PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy The Poodle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexan Donk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Poodle
vs
Donk

220 cm
23
315 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

225 cm
21
300 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 Tokyo, Tommy The Poodle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dexan Donk!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Poodle was well out of range. Poor timing from Donk.
Donk throws a sloppy head kick and The Poodle moves out of range easily.
The Poodle tries a head kick but it misses.
The Poodle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Tommy The Poodle has been cut.
Donk throws a series of punches but The Poodle avoids them all with ease.

Donk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Donk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Donk letting The Poodle take a breather here.
Donk'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.
A frustrated look appears on The Poodle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Poodle dodges an elbow strike from Donk.
The Poodle blocks an elbow strike.
Donk trying to land knees to the body.
The Poodle blocks an elbow strike.
Donk avoiding damage.
Donk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Poodle.
The Poodle trying to stall but Donk improves his position.
Donk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Poodle's defenses.
The Poodle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Poodle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Donk.
Donk trying to land knees to the body.
Donk misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Poodle misses with a punch on the inside.
The Poodle avoids the elbow strike from Donk, against the cage.
The Poodle is looking to break free of the clinch but Donk has double underhooks.
The Poodle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Poodle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Donk is keeping busy.
Donk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Poodle avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Donk.
The Poodle lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Poodle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Poodle dodges an elbow strike from Donk.
The Poodle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donk backwards.
The Poodle lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Poodle throws a punch but it's blocked by Donk.
Donk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Poodle.
The Poodle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Poodle managing to block the knees to the body from Donk.
Donk trying to land knees to the body.
The Poodle just leaning against Donk, taking a breather.
The Poodle blocks an elbow strike.
Donk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Poodle avoids it.
Donk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Poodle avoids the elbow strike from Donk, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice elbow from Donk.
A short left from The Poodle.
The Poodle lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for The Poodle to work.
The Poodle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Poodle tries to break the clinch but Donk is controlling the position.
The Poodle dodges an elbow strike from Donk.
The Poodle blocks an elbow strike.
Donk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Poodle pushes Donk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Donk looks gassed!
The Poodle is trying to force a seperation but Donk has the dominant position.
A right hand to the body from The Poodle.
Donk tries to stall but The Poodle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Donk tries to land knees in the clinch but The Poodle avoids the damage to the body.
The Poodle lands a hook that snaps the head of Donk backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Donk as The Poodle tries to tie him up.
Donk misses with an elbow strike.
The Poodle is stalling here.
A right hook to the body lands for The Poodle.
The Poodle scores with an uppercut up the middle.

The Poodle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Poodle looks to score with a jab to the body but Donk is just out of range.
The Poodle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Poodle throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Poodle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Poodle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donk's sensitive parts.
The Poodle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Donk at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Poodle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Poodle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The Poodle misses the shot to the body.
Donk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from The Poodle does no damage.
The Poodle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick by Donk misses
and The Poodle counters with a two punch combo.
Donk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Poodle.
The Poodle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Donk checks it well.
The Poodle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The Poodle throws a jab but it's blocked by Donk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Poodle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donk walks into a jab.
Donk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Donk looks to throw the jab but The Poodle is out of range.
The Poodle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Poodle.
Donk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Poodle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donk throws out the jab.
The Poodle swinging wilding here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Poodle throws a combination that misses
and Donk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk throws the left hand but The Poodle avoids the punch easily.
Danga de danga de dang - The Poodle scores with a four punch combination!
A punch combination from The Poodle misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy The Poodle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy The Poodle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Donk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Poodle counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Donk is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The Poodle scores with a jab to the body.
The Poodle jabs Donk right on the nose. Donk blinks but takes it well.
Donk doesn't manage to clinch there - The Poodle circles away.
The Poodle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donk in his tracks.
Donk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk throws a lazy head kick
and The Poodle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tommy The Poodle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Poodle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Donk counters with a right hand to the body.
The Poodle tries to bum rush Donk with a series of wild strikes but Donk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Poodle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Donk moves away from the strike by The Poodle.
The Poodle throws a sloppy head kick and Donk moves out of range easily.

Donk moves into range and clinches up with The Poodle.

