PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Donelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 2 and Joseph Donelly. Rickenbacker v.2 comes into the arena with Back Stabber! blaring out of the sound system. Donelly is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jump Around. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Rickenbacker v.2
vs
Donelly

175 cm
24
180 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

175 cm
28
170 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Syndicate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Donelly!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rickenbacker v.2 is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rickenbacker v.2 fails with a takedown attempt.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donelly throws a hook but Rickenbacker v.2 blocks it.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a body kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donelly.
Rickenbacker v.2 finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Rickenbacker v.2 has managed to clinch.
Donelly lands a nice uppercut.
Donelly managing to block the knees to the body from Rickenbacker v.2.
Donelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Rickenbacker v.2 backwards.
Donelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Donelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rickenbacker v.2 looking to throw knees to the head but Donelly is blocking nicely.
Donelly pushes Rickenbacker v.2 back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donelly misses with some punches.

Rickenbacker v.2 breaks from the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Donelly lands a nice hook to Rickenbacker v.2's body. Rickenbacker v.2 takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donelly blocks a head kick by Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Donelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Donelly keeps Rickenbacker v.2 at a distance using the push kick.
Donelly misses with an uppercut. Rickenbacker v.2 saw that one coming.
Rickenbacker v.2 moves out of range as Donelly throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Donelly.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rickenbacker v.2 looks to land a body kick but Donelly moved away.
Donelly throws out a loose jab but Rickenbacker v.2 uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donelly leaves Rickenbacker v.2 with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Donelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Donelly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donelly looks to land a combination. Rickenbacker v.2 sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rickenbacker v.2 shoots for a double leg takedown but Donelly sprawls well. He's pushed Rickenbacker v.2's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gibson Rickenbacker v.2. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rickenbacker v.2 will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Donelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rickenbacker v.2.
Donelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rickenbacker v.2 moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Donelly swivels and escapes.
Donelly punishes Rickenbacker v.2's body with a nice straight punch.
Rickenbacker v.2 is breathing heavily.

Rickenbacker v.2 clinches up with Donelly and pushes him back against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land knees in the clinch but Donelly avoids the damage to the body.
Donelly is struggling to control the position.
Donelly gets through Rickenbacker v.2's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Donelly gets underhooks to prevent Rickenbacker v.2's takedown attempt.
Donelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Donelly lands a right hand.
Rickenbacker v.2 drops down looking for an ankle pick but Donelly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rickenbacker v.2 pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot by Donelly.
Donelly moves out of range as Rickenbacker v.2 strikes.

Rickenbacker v.2 gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rickenbacker v.2 connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Donelly as the two fighters clinch.
Donelly tries to throw a body punch but Rickenbacker v.2 avoids it by throwing Donelly back against the cage.
Donelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donelly tries to work over Rickenbacker v.2's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donelly lands a body punch.
Donelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Donelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rickenbacker v.2 using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Donelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Donelly.
Rickenbacker v.2 has a couple of punches blocked by Donelly.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rickenbacker v.2. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Donelly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Donelly keeps control of Rickenbacker v.2 as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Rickenbacker v.2 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Donelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a chopping leg kick but Donelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donelly looks to land a combination but Rickenbacker v.2 avoids it well.
Donelly cracks Rickenbacker v.2 with a good jab.
Rickenbacker v.2 moves out of range as Donelly strikes.
Rickenbacker v.2 on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donelly. Donelly obviously looking to wear him down.
Rickenbacker v.2 needs to keep his hands up - Donelly had a free shot at his head there.
Rickenbacker v.2 looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Donelly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rickenbacker v.2 momentarily.
Rickenbacker v.2 connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rickenbacker v.2 needs to keep his hands up - Donelly had a free shot at his head there.
Donelly throws a hook to the side of Rickenbacker v.2's head but Rickenbacker v.2 sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donelly throws a jab when Rickenbacker v.2 was well out of range.
Donelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rickenbacker v.2.
Nice uppercut there from Donelly.
Donelly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donelly throws a leg kick but Rickenbacker v.2 sees it coming and moves out of range.

Rickenbacker v.2 moves into the clinch.
Donelly lands a body punch.
Rickenbacker v.2 is looking for a takedown.
Rickenbacker v.2 looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Donelly dominated that round.
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.

Rickenbacker v.2 goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rickenbacker v.2 moves away.
Rickenbacker v.2 is trying hard to land a takedown here. Donelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a body kick.

