PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shotgun Trua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trua has chosen Rancid - Ruby Soho as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Donnelly
vs
Trua

190 cm
29
200 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

191 cm
30
191 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

GREEN!160

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 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shotgun Trua!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trua scores with a head kick. Donnelly tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Donnelly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trua on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donnelly cracks Trua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donnelly thumps Trua with a low kick.
Donnelly lands a head kick. Trua smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Trua, as that shot connected.
Donnelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Donnelly motions for Trua to come forward. Donnelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly misses with a straight right.
Donnelly throws a hook but Trua blocks it.
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!
Trua is looking to slow Donnelly down with leg kicks.
A big right from Donnelly misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Trua misses.
Trua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trua scores with a hook to the body. Donnelly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trua checks the leg kick nicely there.
Donnelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trua.
Donnelly throws out a leg kick but Trua moves out of range and Donnelly only half commits.
Donnelly misses with a low kick as Trua jumps back.
Donnelly throws a front kick aimed at Trua's knee but Trua avoids it well.
Donnelly lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trua moves into the clinch.
Donnelly pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donnelly is trying to break the clinch but Trua has him pressed against the cage.
Trua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donnelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Donnelly breaks the clinch.
Brian Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Donnelly on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Donnelly as he connects with a hook.
Donnelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly misses with a hook
and Trua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Donnelly. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Trua is looking to clinch.
Trua throws a head kick that misses.
Donnelly scores with a nice head shot.
Donnelly motions for Trua to come forward. Donnelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trua throws an overhand right that lands on Donnelly's shoulder, as Donnelly tries to avoid the shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Donnelly.
Donnelly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym of the Gods in the buildup to the fight.

Trua has Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.

Donnelly breaks from the clinch.
Trua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Trua.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly scores with a shot to the body.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly connects with a body shot that sends Trua's belly button to the back.
Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trua.
Trua on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trua misses with a body kick.
Trua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donnelly.
Donnelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trua.
Donnelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Trua is looking to slow Donnelly down with leg kicks.
Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Trua is just out of range.
Trua blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly dips to his left and cracks Trua with an uppercut!
Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Trua is just out of range.
Donnelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trua.
Donnelly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trua checks it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donnelly. That's going to slow Trua down.
Donnelly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Trua misses with a wild body shot.
Donnelly swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Trua moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Trua swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trua swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Donnelly breaks from the clinch.
Donnelly misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trua misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donnelly.
Trua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trua checks a leg kick nicely.
Trua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian 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 moves out of range of the body kick.
Trua throws a front kick that sends Donnelly stumbling back into the cage.
Trua wants to slow Donnelly down by chopping away at his legs.
Donnelly throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trua swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Donnelly.
Donnelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donnelly throws a body punch but Trua moves out of range.
Trua throws a chopping leg kick but Donnelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Donnelly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donnelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trua throws a leg kick but Donnelly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Donnelly misses the shot to the body.
Donnelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly throws a series of punches but Trua avoids them all with ease.
Brian Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Donnelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trua misses with a low kick.
Donnelly is looking to wear down Trua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Trua throws a sloppy head kick and Donnelly moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trua throws a body shot but no joy.
As Trua backs away, Donnelly returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good work by Donnelly as he checks the leg kick.
Donnelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donnelly lands with an overhand left.
Trua connects with a body shot that sends Donnelly's belly button to the back.
Trua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donnelly catches Trua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donnelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trua tries to clinch but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good work by Trua as he checks the leg kick.
Donnelly throws a solid leg kick but Trua takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Donnelly.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Donnelly throws a shot from downtown. Trua moves away and avoids it.
Donnelly lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trua catches Donnelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Trua is just out of range.
Trua connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Trua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donnelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trua avoids the head kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly wants to slow Trua down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Trua was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donnelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Trua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Donnelly's knee momentarily.
Trua misses with a straight left.
Donnelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trua looks to score with a jab to the body but Donnelly is just out of range.
Trua moves out of range as Donnelly strikes.
Donnelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trua tries to counter with a clinch but Donnelly shakes him off and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Trua.
Donnelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Trua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donnelly lands with a shot to the body.
Trua is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trua looks to land a left hand but Donnelly moved out of range nicely.
Trua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donnelly manages to avoid it.
Trua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Donnelly throws a low kick but Trua avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trua lands a nice hook to Donnelly's body. Donnelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Trua has Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trua throws a head punch that misses.
Trua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
Donnelly is trying to force a seperation but Trua has the dominant position.
Trua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donnelly's elbow.
Trua misses with some punches.
Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trua.
Trua has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Donnelly seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trua can turn it around.
Trua has Donnelly pressed against the cage, preventing Donnelly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Donnelly.
Donnelly blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trua lands a right hand.
Donnelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donnelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donnelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trua has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Donnelly fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Trua fails to land.
Donnelly tries a body shot but Trua blocks it.
Shotgun Trua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trua lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trua misses with some punches.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Trua.
Trua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Donnelly blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Donnelly.
A head punch on the inside from Trua fails to land.
Trua 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.

Shotgun Trua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Trua avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Trua swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Donnelly.
Trua misses with a wild body shot.
Donnelly looks to land a body kick but Trua moved away.
Trua lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donnelly lands the left hand.

Trua has Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Trua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trua lands with a left to the head.

Donnelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trua checks a leg kick.
Donnelly throws a big shot that misses.
Trua throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Trua forces Donnelly back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Trua fails to land.
Trua has Donnelly pressed against the cage, preventing Donnelly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donnelly misses with some punches.
Trua has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
Trua swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
Donnelly misses with a body punch.
Donnelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Donnelly.
Trua lands a body punch in the clinch.

Donnelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donnelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trua.
A slapping body kick lands there for Trua.
Donnelly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trua. Trua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donnelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Donnelly.

Trua is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Donnelly lands.
Trua is still on wobbly legs! Can Donnelly finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donnelly drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Trua's head, knocking him out cold! Donnelly is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Donnelly!
Brian Donnelly really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bullet Proof System logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Shotgun Trua stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry to all of my the fans...i promise i'll be back and win.'.