PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between I Am Jewish (ranked 2120 p4p, 2122 weight class) and Donnie Larkin (ranked 248 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jewish
vs
Larkin

180 cm
30
191
12 - 3 - 0

181 cm
41
188
28 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, I Am Jewish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donnie Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Larkin misses.
Larkin digs a good body shot into Jewish's ribs.
Larkin lands with a nice body punch.
Larkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Jewish.

Jewish has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jewish throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jewish fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jewish misses with the head strike.
Jewish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larkin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jewish has Larkin pressed against the cage, preventing Larkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Larkin can't break the clinch.
Jewish trying to control the position but instead, Larkin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jewish into the cage.
Larkin being controlled against the cage.
Jewish just leaning against Larkin, taking a breather.
Jewish tries to land knees in the clinch but Larkin avoids the damage to the body.

Jewish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Larkin looks to throw the jab but Jewish is out of range.
Jewish wants to clinch.
Jewish shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jewish with a nice calf kick.
Jewish avoids the body shot from Larkin.
Jewish thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jewish moves to clinch but Larkin breaks away
and Larkin counters with a straight right hand.
Jewish tries to clinch but Larkin moves away
and Larkin counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin misses with a straight right.
Larkin misses the body punch
and Jewish counters with a stiff right hand.
Jewish tries to clinch up.
Jewish backing away here, and Larkin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Larkin tries to land a leg kick but Jewish saw it coming and moves away.
Jewish misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jewish has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Larkin.
Larkin looks for the body kick but Jewish saw that one coming.
Jewish closes the distance but Larkin moves to the side
enabling Larkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Jewish looks to clinch
and Larkin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Larkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jewish takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Larkin lands but Jewish takes it in his stride.

Jewish is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jewish tries to clinch up but Larkin circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick from Jewish lands but Larkin takes it in his stride.

It looks like Donnie Larkin has been cut.
Jewish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larkin throws a one two combo.
Oh Jewish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jewish instigates a clinch.
Jewish seems to have got his legs back now.

Larkin breaks the clinch.
Jewish tries to clinch but Larkin moves out of range.
Larkin looks to land a combination but Jewish avoids it well.

Jewish instigates a clinch.
Jewish stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Larkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Larkin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Larkin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jewish misses with a hook.
Jewish walks into a jab.
Larkin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jewish has time to react.

Jewish closes the distance and clinches.
Larkin prevents a body shot from Jewish.
Jewish misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Jewish as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jewish lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jewish has him pressed against the cage.
Jewish manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jewish misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Larkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Jewish.
Larkin cracks Jewish with an open hand slap.

Jewish drives through and clinches with Larkin against the cage.
Larkin being controlled against the cage.
Jewish missing with knees to the body.
Jewish has Larkin pressed against the cage, preventing Larkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Larkin manages to break the clinch.
Jewish fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jewish feints and then cracks Larkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Larkin down.
Jewish misses with a body shot
and Larkin counters with a straight right hand.
Larkin throws a lazy right hand but Jewish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Jewish moves into range and clinches up with Larkin.
Jewish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jewish tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jewish is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jewish's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jewish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larkin's elbow.
Jewish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Larkin breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Jewish 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jewish darts in trying to clinch
and Larkin counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jewish takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jewish has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larkin.
Larkin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jewish's hands.
Larkin lands with a right hand.
Donnie Larkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larkin misses with a two punch combination.
Jewish was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jewish misses with a series of wild punches.
Jewish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Larkin - that will leave a mark!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Larkin misses the body punch
and Jewish counters with a good low kick that Larkin was not able to check.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Donnie Larkin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donnie Larkin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Larkin lands with an overhand left.
Jewish slips a straight right by Larkin.
Jewish tries to land a body kick
and Larkin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Larkin.
Larkin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jewish tries to clinch up but Larkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Jewish scores with a jab. Larkin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jewish fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin thuds a left hand into Jewish's body.
Jewish tries to clinch up but Larkin circles away and keeps his distance.

Jewish gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jewish lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jewish is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larkin is defending well for now.
Jewish slowing the pace effectively.
Jewish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larkin dodges an elbow strike from Jewish.
Jewish prevents a body shot from Larkin.
Jewish will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Larkin up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Jewish.

Larkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
I Am Jewish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jewish tries to clinch up
and Larkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larkin with a nice cross.
Jewish darts in trying to clinch
and Larkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Larkin. Those never looked like landing.
Jewish closes the distance but Larkin moves to the side
and Larkin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jewish's knee momentarily.
Larkin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jewish.
Larkin throws a sloppy head kick and Jewish moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jewish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Larkin counters with a straight right hand.
Jewish cracks a nice hook into Larkin's ribs.
Jewish is looking to clinch.
Jewish tries to clinch up
letting Larkin counter with a right hand.
Donnie Larkin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jewish swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Larkin.
Larkin throws a leg kick but Jewish moved away.
Jewish is looking for a counter combo.
A leg kick checked by Jewish.
A counter left hand to the body from Jewish misses its target.
A big left from Larkin misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larkin. Jewish does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Larkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Jewish.
A slow jab from Jewish misses its intended target.
Larkin misses with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jewish!
Jewish tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Larkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jewish misses with a two punch combination.
Jewish looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jewish fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larkin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Larkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Larkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Larkin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Larkin!
A very excited looking Donnie Larkin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.