PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Donelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Larocque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donelly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jump Around. Larocque has chosen Immortal Technique- Creation & Destruction as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Donelly
vs
Larocque

175 cm
33
184 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

178 cm
39
185 lbs
27 - 13 - 0

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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 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Donelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Larocque!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larocque misses with a wild body shot.
Donelly throws a head kick but Larocque moves out of range.
Good exchange - Donelly coming out on top.
Donelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larocque.
Larocque throws a body punch but Donelly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donelly.
Larocque moves out of range as Donelly strikes.
Larocque wants to slow Donelly down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donelly. Larocque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larocque takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Larocque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donelly.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Larocque 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 Donelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Larocque takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donelly wants to clinch up but Larocque keeps it at a distance.
Larocque scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larocque takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Larocque throws a right hand that Donelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Donelly also avoids with ease.
Larocque throws a body punch but Donelly moves out of range.
Larocque takes a kick to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Larocque misses.
Larocque digs a good hook to Donelly's body.
Donelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Larocque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Larocque throws a quick inside leg kick.
Larocque misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Donelly misses the target.
Larocque checks the leg kick nicely there.
Larocque lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donelly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larocque finds it's way round the side to connect with Donelly's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larocque checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donelly wants to clinch.
Larocque scores with the left hand. Donelly knows he should have avoided that one.
Larocque moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donelly misses with a straight right.
Larocque is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Donelly rather than just go for the knockout.
Donelly throws a push kick but Larocque slaps the foot to one side.
Donelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donelly blocks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Larocque.
Larocque connects with a looping right hand.
Larocque lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donelly misses with a hook.
Donelly takes a swing at Larocque's ribcage but misses.
Larocque ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Larocque throws a leg kick but Donelly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Larocque throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Donelly on the side of the head.
Larocque throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donelly lands a right hook to the body.
Donelly misses with a hook.
Larocque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donelly manages to avoid it.
Larocque connects with a body shot that sends Donelly's belly button to the back.
Donelly lands a leg kick that knocks Larocque off balance momentarily.
Donelly throws a leg kick but Larocque checks it.
Joseph Donelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larocque throws a leg kick that misses.
Larocque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donelly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larocque swats away the attempt to clinch by Donelly.
Larocque with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Donelly forces Larocque back against the cage and clinches.
Donelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Larocque backwards.
Larocque goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donelly throws an elbow but it misses.
Donelly throws a head punch that misses.
Donelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Larocque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that Donelly has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Donelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Larocque.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Donelly throws an elbow but misses.
Larocque fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Joseph Donelly 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.

A big right from Donelly misses.
Larocque misses with a straight left.
Donelly throws a looping overhand right but Larocque ducks down to avoid it.
Donelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donelly cracks Larocque with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Larocque misses.
Larocque finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick from Donelly lands but Larocque takes it in his stride.
Jab by Donelly.
Donelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larocque throws a leg kick which misses Donelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Donelly tries to avoid it.
Donelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Donelly misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larocque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Larocque looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Larocque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donelly tries to clinch up but Larocque circles away and keeps his distance.
Larocque lands a front kick.
Larocque misses with a few strikes there.
Larocque motions for Donelly to come forward. Larocque throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Donelly moves into the clinch.
Donelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Larocque controls his hands.
Donelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donelly working aggressively here.
Donelly misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donelly tries a body shot but Larocque blocks it.
Donelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larocque working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Donelly tries to work over Larocque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Larocque.
Donelly misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donelly lands with a left to the head.
Larocque tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donelly's elbow.
Larocque tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donelly's elbow.
Good body shot from Larocque.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Donelly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Larocque's brow.
Larocque avoids a wild elbow strike from Donelly.
Larocque misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larocque.
Larocque blocks a body shot from Donelly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larocque.
Donelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Larocque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donelly lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Larocque.
Larocque throws a punch but it's blocked by Donelly.
Larocque tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donelly avoids it.
Larocque blocks a body shot from Donelly.
Donelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Larocque has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Donelly working aggressively here.
Larocque goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Donelly.
Donelly throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donelly lands an elbow inside.
Donelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donelly scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larocque.
Larocque scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donelly lands a body punch.
Larocque tries to work over Donelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larocque blocks an elbow strike.
Donelly pushes off an throws an elbow but Larocque leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Larocque takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Donelly.
Larocque blocks an elbow strike from Donelly.
Larocque misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Donelly dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Larocque moves out of range as Donelly strikes.
Donelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Donelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donelly misses the shot to the body.
Larocque moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donelly lands with a shot to the body.
Larocque checks a low kick from Donelly.
Larocque throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Donelly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donelly takes a swing at Larocque's ribcage but misses.

Donelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Larocque, pushing him back against the cage.

Larocque manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Larocque or perhaps it was just good defense by Donelly, which made it look bad.
Larocque moves away from the strike by Donelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donelly wants to clinch.
Donelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larocque stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donelly throws a head kick but Larocque moves out of range.
Joseph Donelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Donelly with a hook.
Larocque lands with a shot to the body.
Larocque circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Larocque blocks the low kick.
Larocque dodges the punch combination from Donelly.
Larocque takes a swing at Donelly's ribcage but misses.
Donelly slips a jab from Larocque.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donelly tests Larocque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donelly wants to clinch up but Larocque keeps it at a distance.
Larocque tries to work over Donelly's front leg with a kick but Donelly checks it.
Donelly throws an overhand right that lands on Larocque's shoulder, as Larocque tries to avoid the shot.
Donelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Larocque counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Larocque scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Donelly doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Donelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Larocque is able to avoid easily.
Larocque throws a body kick that misses.
Donelly throws a right hand that Larocque ducks under and follows up with a left that Larocque also avoids with ease.
Donelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donelly throws a shot from downtown. Larocque moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donelly misses the jab.
Donelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Donelly catches Larocque with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Larocque thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Donelly if he has to take too many more of those.
Donelly scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Donelly misses.
Donelly misses with a head kick.
Donelly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Donelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Larocque slips under a jab.
Donelly missing with a left hand there. Larocque was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donelly throws a jab when Larocque was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donelly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Donelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Joseph Donelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donelly moves away from the strike by Larocque.
Larocque motions for Donelly to come forward. Larocque throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larocque loads up on a big right hand but Donelly slips the punch.
Larocque throws a low kick but it's checked well by Donelly.
Larocque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donelly.
Bryan Larocque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larocque ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donelly lands a high kick!
Larocque lands with a straight right. Donelly didn't see that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donelly misses with a low kick as Larocque jumps back.
Larocque just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joseph Donelly.
Well Donelly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Donelly!
Joseph Donelly decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Bryan Larocque spoke after the fight, saying 'I did my best, and all the fans know I live for this sport, so what is meant to be will be. He was the better fighter today, but we never know what the future holds for us until we put our minds to it. Thank you all!'.