PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexan Donk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samoth has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Donk
vs
Samoth

225 cm
25
300 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

192 cm
28
295 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hellbent, Inc.™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dexan Donk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikael Samoth!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Samoth counter with a right hand.
Donk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samoth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samoth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Donk misses

and Samoth counters with a takedown into side control.
Samoth working away.
Donk dodges the ground and pound from Samoth.

Samoth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Samoth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Samoth is trying to ground and pound but Donk uses the momentary lack of control by Samoth to regain half guard.
Samoth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Samoth seems to be working for a kimura but Donk defends the submission attempt.
Donk holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Donk wants to control but Samoth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Samoth wants to free his trapped foot but Donk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Samoth prevents Donk from improving his position.
Samoth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Donk won't allow Samoth to pass to mount.
Donk is controlling Samoth's trapped leg to prevent Samoth from advancing to side control.
Samoth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Samoth seems to be looking for submissions.
Samoth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Donk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Samoth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Donk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Samoth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Samoth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Samoth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk wants to get back to full guard.
Donk is working hard here to advance position.
Samoth wants to pass to mount but Donk is defending the position.
Donk is trying to maintain the position but Samoth is very close to passing his half guard.
Donk tries to get to full guard but Samoth has control of the leg.
Samoth perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Donk is trying to maintain the position but Samoth is very close to passing his half guard.
Donk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Samoth is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Samoth is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Donk is just riding it out for now. Samoth eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Samoth wants to pass the guard but Donk is defending well.
Samoth throwing shots but Donk is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Samoth dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Donk connects with a high kick.
Samoth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Donk pinned against the cage. Donk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Donk looks for the body kick but Samoth saw that one coming.
Donk throws a jab when Samoth was well out of range.

Donk moves into the clinch successfully.
Donk misses with a punch on the inside.
Donk tries to land knees in the clinch but Samoth avoids the damage to the body.
Donk stalling in the clinch but Samoth improves position.

Samoth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samoth slips a jab and a cross from Donk.
Nice uppercut there from Donk.
Samoth walks into a straight right hand from Donk.
Samoth tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk catches Samoth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Samoth counters with a shoot takedown. Donk fights it but they end up in guard.
Samoth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Donk is controlling Samoth's posture.
Samoth stands up over Donk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Samoth looking to pass the guard.
Donk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Donk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Samoth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Samoth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Donk pulls Samoth in close to prevent any damage.
Samoth wants to control from the top but Donk keeps moving.
Samoth scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk trying to keep a closed guard but Samoth is proving a slippery customer.
Donk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samoth is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Donk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Samoth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Donk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Samoth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Samoth is working Donk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Samoth postures up in Donk's guard and throws a big left but Donk blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth trying to control but Donk is working from the bottom.
Samoth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Samoth postures up in Donk's guard and throws a big left but Donk blocks it.
Donk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Samoth is trying desperately to improve position.
Donk landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Donk is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Samoth to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Samoth shrugs it off.
Donk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dexan Donk will probably get the nod.
That's time! Donk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Donk misses with a two punch combination.
Donk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Samoth takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Samoth slips a jab and a cross from Donk.

Donk clinches with his opponent.
Donk being controlled against the cage.
Donk lands an elbow that stopped Samoth in his tracks for a moment.
Samoth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Donk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samoth is defending well for now.
Samoth can't find room to land a body shot as Donk controls the action.
Samoth missing with knees to the body.
Donk avoiding damage as Samoth throws knees to the body.
Samoth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right handed body shot lands from Samoth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Samoth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Samoth counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Samoth.
Samoth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Donk looking to control but Samoth passes into half guard.
Samoth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Samoth thows a huge punch but Donk dodges it nicely.
Donk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samoth.
Donk is staying active underneath Samoth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Samoth might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Donk kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Samoth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donk defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk moves into full guard.
Donk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Samoth works over Donk with some ground and pound from guard.
Donk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Donk misses with some ground and pound and Samoth recovers position to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samoth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Donk is trying to control the action in half guard but Samoth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Donk.
Samoth is trying is best to control the position here.

