PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny O Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muy Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Donnelly
vs
Bot

191 cm
23
213 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

199 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny O Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muy Bot!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bot misses with a body kick.
O Donnelly wants to land a leg kick but Bot is out of range.
O Donnelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Donnelly. Bot does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Donnelly scores with a hook to the body. Bot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Donnelly.
Bot checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Donnelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bot moves out of range as O Donnelly throws a body kick.
O Donnelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Bot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Donnelly checks a leg kick nicely.
O Donnelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Donnelly misses with an uppercut
and Bot counters with a thumping low kick.
Good work by O Donnelly as he checks the leg kick.
Bot misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bot.
Bot tries to clinch up but O Donnelly circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Donnelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bot throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bot is looking to chop away at O Donnelly's legs.
O Donnelly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bot wants to slow O Donnelly down by chopping away at his legs.
O Donnelly throws a push kick but Bot slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick from Bot.
Bot throws a body kick that misses.
O Donnelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Donnelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bot scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
O Donnelly misses the shot to the body.
O Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Danny O Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bot moves away from the strike by O Donnelly.
Bot checks the leg kick.
O Donnelly tries to land a front kick but Bot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O Donnelly stuns Bot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Donnelly. Bot shrugs it off though.
Bot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bot moves out of range of the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bot 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 O Donnelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Donnelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
O Donnelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bot's calf.
Bot throws a leg kick but O Donnelly moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot scoring well with a low kick there.
Bot lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Donnelly's sensitive parts.
O Donnelly looks for the body kick but Bot saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Bot.
Bot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O Donnelly tries to work over Bot's front leg with a kick but Bot checks it.
Bot is looking to land body kicks.
Bot blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from O Donnelly.
Bot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Donnelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bot wants to slow O Donnelly down by chopping away at his legs.
O Donnelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnelly moves out of range as Bot throws a body kick.
O Donnelly moves out of range of the body kick.
O Donnelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bot checks a leg kick nicely.
Bot is looking to slow O Donnelly down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bot tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as O Donnelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O Donnelly jabs at Bot's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Donnelly throws a solid leg kick but Bot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at O Donnelly.
O Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Danny O Donnelly will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bot tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Donnelly works Bot's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from O Donnelly misses.
Bot is looking to slow O Donnelly down with leg kicks.
O Donnelly cracks Bot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bot tries a head kick but it misses.
Danny O Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Bot thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on O Donnelly if he has to take too many more of those.
O Donnelly throws a lazy right hand but Bot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Donnelly 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.
An inside leg kick lands from O Donnelly.
O Donnelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
O Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick and Bot moves out of range easily.
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!
Bot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Donnelly tries to score with a low kick but Bot moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnelly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
O Donnelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O Donnelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bot misses with a body kick.
O Donnelly misses with an uppercut.
O Donnelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bot.
O Donnelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for O Donnelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Donnelly misses with a leg kick
and Bot counters with a good low kick that O Donnelly was not able to check.
O Donnelly tries to score with a low kick but Bot moves his leg out of the way.
Bot moves forwards but O Donnelly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Donnelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bot can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Bot's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bot scoring well with a low kick there.
Bot misses with a body kick.
Bot throws a head kick but O Donnelly moves out of range.
Bot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bot.
O Donnelly throws a leg kick but Bot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O Donnelly tries to work over Bot's front leg with a kick but Bot checks it.
Bot 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.
O Donnelly connects with an inside leg kick.
O Donnelly throws a leg kick but Bot sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnelly misses with a kick to the body.
Bot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Donnelly misses with a body kick.
O Donnelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Donnelly cracks Bot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bot scores with a kick to the body.
Bot lands a leg kick that knocks O Donnelly off balance momentarily.
Bot scores with a push kick.
O Donnelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Bot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bot.
O Donnelly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
O Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bot moves away.
O Donnelly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bot checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Donnelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Donnelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
O Donnelly throws a front kick aimed at Bot's knee but Bot avoids it well.
Bot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bot throws out a leg kick but O Donnelly moves out of range and Bot only half commits.
Bot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Donnelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bot misses with a head kick.
Bot tries to clinch but O Donnelly moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Donnelly throws a hook to the side of Bot's head but Bot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Donnelly tries a low kick but Bot avoids it.
Bot scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Muy Bot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bot feints and then cracks O Donnelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Donnelly down.
O Donnelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bot.
O Donnelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Bot.
Bot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bot!
O Donnelly throws a leg kick which misses Bot's front leg but catches the back leg as Bot tries to avoid it.
O Donnelly misses with a low kick.
O Donnelly throws a wild body kick that Bot sees coming a mile off.
Bot throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from O Donnelly.
Bot checks a leg kick.
O Donnelly lands a really nice looking cross but Bot seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnelly blocks a head kick by Bot.
Bot thumps O Donnelly with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab from O Donnelly.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Donnelly.
O Donnelly throws out a leg kick but Bot moves out of range and O Donnelly only half commits.
O Donnelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Donnelly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bot counters with a slapping leg kick.
O Donnelly tries a low kick but Bot avoids it.
Bot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
O Donnelly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
O Donnelly throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
O Donnelly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bot checks it well.
O Donnelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bot tries to work over O Donnelly's front leg with a kick but O Donnelly checks it.
Bot throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Donnelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bot. Bot obviously looking to wear him down.
Bot wants to clinch up but O Donnelly keeps it at a distance.
Bot throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by O Donnelly.
O Donnelly throws out a loose jab but Bot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Donnelly avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnelly lands with a nice body kick.
Bot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bot moves away from the strike by O Donnelly.
O Donnelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Donnelly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bot is out of range and O Donnelly settles back down.
O Donnelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bot tries a head kick but it misses.
Bot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Donnelly moves out of range of the body kick.
O Donnelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bot lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
O Donnelly circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnelly throws a nice head kick!
Bot doesn't manage to clinch there - O Donnelly circles away.
Bot lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bot throws a head kick but O Donnelly moves out of range.
Bot throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Donnelly.
O Donnelly throws the kick towards the body but Bot avoids it.
Bot throws a push kick but O Donnelly slaps the foot to one side.
O Donnelly misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Donnelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Bot keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bot misses with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Muy Bot.
Well Bot 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!