PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Walken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Donnelly
vs
Walken

185 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominic Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christopher Walken!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Christopher Walken has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Donnelly.
Walken closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donnelly circles away.
Donnelly misses with a few strikes there.
Donnelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Walken will feel that in the morning.
Walken moves out of range of the body kick from Donnelly.
Donnelly misses with the combination.

Donnelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walken, pushing him back against the cage.
Donnelly prevents Walken from breaking the clinch.
Donnelly working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Walken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walken lands with a hook. Donnelly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Donnelly rushes Walken and presses him up against the cage.
Donnelly misses with the head strike.
Walken effectively controlling the action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Walken's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Walken dodges an elbow strike from Donnelly.
Donnelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donnelly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Donnelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donnelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walken backwards.
Donnelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Donnelly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Donnelly.
Donnelly tries a body shot but Walken blocks it.
Donnelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walken's defenses.
Walken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walken tries a knee to the head but Donnelly blocks it.
Donnelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Walken looks winded!
Donnelly keeps control of Walken as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donnelly lands with a light punch inside.

That has opened up Christopher Walken's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Donnelly.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donnelly.

Donnelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly scores with a one two! Walken had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Walken has his takedown stuffed
and Donnelly counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly cracks a nice hook into Walken's ribs.

Donnelly has taken the fight to the clinch.

Donnelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Oooooh!!! Donnelly has knocked Walken down with a huge combo! Donnelly steps away and waves a wobbly Walken back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Walken is rocked!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Walken crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Donnelly - the referee stops the clock and Walken gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Donnelly. Walken manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Walken is still on wobbly legs! Can Donnelly finish him?
Walken's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Donnelly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Walken scrambles back to his feet.

The cut above Christopher Walken's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnelly drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Walken right on the button. Walken goes down! Donnelly follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Donnelly gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Donnelly!