PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Donatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malaik Hamadani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malaik Hamadani looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Donatelli
vs
Hamadani

183 cm
31
215 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

183 cm
30
212 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pietro Donatelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malaik Hamadani!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donatelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hamadani thinks about the counter body kick.
Donatelli lands a glancing blow to the side of Hamadani's head.
Donatelli throws the kick towards the body but Hamadani avoids it.
Hamadani replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Donatelli blocks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donatelli. Hamadani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamadani is trying to counter with his kicks.
Donatelli has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Donatelli throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hamadani.
Donatelli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donatelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hamadani manages to avoid it.
Hamadani counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donatelli throws a shot from downtown. Hamadani moves away and avoids it.
Donatelli is looking to slow Hamadani down with leg kicks.
Donatelli loads up on a big right hand but Hamadani slips the punch.
Hamadani replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Donatelli blocks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donatelli fakes the leg kick and cracks Hamadani in the body.
Hamadani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hamadani steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hamadani shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Donatelli is looking to clinch but Hamadani is avoiding it.
Donatelli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hamadani counters with a body kick.
Hamadani checks a leg kick nicely.
Donatelli throws out a loose jab but Hamadani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donatelli throws a sloppy head kick
and Hamadani counters with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donatelli. Hamadani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamadani counters with a body kick.
Donatelli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Hamadani responds with a good body kick, but Donatelli manages to step out the way in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani walks into a straight right hand from Donatelli.

It looks like Malaik Hamadani has been cut.
Pietro Donatelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donatelli throws a low kick but Hamadani avoids it.

Donatelli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Donatelli managing to block the knees to the body from Hamadani.
Hamadani blocking some punches.
Hamadani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donatelli swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamadani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donatelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamadani.
Donatelli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hamadani looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli managing to block the knees to the body from Hamadani.
Hamadani tries to land knees in the clinch but Donatelli avoids the damage to the body.
Hamadani blocks an uppercut.
Donatelli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hamadanis head.
Hamadani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donatelli avoids it.
Donatelli misses with a body punch.
Hamadani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donatelli is defending well for now.
Hamadani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donatelli avoids it.
Donatelli pushes Hamadani back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Donatelli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donatelli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donatelli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hamadanis head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Donatelli.
Donatelli misses with the head strike.
Donatelli misses with some punches.
Hamadani blocking some punches.
Donatelli lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Donatelli.
Donatelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamadani.
Donatelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Donatelli on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donatelli.
Donatelli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donatelli misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pietro Donatelli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malaik Hamadani's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Donatelli misses with a left hand
and Hamadani makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Donatelli really felt that one!
Hamadani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donatelli.
And Hamadani responds with a good body kick, but Donatelli manages to step out the way in time.
Donatelli throws a lazy uppercut
and Hamadani counters with a solid body kick.
A big right from Donatelli misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Donatelli.
Donatelli throws a hook but Hamadani blocks it.
Hamadani is trying to counter with his kicks.
Donatelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hamadani follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donatelli throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamadani counters with a solid body kick.
Donatelli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hamadani.
Hamadani follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donatelli. That's going to slow Hamadani down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donatelli plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Donatelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamadani can do to turn this around?
Donatelli throws a hook but Hamadani avoids it easily.
Hamadani steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hamadani takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hamadani staying out of range there.
Hamadani counters with a body kick.
A solid body kick from Donatelli.
Donatelli throws a lazy head kick
and Hamadani counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Donatelli throws a jab but it's blocked by Hamadani.
Hamadani counters with a body kick.
Hamadani needs to keep his hands up - Donatelli had a free shot at his head there.
Hamadani blocks a low kick nicely.
Hamadani is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani avoids the head kick by Donatelli.
Hamadani replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Donatelli blocks it well.
Donatelli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Donatelli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamadani checks a leg kick nicely.
Hamadani replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Donatelli blocks it well.
Donatelli sizes up Hamadani with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Hamadani tries to keep at a distance but Donatelli has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hamadani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donatelli.
Hamadani has Donatelli pressed against the cage, preventing Donatelli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli misses with some punches.
Hamadani blocks an uppercut.
Donatelli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamadani's elbow.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hamadani 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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hamadani.
A head punch on the inside from Donatelli fails to land.
Hamadani tries to land knees in the clinch but Donatelli avoids the damage to the body.
Donatelli misses with the head strike.
Hamadani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Donatelli fails to land.
Donatelli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hamadani has Donatelli pressed against the cage, preventing Donatelli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli misses with a body punch.
Donatelli lands with a short shot to the head.
Donatelli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donatelli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hamadani or not.
Donatelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamadani.

Donatelli breaks the clinch.
Donatelli cracks Hamadani with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donatelli scores with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Hamadani 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Hamadani is rocked!
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!
Donatelli scores with a sloppy right hand. Hamadani should have avoided that one.
Hamadani is still on wobbly legs! Can Donatelli finish him?
Donatelli shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Hamadani takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Donatelli sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Hamadani bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pietro Donatelli!
A very excited looking Pietro Donatelli 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.