PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Taramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donovan comes into the arena with Korpiklaani - Beer Beer blaring out of the sound system. Donovan has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Donovan
vs
Taramuk

191 cm
24
217 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

188 cm
22
204 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buakaw Taramuk!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Donovan coming out on top.
Donovan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Taramuk slips a jab from Donovan.
Donovan wants to slow Taramuk down by chopping away at his legs.
Taramuk blocks a low kick nicely.
Taramuk swats away the attempt to clinch by Donovan.
Donovan looks to land a left hand but Taramuk moved out of range nicely.
Donovan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Donovan.
Taramuk avoids the head kick by Donovan.
Taramuk misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Taramuk is predictable there
and Donovan counters with a head kick.
Taramuk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taramuk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taramuk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Donovan scores with a kick to the body.
Taramuk misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taramuk checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan misses with a head kick.
Taramuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harry Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Donovan misses
and Taramuk makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Donovan really felt that one!
Donovan is breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Taramuk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taramuk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donovan.
Nice body kick there by Taramuk.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taramuk.
Taramuk misses with a kick to the body.
Donovan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taramuk finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taramuk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan throws a sloppy head kick
and Taramuk counters with a one-two to the body.
Crunch! Taramuk slams his shin into Donovan's torso.
Donovan throws a lazy head kick
and Taramuk counters with a body kick that stops Donovan in his tracks momentarily.
Taramuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taramuk, right into the meat.
A solid body kick from Taramuk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taramuk misses with a kick to the body.
Donovan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donovan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Taramuk thuds his shin into the meat of Donovan's side.
Taramuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Taramuk lands.
Donovan throws a sloppy body shot
and Taramuk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Donovan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taramuk. Taramuk obviously looking to wear him down.
Taramuk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taramuk.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taramuk.
Taramuk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donovan throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Taramuk misses with a head kick.
Donovan moves out of range as Taramuk throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buakaw Taramuk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Taramuk cracks the inside of Donovan's front leg.
Buakaw Taramuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donovan, right into the meat.
Donovan looks to throw a body kick
and Taramuk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Donovan throws a head kick that misses
and Taramuk counters with a nice body shot.
Taramuk delivers a nice body kick.
Taramuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taramuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taramuk is looking to land body kicks.
Taramuk lands with a slapping head kick.
Taramuk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Taramuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donovan. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taramuk looks to land a combination. Donovan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taramuk.
Taramuk throws a head kick that half lands.
Donovan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taramuk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Donovan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taramuk connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Taramuk.
Taramuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Donovan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taramuk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Taramuk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taramuk scores with a leg kick.
Donovan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Taramuk. That one must have hurt.
Taramuk throws a wild body kick that Donovan sees coming a mile off.
Donovan thows a leg kick but Taramuk checks it
and Taramuk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Donovan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taramuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donovan 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.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Donovan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Taramuk - the referee stops the clock and Donovan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Taramuk. Donovan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Taramuk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Donovan.
Taramuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taramuk.
Taramuk lands a body shot.
Taramuk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donovan.
Taramuk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Taramuk.
Taramuk scores with the left hand. Donovan knows he should have avoided that one.
Taramuk cracks the inside of Donovan's front leg.
Taramuk lands a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taramuk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donovan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taramuk counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taramuk.
Taramuk throws a leg kick which misses Donovan's front leg but catches the back leg as Donovan tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taramuk.
Taramuk misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taramuk delivers a nice body kick.
Taramuk with a hook.
Taramuk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Donovan counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buakaw Taramuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Taramuk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Donovan's head.
Donovan connects with a high kick.
Donovan throws a leg kick
and Taramuk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Donovan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body kick there by Taramuk.
Donovan throws a head kick that misses
and Taramuk finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Taramuk throws the kick towards the body but Donovan avoids it.
Donovan throws a lazy body kick
and Taramuk finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Donovan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Donovan moves out of range of the body kick from Taramuk.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taramuk lands a high kick!
Taramuk thows a body kick. Donovan tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taramuk, right into the meat.
Taramuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taramuk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taramuk. That's going to slow Donovan down.
Donovan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Donovan blocks a head kick by Taramuk.
Taramuk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Donovan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taramuk feints and then cracks Donovan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donovan down.
Taramuk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
Taramuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taramuk scores with a kick to the body.
Taramuk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donovan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Taramuk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taramuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taramuk scores with a spinning back kick!
Taramuk pushes Donovan away with a front kick.
Donovan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taramuk.
Taramuk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taramuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donovan. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taramuk thumps Donovan with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taramuk.
Taramuk throws a head kick that half lands.
A punch combination from Taramuk misses.
Donovan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick by Donovan misses
and Taramuk finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Taramuk delivers a nice body kick.
Taramuk thuds his shin into the meat of Donovan's side.
Donovan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan takes a jab right on the kisser.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Taramuk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taramuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donovan's calf.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Taramuk.
Donovan moves out of range as Taramuk throws a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taramuk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick by Donovan misses
and Taramuk counters with a solid body kick.
Harry Donovan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taramuk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taramuk feints and then cracks Donovan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donovan down.
Donovan 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buakaw Taramuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taramuk 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 George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buakaw Taramuk!