PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Malvo
vs
Donnelly

175 cm
24
160 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

173 cm
24
164 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Héritage!
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Héritage!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorne Malvo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Malvo misses.
Donnelly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Malvo.
Donnelly connects with a body shot that sends Malvo's belly button to the back.
Liam Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malvo moves away.
Donnelly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Malvo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donnelly manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Malvo's head coaches at The Cooker that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Malvo tries a low kick but Donnelly avoids it.
Donnelly staying out of range there.
Malvo throws a wild body kick that Donnelly sees coming a mile off.
Malvo lands with an uppercut that bounces Donnelly off the cage and back into range.
Malvo jabs at Donnelly's body.
Donnelly thuds his shin into the meat of Malvo's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malvo blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly lands with an uppercut that bounces Malvo off the cage and back into range.
Donnelly checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly lunges at Malvo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malvo's hand.
Malvo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donnelly's calf.
Donnelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donnelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malvo.
It seemed like Donnelly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donnelly with a jab.
Donnelly avoids the body shot from Malvo.
Donnelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Donnelly is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Donnelly punishes Malvo's body with a nice straight punch.
A clash of legs there as Donnelly blocks the low kick.
Jab, jab by Donnelly - just one landing.
Donnelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Malvo in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly lands a nice hook to Malvo's body. Malvo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malvo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Donnelly checks a leg kick.
Donnelly tries a quick counter leg kick but Malvo is wise to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Malvo misses with a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Donnelly misses.
Good exchange - Donnelly coming out on top.
A lazy left from Donnelly finds it's target.
Donnelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Malvo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malvo misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Donnelly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donnelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malvo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donnelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Malvo should have avoided that one.
Donnelly moves out of range as Malvo strikes.
Donnelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malvo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donnelly steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Malvo.
Donnelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Donnelly misses.
Donnelly with a hook.
Malvo connects with a leg kick. Donnelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donnelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donnelly looks to clinch
and Malvo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malvo looks to score with a jab to the body but Donnelly is just out of range.
Malvo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malvo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malvo looks for the body kick but Donnelly saw that one coming.
Donnelly tries to clinch but Malvo is having none of it.
Malvo misses with an uppercut. Donnelly saw that one coming.

Malvo takes the fight into the clinch.
Malvo pushes Donnelly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly tries to throw a body punch but Malvo avoids it by throwing Donnelly back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Donnelly.
Donnelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnelly is leaning against Malvo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Donnelly lands a shoulder strike.
Malvo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malvo is leaning against Donnelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Malvo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donnelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly misses with the head strike.
Donnelly working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Donnelly.
Donnelly has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Malvo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Donnelly can turn it around.
Donnelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malvo backwards.
Malvo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Donnelly dominated that round.
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.

Donnelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malvo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malvo checks a leg kick.
Malvo throws a jab when Donnelly was well out of range.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malvo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donnelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Donnelly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Malvo does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Malvo misses the target.
Donnelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly misses the jab.
Donk. Malvo catches Donnelly right on the button with a cross.
Donnelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Malvo on the side of the head.
Liam Donnelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donnelly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Donnelly appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Donnelly throws a chopping leg kick but Malvo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Malvo misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malvo misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Donnelly! But no joy.
Donnelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Malvo throws out a leg kick but Donnelly moves out of range and Malvo only half commits.
Donnelly is looking to chop away at Malvo's legs.
Donnelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malvo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malvo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donnelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donnelly scores with a jab to the body.
Donnelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donnelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malvo.
Nice defenses there by Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a nice hook to Malvo's body. Malvo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malvo blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
That kick from Donnelly tenderised Malvo's leg. Malvo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malvo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donnelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Donnelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malvo.
Donnelly punishes Malvo's body with a nice straight punch.
Malvo connects with a single shot there.
Donnelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Donnelly throws an overhand right that lands on Malvo's shoulder, as Malvo tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Donnelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malvo takes a swing at Donnelly's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donnelly, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malvo. That's going to slow Donnelly down.
Donnelly staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly looks to land a right hand but Malvo moved out of range.
Malvo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donnelly moves away.
That kick from Malvo tenderised Donnelly's leg. Donnelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donnelly misses with a jab to the body
and Malvo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malvo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Malvo throws out a leg kick but Donnelly moves out of range and Malvo only half commits.
Donnelly 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.
Donnelly misses with a looping right.
Donnelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malvo can pounce on him.
Malvo wants to clinch up but Donnelly keeps it at a distance.
Malvo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick misses from Malvo.
Malvo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donnelly. That's going to slow Malvo down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly avoids the body shot from Malvo.
Malvo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Donnelly.
Malvo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donnelly can pounce on him.
Donnelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malvo doesn't seem bothered though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donnelly checks a leg kick.

