PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Cider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cider kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Winner. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cider
vs
Donnelly

172 cm
23
154 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

173 cm
23
160 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Cider !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liam Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cider doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cider lands with an overhand left.
Cider throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some bone on bone action there as Donnelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Donnelly takes one on the button.
Cider misses with an uppercut
and Donnelly counters with an outside leg kick.
Donnelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cider ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donnelly moves away from the strike by Cider .
Justin Cider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donnelly drops his hands momentarily and Cider takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cider throws a wild body kick that Donnelly sees coming a mile off.
Cider tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cider - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cider moves away.
Cider tries to move into range but Donnelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cider throws out a leg kick but Donnelly moves out of range and Cider only half commits.
Cider throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider misses with a body shot.
Donnelly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cider counters with a nice uppercut.
Cider moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Donnelly misses its intended target.
Cider throws a body punch but Donnelly moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Donnelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Donnelly clobbers Cider with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cider has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donnelly.
Cider dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donnelly. That did some damage!
Cider feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donnelly's calf.
Donnelly misses with a hook. Cider ducked under it nicely.
Donnelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Cider .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cider .
Cider chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Donnelly.
Justin Cider is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donnelly takes one to the chin there.
Donnelly has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cider looks to land a body kick but Donnelly moved away.
Donnelly throws a body punch but Cider moves out of range.
Cider uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cider .
Cider avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a leg kick that misses.
Donnelly moves out of range as Cider strikes.
Nice defenses there by Donnelly.
Cider throws a push kick but Donnelly slaps the foot to one side.
Cider misses with a series of wild punches.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cider .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cider thuds his right hand into Donnelly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cider checks a leg kick.
Cider misses with a wild body shot.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cider moves away.

Donnelly instigates a clinch.

