PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Fok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jez Donnely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fok comes to the cage accompanied by Para Salud. Donnely comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wu Tang Clan-Protect ya Neck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fok
vs
Donnely

160 cm
21
141 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
27
141 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Fok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jez Donnely!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnely lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fok fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Fok or perhaps it was just good defense by Donnely which made him look bad.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Donnely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donnely.
Fok shoots for a takedown but Donnely saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Fok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Donnely. No joy for Fok on that attempt.
Jez Donnely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donnely lands with a thumping leg kick.

Fok scores with a takedown into Donnely's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fok with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fok throws a big elbow that misses.

Donnely is looking for a triangle but Fok pushes his legs off easily.
Fok throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Donnely looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donnely is pulling down on Fok's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnely looking for a sweep. Not yet Donnely, not yet.
Fok throws an elbow that misses. Donnely uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fok's guard. Nice move by Donnely!
Donnely postures up.
Fok keeping full guard, as Donnely tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fok looking to hit a scissor sweep but Donnely is one step ahead there.
Donnely looking to pass the guard.
Donnely forces his way into half guard.
Fok on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fok tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnely is pressing down on Fok's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fok is holding on for now.
Fok keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fok is trying to get back to full guard.
Donnely thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Donnely passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fok!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fok wants to hold on but Donnely pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Donnely there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Donnely scoring with strikes but Fok is staying in there.
Fok wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Donnely.
Donnely landing punches.
Donnely lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Donnely raining down shots from the mount!
Fok keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fok avoids a series of strikes thrown by Donnely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fok gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnely passes the guard and advances to mount!
Donnely throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fok is breathing heavily.
Donnely lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Donnely putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fok wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Donnely.
Donnely thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donnely thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Donnely goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Fok turns into him and now he's in Donnely's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jez Donnely dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Donnely fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fok, pushing him back against the cage.
Donnely looking to slow down the pace here.

Donnely has hold of one of Fok's legs. Fok is fighting the takedown attempt but Donnely gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Donnely postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Donnely stands up from Fok's guard - Donnely perhaps looking for a knockout.
Donnely tries to clinch but Fok moves out of range.
Donnely tries for a takedown but Fok sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fok has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donnely.
Fok checks a leg kick.

Donnely has Fok up against the cage in a clinch.
Donnely dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fok takes an elbow to the temple.

Donnely drags the fight down to the ground.
Fok knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Donnely on the ground.
Donnely controls Fok momentarily but Fok frees himself.
Fok might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fok throws a strike but Donnely rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fok looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Donnely has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Donnely drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fok manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Donnely has Fok in his guard.
Fok landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fok working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fok throws an elbow that misses. Donnely uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fok's guard. Nice move by Donnely!
Fok is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fok looking to hit a scissor sweep but Donnely is one step ahead there.
Donnely lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnely tries to free his leg and advance position but Fok is retaining full guard.
Donnely pushing down on Fok's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Donnely trying to pass the guard but Fok defending well.
Fok blocking the ground and pound attempt from Donnely.
Fok trying to control but Donnely postures up.

Donnely is working for a submission of some sort.
Fok wants to control but Donnely is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnely missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Donnely decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fok is defended easily by Donnely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donnely.
Danga de danga de dang - Donnely scores with a four punch combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donnely tries to clinch there but Fok circles away.
Fok shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Donnely as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Donnely darts in and clinches Fok up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donnely is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting on Donnely's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jez Donnely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Donnely lands a glancing blow to the side of Fok's head.
Fok tries to clinch but Donnely moves out of range.

Donnely moves into the clinch successfully.
Donnely taking a breather.
Donnely looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee calls for Donnely to work.
Donnely tries for a takedown. No joy.
Donnely looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Donnely manages to break the clinch.
Donnely will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donnely tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fok closes the distance and clinches up with Donnely, looking for a takedown. Fok pushes Donnely against the cage but Donnely circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Donnely clinches.
Donnely is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Donnely drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnely prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fok changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Donnely fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Fok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fok shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Donnely as he jumps to the side.
Donnely stuffs the takedown attempt from Fok. Fok gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donnely sizes up Fok with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donnely misses with a head kick.

Fok shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fok was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Donnely is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jez Donnely is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnely wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fok.
Donnely suckers Fok into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Donnely is now in Fok's guard!
Donnely slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Donnely stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donnely doesn't manage to clinch there - Fok circles away.
Donnely keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Donnely throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fok fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnely lands a jab-cross combination.
Fok circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fok.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Donnely. Fok shrugs it off though.
Donnely throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Adrian Fok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Donnely takes the fight into the clinch.
Donnely pressing his opponent against the cage.

Donnely breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnely thows a body kick. Fok tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Donnely throws a right hand that Fok ducks under and follows up with a left that Fok also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fok is defended easily by Donnely.
Donnely scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adrian Fok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Donnely misses.
Donnely lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fok shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Donnely but Donnely pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fok.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donnely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donnely throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fok's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnely dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fok. That did some damage!

Donnely closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jez Donnely comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Donnely has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jez Donnely!
Jez Donnely made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Winning this title is a dream come true!! But now I've got to work extra hard to make sure that it stays with me. I'll defend it against anybody AFC put in front of me but I'd really like the chance to fight Phill Smith. He beat my brother Liam when AFC had a 145lb division but I reckon I'd smas'.