PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Leko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Donovan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Donovan
vs
Leko

202 cm
28
289 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

187 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan Leko!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donovan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Donovan thinking.
Donovan scores with a sloppy right hand. Leko should have avoided that one.
Leko tries to clinch but Donovan moves out of range.
Donovan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Donovan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Leko slips a jab and a cross from Donovan.
Donovan lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leko avoids the body shot from Donovan.
Leko with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donovan checks a leg kick.
Leko tries to clinch up.
Donovan misses with a double jab
and Leko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Donovan misses.
Donovan throws a nice looking combination but Leko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leko throws a hook to the side of Donovan's head but Donovan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan moves out of range of the body kick from Leko.
Leko misses with a looping left.
Donovan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leko counters with a body kick that stops Donovan in his tracks momentarily.
Leko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leko tries to clinch up but Donovan circles away and keeps his distance.
Leko wants to clinch.
Jacob Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leko tries to clinch up.
Donovan misses with a double jab
and Leko counters with a series of strikes. Donovan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Donovan throws a left and a right that both miss

and Leko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leko misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Leko.

Donovan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donovan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leko counters with a straight right hand.
Donovan looks to throw the jab but Leko is out of range.
Donovan throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Donovan.
Donovan walks into a jab.
Leko cracks Donovan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donovan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leko counters with a nice uppercut.
Leko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Donovan's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan misses with a combination
and Leko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Donovan counters with a right hand to the body.
Leko tries to clinch there but Donovan circles away.
Donovan throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Donovan.
Donovan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Donovan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leko wants to clinch.
Donovan throws a sloppy body shot
and Leko counters with a straight right hand.
Leko slips a jab and a cross from Donovan.
No joy there for Donovan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leko throws a sloppy head kick and Donovan moves out of range easily.
Donovan falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Leko to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donovan missing with a left hand there. Leko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donovan throws an overhand right that lands on Leko's shoulder, as Leko tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donovan swats away the attempt to clinch by Leko.
Donovan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leko slips a jab and a cross from Donovan.
Donovan throws a sloppy body shot
and Leko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leko slips a jab and a cross from Donovan.
Donovan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leko counters with a straight right hand.
Leko tries to clinch up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leko moves in looking to clinch but Donovan pushes him off.
Donovan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leko.
Donovan misses the body punch
and Leko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donovan misses with a two punch combination.
Leko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Donovan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Leko misses with a kick to the body.
Leko tries to clinch
and Donovan counters with a nice uppercut.
Leko tries to clinch up.
Donovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leko moves away.
Donovan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leko manages to avoid it.
Donovan throws out a loose jab but Leko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donovan misses with a two punch combination.
Donovan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donovan loads up on a big right hand but Leko slips the punch.
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Donovan throws a combination that misses
and Leko counters with a thumping low kick.
Donovan is breathing heavily.
Leko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leko tries to clinch up but Donovan circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leko connects with a single shot there.
Leko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leko dodges the punch combination from Donovan.
Donovan moves out of range of the body kick.
Donovan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leko moves in looking to clinch but Donovan pushes him off.
Leko tries to clinch up.
Donovan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leko delivers a nice body kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leko - that will leave a mark!
Leko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donovan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan throws a combination that misses
and Leko counters with a two punch combo.
Donovan misses with the combination.
Donovan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donovan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leko counters with a good, hard body kick but Donovan shrugs it off.
Leko scores with a body shot.
Leko scores with a push kick.
Leko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leko.
Donovan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leko.
Leko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Leko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Donovan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donovan is defending well for now.
Leko misses with a punch on the inside.
Leko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donovan avoids it.
Donovan working hard to break the clinch.
Leko is trying to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leko tries to work over Donovan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donovan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donovan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leko working Donovan over with knees to the body.
Donovan is trying to break the clinch but Leko has him pressed against the cage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jacob Donovan has been cut.
Leko throws a knee to the head but misses.

Donovan breaks the clinch.
Leko scores with a nice right hand.
Donovan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leko tries to close the distance and clinch but Donovan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leko is looking to clinch but Donovan is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Donovan misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leko, as that shot connected.

Oooooh!!! Donovan has knocked Leko down with a huge combo! Donovan steps away and waves a wobbly Leko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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 Jacob Donovan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacob Donovan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Leko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donovan paws at him with a jab and circles away.

It looks like Stefan Leko has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leko. Donovan shrugs it off though.
Good shot there by Leko.
Leko moves in looking to clinch but Donovan pushes him off.
Donovan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Donovan lands a big right hand that sends Leko crashing to the mat! Donovan stays standing though and waves Leko back to his feet!

Leko is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donovan throws a combination that misses
and Leko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leko is still on wobbly legs! Can Donovan finish him?
Donovan ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Leko out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacob Donovan!
A very excited looking Jacob Donovan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.