Donk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Samoth is just riding it out for now. Donk eventually gives up the hold.
Donk throwing shots but Samoth is blocking nicely.
Samoth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Donk.
Samoth is not content to let Donk control the position.
Samoth regains full guard. Nicely done.
Donk throwing strikes from guard but Samoth blocks nicely.
Donk throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Donk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Samoth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Samoth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Samoth looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mikael Samoth has got the better of the ground game so far.

Samoth is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Samoth really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donk checks a leg kick.
Donk stuffs the takedown.
Donk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Samoth counters with a left to the body.
Donk fails to land with a series of punches.
Samoth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Samoth looks to land a left hand but Donk moved out of range nicely.
Donk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donk scores with a leg kick.
Samoth shoots for a takedown but Donk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Donk connects with an inside leg kick.
Samoth doesn't manage to clinch there - Donk circles away.
Dexan Donk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Samoth tries to keep at a distance but Donk has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Donk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Samoth's brow.
Samoth can't find room to land a body shot as Donk controls the action.
Donk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Samoth stops a takedown attempt from Donk.
Donk trying to control the position but instead, Samoth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Donk into the cage.
Donk tries to throw a body punch but Samoth avoids it by throwing Donk back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Donk.
Samoth prevents a body shot from Donk.
A short right from Samoth on the inside.

Samoth manages to pull guard.
Samoth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Donk's guard.
Samoth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Samoth postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Donk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Samoth, into his guard.
Donk slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Donk is pressing down on Samoth's thigh, looking to free his foot. Samoth is holding on for now.

Samoth actively working from the bottom here.
Donk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Samoth defending well though.
Samoth is not content to let Donk control the position.
Samoth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Donk.
Donk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Samoth's head.
Samoth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Donk is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk thows a huge punch but Samoth dodges it nicely.
Samoth is trying to maintain the position but Donk is very close to passing his half guard.

Donk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Donk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Samoth defending well though.
Donk wants to pass the guard but Samoth is defending well.
Donk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Samoth defending well though.
Samoth tries to get to full guard but Donk has control of the leg.

That's four 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.
Samoth wants to control the action here but instead Donk manages to pass to full mount!
Samoth sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Samoth is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Donk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Samoth is staying active underneath Donk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Donk throwing shots but Samoth is blocking nicely.
Donk lands with a punch from half guard.
Donk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Samoth manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Samoth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Donk.
Donk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Donk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Samoth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Donk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexan Donk had his way with Mikael Samoth in that round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A punch combination from Donk misses.
Donk throws out a loose jab but Samoth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Donk.
Donk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Samoth eats them both and turns towards Donk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Donk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Samoth's calf.

Donk gets a clinch.
Samoth blocks an elbow strike from Donk.
Donk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Samoth lands an uppercut.
Donk swings wildly with an uppercut but Samoth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Samoth.
A right hook to the body lands for Samoth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Samoth.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Samoth lands a takedown into guard.
Samoth looking to pass the guard.
Samoth postures up and lands a big shot to Donk's brow.
Samoth pushing down on Donk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Samoth content to control rather than advance.

Samoth seems to be working for a kimura but Donk defends the submission attempt.
Samoth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth is trying to control the action in half guard but Donk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Samoth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Donk has managed to free his arm - good work.

Samoth is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Donk defends it well.
Donk is positioning himself well to prevent Samoth advancing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth working over Donk with some ground and pound. Donk looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Samoth passes the guard and advances to mount!
Donk is desperately trying to improve his position but Samoth has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Samoth connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Samoth lands a big shot there that rocks Donk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
Donk is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Samoth raining down shots from the mount!
Samoth lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Donk hang on?
Samoth lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Donk hang on?
Samoth wants to control the pace but Donk is squirming around nicely.
Samoth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donk tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Samoth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Samoth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Samoth! Mikael Samoth retains his super heavyweight title!