PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexan Donk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poncho Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In One Ear. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Donk
vs
Villa

225 cm
24
300 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

208 cm
27
300 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dexan Donk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Poncho Villa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Donk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Villa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Villa throws a leg kick but Donk moved away.
Villa digs a good body shot into Donk's ribs.
Donk misses with a body shot.
Villa tries to clinch but Donk moves out of range.
Donk wants to land a leg kick but Villa is out of range.
Villa works Donk's body with a nice hook.
Donk misses with a body kick.
Donk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Villa misses the shot to the body.
Villa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Villa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donk lands a really nice looking cross but Villa seems unphased.
Donk misses with a hook to the body
and Villa counters with a right hand to the body.

Villa moves into the clinch.

Donk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Donk.
Villa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Villa misses with a leg kick
and Donk counters with a one-two to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Villa.
Donk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donk.
Villa tries to bum rush Donk with a series of wild strikes but Donk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Villa clinches up against the cage.
Villa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Villa digs a right hand into Donk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donk's gas tank.
Villa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Donk is breathing heavily.
Donk misses with a punch on the inside.
Donk misses with a punch on the inside.
Villa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Villa is pushing Donk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Villa.
Villa lands a nice uppercut.
Villa pushes Donk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Villa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Donk up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villa.
Villa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Villa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Villa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donk backwards.
Villa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Villa stalling.
Donk throws a head punch that misses.
Villa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Donk.
Villa slowing the pace effectively.
Good body shot from Villa.
Villa is working Donk over against the cage.
Villa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Villa scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Donk up against the cage.
Villa continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Poncho Villa.
Villa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Donk if he has to take too many more of those.

Villa clinches.
Donk tries for a takedown but Villa manages to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Villa.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Villa scores with a hook to the body.
Villa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Poncho Villa.
Villa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Villa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Villa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Donk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Villa wants to clinch up but Donk keeps it at a distance.

Donk gets tackled into the cage by Villa. Villa maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Villa.
Villa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Villa works on Donk's body with a couple of short punches.
Villa is struggling to control the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Donk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Villa's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Villa.
Villa avoids a wild elbow strike from Donk.
Donk throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Donk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donk throws a series of punches but Villa avoids them all with ease.
Villa missing with a left hand there. Donk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Donk gets tackled into the cage by Villa. Villa maintains the clinch.
Donk swings wildly with an uppercut but Villa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villa digs a right hand into Donk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donk's gas tank.
Villa blocks an elbow strike from Donk.
Villa blocks an elbow strike from Donk.
Villa is struggling to control the position.
Villa blocking some punches.
Donk works on Villa's body with a couple of short punches.
Donk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Villa.
Donk is trying to break the clinch but Villa has him pressed against the cage.
Villa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Villa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Villa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Villa.
A right handed body shot lands from Villa.
Villa lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa slowing the pace effectively.
Villa is working Donk over against the cage.
Villa just leaning against Donk, taking a breather.
Villa lands a shot to the body.
Villa avoiding damage.
Villa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Villa stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Villa - that landed with a thud.
Donk being controlled against the cage.
Donk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poncho Villa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Villa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Villa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donk letting Villa take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Poncho Villa.
Villa is looking to clinch.
Donk misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa dips to his left and cracks Donk with an uppercut!
Villa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Villa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donk throws a series of punches but Villa moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Villa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Villa clinches with his opponent.
Villa lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villa stalling against the cage.
Donk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Villa is keeping busy.
Donk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Villa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Villa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Donk lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donk backwards.
Villa prevents a body shot from Donk.
Villa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Villa works on Donk's body with a couple of short punches.
Donk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donk working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Villa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Donk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Villa has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Donk.
Donk throws a punch but it's blocked by Villa.
The referee is keeping an eye on Villa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Villa stalling in the clinch but Donk improves position.
The referee calls for Villa to work.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donk.
Donk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Villa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Donk.
Villa stalling in the clinch.
Villa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Donk is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Poncho Villa.
Villa tries to clinch up but Donk circles away and keeps his distance.
Villa throws a push kick but Donk slaps the foot to one side.
A right-left combo lands from Donk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poncho Villa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Villa rushes Donk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Villa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Villa.
Donk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Villa's elbow.
Donk has a couple of punches blocked by Villa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poncho Villa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Donk instigates a clinch.
Villa avoiding damage as Donk throws knees to the body.
Villa stalling in the clinch but Donk improves position.
Villa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donks head.
Villa is stalling here.

Donk breaks from the clinch.
Villa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Donk.
Donk looks for a takedown but Villa sprawls well.
Villa lands a head shot.
Donk just misses with a punch to the body.
Villa tries a low kick but Donk avoids it.
Villa throws a low kick, looking for Donk's leg but Donk calmly moves out of range.
Donk checks a low kick from Villa.

Villa moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Donk - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donk.
Donk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Villa is trying to stall.
Villa lands a nice shot to the body.
Villa gets underhooks to prevent Donk's takedown attempt.
Villa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donk backwards.
Donk misses with the head strike.
Donk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Villa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Villa looking to slow down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Villa.
A short body shot lands from Villa as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Villa.
Villa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Villa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Villa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Villa lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa scores with a shot to the side of Donk's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Villa.
A bit of stalling here from Villa.
Villa lands a body punch.
Villa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donks head.
Villa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Villa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Villa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Villa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Villa as the two fighters clinch.
Villa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Villa is leaning against Donk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Villa stalls.
A body shot lands from Villa.
Villa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Donk up against the cage.
Villa lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Villa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Donk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Donk is looking to control Villa's arms but Villa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Donk has his back to the cage.
Villa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Villa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donk backwards.
Villa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Donk taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Villa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Villa blocks the elbow strike.
Villa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Donk fails to land.
Villa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donks head.
Good body shot from Villa.
Villa lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa cracks Donk with a nice body shot.
Villa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Villa.
Villa lands with a short shot to the head.
Villa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Donk wants to break free but Villa has control.
Dexan Donk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Villa controlling the action here for a moment.
Donk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Villa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Villa.
Villa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Donk is trying to maintain a safe position but Villa gets an underhook and turns Donk into the cage.
Villa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Villa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villa presses Donk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Villa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Villa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Villa.
Villa stalling in the clinch but Donk improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Villa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Poncho Villa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Villa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poncho Villa!