PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Berric Dondarrion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Moxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Dondarrion
vs
Moxon

191 cm
34
198 lbs
32 - 13 - 1

190 cm
41
194 lbs
22 - 21 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

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 32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Berric Dondarrion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Moxon!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dondarrion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moxon circles away quickly and effectively.
Dondarrion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moxon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dondarrion ducks under a wild hook from Moxon.
Moxon misses with a two punch combination.
Good shot there by Moxon.
Dondarrion tries to move into range but Moxon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dondarrion has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wolfschanze in the buildup to the fight.
Moxon misses with a looping left.
Moxon misses with a double jab
and Dondarrion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dondarrion feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moxon's calf.
Dondarrion ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moxon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dondarrion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moxon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moxon throws a sloppy head kick and Dondarrion moves out of range easily.
Dondarrion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moxon.
Jonathan Moxon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moxon throws a head kick that half lands.
Moxon takes one to the chin there.
Moxon scores with a jab to the head.
Dondarrion missing with a left hand there. Moxon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Dondarrion scores with a four punch combination!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Moxon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dondarrion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dondarrion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moxon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dondarrion cracks a nice hook into Moxon's ribs.
Moxon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dondarrion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dondarrion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moxon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moxon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dondarrion to score with a decent uppercut.
Dondarrion takes a swing at Moxon's ribcage but misses.
Dondarrion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dondarrion pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moxon is out of range and Dondarrion settles back down.
Dondarrion misses with a hook

and Moxon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moxon.
Moxon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dondarrion keeping moving, preventing Moxon from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxon throws a big right hand that misses.
Dondarrion pulls Moxon in to control the position.
Moxon looking to pass the guard.
Moxon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dondarrion's guard.
Moxon wants to free his trapped foot but Dondarrion is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Moxon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moxon throwing shots but Dondarrion is blocking nicely.

Moxon wants to work for an arm triangle but Dondarrion is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Moxon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Moxon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dondarrion sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moxon seems to be looking for submissions.
Moxon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dondarrion defending well though.
Dondarrion keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Moxon is working for a submission of some sort.
Dondarrion is trying to stand up here but Moxon is controlling him well.
Dondarrion knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moxon on the ground.
Moxon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moxon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dondarrion is trying to stand.
Moxon looks to land a strike but Dondarrion avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dondarrion keeping full guard, as Moxon tries to pass.

Moxon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Moxon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dondarrion is trying to keep Moxon in close.

Moxon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moxon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dondarrion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moxon throwing strikes from guard but Dondarrion blocks nicely.
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 Berric Dondarrion will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dondarrion misses with a hook. Moxon ducked under it nicely.
Dondarrion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moxon.
Moxon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot by Dondarrion.
Dondarrion connects with a leg kick. Moxon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dondarrion scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
An inside leg kick from Dondarrion misses.
Moxon misses with a low kick as Dondarrion jumps back.
Dondarrion lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dondarrion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moxon throws a right and a left that Dondarrion avoids nicely.
Moxon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jonathan Moxon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dondarrion throws a push kick but Moxon slaps the foot to one side.
Dondarrion lands a really nice looking cross but Moxon seems unphased.
Dondarrion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moxon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dondarrion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dondarrion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moxon.
Dondarrion looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moxon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berric Dondarrion is winning the standup battle so far.
Dondarrion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moxon doesn't seem bothered though.
Moxon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dondarrion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moxon's head backwards.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Moxon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dondarrion looks to score with a jab to the body but Moxon is just out of range.
Moxon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moxon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dondarrion throws a push kick but Moxon slaps the foot to one side.
Moxon catches Dondarrion with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dondarrion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moxon doesn't seem bothered though.
Dondarrion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dondarrion slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Dondarrion misses.
Nice straight punches there by Dondarrion. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dondarrion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dondarrion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dondarrion takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moxon lands a nice hook to Dondarrion's body. Dondarrion takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moxon throws a body punch but Dondarrion moves out of range.
Moxon throws a sloppy head kick and Dondarrion moves out of range easily.
Dondarrion lands a glancing blow to the side of Moxon's head.
Dondarrion has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Moxon finds it's way round the side to connect with Dondarrion's head.
Moxon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dondarrion scores with a jab to the body.
Dondarrion throws a left and a right that both miss

and Moxon counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dondarrion pushes Moxon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Moxon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dondarrion is trying to control Moxon's posture but Moxon avoids it.
Dondarrion tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moxon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moxon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Moxon in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dondarrion is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonathan Moxon!
A very excited looking Jonathan Moxon 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.