PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Nilkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nilkki's choice of entrance music: Fintelligens - Sori. Liam Donnelly has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Donnelly
vs
Nilkki

173 cm
30
150 lbs
25 - 10 - 1

154 cm
35
145 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
Sully's Bar & Grill

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pikku Nilkki!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilkki is looking to land body kicks.
Donnelly throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nilkki avoids it.
Donnelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilkki.
Nilkki misses with an uppercut.
Donnelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilkki.
Donnelly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donnelly scores with a jab. Nilkki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donnelly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Donnelly looks to throw the jab but Nilkki is out of range.
Nilkki misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Donnelly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nilkki is looking to reverse the position.
Nilkki wants to control but Donnelly postures up.
Nilkki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Donnelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nilkki keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly throws an elbow but Nilkki slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nilkki is trying to improve his position.
Donnelly is looking to take a break and control but Nilkki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Nilkki is looking for a sweep.

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 moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nilkki is trying to get back to half guard.
Nilkki is trying to control Donnelly's posture but Donnelly avoids it.
Donnelly trying to control the action but Nilkki is working from the bottom.
Nilkki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Donnelly is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Donnelly looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nilkki hang on?
Nilkki is desperately trying to improve his position but Donnelly has a good base and remains in mount.
Nilkki tries to lock up and control but Donnelly gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Donnelly looking to control but Nilkki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Donnelly lands a nice shot to the head.
Nilkki is bucking up trying to escape but Donnelly cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Donnelly moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Nilkki has worked his arm free - good work by Nilkki!

Donnelly stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nilkki misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donnelly defending well as Nilkki loads up on a big left hand.
Nilkki tries to clinch up but Donnelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Donnelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nilkki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Donnelly with a body shot.
Nilkki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pikku Nilkki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly misses with a looping right.
Nilkki slips under a jab from Donnelly.
Nilkki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donnelly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Pikku Nilkki has been cut.
Nilkki throws a shot from downtown. Donnelly moves away and avoids it.
Donnelly lands a nice hook to Nilkki's body. Nilkki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donnelly lunges at Nilkki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nilkki's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Donnelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pikku Nilkki's cut.
That's time! Donnelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donnelly dodges the punch combination from Nilkki.
Donnelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donnelly fakes the leg kick and cracks Nilkki in the body.
A solid body kick from Nilkki.
Donnelly scores with a nice head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donnelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly lands a head kick!
Nilkki throws a right hand that Donnelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Donnelly also avoids with ease.
Donnelly connects with a right hand. Nilkki shakes it off.
Liam Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Nilkki takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki misses with a hook
and Donnelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Donnelly lands a body shot.
Liam Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donnelly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nilkki moves out of range as Donnelly strikes.
Nilkki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Nilkki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Nilkki.
Donnelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nilkki tries to land knees in the clinch but Donnelly avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Donnelly.
Donnelly tries to throw a body punch but Nilkki avoids it by throwing Donnelly back against the cage.
Donnelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nilkki working aggressively here.
Donnelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donnelly avoids the elbow strike from Nilkki, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donnelly.
Nilkki lands an elbow that stopped Donnelly in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly gets through Nilkki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Donnelly.
Nilkki misses with the head strike.
Donnelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donnelly misses with a punch to the body.
Nilkki works on Donnelly's body with a couple of short punches.
Donnelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nilkki can do to turn this around?
Donnelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nilkki backwards.
Donnelly scores with a shot to the side of Nilkki's head.
Nilkki lands with a light punch inside.
Donnelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Donnelly.
Liam Donnelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Donnelly misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Donnelly - that landed with a thud.
Nilkki lands a damaging elbow.
Donnelly lands a body shot.
Donnelly presses Nilkki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
Donnelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Nilkki.
Nilkki blocks an uppercut.
Nilkki works on Donnelly's body with a couple of short punches.
Donnelly lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly is working Nilkki over against the cage.
Nilkki throws an elbow but it misses.
Nilkki prevents a body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nilkki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Donnelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donnelly works on Nilkki's body with a couple of short punches.
Nilkki is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Nilkki fails to land.
Donnelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donnelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nilkki backwards.
Donnelly lands a left hand.
Donnelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donnelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Donnelly scores with a shot to the side of Nilkki's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nilkki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Donnelly presses Nilkki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Donnelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donnelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Donnelly lands a shoulder strike.
Nilkki missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Donnelly.
Nilkki takes a shot to the head.
Donnelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nilkki backwards.
Donnelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donnelly lands a shoulder strike.

Nilkki is rocked!
Donnelly scores with a shot to the side of Nilkki's head.
Nilkki is still on wobbly legs! Can Donnelly finish him?
A right hand to the body from Donnelly.
Nilkki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donnelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Donnelly.
Donnelly scores with a hook to the body.
Donnelly digs a right hand underneath Nilkki's ribcage. Nilkki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nilkki seems to have recovered his senses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donnelly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nilkki throws an elbow but it misses.
Donnelly lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly tries to work over Nilkki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Donnelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Donnelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pikku Nilkki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Nilkki throws a head kick that half lands.
Nilkki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Donnelly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donnelly throws a jab when Nilkki was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Nilkki misses.
Donnelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nilkki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Donnelly counter with a right hand.
Nilkki throws the left hand but Donnelly avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nilkki walks into a stiff left hand from Donnelly.
A swing and a miss from Donnelly.
Nilkki checks a leg kick nicely.
Nilkki flicks out a counter leg kick but Donnelly steps away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a sloppy body shot
and Nilkki counters with a low kick, right behind Donnelly 's knee.
Donnelly lands an overhand right.
Donnelly is looking to score with low kicks.
Donnelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nilkki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nilkki moves away.
Donnelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nilkki.
Donnelly thows a body kick. Nilkki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nilkki.
Donnelly takes a swing at Nilkki's ribcage but misses.
Nilkki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Donnelly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nilkki scrambles back to his feet.
Donnelly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donnelly manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Donnelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nilkki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donnelly lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Donnelly misses.
Nilkki tries to counter with a clinch but Donnelly shakes him off and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Donnelly. Those never looked like landing.
Nilkki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That has opened up Pikku Nilkki's cut even more.
Donnelly drops Nilkki with a naaaaasty hook - Nilkki is in real trouble here! Donnelly dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Donnelly!
A very excited looking Liam Donnelly made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.