PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Donelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sika Jauheliha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Donelly
vs
Jauheliha

175 cm
26
170 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

183 cm
31
180 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Donelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sika Jauheliha!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jauheliha 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.
Jauheliha feints and then cracks Donelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donelly down.
Jauheliha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donelly.
Donelly scores with a shot to the body.
Jauheliha tries a head kick but it misses.
Donelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jauheliha connects with a leg kick. Donelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donelly.
Jauheliha tries a head kick but it misses.
Donelly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Donelly loads up on a big right hand but Jauheliha slips the punch.

Donelly tries to keep at a distance but Jauheliha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jauheliha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jauheliha landing knees to the head.
Jauheliha trying to stall but Donelly improves his position.
Jauheliha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Donelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jauheliha's elbow.
A short uppercut from Donelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jauheliha tries to land a knee to the head but Donelly blocks with his arms.
A short right from Donelly.
A knee to the head by Jauheliha.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Donelly as Jauheliha tries to tie him up.
Jauheliha landing knees to the body.
Donelly managing to block the knees to the body from Jauheliha.
Jauheliha misses with a knee strike.
Jauheliha lands a knee to the head.
Jauheliha lands with a light punch inside.
Jauheliha connects with a knee to the head.
Jauheliha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Donelly fails to land.
Jauheliha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jauheliha scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jauheliha stalling in the clinch.
Donelly pushes Jauheliha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jauheliha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jauheliha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donelly blocks it with crossed arms.
Jauheliha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jauheliha trying to land knees to the body.
Donelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Jauheliha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donelly misses with a punch to the body.
Jauheliha slows down the pace here.
Donelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Jauheliha controls his hands.
Jauheliha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donelly.
Donelly misses with the head strike.
Jauheliha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Donelly presses Jauheliha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jauheliha blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Jauheliha.
Jauheliha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Donelly is keeping busy.
Donelly is pushing Jauheliha up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Donelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Jauheliha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donelly blocks an elbow strike from Jauheliha.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Donelly lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jauheliha tries to land knees in the clinch but Donelly avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jauheliha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donelly avoids it.
A short uppercut from Donelly.
Donelly scores with a hook to the body.
Jauheliha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donelly letting Jauheliha take a breather here.
Donelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donelly avoiding damage as Jauheliha throws knees to the body.
Donelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Jauheliha controls his hands.
Donelly lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jauheliha throws an elbow but it misses.
Jauheliha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Donelly up against the cage.
Jauheliha prevents a body shot from Donelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sika Jauheliha dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Donelly misses with a hook.
Donelly scores with a jab.
Donelly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jauheliha backs up against the cage.
Donelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jauheliha manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Jauheliha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jauheliha can pounce on him.
Jauheliha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jauheliha throws a leg kick but Donelly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donelly moves out of range of the body kick from Jauheliha.
Sika Jauheliha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jauheliha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donelly.
Jauheliha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donelly connects with the punch.
Jauheliha moves out of range of the body kick.
Donelly blocks a leg kick.
Jauheliha takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donelly checks a low kick from Jauheliha.
Donelly digs a good body shot into Jauheliha's ribs.
Donelly cracks Jauheliha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Donelly, as that shot connected.

Jauheliha is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donelly.
Jauheliha is still on wobbly legs! Can Donelly finish him?
Jauheliha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Donelly finds it's way round the side to connect with Jauheliha's head.
Jauheliha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Donelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donelly cracks Jauheliha with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jauheliha tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Donelly pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jauheliha is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Donelly!