PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Mercurious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mercurious
vs
Donowitz

166 cm
50
157 lbs
40 - 21 - 1

174 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rocky Mercurious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz misses with a hook.
Mercurious misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Donowitz is predictable there
and Mercurious counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Mercurious.
Mercurious lands a head shot.
Donowitz cracks the inside of Mercurious's front leg.
Mercurious bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Donowitz's head.
Donowitz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mercurious tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donowitz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mercurious's head backwards.
Donowitz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz slips a jab from Mercurious.
Donowitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tom Donowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercurious throws a lazy uppercut
and Donowitz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a big shot that misses.
Mercurious loads up on a big right hand but Donowitz slips the punch.
Donowitz looks to land a body kick but Mercurious moved away.
Mercurious was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Donowitz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mercurious in his tracks.
Donowitz connects with a right hand. Mercurious shakes it off.
Donowitz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mercurious connects with a good right hand that stumbles Donowitz. Donowitz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mercurious misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donowitz.
Donowitz throws the kick towards the body but Mercurious avoids it.
Mercurious appears to be looking for a big counter.
Donowitz cracks a nice hook into Mercurious's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurious throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercurious moves away from the strike by Donowitz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mercurious takes one to the chin there.
Donowitz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mercurious throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut.
Donowitz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mercurious at a distance.
Mercurious keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donowitz.
A head kick misses from Mercurious.
Donowitz scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Donowitz misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Mercurious misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz sizes up Mercurious with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mercurious jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mercurious slips a straight right by Donowitz.
Mercurious tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donowitz connects with a body shot that sends Mercurious's belly button to the back.
Mercurious looks to throw the jab but Donowitz is out of range.
Mercurious misses with a right hand
and Donowitz counters with a nice uppercut.
Donowitz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mercurious lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mercurious checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mercurious thinks about countering with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercurious takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercurious was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Donowitz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercurious throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Donowitz counters with an outside leg kick.
Donowitz scores with a jab. Mercurious acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donowitz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mercurious. Mercurious circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercurious.
Mercurious is looking to counter punch.
Mercurious on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donowitz. Donowitz obviously looking to wear him down.
Donowitz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab, jab by Donowitz - just one landing.
Mercurious misses the shot to the body.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Donowitz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Donowitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercurious throws a counter high kick but Donowitz was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mercurious clobbers Donowitz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mercurious takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mercurious misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donowitz scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercurious. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donowitz lands a nice looking body shot.
Donowitz lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tom Donowitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercurious throws a jab but it's blocked by Donowitz.
Donowitz defending well as Mercurious loads up on a big left hand.
Donowitz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mercurious if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Donowitz.
Donowitz lands a slapping body shot.
Donowitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mercurious's sensitive parts.
Donowitz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rocky Mercurious is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Donowitz does it's job there.
Mercurious is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab, jab by Donowitz - just one landing.
Donowitz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mercurious takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercurious.
A left and a right from Donowitz both land. Nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercurious misses the target.
Donowitz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz scores with a jab.
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!
Donowitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donowitz throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Mercurious misses its target.
Mercurious throws a combination that misses
enabling Donowitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Mercurious is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mercurious throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Donowitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donowitz looks to land a body kick but Mercurious moved away.
Mercurious misses with a head kick.
Donowitz throws a head kick but Mercurious moves out of range.
It looked like Mercurious wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donowitz slips under a jab.
Donowitz slips a straight right by Mercurious.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mercurious tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donowitz connects with a body shot that sends Mercurious's belly button to the back.
Donowitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercurious manages to avoid it.
Donowitz misses with a kick to the body.
Donowitz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mercurious moves out of range of the body kick from Donowitz.
Mercurious is looking for a counter combo.
Donowitz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mercurious. Mercurious circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donowitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donowitz avoids the head kick by Mercurious.
Donowitz misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Mercurious was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mercurious.
Mercurious swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Mercurious does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donowitz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donowitz throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercurious counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circling a little - Donowitz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Donowitz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mercurious looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donowitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercurious.
It seemed like Donowitz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mercurious looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mercurious keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercurious misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Donowitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Donowitz misses the jab.
Donowitz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mercurious checks it well.
Donowitz blocks a head kick by Mercurious.
Donowitz misses with a looping right.
Mercurious throws a counter high kick but Donowitz was just alert enough to avoid it.
No joy there for Mercurious, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Mercurious does it's job there.
Donowitz throws a hook but Mercurious blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercurious misses with a wild body shot.
Donowitz raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Donowitz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a wild body kick that Mercurious sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Mercurious does it's job there.
Mercurious throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Donowitz counter with a right hand.
Mercurious throws a body shot but no joy.
Donowitz just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Mercurious wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mercurious might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mercurious throws a head kick that misses.
Donowitz thinks about the counter body kick.
Mercurious throws a lazy right hand but Donowitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donowitz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses.
Mercurious seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Donowitz moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Donowitz misses the target.
Donowitz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donowitz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurious misses with the combination.
Donowitz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mercurious with a body shot.
Donowitz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mercurious throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donowitz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rocky Mercurious has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donowitz throws a leg kick that misses.
Mercurious uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donowitz.
Mercurious is looking for a counter combo.
Donowitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Donowitz staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz connects with a looping right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mercurious crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Donowitz - the referee stops the clock and Mercurious gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Donowitz. Mercurious manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Donowitz lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercurious.
Donowitz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mercuriouss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good exchange - Donowitz coming out on top.
Mercurious throws a head kick but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mercurious in his tracks.
Mercurious showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donowitz.
Donowitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercurious throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Donowitz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mercurious momentarily.
Mercurious takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donowitz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donowitz cracks Mercurious with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mercurious on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Donowitz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donowitz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mercurious's head backwards.
Donowitz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mercurious in his tracks.
Donowitz lands with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Donowitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Donowitz 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Donowitz!