PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ismar Donci (ranked 4399 p4p, 330 weight class) and Percy Cunningham (ranked 6103 p4p, 493 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Donci
vs
Cunningham

177 cm
24
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
148 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Brawler
Cuts easily

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ismar Donci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Percy Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Donci.
Cunningham lands a lovely overhand right.
Cunningham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Cunningham gets tackled into the ropes by Donci. Donci maintains the clinch.
Donci putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cunningham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Donci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cunningham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cunningham is trying to break the clinch but Donci is controlling him.

Donci's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cunningham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Donci paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cunningham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donci lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Donci swats away the attempt to clinch by Cunningham.

Cunningham scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Donci to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Cunningham away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Donci got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!

It looks like Ismar Donci has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunningham connects with a quick right hand that sends Donci tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Percy Cunningham!