PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Donovan (ranked 1321 p4p, 1346 weight class) and Mfer Phol (ranked 41 p4p, 44 weight class). Dan Donovan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mfer Phol's chin.

Donovan
vs
Phol

185 cm
28
300
8 - 3 - 0

210 cm
20
300
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mfer Phol!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donovan manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Donovan misses its target.
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phol swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donovan connects with a body shot that sends Phol's belly button to the back.
Phol looks to throw the jab but Donovan is out of range.
Donovan misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Donovan.

It looks like Mfer Phol has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donovan.
Donovan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phol was well out of range. Poor timing from Donovan.
Phol looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol throws a hook but Donovan avoids it easily.
Donovan throws a body punch but Phol moves out of range.
Donovan slips a straight right by Phol.
Donovan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phol lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Donovan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Phol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donovan.
Donovan works Phol's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phol moves away.
Phol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donovan.
Donovan thuds a left hand into Phol's body.
Donovan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Donovan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donovan misses with a series of wild punches.
Phol throws out a counter right but Donovan avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donovan. Phol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donovan misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Phol! But no joy.
A punch combination from Donovan misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan misses with a body shot
and Phol counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Dan Donovan has been cut.
Phol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donovan misses with a hook to the body
and Phol makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donovan. Phol does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Donovan misses.
Donovan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Donovan misses with a double jab.
Phol now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Phol misses with an uppercut. Donovan saw that one coming.
Donovan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donovan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phol was well out of range. Poor timing from Donovan.
Donovan takes a swing at Phol's ribcage but misses.
Phol appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Donovan misses with a body punch
and Phol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donovan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dan Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan ducks under a wild hook from Phol.
Donovan misses with a series of wild punches.
Donovan jabs at Phol's body.
Donovan takes a swing at Phol's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Donovan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Donovan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phol counters with a nice uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Phol might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Donovan has got the better of the exchanges.
Donovan misses with a jab to the body
and Phol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phol might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.
Phol is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Donovan with a body shot.
Donovan throws a body punch but Phol moves out of range.
Donovan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Phol connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donovan lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the body from Donovan misses
letting Phol counter with a right hand.

Dan Donovan's cut is getting worse.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan scores with a hook to the body. Phol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.
Phol misses with a combination
and Donovan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol scores with a punch to the head.
Donovan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donovan throws a series of punches but Phol moves out of range.
Phol throws a hook but Donovan avoids it easily.
Donovan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donovan misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Phol counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phol.
Phol misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phol has a couple of punches blocked by Donovan.
Phol blocking some punches.
Donovan has had enough of the clinch but Phol keeps him there for the moment.
Phol has a couple of punches blocked by Donovan.
Phol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donovan misses with some punches.
A short left from Donovan.
Phol scores with a shot to the side of Donovan's head.

Dan Donovan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Donovan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donovan misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Donovan.

That has opened up Mfer Phol's cut even more.

Phol has managed to clinch.
Donovan lands a left hand.
Phol working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Donovan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phol misses with a hook
and Donovan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.
Phol throws an off balance right hand
and Donovan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donovan looks to score with a jab to the body but Phol is just out of range.
Phol throws out a counter right but Donovan avoids it with no problem.
Dan Donovan is winning the standup battle so far.
Phol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donovan is looking to wear down Phol with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Phol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Phol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donovan was well out of range. Poor timing from Phol.
Donovan fails to land with a series of punches.
Donovan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Phol counters with a nice uppercut.
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phol throws out a counter right but Donovan avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phol throws out the jab.
Donovan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donovan sets himself, and Phol steps forward looking for the clinch! Donovan avoids it this time.
Phol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phol misses with a right hand
and Donovan counters with a nice body shot.
Phol is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Phol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donovan.
Donovan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phol can do to turn this around?
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donovan lands with a nice body punch.
Donovan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donovan avoids the body shot from Phol.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Donovan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Donovan scores with a jab.
Donovan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donovan dips to his left and cracks Phol with an uppercut!
Donovan stuns Phol with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donovan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phol manages to avoid it.
Donovan swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Donovan drops Phol with a beautiful combination! Phol stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Donovan is looking for the KO!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol misses with an uppercut.
Donovan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phol connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phol throws an overhand right that lands on Donovan's shoulder, as Donovan tries to avoid the shot.
Phol misses with a right hand
and Donovan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donovan lands with a big right hook that stumbles Phol - he's out on his feet here! Donovan follows up with another monster hook that separates Phol from consciousness! Phol falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Donovan stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Donovan!
Dan Donovan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.