PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Bryzgalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Donnelly
vs
Bryzgalov

190 cm
35
186 lbs
28 - 14 - 1

178 cm
29
173 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ilya Bryzgalov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryzgalov swings for the body but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bryzgalov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donnelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bryzgalov throws out the jab.
Donnelly lunges at Bryzgalov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bryzgalov's hand.
Bryzgalov throws a sloppy head kick and Donnelly moves out of range easily.
As Bryzgalov backs away, Donnelly returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Donnelly misses with a double jab.
Brian Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donnelly. That's going to slow Bryzgalov down.
Bryzgalov blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
Bryzgalov unleashes a big counter combination but Donnelly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bryzgalov jabs Donnelly right on the nose. Donnelly blinks but takes it well.
Donnelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donnelly feints a jab promting Bryzgalov to slip. Donnelly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bryzgalov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryzgalov checks a leg kick.
Bryzgalov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donnelly.
Donnelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Donnelly blocks a head kick by Bryzgalov.
Bryzgalov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bryzgalov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Donnelly finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bryzgalov scores with the left hand. Donnelly knows he should have avoided that one.
Bryzgalov connects with a body shot that sends Donnelly's belly button to the back.
Bryzgalov misses with a head kick.
Bryzgalov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donnelly.
Bryzgalov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donnelly.
Donnelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bryzgalov throws the left hand but Donnelly avoids the punch easily.
Donnelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bryzgalov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Bryzgalov clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Donnelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bryzgalov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryzgalov.
A frustrated look appears on Donnelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donnelly wants to get back to striking at distance but Bryzgalov won't allow it.
Bryzgalov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Donnelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Donnelly breaks from the clinch.
Donnelly scores with a leg kick.
Donnelly throws a body kick that misses
and Bryzgalov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Bryzgalov.
Bryzgalov tries to close the distance and clinch but Donnelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donnelly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bryzgalov moves out of range of the leg kick from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws out a leg kick but Bryzgalov moves out of range and Donnelly only half commits.
Bryzgalov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A head kick misses from Bryzgalov.
Donnelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donnelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donnelly throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly with a jab.
Bryzgalov wants to clinch up but Donnelly keeps it at a distance.
Bryzgalov tries to bum rush Donnelly with a series of wild strikes but Donnelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donnelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but Bryzgalov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donnelly throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Donnelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A combination from Bryzgalov does no damage.
Donnelly throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bryzgalov.
Bryzgalov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donnelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bryzgalov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bryzgalov counters with a series of strikes. Donnelly will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryzgalov lands a nice hook to Donnelly's body. Donnelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donnelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bryzgalov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bryzgalov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bryzgalov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Donnelly as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Bryzgalov misses.
Donnelly lands with a kick to the temple. Bryzgalov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
No joy there for Donnelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bryzgalov tries to clinch but Donnelly moves out of range.
Bryzgalov tries to clinch there but Donnelly circles away.
Bryzgalov blocks a jab.
Bryzgalov scores with a jab.
Bryzgalov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donnelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donnelly is looking to counter punch.
Bryzgalov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bryzgalov misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donnelly misses with a looping right.
Donnelly misses the shot to the body.
Donnelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bryzgalov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch combination from Bryzgalov misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brian Donnelly will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Donnelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bryzgalov looks to score with a jab to the body but Donnelly is just out of range.
Donnelly connects with a right hand. Bryzgalov shakes it off.
Bryzgalov stuns Donnelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Donnelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryzgalov.
A big right from Bryzgalov misses.
Bryzgalov throws a combination. Donnelly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Donnelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Bryzgalov rushes Donnelly and presses him up against the cage.
Bryzgalov keeps control of Donnelly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Donnelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryzgalov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Donnelly tries to bum rush Bryzgalov with a series of wild strikes but Bryzgalov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bryzgalov throws a head kick that misses.
Bryzgalov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Donnelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Bryzgalov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Donnelly doesn't seem phased though.
Bryzgalov checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Bryzgalov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bryzgalov lands a nice shot to the body.
Bryzgalov throws a sloppy head kick and Donnelly moves out of range easily.
Donnelly tried to counter with a leg kick but Bryzgalov avoided it.
Donnelly lands a jab to the nose.
Bryzgalov misses with a shot to the body
and Donnelly counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bryzgalov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Donnelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryzgalov manages to avoid it.
Bryzgalov throws a right and a left that Donnelly avoids nicely.
Donnelly misses with a hook.
Donnelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Bryzgalov misses.
Bryzgalov jabs Donnelly right on the nose. Donnelly blinks but takes it well.
Bryzgalov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donnelly throws out a loose jab but Bryzgalov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bryzgalov throws a combination. Donnelly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Bryzgalov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Donnelly.
Nice shot by Bryzgalov.
An inside leg kick from Donnelly misses.
Donnelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bryzgalov counters with a stiff right hand.
Donnelly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bryzgalov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donnelly throws a combination that misses
and Bryzgalov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Donnelly thinking.
Brian Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donnelly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Donnelly throws a wild body kick that Bryzgalov sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Bryzgalov.
Donnelly has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Good work by Bryzgalov as he checks the leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bryzgalov there.
Bryzgalov throws the left hand but Donnelly avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryzgalov ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.
Bryzgalov throws a fast counter high kick but Donnelly manages to duck under it in time.
Bryzgalov looks to land a combination. Donnelly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Donnelly throws out a loose jab but Bryzgalov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bryzgalov blocks a low kick nicely.
Bryzgalov misses with a right hand
and Donnelly counters with an inside leg kick.
Donnelly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bryzgalov stuns Donnelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bryzgalov blocks the body kick.
Bryzgalov throws a head kick but Donnelly moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Donnelly misses the target.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but Bryzgalov moved away.
Donnelly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bryzgalov cracks Donnelly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Donnelly is rocked!
Donnelly is looking to chop away at Bryzgalov's legs.
Oh Donnelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses
and Bryzgalov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bryzgalov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bryzgalov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Donnelly scores with a nice strike.
Donnelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donnelly seems to have got his legs back now.
Bryzgalov looks to throw the jab but Donnelly is out of range.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Donnelly.

Bryzgalov drops Donnelly with a beautiful combination! Donnelly stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bryzgalov is looking for the KO!
Donnelly lands with an overhand left.
Donnelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bryzgalov.
Bryzgalov throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bryzgalov cracks Donnelly with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Donnelly looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bryzgalov finish him?
Donnelly looks to throw the jab but Bryzgalov is out of range.
Bryzgalov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilya Bryzgalov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Donnelly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bryzgalov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Bryzgalov! Donnelly is out on his feet! Bryzgalov rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Donnelly is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Donnelly is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilya Bryzgalov!
A very excited looking Ilya Bryzgalov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Brian Donnelly spoke after the fight, saying 'Well shit.'.