The Poodle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Poodle jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Donk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Donk stalling in the clinch.
Donk trying to land knees to the body.
Donk lands a damaging elbow.
Donk tries to land a knee to the head but The Poodle blocks with his arms.
The Poodle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Donk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Poodle avoids it.
Donk keeps control of The Poodle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Poodle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donk backwards.
The Poodle lands a right hand.
Donk being controlled against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Poodle digs a right hand underneath Donk's ribcage. Donk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Poodle lands with a left to the head.
The Poodle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donk backwards.
Donk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Poodle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Donk up against the cage.
The Poodle avoids a wild elbow strike from Donk.
The Poodle lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk misses with a knee to the head.

The Poodle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Poodle throws a right hand that Donk ducks under and follows up with a left that Donk also avoids with ease.
Tommy The Poodle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Poodle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Poodle looks for the body kick but Donk saw that one coming.
The Poodle moves away from the strike by Donk.
The Poodle throws a sloppy head kick and Donk moves out of range easily.
The Poodle misses with a head kick.
The Poodle takes one to the side of the head.
Donk lands with a hook. The Poodle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donk tries to clinch but The Poodle moves out of range.
Donk looks to land a right hand but The Poodle moved out of range.
The Poodle lands a nice hook to Donk's body. Donk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Donk takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Poodle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Donk throws an elbow but misses.
Donk lands an elbow inside.
The Poodle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Poodle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Poodle pushes Donk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Donk just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Poodle's brow.
Donk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from The Poodle on the inside.
The Poodle lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Poodle.
The Poodle scores with an uppercut up the middle.

The Poodle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Poodle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donk in his tracks.
Donk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch combination from The Poodle misses.
The Poodle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Donk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Poodle.
Donk throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Poodle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle throws a sloppy head kick and Donk moves out of range easily.
The Poodle throws a head kick but Donk moves out of range.
Donk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Poodle.
The Poodle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Donk to score with a decent uppercut.
The Poodle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donk misses with a two punch combination.
The Poodle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donk can do to turn this around?
Donk with a nice cross.
The Poodle connects with a jab.
The Poodle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract The Poodle.
The Poodle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Donk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donk throws a nice looking combination but The Poodle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy The Poodle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy The Poodle'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The Poodle is looking to land body kicks.
Donk fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Poodle moves forwards but Donk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Donk throws a jab but it's blocked by The Poodle.
The Poodle cracks Donk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Poodle staying out of range there.
Donk scores with a jab to the head.
Donk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk lands a jab.
Donk throws a hook but The Poodle blocks it.
Donk wants to clinch.
A punch combination from The Poodle misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Poodle works the jab nicely.
The Poodle throws a sloppy head kick and Donk moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from The Poodle.
Tommy The Poodle is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Donk takes one on the button.
The Poodle throws the left hand but Donk avoids the punch easily.
Donk 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.
The Poodle throws a jab when Donk was well out of range.
Donk blocks a head kick by The Poodle.
Donk misses with a double jab
and The Poodle counters with a stiff right hand.
The Poodle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Donk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Poodle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Donk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Poodle waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Donk.
The Poodle throws a head kick but Donk moves out of range.
Donk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Donk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Donk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Poodle throws a sloppy body shot
letting Donk counter with a right hand.
Donk scores with a decent looking hook.
The Poodle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Donk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Poodle slips under a jab from Donk.
Donk lands with a nice combination. The Poodle backs away looking to recover.
The Poodle drops his hands momentarily and Donk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Poodle misses with a double jab
and Donk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle's corner calls for a 1-2. The Poodle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donk loads up on a big right hand but The Poodle slips the punch.
Donk tries to clinch there but The Poodle circles away.
Donk misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from The Poodle.
The Poodle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Donk counters with an outside leg kick.
Donk loads up on a big right hand but The Poodle slips the punch.
A jab from The Poodle finds it's way through Donk's defenses.
Donk tries to clinch there but The Poodle circles away.
Donk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Poodle throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Donk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Donk misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle throws a combination that misses
letting Donk counter with a right hand.
Donk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donk works The Poodle's body with a nice hook.
Dexan Donk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Poodle throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Donk misses the target.
Donk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Poodle.
The Poodle throws out a loose jab but Donk uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Poodle walks into a jab.
Donk lunges at The Poodle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Poodle's hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Donk rushes The Poodle and presses him up against the cage.
Donk pushes off an throws an elbow but The Poodle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Donk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Donk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexan Donk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Poodle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Tommy The Poodle!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Tommy The Poodle!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Tommy The Poodle!

Tommy The Poodle wins by unanimous decision!