Donelly gets tackled into the cage by Rickenbacker v.2. Rickenbacker v.2 maintains the clinch.
Donelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donelly just leaning against Rickenbacker v.2, taking a breather.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a knee to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Donelly is defending well.
Donelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a body punch.
Donelly prevents Rickenbacker v.2 from breaking the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 stalling in the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Donelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rickenbacker v.2s head.
A right hook to the body lands for Donelly.
A short uppercut from Donelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rickenbacker v.2 is trying to break the clinch but Donelly is controlling him.
Donelly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rickenbacker v.2 backwards.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donelly avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Rickenbacker v.2 uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donelly.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Donelly cracks Rickenbacker v.2 with a nice body shot.

Rickenbacker v.2 breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donelly.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a body punch
and Donelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donelly blocks a leg kick.
Donelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rickenbacker v.2 circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Donelly does it's job there.
Donelly works Rickenbacker v.2's body with a nice hook.

Rickenbacker v.2 forces Donelly back against the cage and clinches.
Donelly lands a hook to the side of the head.

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!
Rickenbacker v.2 looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donelly lands a shoulder strike.
Donelly misses with the head strike.
Donelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rickenbacker v.2's defenses.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donelly lands with a right to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 takes a shot to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donelly avoids it.
Donelly misses with a body punch.
Donelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rickenbacker v.2 looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rickenbacker v.2.
Donelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rickenbacker v.2's efforts to push away.
Rickenbacker v.2 blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Donelly.
Donelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Donelly gets through Rickenbacker v.2's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Rickenbacker v.2 is rocked!
Donelly misses with a body punch.
Oh Rickenbacker v.2 is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rickenbacker v.2 blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Donelly throws an elbow but misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stalling in the clinch from Rickenbacker v.2.
A short left from Donelly.
Donelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rickenbacker v.2's efforts to push away.
Donelly lands a right hand.
Rickenbacker v.2 is trying to force a seperation but Donelly has the dominant position.
Rickenbacker v.2 is trying to break the clinch but Donelly is controlling him.
Rickenbacker v.2 wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Donelly.
Donelly lands a shot to the body.
Donelly avoids a wild elbow strike from Rickenbacker v.2.
Donelly lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donelly throws a head punch that misses.
Donelly scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to work over Donelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donelly lands with a light punch inside.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Donelly just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gibson Rickenbacker v.2. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donelly missing with knees to the body.
Donelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joseph Donelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Donelly pushes off an throws an elbow but Rickenbacker v.2 leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 blocking some punches.
Donelly cracks Rickenbacker v.2 with a nice body shot.
Rickenbacker v.2 wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donelly.
Donelly has a couple of punches blocked by Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 goes for a takedown attempt but Donelly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Donelly counters with a straight right hand.
Rickenbacker v.2 checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rickenbacker v.2 avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rickenbacker v.2 was well out of range. Poor timing from Donelly.
Donelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Donelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rickenbacker v.2 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a head kick but it misses.
Donelly is looking to score with low kicks.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rickenbacker v.2 shoots for a takedown but Donelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Donelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rickenbacker v.2 takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Donelly - just one landing.
Rickenbacker v.2 fails with a takedown attempt.
Donelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rickenbacker v.2 fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gibson Rickenbacker v.2. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Donelly blocks the low kick.

Rickenbacker v.2 moves into range and clinches up with Donelly.

Rickenbacker v.2 breaks from the clinch.
Donelly lands with a nice combination. Rickenbacker v.2 backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donelly.
Donelly with a nice cross.
Donelly blocks a head kick by Rickenbacker v.2.
Donelly misses with a body kick.
Donelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rickenbacker v.2 checks a leg kick.
Donelly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Donelly misses with a low kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donelly circles away.
Donelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rickenbacker v.2 moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rickenbacker v.2.
Donelly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Donelly duly obliges.
Rickenbacker v.2 shoots in for a double leg but Donelly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donelly connects with a body shot.
Jab from Donelly.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a low kick but it's checked well by Donelly.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a sloppy head kick and Donelly moves out of range easily.
Joseph Donelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rickenbacker v.2 takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A punch lands to the side of Rickenbacker v.2 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Donelly throws a right hand that Rickenbacker v.2 ducks under and follows up with a left that Rickenbacker v.2 also avoids with ease.
Rickenbacker v.2 takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donelly.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Donelly. That snapped Rickenbacker v.2's head back.
Nice body kick from Donelly.
Donelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donelly throws a low kick, looking for Rickenbacker v.2's leg but Rickenbacker v.2 calmly moves out of range.
Donelly lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Rickenbacker v.2 goes down and covers up as Donelly starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Donelly!
Joseph Donelly looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I wasn't focused early in my career... I am now. Watch out! And thank you to my fans who have been with me since day 1!!'.