PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donnell comes to the cage accompanied by Anti by Mayhem. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

O Donnell
vs
Hovi

186 cm
32
191 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

185 cm
33
190 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
Hellbent

Bullet Proof System

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 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Myles O Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seppo Hovi!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Donnell misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - O Donnell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hovi flicks out a counter leg kick but O Donnell steps away.
O Donnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hovi.
Hovi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Donnell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hovi digs a good body shot into O Donnell's ribs.
O Donnell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hovi lands a body shot.
Nice cross by Hovi.
A big left from O Donnell misses.
O Donnell punishes Hovi's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from O Donnell misses.
Hovi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hovi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
O Donnell tries to clinch up
and Hovi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hovi throws a solid leg kick but O Donnell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hovi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi misses with a low kick.
O Donnell misses with an uppercut.
Hovi looks to throw the jab but O Donnell is out of range.
O Donnell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
O Donnell misses the jab.
O Donnell cracks Hovi with an open hand slap.
Hovi throws an overhand right that lands on O Donnell's shoulder, as O Donnell tries to avoid the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by O Donnell as he connects with a hook.
O Donnell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hovi.
O Donnell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Donnell checks a low kick from Hovi.
Myles O Donnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Donnell misses with an uppercut
and Hovi counters with a left and a right that stings O Donnell.
O Donnell ducks under a wild hook from Hovi.
O Donnell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hovi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hovi throws a jab but it's blocked by O Donnell.
O Donnell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hovi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hovi. That's going to slow O Donnell down.
Hovi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Donnell's hands.
Hovi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Hovi. Beautiful body shot.
O Donnell moves out of range of the strikes.
O Donnell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
O Donnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hovi.
A good leg kick by O Donnell.
O Donnell misses with a looping left.
O Donnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hovi lands with a slapping head kick.
O Donnell is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Hovi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Donnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hovi.
O Donnell throws a combination that misses
and Hovi counters with a stiff right hand.
Hovi throws a jab but it's blocked by O Donnell.
O Donnell tries to clinch up but Hovi circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell moves out of range of the strikes.
O Donnell seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hovi avoids the body shot from O Donnell.
Hovi takes a swing at O Donnell's ribcage but misses.

Hovi gets tackled into the cage by O Donnell. O Donnell maintains the clinch.
Hovi struggles to land a body shot inside as O Donnell controls his hands.
Hovi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Hovi on the inside.
O Donnell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Donnell tries to work over Hovi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Donnell has a couple of punches blocked by Hovi.
O Donnell working aggressively here.
Hovi misses with a body punch.
Hovi struggles to land a body shot inside as O Donnell controls his hands.
Hovi scores with a shoulder strike.
Hovi struggles to land a body shot inside as O Donnell controls his hands.
Hovi has had enough of the clinch but O Donnell keeps him there for the moment.
O Donnell lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Donnell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
O Donnell cracks Hovi with a nice body shot.
O Donnell tries to work over Hovi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Donnell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hovi backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Hovi.
O Donnell stalling.
O Donnell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Donnell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O Donnell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from O Donnell.
Hovi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from O Donnell fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Hovi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Donnell scores with a shot to the side of Hovi's head.
Still in the clinch, O Donnell scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hovi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Seppo Hovi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A telegraphed right hand from Hovi misses the target.
Hovi throws a leg kick that is checked

and O Donnell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Donnell.
O Donnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hovi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Donnell blocks an uppercut.
Hovi scores with a hook to the body.
O Donnell can't find room to land a body shot as Hovi controls the action.
Hovi dodges an elbow strike from O Donnell.
Hovi struggles to land a body shot inside as O Donnell controls his hands.
O Donnell blocks an uppercut.
Hovi controlling the action here for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Hovi as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Donnell misses with a punch to the body.
Hovi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from O Donnell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi is trying to maintain a safe position but O Donnell gets an underhook and turns Hovi into the cage.
O Donnell tries to work over Hovi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hovi misses with the head strike.
O Donnell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hovi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hovi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
O Donnell lands with a left to the head.
O Donnell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hovi misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hovi.
O Donnell throws a head punch that misses.
O Donnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, O Donnell scores with a nice short uppercut.
O Donnell working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Donnell blocks a body shot from Hovi.
Hovi tries to throw a body punch but O Donnell avoids it by throwing Hovi back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Donnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Hovi.
Hovi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Donnell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hovi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hovi blocks a body shot from O Donnell.
Hovi can't find room to land a body shot as O Donnell controls the action.
Hovi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Donnell misses with a punch to the body.
Hovi lands a left hand.
Hovi tries to work over O Donnell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Donnell misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Donnell lands with a right to the head.
Hovi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Donnell's elbow.

