PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 558 p4p, 1175 weight class) and Not Ponor (ranked 81 p4p, 173 weight class). Doe comes to the cage accompanied by Clap For The Killers. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Doe
vs
Ponor

188 cm
26
186
9 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
194
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Not Ponor!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ponor under the eye.
Ponor misses with a body shot.
Doe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Doe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Ponor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doe throws a body punch but Ponor moves out of range.
Ponor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doe throws a poor cross that misses
and Ponor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doe throws a hook to the side of Ponor's head but Ponor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doe scores with a hook.
Doe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Ponor counters with a crisp right hand that drops Doe! Ponor lets Doe back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Doe is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ponor.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ponor!
Ponor misses with a hook.
Doe tries to work over Ponor's front leg with a kick but Ponor checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ponor throws a big shot that misses.
Doe misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ponor! But no joy.
Doe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ponor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ponor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ponor scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Not Ponor has been cut.
Good leg kick by Doe.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doe. Ponor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doe with a nice calf kick.
Ponor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doe to score with a decent uppercut.
Ponor blocks a leg kick.
Doe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Ponor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Doe.
Doe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ponor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe lands a nice looking body kick.
Doe wants to clinch up but Ponor keeps it at a distance.
Ponor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ponor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doe. Doe obviously looking to wear him down.
Doe scores with a kick to the body.
Doe is looking to clinch.
Doe wants to land a leg kick but Ponor is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ponor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ponor! But no joy.
Ponor scores with a nice right hand.
Ponor looks to throw the jab but Doe is out of range.
Ponor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Doe finds it's way round the side to connect with Ponor's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doe with the inside leg kick.
Doe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Doe tries to land a leg kick but Ponor saw it coming and moves away.
Doe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Doe lands a nice shot that snaps Ponor's head back.
Doe scores with a body shot.
Doe is looking to land body kicks.
A big right from Ponor misses.
Doe tries a low kick but Ponor avoids it.
Nice shot by Doe.
Doe lands a jab to the head.
Ponor misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ponor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ponor at a distance.
Ponor lands a nice looking body shot.
Ponor moves out of range as Doe strikes.
Doe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ponor.
Doe misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Ponor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doe slips a straight right by Ponor.
Doe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Ponor blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ponor! But no joy.
Doe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Ponor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been told by Doe's head coaches at Far-Q Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Doe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ponor, pushing him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice straight punches there by Doe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doe.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ponor might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Doe has got the better of the exchanges.
Doe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doe is looking to land body kicks.
Doe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doe's corner calls for a 1-2. Doe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doe misses with a hook
and Ponor counters with a solid body kick.
Ponor misses with the combination.
As Ponor tries to get set, Doe tries to push him back and clinch up but Ponor manages to avoid the attempt.
Ponor lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ponor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Doe.
Ponor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ponor to score with a decent uppercut.
Doe looks to score with a jab to the body but Ponor is just out of range.
Ponor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ponor blocks a jab.
Ponor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doe. Doe obviously looking to wear him down.
Doe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doe tries to clinch but Ponor moves out of range.
Doe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ponor under the eye.
Doe thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy body kick from Doe
and Ponor counters with a nice body kick.
Doe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ponor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doe lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ponor throws out a counter right but Doe avoids it with no problem.
Ponor has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Doe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ponor scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doe misses with a leg kick
and Ponor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jab from Ponor.
Doe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ponor under the eye.
Doe misses with a body kick.
Ponor throws a monster overhand right that drops Doe! Ponor follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Not Ponor!
A very excited looking Not Ponor 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.