PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Aurellius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurellius has chosen Ave Maria as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Donnelly
vs
Aurellius

190 cm
30
200 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

178 cm
34
203 lbs
21 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Sun-Tzu

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 15 - 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 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Aurellius!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurellius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Donnelly digs a good hook to Aurellius's body.
Donnelly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Donnelly throws a push kick but Aurellius slaps the foot to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aurellius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donnelly throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

so Aurellius counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Donnelly wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Aurellius manages to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Aurellius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Donnelly is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurellius is keen to just control but Donnelly is a slippery customer.
Aurellius controlling the pace.
Donnelly is looking to improve his position.
Donnelly is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Gym of the Gods that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Aurellius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Aurellius is trying to control. Donnelly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Donnelly pushes Aurellius off looking to stand but Aurellius dives back in and keeps control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Donnelly is not content to let Aurellius control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Donnelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aurellius shoots in looking for a takedown but Donnelly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aurellius's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aurellius looks for the body kick but Donnelly saw that one coming.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but Aurellius moved away.
Donnelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aurellius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donnelly.
Donnelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aurellius checks a low kick from Donnelly.
Aurellius throws a sloppy head kick and Donnelly moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Donnelly misses
and Aurellius counters with a leg kick.
Aurellius misses the jab.
Aurellius scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurellius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aurellius finds it's way round the side to connect with Donnelly's head.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donnelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aurellius checks a leg kick.
As Donnelly backs off Aurellius throws a huge counter combo but Donnelly manages to avoid it all.
Aurellius throws a hook but Donnelly avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Donnelly misses
and Aurellius counters with a nice uppercut.
Donnelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brian Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurellius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donnelly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donnelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donnelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aurellius counters with a straight right hand.
Aurellius with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Aurellius clinches.

Donnelly breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurellius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Donnelly counters with a leg kick.
Donnelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aurellius.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but Aurellius moved away.
Donnelly throws a head kick that half lands.

Aurellius closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Donnelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aurellius throws a looping overhand right but Donnelly ducks down to avoid it.
Aurellius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aurellius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donnelly.
Donnelly tries a low kick but Aurellius avoids it.
Donnelly throws a low kick but Aurellius moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a half hearted mid kick.
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 Brian Donnelly will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Donnelly thuds a left hand into Aurellius's body.
Donnelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aurellius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aurellius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aurellius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aurellius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick and Aurellius moves out of range easily.
Donnelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donnelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aurellius.
Donnelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donnelly misses with a left hand

and Aurellius moves into the clinch.
Donnelly is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Donnelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donnelly throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurellius digs a right hand into Donnelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donnelly's gas tank.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
Aurellius is trying to drag Donnelly to the mat but Donnelly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly tries to work over Aurellius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aurellius lands with a right to the head.
Aurellius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donnelly is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aurellius trying to stall but Donnelly improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Aurellius fails to land.
Donnelly pushes Aurellius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donnelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurellius.
Donnelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aurellius is stalling here.
Aurellius scores with a shot to the side of Donnelly's head.

Donnelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly swings for the body but Aurellius moves out of range.
Aurellius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donnelly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donnelly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurellius avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aurellius doesn't seem bothered though.
Aurellius misses with a hook. Donnelly ducked under it nicely.
Donnelly feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Aurellius.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aurellius is out of range.
Donnelly throws a head kick but Aurellius moves out of range.
Aurellius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Donnelly. Donnelly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aurellius just misses with a punch to the body.
Aurellius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donnelly can pounce on him.
Donnelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Donnelly.
Aurellius steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Donnelly misses with a body shot.
Donnelly thuds a left hand into Aurellius's body.
Donnelly scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Donnelly misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurellius checks a low kick from Donnelly.
Donnelly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Donnelly throws a body punch but Aurellius moves out of range.
Aurellius lands with an uppercut that bounces Donnelly off the cage and back into range.
Donnelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aurellius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aurellius throws a big shot that misses.
Donnelly is looking to wear down Aurellius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aurellius checks a low kick from Donnelly.
Good standup being displayed there by Donnelly as he connects with a hook.
Aurellius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donnelly moves out of range of the strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aurellius stalling in the clinch.
Aurellius lands a hook that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Aurellius.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with a punch to the body.
Aurellius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aurellius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Donnelly breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Donnelly lands but Aurellius takes it in his stride.
Aurellius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Donnelly.
Donnelly swings for the body but Aurellius moves out of range.
Aurellius moves out of range as Donnelly strikes.
Aurellius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aurellius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donnelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Aurellius.
Aurellius tries to clinch up but Donnelly circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Donnelly dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Aurellius checks the leg kick.
Donnelly tries to work over Aurellius's front leg with a kick but Aurellius checks it.
Aurellius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Donnelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Aurellius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donnelly is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Donnelly misses with a leg kick
and Aurellius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donnelly thuds his right hand into Aurellius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aurellius lands with an uppercut that bounces Donnelly off the cage and back into range.
Donnelly takes a swing at Aurellius's ribcage but misses.
Aurellius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Brian Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Aurellius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aurellius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Donnelly tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurellius defending well as Donnelly loads up on a big left hand.
Aurellius misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Aurellius misses.
Aurellius misses with an uppercut.
Aurellius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Donnelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aurellius.
Aurellius looks to land a right hand but Donnelly moved out of range.
Donnelly throws a low kick but Aurellius avoids it.
Aurellius throws a big shot that misses.
Aurellius lands with a good body shot.
Donnelly misses the body punch

and Aurellius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Donnelly manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurellius checks a low kick from Donnelly.
Donnelly takes one to the chin there.
Donnelly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aurellius scores with the left hand. Donnelly knows he should have avoided that one.
Donnelly throws a series of punches but Aurellius moves out of range.
Aurellius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Donnelly misses.
Donnelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donnelly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Donnelly throws a head kick but Aurellius moves out of range.
Aurellius let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Aurellius throws a sloppy head kick and Donnelly moves out of range easily.
Donnelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Donnelly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Donnelly misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donnelly.
Donnelly takes one to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Donnelly 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 Aurellius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aurellius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Aurellius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aurellius moves forwards but Donnelly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aurellius throws a low kick, looking for Donnelly's leg but Donnelly calmly moves out of range.
Donnelly connects with the punch.
Aurellius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Donnelly as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurellius throws a head kick but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly throws a combination that misses
and Aurellius counters with a thumping low kick.
Donnelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurellius moves away.
Despite the aggression on Aurellius's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Donnelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donnelly jabs Aurellius right on the nose. Aurellius blinks but takes it well.
Marcus Aurellius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aurellius connects with a jab.
Donnelly is looking to slow Aurellius down with leg kicks.
Aurellius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aurellius swings widly with a right hand
and Donnelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aurellius thinking.
Aurellius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donnelly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donnelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Donnelly connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donnelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Brian Donnelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donnelly lands a nice looking body shot.
Donnelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donnelly thuds his shin into the meat of Aurellius's side.
Donnelly lands a leg kick that knocks Aurellius off balance momentarily.
Donnelly swings for the body but Aurellius moves out of range.
Donnelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aurellius looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aurellius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donnelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donnelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Aurellius should have avoided that one.
Aurellius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donnelly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donnelly defending well as Aurellius loads up on a big left hand.
Donnelly throws a front kick aimed at Aurellius's knee but Aurellius avoids it well.
Aurellius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aurellius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Donnelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Donnelly, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Donnelly!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Brian Donnelly waved his t-shirt featuring Bullet Proof System's logo in front of the cameras.