Hovi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hovi cracks the inside of O Donnell's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hovi.
O Donnell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Donnell swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Hovi lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Donnell doesn't seem phased though.
O Donnell moves out of range of the leg kick from Hovi.
Hovi walks into a straight right hand from O Donnell.
Hovi lands a jab to O Donnell's midsection.
O Donnell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hovi.
O Donnell fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Donnell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
O Donnell throws a head kick that misses.
Hovi tries a quick counter leg kick but O Donnell is wise to it.
Hovi throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Donnell lands with an uppercut that bounces Hovi off the cage and back into range.
Hovi loads up on a big right hand but O Donnell slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Donnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Hovi is just out of range.
Hovi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hovi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Donnell.
Hovi misses with a hook

and O Donnell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from O Donnell fails to land.
Hovi struggles to land a body shot inside as O Donnell controls his hands.
Hovi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hovi scores with a nice short uppercut.

Hovi breaks from the clinch.
Hovi pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Donnell is out of range and Hovi settles back down.
As Hovi tries to get set, O Donnell tries to push him back and clinch up but Hovi manages to avoid the attempt.
Hovi checks a low kick from O Donnell.

Hovi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Donnell, pushing him back against the cage.
Hovi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hovi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hovi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hovi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Seppo Hovi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi swats away the attempt to clinch by O Donnell.
O Donnell checks a low kick from Hovi.
O Donnell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hovi misses the shot to the body.
O Donnell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hovi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hovi throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Hovi lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Donnell doesn't seem phased though.
O Donnell connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi throws a right hand that misses
and O Donnell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A punch lands to the side of Hovi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hovi throws a hook to the side of O Donnell's head but O Donnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut lands for Hovi. That snapped O Donnell's head back.
Hovi connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi keeps the fight on the outside.
O Donnell tries to clinch but Hovi is having none of it.
Hovi swats away the attempt to clinch by O Donnell.
Hovi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hovi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hovi throws out a loose jab but O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Donnell's calf.
O Donnell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and O Donnell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Donnell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hovi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Donnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hovi.
O Donnell is looking to counter the offense by Hovi and move into the clinch.
Hovi tries to move into range but O Donnell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hovi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Donnell misses with a body shot
and Hovi counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
O Donnell checks a leg kick.
O Donnell ducks right into an uppercut from Hovi.
O Donnell digs a good body shot into Hovi's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hovi misses with a low kick.
O Donnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from O Donnell. Those never looked like landing.
Hovi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Donnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hovi.
O Donnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Hovi is just out of range.
Hovi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Donnell misses with a straight right.
Hovi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hovi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

O Donnell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hovi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Myles O Donnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seppo Hovi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi tries to stall but O Donnell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
O Donnell misses with an elbow over the top.
Hovi blocking some punches.
A short right from O Donnell on the inside.
O Donnell can't find room to land a body shot as Hovi controls the action.
Hovi throws a punch but it's blocked by O Donnell.
O Donnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Hovi.
Hovi lands a nice shot to the body.
O Donnell lands a hook that snaps the head of Hovi backwards.
Hovi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Donnell is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Donnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Donnell trying to control the position but instead, Hovi has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Donnell into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hovi's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell is trying to maintain a safe position but Hovi gets an underhook and turns O Donnell into the cage.
Hovi blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hovi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Donnell lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Donnell misses with a punch on the inside.
O Donnell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Donnell throws a head punch that misses.
Hovi blocks a body shot from O Donnell.
Hovi blocking some punches.
O Donnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Hovi controls his hands.
O Donnell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
O Donnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Hovi controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seppo Hovi.
I've got Hovi 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Hovi!