild body kick that Donkers sees coming a mile off.
Borec misses with a body shot
and Borec takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Donkers.
Borec throws the kick towards the body but Donkers avoids it.
Nice body punch from Donkers.
Borec throws a lazy body kick
and Donkers counters with a nice body shot.
Donkers wants to clinch but Borec slips to the side
and Borec counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borec throws a push kick but Donkers slaps the foot to one side.
Donkers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donkers tests Borec's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Donkers. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Donkers. That snapped Borec's head back.
Borec takes one to the chin there.
Donkers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borec moves away.
Borec throws a push kick but Donkers slaps the foot to one side.
Borec slips a jab and a cross from Donkers.
Donkers is looking to clinch.
Borec misses with the body kick

and Donkers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Donkers misses with a knee strike.
Borec works on Donkers's body with a couple of short punches.
Donkers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Borec.
Donkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Borec blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donkers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Donkers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Borec backwards.

Borec breaks from the clinch.
Donkers moves out of range of the body kick.
Borec throws a sloppy body shot

and Donkers counters by moving into the clinch.
Donkers digs a right hand into Borec's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Borec's gas tank.

Borec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borec tries to land a front kick but Donkers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Borec circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donkers moves out of range as Borec throws a body kick.
Borec misses with a low kick as Donkers jumps back.
Borec throws a body kick the misses
and Donkers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Donkers instigates a clinch.
Borec tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donkers's elbow.
Donkers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donkers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Borec tries to throw a body punch but Donkers avoids it by throwing Borec back against the cage.
Borec wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nori Borec clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Donkers closes the distance and pushes Borec back into the cage.

Borec manages to break the clinch.
Donkers throws a series of strikes that have Borec backpedaling.
Borec tries to land a front kick but Donkers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donkers tries to clinch but Borec is having none of it.
Donkers moves out of range as Borec throws a body kick.
Donkers moves out of range of the body kick.
Donkers blocks the body kick.
Borec throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donkers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Borec checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donkers checks a leg kick.
Borec fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donkers manages to avoid it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Donkers tries to clinch up but Borec circles away and keeps his distance.
Donkers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donkers tries to close the distance and clinch but Borec swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Donkers moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donkers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Borec's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borec.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Borec.

Borec breaks the clinch.
Donkers jabs Borec to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Borec misses the body punch
enabling Donkers to counter with a crisp jab.
Borec throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borec. Donkers does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Borec misses.
Donkers tries to clinch but Borec moves out of range.
Donkers tries to clinch there but Borec circles away.
Borec throws a wild body kick that Donkers sees coming a mile off.
Borec throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Donkers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Donkers.
Borec goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Borec gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donkers blocks the body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Borec.
Donkers misses with a jab, cross combination.

Donkers closes the distance and clinches.
Borec tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donkers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Borec tries to break free but Donkers pushes him back against the cage.
Borec takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donkers landing knees to the body.
Donkers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donkers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borec's efforts to push away.
Donkers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Donkers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Borec backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Borec.
Donkers misses with the head strike.
Donkers digs a right hand underneath Borec's ribcage. Borec let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Donkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Borec.

Borec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donkers tries to clinch but Borec moves away
and Borec makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Borec keeps the fight on the outside.
Donkers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borec keeps the fight on the outside.
Donkers misses with a wild body shot.
Borec circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donkers stuns Borec with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good shot there by Donkers.
Donkers tries to clinch up but Borec circles away and keeps his distance.
Donkers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donkers works Borec's body with a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Borec there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donkers throws the left hand but Borec avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borec keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borec looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Borec moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Borec looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Borec throws the kick towards the body but Donkers avoids it.
Borec keeps Donkers at a distance using the push kick.
Borec bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A leg kick checked by Donkers.
Borec throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Donkers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borec throws the kick towards the body but Donkers avoids it.
Borec wants to slow Donkers down by chopping away at his legs.
Borec looks to throw a body kick
and Donkers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Borec thinking.
Borec looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Borec throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Nori Borec will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Donkers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Borec stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Donkers tries to work over Borec's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donkers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Donkers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donkers lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Borec manages to break the clinch.
Borec throws a lazy body kick
and Donkers counters with a left and a right that stings Borec.
Borec misses with a body punch
and Donkers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Borec throws a push kick but Donkers slaps the foot to one side.
Donkers wants to clinch.

Donkers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Donkers is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Borec cracks Donkers with a nice body shot.

Borec escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borec throws a push kick but Donkers slaps the foot to one side.
Donkers tries to clinch up but Borec circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Donkers clinches with his opponent.
Borec digs a right hand underneath Donkers's ribcage. Donkers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Donkers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manny Donkers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Donkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Borec breaks from the clinch.
Donkers looks to land a combination but Borec avoids it well.
Borec cracks the inside of Donkers's front leg.
Donkers moves out of range of the leg kick from Borec.
Donkers misses the jab.
Borec misses with a kick to the body.
Donkers blocks the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Borec, right into the meat.
Borec digs a good body shot into Donkers's ribs.
Borec tries to work over Donkers's front leg with a kick but Donkers checks it.
Borec throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donkers throws a jab but it's blocked by Borec.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borec throws a leg kick but Donkers checks it.
Borec moves forwards but Donkers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Borec looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Borec scores with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Borec.
Donkers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Borec at a distance.
Borec blocks a jab.
Donkers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Borec.
Borec thows a body kick. Donkers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borec fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donkers.
Borec tries to land a front kick but Donkers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donkers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borec fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Borec moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Borec.
Borec misses with an attempted mid kick.
Borec tries to land a front kick but Donkers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Borec misses with the body kick
enabling Donkers to counter with a crisp jab.

Donkers rushes Borec and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Borec breaks the clinch.
Borec throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borec tries to land a front kick but Donkers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donkers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Borec.
A nice inside leg kick there by Borec. That's going to slow Donkers down.
Donkers moves out of range of the body kick.
Borec misses with a low kick.
Manny Donkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donkers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Borec fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donkers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Borec.
Nori Borec is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donkers lands a nice hook to Borec's body. Borec takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Borec drops his hands momentarily and Donkers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Borec moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donkers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A bone on bone clash there as Donkers blocks the leg kick.

Donkers pushes Borec up against the cage in a clinch.
Donkers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donkers misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Donkers has a couple of punches blocked by Borec.

Borec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borec uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donkers.
Borec thumps Donkers with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nori Borec showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Borec 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nori Borec!
Nori Borec retains his light heavyweight title!