PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Furijima Donatello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donatello comes to the cage accompanied by Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Donatello
vs
Zhandunka

190 cm
23
267 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

220 cm
31
275 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Furijima Donatello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ales Zhandunka!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donatello is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zhandunka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Donatello fails with the takedown
letting Zhandunka counter with a right hand.
Zhandunka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furijima Donatello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhandunka throws a shot to the body.
Zhandunka stuffs the takedown.

Donatello scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Donatello is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zhandunka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zhandunka avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Donatello.
Zhandunka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donatello. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Donatello fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zhandunka can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donatello is looking to take a break and control but Zhandunka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Donatello is trying to get an arm triangle but Zhandunka is defending well.
Donatello misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Donatello content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
You can see the frustration on Zhandunka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Donatello has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatello tries to score with some ground and pound. Zhandunka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Donatello looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Donatello tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zhandunka defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donatello sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Zhandunka is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Zhandunka is trying to get back to half guard.
Donatello lands some shots froms side control.

Donatello is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zhandunka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zhandunka defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatello fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhandunka defending against the ground and pound.

Donatello tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Donatello has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zhandunka regains half guard, as Donatello was trying to land strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donatello throwing shots but Zhandunka is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Furijima Donatello dominated that round.
That's time! Donatello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Donatello swings for the body but Zhandunka moves out of range.
Zhandunka throws a jab but it's blocked by Donatello.
Zhandunka scores with a punch to the head.
Zhandunka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Furijima Donatello has been cut.
Donatello throws a poor cross that misses
and Zhandunka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zhandunka misses with a series of wild punches.
Donatello takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Zhandunka. Those never looked like landing.
Zhandunka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donatello paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Donatello shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Donatello was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhandunka wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Donatello.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhandunka blocking the ground and pound.
Zhandunka holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Donatello tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Donatello thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Donatello punching from mount but Zhandunka doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Donatello lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zhandunka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatello lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhandunka is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Donatello scoring with strikes but Zhandunka is staying in there.
Donatello lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zhandunka hang on?
Zhandunka avoids a series of strikes thrown by Donatello.
Donatello lands a heavy elbow.
Donatello throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Donatello throws some wild stikes that Zhandunka manages to avoid easily.
Donatello throwing strikes here but Zhandunka is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Donatello connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Donatello in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Zhandunka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zhandunka sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donatello is pressing down on Zhandunka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zhandunka is holding on for now.
Donatello perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Donatello lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Donatello scores with a couple of nice shots.

Donatello is trying to work for a kimura but Zhandunka is defending well.
Donatello trying to advance position but Zhandunka counters by regaining guard.
Donatello works over Zhandunka with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donatello trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Donatello trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhandunka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donatello looking to sit in guard and control but Zhandunka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Furijima Donatello dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Furijima Donatello's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Zhandunka lands with a nice body punch.
Zhandunka lands with an overhand left.
Zhandunka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donatello.
Donatello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Zhandunka counter with a right hand.
Zhandunka connects with a body shot.
Zhandunka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zhandunka connects with the punch.
Zhandunka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhandunka just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhandunka jabs Donatello to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ales Zhandunka seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhandunka slips a jab from Donatello.
Donatello needs to keep his hands up - Zhandunka had a free shot at his head there.

Donatello closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zhandunka's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Donatello accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zhandunka looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Donatello pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zhandunka is keeping the position for now.
Donatello with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatello throws a big elbow that misses.
Donatello stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zhandunka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Donatello sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Donatello lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donatello trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhandunka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donatello looking to sit in guard and control but Zhandunka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ales Zhandunka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka tries to free his leg and advance position but Donatello is retaining full guard.
Donatello trying to control the position.
Donatello might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Donatello is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zhandunka defends well.
Furijima Donatello overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Donatello working a defensive guard but Zhandunka passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Donatello looking for submissions off his back.
Zhandunka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Donatello wants to improve his position but Zhandunka is controlling well.
Donatello trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donatello keeping hold of Zhandunka's head, controlling as best he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Furijima Donatello.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Donatello, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Furijima Donatello!
Furijima Donatello took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, -OVERDOSE Factory- for their support in the buildup to the fight.