PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Blanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Donnell
vs
Blanks

186 cm
24
191 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
195 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

LOD: Affordable Quality

Cripplers Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Myles O Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Blanks!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Donnell. That's going to slow Blanks down.
A jab from O Donnell misses.
Blanks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Donnell's calf.
Blanks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blanks throws a lazy right hand but O Donnell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Donnell misses the body punch
and Blanks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
O Donnell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That kick from Blanks tenderised O Donnell's leg. O Donnell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blanks misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. O Donnell catches Blanks right on the button with a cross.
Blanks tried to score with a low kick but O Donnell checks it.
Blanks slips a jab from O Donnell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell stuns Blanks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blanks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blanks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick from O Donnell misses.
Blanks misses with a low kick.
Blanks tries to work over O Donnell's front leg with a kick but O Donnell checks it.
Blanks is looking to land body kicks.
O Donnell throws a shot from downtown. Blanks moves away and avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Blanks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O Donnell lands with a straight right. Blanks didn't see that one coming.
Blanks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Donnell on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell cracks the inside of Blanks's front leg.
O Donnell misses with a body shot
and Blanks counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. O Donnell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
Blanks looks for the body kick but O Donnell saw that one coming.
O Donnell throws a leg kick that misses.
O Donnell throws a front kick aimed at Blanks's knee but Blanks avoids it well.
O Donnell lands a jab to the head.
Blanks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Donnell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Donnell throws a head kick but Blanks moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from O Donnell.
Blanks lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blanks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blanks throws a chopping leg kick but O Donnell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blanks throws a head kick but O Donnell moves out of range.
A jab from O Donnell misses.
A shot to the body from O Donnell misses
and Blanks counters with a leg kick.
O Donnell with a hook.
Blanks misses the shot to the body.
O Donnell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blanks.
A leg kick checked by Blanks.
Blanks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blanks throws a push kick but O Donnell slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blanks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanks blocks a low kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Blanks blocks the leg kick.
O Donnell blocks a head kick by Blanks.
O Donnell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
O Donnell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blanks's sensitive parts.
O Donnell throws out a leg kick but Blanks moves out of range and O Donnell only half commits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Blanks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O Donnell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blanks counters with a nice kick to the body.
A big left from O Donnell misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Blanks will probably get the nod.
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.

O Donnell throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Donnell connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by O Donnell. Beautiful body shot.
O Donnell thows a leg kick but Blanks checks it
and Blanks counters with a good low kick that O Donnell was not able to check.
Blanks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Donnell rather than just go for the knockout.
O Donnell misses with a body shot.
O Donnell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blanks under the eye.
Blanks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Donnell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blanks.
O Donnell checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for O Donnell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blanks is able to avoid easily.
Blanks pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Donnell is out of range and Blanks settles back down.
Blanks throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Donnell throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Donnell lands with a right hand.
O Donnell scores with a jab to the head.
Blanks misses with the body kick
and O Donnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Donnell missing with a left hand there. Blanks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blanks pushes O Donnell away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Donnell throws a looping overhand right but Blanks ducks down to avoid it.
O Donnell throws a chopping leg kick but Blanks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanks misses with a head kick.
O Donnell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Donnell checks a leg kick.
Blanks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blanks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Donnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Donnell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
O Donnell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blanks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Donnell.
Blanks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O Donnell throws a shot from downtown. Blanks moves away and avoids it.
O Donnell 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blanks. Blanks obviously looking to wear him down.
O Donnell swings for the body but Blanks moves out of range.
Blanks misses with a kick to the body.
Blanks connects with a body shot.
O Donnell connects with a body shot that sends Blanks's belly button to the back.
Blanks throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Donnell.
Blanks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Donnell throws a body punch but Blanks moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Donnell. Blanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blanks throws a leg kick but O Donnell moved away.
O Donnell throws a hook but Blanks avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from O Donnell misses.
O Donnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blanks was well out of range. Poor timing from O Donnell.
O Donnell misses with a lunging right hand
and Blanks counters with a body kick.
Billy Blanks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Donnell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Donnell's corner calls for a 1-2. O Donnell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blanks scores with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blanks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Blanks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blanks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Blanks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A decent looking body kick lands there for Blanks.
Blanks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Donnell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Donnell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Myles O Donnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanks misses with a body kick.
Whack! Blanks lands a heavy head kick that drops O Donnell. The ref tackles Blanks to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because O Donnell was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Billy Blanks!
As Billy Blanks got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Wana go for a third Jack? Didn't think so... hey Leopold do I have to call you out again!? Stop being a pussy and sign the contract boy!! Blanks v Stotch... or are you scared?'.