PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Balal Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donal Brogue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donal Brogue will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ali
vs
Brogue

177 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Balal Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Donal Brogue!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brogue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Brogue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brogue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brogue moves away from the strike by Ali.
Brogue looks to land a combination. Ali sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ali takes a swing at Brogue's ribcage but misses.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brogue looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brogue throws a nice looking combination but Ali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ali takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donal Brogue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali throws a series of punches but Brogue moves out of range.
Ali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogue misses with a series of wild punches.
Ali lands with a kick to the temple. Brogue shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brogue throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Brogue slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Brogue.
Brogue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ali circles away quickly and effectively.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Brogue moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big left from Ali misses.
Brogue ducks under a wild hook from Ali.

Ali moves into the clinch successfully.
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!

Ali breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Brogue misses.
Brogue with a jab.
Ali throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brogue lands with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Brogue misses.
Ali throwing a counter right hand but Brogue manages to avoid it.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali swinging wildly here.
Brogue misses with a wild combination.
Brogue tries to bum rush Ali with a series of wild strikes but Ali uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brogue lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brogue swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ali counters with a series of strikes. Brogue will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brogue looks winded!
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brogue was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Brogue throws a counter combo.
Ali scores with a head kick. Brogue tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Brogue tries to keep at a distance but Ali has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brogue has him pressed against the cage.

Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brogue throws a series of punches but Ali avoids them all with ease.
Ali swinging wildly here.
Brogue is looking for the big counter here.
Brogue misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali walks into a left hand.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brogue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
As Ali backs off Brogue throws a huge counter combo but Ali manages to avoid it all.
Brogue throws a series of strikes that have Ali backpedaling.
Brogue swinging wildly here.
Ali tries to bum rush Brogue with a series of wild strikes but Brogue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brogue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brogue doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ali lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brogue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ali circles away quickly and effectively.
Brogue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brogue closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Donal Brogue will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brogue misses with a few strikes there.
Brogue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Brogue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ali throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab from Ali.
Brogue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brogue throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brogue defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Ali lands.
Brogue catches Ali with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali misses with a body shot
and Brogue counters with a straight right hand.

Ali is rocked!
Brogue sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Ali's defenses. It connects perfectly with Ali's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donal Brogue!