PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexan Donk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daley Bornstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bornstein is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Men at Work - Land Down Under. Dexan Donk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Donk
vs
Bornstein

225 cm
25
300 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

190 cm
28
315 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dexan Donk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daley Bornstein!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk throws a combination that misses
and Bornstein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bornstein.
A clash of legs there as Bornstein blocks the low kick.
Some wild striking there from Bornstein.
Donk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bornstein is fending him off so far but Donk persists. Nope, Bornstein circles away and we're back to standing.
Donk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bornstein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bornstein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bornstein slips a jab and a cross from Donk.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bornstein 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 Donk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bornstein swings widly with a right hand
and Donk counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bornstein is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bornstein swats away the attempt to clinch by Donk.
Dexan Donk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bornstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk scores with a push kick.
Bornstein looks gassed!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Donk.
Donk thumps Bornstein with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk scoring well with a low kick there.
Donk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bornstein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donk. Donk obviously looking to wear him down.
Donk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donk shoots in but Bornstein avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexan Donk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donk, right into the meat.

Donk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Donk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bornstein backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Donk.
A short right from Donk on the inside.

It looks like Daley Bornstein has been cut.
Donk slowing the pace effectively.
Bornstein looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk stalling the fight.
Donk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bornstein fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice shot by Donk.
Donk lands a jab-cross combination.
Donk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bornstein misses with a double jab
and Donk counters with a leg kick.
Donk scores with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Bornstein as Donk shoots in.
Bornstein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donk is looking to score with low kicks.
Bornstein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Donk feints and as Bornstein raises his hands in defense, Donk changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Donk thows a big elbow that misses.
Donk preventing the sweep.
Donk trying to control the position from guard on top but Bornstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bornstein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donk is in close to Bornstein's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bornstein controls Donk momentarily but Donk frees himself.
Donk trying to control the position from guard on top but Bornstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Donk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Donk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bornstein pulls Donk in close to prevent any damage.
Donk throwing strikes but missing.
Donk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Donk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bornstein is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Donk, into his guard.
Bornstein wants to pass the guard but Donk is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexan Donk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daley Bornstein's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bornstein enables Donk to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bornstein manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Donk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Donk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Donk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bornstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bornstein has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Donk has passed into side control.
Donk throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bornstein works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bornstein gets back to full guard.
Bornstein keeping moving, preventing Donk from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk cracks Bornstein with a solid left hand.
Donk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bornstein can do to turn this around?
Donk throws a strike but Bornstein rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bornstein is pushing down on Donk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Donk is fighting to maintain full guard but Bornstein has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bornstein is thwarting Donk's attempts to control the position.
Donk is looking for a sweep. Bornstein is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bornstein trying to mount his opponent but Donk defends it.
Bornstein is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Donk is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Donk throws a low kick, looking for Bornstein's leg but Bornstein calmly moves out of range.
Donk shoots in looking for a takedown. Bornstein tries to sprawl out of it but Donk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bornstein manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Donk throws a one two combo.
A leg kick checked by Donk.
Bornstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bornstein throws a left and a right that both miss

and Donk counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bornstein won't be happy with that.
An elbow from Donk crashes against the mat.
Donk remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bornstein can't do much from the bottom here.
Bornstein avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Donk.

Bornstein throws Donk to one side and escapes!
Dexan Donk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donk connects with a leg kick. Bornstein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donk lands with a cross.
Donk throws a combination that misses
enabling Bornstein to counter with a crisp jab.
Bornstein checks a leg kick nicely.
Bornstein stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bornstein wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bornstein checks a leg kick.
Bornstein misses with a head kick.
Bornstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donk.
Bornstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donk moves away.
Donk lands a leg kick that knocks Bornstein off balance momentarily.
Donk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bornstein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bornstein misses with a looping right.
Donk feints a jab promting Bornstein to slip. Donk then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bornstein slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Donk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bornstein's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk closes the distance and clinches up with Bornstein, looking for a takedown. Donk pushes Bornstein against the cage but Bornstein circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexan Donk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bornstein throws the left hand but Donk avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexan Donk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daley Bornstein'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. And we move into the final round!

Donk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bornstein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donk throws a right and a left that Bornstein avoids nicely.
Donk wants to clinch.
Donk jabs Bornstein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bornstein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donk, right into the meat.
Bornstein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bornstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bornstein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk sizes up Bornstein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornstein misses with an uppercut

and Donk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Donk.
Bornstein has a couple of punches blocked by Donk.
Bornstein lands a nice uppercut.

Donk breaks the clinch.
Donk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bornstein digs a good body shot into Donk's ribs.
Bornstein throws a series of punches but Donk moves out of range.
Bornstein throws a one two combo.
Bornstein throws a shot from downtown. Donk moves away and avoids it.
Bornstein throws a jab when Donk was well out of range.
Donk cracks a nice hook into Bornstein's ribs.
Donk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bornstein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bornstein throws a poor cross that misses
and Donk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bornstein thinking.
Daley Bornstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Donk.
Donk lands a head kick. Bornstein smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Donk misses with a series of wild punches.
Bornstein takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bornstein throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bornstein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Donk counters with an inside leg kick.
Donk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bornstein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Donk!
Bornstein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donk.
Donk thuds his shin into the meat of Bornstein's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk connects with an inside leg kick.

Donk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donk pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Bornstein that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Donk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Donk has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bornstein's face.
Dexan Donk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Donk throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Donk looking to finish Bornstein with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bornstein!
Donk pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Donk looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Donk dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bornstein is in all sorts of trouble here.
Donk cracks Bornstein with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Donk goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bornstein turns into him and now he's in Donk's guard.
Dexan Donk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donk is trying to control the position but Bornstein postures up.
Bornstein looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bornstein won't allow Donk to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexan Donk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexan Donk!