Donnelly ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Donnelly no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Donnelly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cider defends it easily.
Cider content to stall in guard here.
Cider pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donnelly is keeping the position for now.
Donnelly keeping moving, preventing Cider from controlling successfully.
Cider knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Donnelly on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Donnelly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cider gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Donnelly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cider doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cider manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cider content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Donnelly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Donnelly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cider controls from within his opponent's guard.
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 Justin Cider will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cider checks the leg kick.
Cider looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donnelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cider is able to avoid easily.
Donnelly slips a jab from Cider .
A jab from Donnelly misses.
Cider throws a body kick that misses.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Cider is just out of range.
Cider cracks a nice hook into Donnelly's ribs.
Cider throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Donnelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cider throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donnelly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cider tries to land a front kick but Donnelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cider connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donnelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cider was well out of range. Poor timing from Donnelly.
It looked like Cider wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donnelly throws out a counter right but Cider avoids it with no problem.
Cider takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donnelly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cider to score with a decent uppercut.
Cider connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Donnelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cider checks the leg kick.
Cider is looking to slow Donnelly down with leg kicks.
Cider scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cider fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Donnelly.
Cider goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cider wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cider walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donnelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donnelly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Cider swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but Cider sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cider looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cider bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cider tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Cider .
A little jabbing left from Donnelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donnelly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Donnelly or perhaps it was just good defense by Cider , which made it look bad.
Cider misses with a leg kick
and Donnelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cider throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly walks into a stiff left hand from Cider .
Cider misses with an uppercut.
Cider is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donnelly can do to turn this around?
Cider throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cider backing away here, and Donnelly unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Donnelly misses with a hook.
Cider misses with a low kick as Donnelly jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly slips a straight right by Cider .
Cider misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donnelly throws a front kick aimed at Cider 's knee but Cider avoids it well.
Donnelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Donnelly missing with a left hand there. Cider was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cider takes one on the button.
Cider works Donnelly's body with a nice hook.
Donnelly defending well as Cider loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Donnelly releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cider jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donnelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cider 's head.
Justin Cider is winning the standup battle so far.
Cider throws a body shot but no joy.
Cider missing with a left hand there. Donnelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Donnelly tries to counter it with a takedown but Cider pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cider .
Donnelly moves away from the strike by Cider .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Donnelly was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
An inside leg kick from Cider misses.
Cider backing away here, and Donnelly unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cider takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cider misses with a body kick.
Donnelly now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cider uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Donnelly has time to react.
Cider keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cider throws a push kick but Donnelly slaps the foot to one side.
Donnelly drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cider defends it well.
Donnelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Cider fires out a quick counter leg kick but Donnelly just manages to avoid it.
Donnelly checks a low kick from Cider .
A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Cider does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cider lands a nice looking kick to the body. Donnelly takes a step back to recover.
Donnelly tries to clinch up.
Donnelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cider .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Cider dominated that second round.
That's time! Cider 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Donnelly misses with a wild body shot.
Cider with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cider lunges at Donnelly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Donnelly's hand.
Donnelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cider avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Cider misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Cider . Beautiful body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Donnelly!
Cider with a hook.
Donnelly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly throws a body kick that misses.
Cider misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cider scores with the left hand. Donnelly knows he should have avoided that one.
Donnelly cracks Cider with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Donnelly swings for the body but Cider moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider looks to land a left hand but Donnelly moved out of range nicely.
Donnelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cider .
Cider tries to land a front kick but Donnelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donnelly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cider .
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Cider was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cider connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Donnelly wants to slow Cider down by chopping away at his legs.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cider .
Cider was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cider lands a jab to the nose.
Donnelly thumps Cider with a low kick.
Donnelly misses with a hook.
Donnelly avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Cider finds it's way through Donnelly's defenses.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Donnelly.
Cider throws a body kick that misses.
Cider with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnelly tries to clinch but Cider moves out of range.
Cider cracks a nice hook into Donnelly's ribs.
Donnelly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cider moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donnelly throws a front kick aimed at Cider 's knee but Cider avoids it well.
Cider clobbers Donnelly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cider avoids a kick to the body.
Donnelly looks for the body kick but Cider saw that one coming.
Donnelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donnelly.
Cider throws a big counter combination but Donnelly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Donnelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly walks into a stiff left hand from Cider .
Donnelly throws a leg kick
and Cider counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cider looks to land a body kick but Donnelly moved away.
Cider cracks a nice hook into Donnelly's ribs.
Donnelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cider finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Donnelly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cider misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Donnelly counters with an inside leg kick.
Donnelly lands with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cider .
A good leg kick by Cider .
The fighters circling - Cider throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cider scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cider avoids the head kick by Donnelly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cider .
Cider fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donnelly.
Cider dips to his left and cracks Donnelly with an uppercut!
Donnelly drops his hands momentarily and Cider takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cider darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donnelly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Cider is just out of range.
Cider lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cider paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cider swings for the body but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cider needs to keep his hands up - Donnelly had a free shot at his head there.
Donnelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donnelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Cider clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab from Donnelly misses.
Donnelly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donnelly tries to land a front kick but Cider steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donnelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Cider tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Cider .
Cider ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.
Cider scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cider misses with a hook
and Donnelly counters with a solid body kick.
Donnelly throws a chopping leg kick but Cider manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cider feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Donnellys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
An inside leg kick lands from Donnelly.
Cider cracks Donnelly with an open hand slap.
Cider pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider misses with a body shot.
Donnelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Donnelly wants to land a leg kick but Cider is out of range.
A slow jab from Donnelly misses its intended target.
Donnelly slips a straight right by Cider .
Donnelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donnelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donnelly throws out a loose jab but Cider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Donnelly misses.
Cider appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cider with a jab.
Cider is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick from Cider misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cider 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 Donnelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donnelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cider is looking to score with low kicks.
Donnelly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Donnelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Cider cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cider connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cider looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cider slips a jab from Donnelly.
Donnelly lands with a nice body kick.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cider lands a nice shot that snaps Donnelly's head back.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. Cider looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cider lets loose with a powerful body kick. Donnelly will feel that in the morning.
Cider thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Donnelly if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands a nice hook to Cider 's body. Cider takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donnelly thuds his shin into the meat of Cider 's side.
Donnelly tried to score with a low kick but Cider checks it.
A big left from Donnelly misses.
Cider jabs Donnelly right on the nose. Donnelly blinks but takes it well.
Donnelly throws out a leg kick but Cider moves out of range and Donnelly only half commits.
Donnelly throws a low kick, looking for Cider 's leg but Cider calmly moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Cider blocks the leg kick.
Donnelly looks to throw the jab but Cider is out of range.
Cider throws a wild body kick that Donnelly sees coming a mile off.
Cider throws a hook to the side of Donnelly's head but Donnelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cider tries to land a front kick but Donnelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cider jabs Donnelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cider throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donnelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cider counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donnelly misses with a right hand
enabling Cider to counter with a crisp jab.
Donnelly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A bone on bone clash there as Cider blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Donnelly.
Cider misses the shot to the body.
Donnelly tries to score with a low kick but Cider moves his leg out of the way.
Cider lands with a nice body kick.
Cider throws the left hand but Donnelly avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Cider had his way with Liam Donnelly in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cider throws a shot from downtown. Donnelly moves away and avoids it.
Donnelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cider scores with a kick to the body.
Donnelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donnelly.
Cider scores with a jab. Donnelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donnelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Cider counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Donnelly thinking.
Cider avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Cider digs a good body shot into Donnelly's ribs.
Cider throws the left hand but Donnelly avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Donnelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cider is looking to counter punch.
Donnelly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cider counters with a stiff right hand.
Donnelly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Cider .
Donnelly connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donnelly lunges at Cider with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cider 's hand.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but Cider moved away.
Cider tried to counter with a leg kick but Donnelly avoided it.
Donnelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Donnelly misses.
Donnelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donnelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Donnelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donnelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cider swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donnelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cider can pounce on him.
Cider displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Donnelly scores with a punch to the head.
Donnelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Donnelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Justin Cider is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cider checks a low kick from Donnelly.
Cider misses with a body shot.
Donnelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cider .
Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cider cracks Donnelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Liam Donnelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cider lands a jab to the head.
Cider 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.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cider moves away.
Donnelly misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Donnelly catches Cider right on the button with a cross.
Cider lands with a straight right. Donnelly didn't see that one coming.
Cider swats away the attempt to clinch by Donnelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Donnelly pushes Cider up against the ropes in a clinch.

Cider breaks from the clinch.
Donnelly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little feinted left hand from Cider on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body kick from Cider .
Cider lands with a straight right. Donnelly didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot by Donnelly.
Cider bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Donnelly's head.
Cider digs a good body shot into Donnelly's ribs.
A low kick from Donnelly misses
and Cider counters with a straight right hand.
Donnelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cider lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cider blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cider feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Donnellys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cider connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donnelly momentarily.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the body
letting Cider counter with a right hand.
Donnelly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cider smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donnelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Cider counters with a body kick that stops Donnelly in his tracks momentarily.
A shot to the body from Donnelly misses
and Cider counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cider moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donnelly avoids the body shot from Cider .
Cider gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Donnelly.
Donnelly is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donnelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donnelly misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Cider showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cider , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Cider !
Justin Cider retains his lightweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Justin Cider made sure he mentioned Grand Champion Apparel , along with how happy he was to win his fight.