PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landon Kaplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kaplan's choice of entrance music: Of Wolf And Man by Metallica. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Brasco
vs
Kaplan

213 cm
23
300 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

199 cm
24
285 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donnie Brasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Landon Kaplan!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasco moves out of range of the body kick from Kaplan.
Kaplan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaplan cracks Brasco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kaplan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Landon Kaplan has been cut.
Brasco scores with a punch to the head.
Kaplan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brasco throws a head kick but Kaplan moves out of range.
Kaplan misses with a right hand
and Brasco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaplan misses with a lunging right hand
and Brasco counters with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Brasco.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brasco, right into the meat.
Brasco is looking to slow Kaplan down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco throws a head kick but Kaplan moves out of range.

Brasco gets a clinch.
Kaplan throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaplan.
Brasco blocks a body shot from Kaplan.
Brasco tries to throw a body punch but Kaplan avoids it by throwing Brasco back against the cage.
Brasco scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brasco.
Brasco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Brasco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brasco connects with a solid leg kick.
Brasco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brasco throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brasco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kaplan jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasco takes a swing at Kaplan's ribcage but misses.
Brasco lands with a slapping head kick.
Brasco is looking to land body kicks.
Donnie Brasco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaplan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brasco manages to avoid it.
Kaplan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brasco moves away.
Kaplan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brasco.
Kaplan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brasco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaplan throws a looping overhand right but Brasco ducks down to avoid it.
Kaplan misses with a hook
and Brasco counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Brasco.
Kaplan throws a big shot that misses.
Brasco throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brasco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaplan just misses with a punch to the body.
Brasco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Landon Kaplan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaplan misses with a straight left.
Brasco scores with a leg kick.
Kaplan scores with a decent looking hook.
Kaplan throws out a loose jab but Brasco uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan checks a leg kick nicely.
Kaplan throws a chopping leg kick but Brasco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brasco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaplan misses the target.
A low kick from Kaplan misses
and Brasco counters with a big head kick but Kaplan shrugs it off.
Brasco missing with a left hand there. Kaplan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaplan misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brasco lands a head kick!
Brasco throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Brasco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Landon Kaplan's cut.
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.

Brasco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brasco misses with a head kick.
Donnie Brasco is winning the standup battle so far.
Brasco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Kaplan misses.
Brasco just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaplan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brasco.
Brasco finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brasco tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaplan looks to land a left hand but Brasco moved out of range nicely.
Brasco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaplan loads up on a big right hand but Brasco slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brasco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaplan throws a jab when Brasco was well out of range.
Brasco throws a solid leg kick but Kaplan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brasco.
A head kick from Brasco lands but Kaplan takes it in his stride.
Kaplan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Kaplan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kaplan.
A lazy left from Kaplan finds it's target.
Brasco tries to work over Kaplan's front leg with a kick but Kaplan checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaplan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brasco manages to avoid it.
Kaplan throws a poor cross that misses
and Brasco counters with a left to the body.
Brasco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brasco. That's going to slow Kaplan down.
Kaplan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brasco connects with a high kick.
Brasco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaplan.
Kaplan looks to score with a jab to the body but Brasco is just out of range.
Brasco connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kaplan throws a big shot that misses.
Kaplan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brasco throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kaplan is breathing heavily.
Brasco blocks a head kick by Kaplan.
Brasco connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brasco.
Brasco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaplan can do to turn this around?
Brasco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brasco, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brasco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaplan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaplan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brasco.
Brasco fails with a takedown attempt.
Kaplan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaplan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brasco. Brasco obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brasco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brasco scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Brasco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Landon Kaplan's cut.
That's time! Brasco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Brasco thuds a left hand into Kaplan's body.
Brasco misses with a kick to the body.
Brasco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brasco wants to clinch.
Brasco throws a leg kick but Kaplan checks it.
Brasco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaplan.
Brasco throws a head kick that misses.
Brasco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaplan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kaplan scores with a jab to the head.
Kaplan cracks Brasco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kaplan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brasco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brasco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaplan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kaplan wants it to stay on the feet.
Kaplan tries to land a body kick
and Brasco counters with an outside leg kick.
Kaplan scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaplan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaplan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brasco, right into the meat.
Landon Kaplan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brasco.
Brasco lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kaplan backs up against the cage.
Kaplan throws an off balance right hand
and Brasco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brasco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brasco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brasco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brasco connects with a solid leg kick.
Brasco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brasco blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasco lands with a shot to the body.
Brasco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaplan. That did some damage!
Kaplan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kaplan takes a kick to the side of the head.

That has opened up Landon Kaplan's cut even more.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brasco.
Kaplan misses with a hook.
Kaplan misses with an uppercut

and Brasco counters with a head kick that drops Kaplan to the mat! Kaplan scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaplan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Kaplan is rocked!
Kaplan throws a leg kick
and Brasco counters with a good low kick that Kaplan was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brasco. Brasco obviously looking to wear him down.
Brasco scores with a push kick.
Kaplan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kaplan is still on wobbly legs! Can Brasco finish him?
Brasco is looking to wear down Kaplan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brasco connects with a looping right hand.
Brasco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaplan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kaplan seems to have recovered his senses.
Brasco lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Brasco. That's going to slow Kaplan down.
Brasco circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kaplan drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Brasco follows Kaplan to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Brasco!