PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Donovan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Failure by Breaking Benjamin. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Donovan
vs
Leuka

195 cm
24
255 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

197 cm
24
250 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeke Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leuka.

It looks like Zeke Donovan has been cut.
Donovan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Donovan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leuka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Leuka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donovan is looking to clinch.
Leuka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Donovan.
Leuka looks winded!
Leuka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Leuka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Donovan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donovan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leuka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leuka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donovan.
Leuka avoids the head kick by Donovan.
Leuka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Leuka gets tackled into the cage by Donovan. Donovan maintains the clinch.

Donovan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.
Donovan throwing a counter right hand but Leuka manages to avoid it.
Donovan feints and then cracks Leuka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leuka down.
Leuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Donovan works Leuka's body with a nice hook.
Donovan cracks Leuka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Lasi Leuka has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Donovan.
Leuka misses with a head kick.

Donovan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Donovan lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donovan lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Donovan.
I was talking to Donovan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donovan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Donovan manages to break the clinch.
Leuka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donovan can pounce on him.
Leuka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donovan. Donovan obviously looking to wear him down.
Donovan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leuka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leuka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Donovan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leuka, pushing him back against the cage.
Leuka has a couple of punches blocked by Donovan.
Donovan digs a right hand underneath Leuka's ribcage. Leuka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice elbow from Donovan.
Leuka taking a breather.
Donovan lands a nice shot to the body.

Donovan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donovan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leuka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donovan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donovan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leuka circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Donovan instigates a clinch.
Donovan lands a nice shot to the body.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leuka avoids it.
Leuka has a couple of punches blocked by Donovan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donovan.
Donovan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leuka backwards.
Donovan lands a body shot.
Donovan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Leuka is rocked!

Donovan drops Leuka onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Leuka is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Leuka is still on wobbly legs! Can Donovan finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donovan is muscling Leuka up against the cage and as Leuka bounces back off, Donovan cracks him with a huge right hand! Leuka crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zeke Donovan!
Zeke Donovan made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'It was a great fight. Nothing but respect for my opponent here tonight, and I'm totally for a rematch whenever he wants.'.