Malvo drives through and clinches with Donnelly against the cage.
Donnelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly has a couple of punches blocked by Malvo.
Malvo struggles to land a body shot inside as Donnelly controls his hands.
Malvo misses with some punches.
Malvo is looking to control Donnelly's arms but Donnelly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malvo has his back to the cage.
Malvo blocking some punches.
Donnelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donnelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donnelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malvo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Liam Donnelly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Malvo. Those never looked like landing.
Donnelly lands with an uppercut that bounces Malvo off the cage and back into range.
Malvo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donnelly slips a jab from Malvo.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Donnelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donnelly lands with an overhand left.
Donnelly throws a push kick but Malvo slaps the foot to one side.
Malvo throws a big shot that misses.
Malvo checks a low kick from Donnelly.
Malvo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly works the jab nicely.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malvo.
Malvo swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Malvo gets tackled into the cage by Donnelly. Donnelly maintains the clinch.
Malvo lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly has a couple of punches blocked by Malvo.
Malvo lands a right hand.
Malvo throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnelly.
Donnelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malvo is trying to stall.
Malvo lands a knee to the body.
Liam Donnelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Malvo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donnelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donnelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malvo controlling the action here for a moment.
Donnelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Donnelly lands an uppercut.
Malvo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donnelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malvo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donnelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malvo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Liam Donnelly has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnelly lands an uppercut.
Donnelly tries to work over Malvo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donnelly.
Donnelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donnelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Donnelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donnelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Donnelly misses with some punches.
Donnelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Malvo fails to land.
Malvo lands with a short shot to the head.
Malvo throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
Malvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malvo misses with some punches.
Malvo has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donnelly.
Malvo misses with some punches.
Donnelly tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
Malvo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donnelly slows down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Malvo.

Malvo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Malvo is predictable there
and Donnelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Malvo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Donnelly is out of range.
Malvo misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Malvo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malvo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donnelly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donnelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malvo swinging wildly here.
Donnelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malvo defending well as Donnelly loads up on a big left hand.
Malvo throws a hook but Donnelly blocks it.
Malvo throws a leg kick but Donnelly moved away.
Malvo misses with a straight left.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. Malvo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Liam Donnelly just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Liam Donnelly's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Donnelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Donnelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malvo misses with a body kick.
Malvo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donnelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malvo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malvo throws a lazy uppercut

and Donnelly counters by moving into the clinch.
Malvo misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
Malvo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donnelly managing to block the knees to the body from Malvo.
A right hand to the body from Donnelly.
Malvo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvo can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Donnelly.
Malvo scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malvo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Malvo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malvo stalls.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donnelly is leaning against Malvo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Malvo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donnelly.
Donnelly tries to work over Malvo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donnelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Donnelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donnelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Malvo.
Donnelly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Malvo up against the cage.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
Donnelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malvo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malvo trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands an uppercut.
Malvo is trying to maintain a safe position but Donnelly gets an underhook and turns Malvo into the cage.
Donnelly has a couple of punches blocked by Malvo.
Donnelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malvo misses with some punches.
Malvo blocking some punches.
A short right from Donnelly.
Malvo taking a breather.
Donnelly tries to work over Malvo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malvo misses with a knee strike.
Malvo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Donnelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Donnelly lands a shoulder strike.
Donnelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donnelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malvo has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donnelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donnelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Malvo.
Malvo prevents a body shot from Donnelly.
Malvo has Donnelly pressed against the cage.
Donnelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donnelly.
A head punch on the inside from Malvo fails to land.
Donnelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donnelly lands with a short shot to the head.

Malvo is rocked!
Donnelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Malvo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donnelly misses with some punches.
Donnelly working aggressively here.
Donnelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Malvo tries to work over Donnelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malvo seems to have got his legs back now.
Donnelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Donnelly tries to throw a body punch but Malvo avoids it by throwing Donnelly back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Donnelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malvo.
Malvo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malvo throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnelly.
A head punch on the inside from Malvo fails to land.
A short right from Donnelly on the inside.
Donnelly blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Malvo.
Malvo is working Donnelly over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donnelly.
Donnelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
Donnelly misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donnelly.
Donnelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Malvo controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donnelly.
A head punch on the inside from Donnelly fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Donnelly dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Liam Donnelly's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Malvo just misses with a punch to the body.
Malvo throws a leg kick but Donnelly moved away.
A big left from Donnelly misses.

Donnelly clinches.
Malvo blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donnelly.
Malvo digs a right hand underneath Donnelly's ribcage. Donnelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Donnelly tries to work over Malvo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donnelly misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malvo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Donnelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo is leaning against Donnelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Malvo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donnelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malvo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Donnelly works on Malvo's body with a couple of short punches.
Malvo struggles to land a body shot inside as Donnelly controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Donnelly.
Malvo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malvo.
Donnelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
Malvo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donnelly blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Malvo to work.
Malvo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lorne Malvo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malvo.
Donnelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donnelly lands a right hand.
Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malvo misses with a punch to the body.
Malvo digs a right hand into Donnelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donnelly's gas tank.
Donnelly is leaning against Malvo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
Malvo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Donnelly.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Malvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly misses with some punches.
Malvo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly scores with a shot to the side of Malvo's head.
Donnelly lands a nice uppercut.
Malvo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Donnelly working aggressively here.
Donnelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Donnelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donnelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donnelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Malvo.
Malvo misses with the head strike.
Malvo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malvo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donnelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Malvo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Malvo.
Malvo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malvo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donnelly's elbow.
Donnelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Malvo fails to land.
Malvo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
Malvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malvo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Donnelly on the inside.
Malvo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malvo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
Donnelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malvo blocking some punches.
Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malvo working aggressively here.
Malvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly misses with a body punch.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liam Donnelly.
Well Donnelly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Donnelly!
Liam Donnelly decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.