PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Adkins (ranked 4614 p4p, 4603 weight class) and Joshua Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Adkins
vs
Donovan

195 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Adkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joshua Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Joshua Donovan has been cut.
Donovan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donovan moves out of range as Adkins strikes.
Adkins thuds a left hand into Donovan's body.
Adkins lands an overhand right.
Adkins misses with a hook to the body
and Donovan counters with a stiff right hand.
Adkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Donovan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adkins scrambles back to his feet.
Donovan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Donovan.
Adkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donovan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Antonio Adkins has been cut.
A slow jab from Adkins misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Adkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Donovan doesn't seem phased though.
Adkins thuds a left hand into Donovan's body.
Donovan throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Adkins misses its intended target.
Adkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donovan takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donovan misses with a right hand
and Adkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Joshua Donovan's cut even more.
Adkins throws a big shot that misses.
Adkins scores with a nice right hand.
Adkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Donovan. Donovan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Adkins tests Donovan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adkins missing with a left hand there. Donovan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adkins scores with a shot to the body.
Donovan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donovan connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donovan misses with a hook. Adkins ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Adkins misses the target.
Donovan scores with a shot to the body.
Donovan drops his hands momentarily and Adkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot lands for Adkins.

The cut above Joshua Donovan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Adkins is rocked!
Donovan drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Adkins right on the button. Adkins goes down! Donovan follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Donovan gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Donovan!