PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Donatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dodson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Antoine Dodson - Bed Intruder. The crowd seem to be enjoying Donatelli's choice of entrance music: I Sell Comics - Courage My Love. Kirk Donatelli will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dodson
vs
Donatelli

175 cm
28
190 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

188 cm
31
185 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Dodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirk Donatelli!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Donatelli clinches with his opponent.
Donatelli keeps control of Dodson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Donatelli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dodson prevents Donatelli from breaking the clinch.

Donatelli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donatelli takes a swing at Dodson's ribcage but misses.
Donatelli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dodson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dodson tries to land a front kick but Donatelli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dodson throws a head kick but Donatelli moves out of range.

Donatelli rushes Dodson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Donatelli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donatelli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dodson counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donatelli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donatelli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donatelli displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dodson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dodson throws a low kick, looking for Donatelli's leg but Donatelli calmly moves out of range.
Dodson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dodson.
Some wild striking there from Donatelli.
Dodson misses with a low kick as Donatelli jumps back.
Donatelli misses with a few strikes there.
Donatelli throws a head kick that misses.
Donatelli blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli misses with a series of wild punches.
Dodson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dodson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donatelli moves away.
Dodson is looking to land body kicks.
Donatelli scores with a jab. Dodson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Donatelli.
Dodson misses the shot to the body.
Donatelli throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dodson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dodson throws a head kick but Donatelli moves out of range.
Dodson moves out of range of the body kick.
Dodson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dodson ducks under a wild hook from Donatelli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dodson gets tackled into the cage by Donatelli. Donatelli maintains the clinch.

Donatelli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donatelli is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dodson throws a leg kick
and Donatelli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donatelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Donatelli. Beautiful body shot.

Donatelli clinches up with Dodson and pushes him back against the cage.
Donatelli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Donatelli breaks from the clinch.
Donatelli misses with a hook
and Dodson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Donatelli throws a series of punches but Dodson moves out of range.
Donatelli throws a leg kick but Dodson moved away.
Kirk Donatelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dodson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dodson moves away.
Donatelli throws a sloppy head kick and Dodson moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dodson throws a shot to the body.
Donatelli looks gassed!
Donatelli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donatelli avoids a kick to the body.
Dodson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donatelli.
A head kick misses from Dodson.

Donatelli gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Dodson breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donatelli misses with a kick to the body.
Dodson throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Kirk Donatelli has been cut.
A combination from Dodson does no damage.
Donatelli misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirk Donatelli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Donatelli'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.

Donatelli darts in and clinches Dodson up against the cage.
Dodson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Donatelli is looking to break free of the clinch but Dodson has double underhooks.
Donatelli tries to break free but Dodson pushes him back against the cage.
Dodson prevents Donatelli from breaking the clinch.
Dodson is trying to push Donatelli away but Donatelli has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dodson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dodson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donatelli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donatelli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donatelli has had enough of the clinch but Dodson keeps him there for the moment.

Dodson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donatelli misses with a series of wild punches.
Donatelli checks the leg kick.
Dodson 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.
Dodson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donatelli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dodson looks to land a body kick but Donatelli moved away.
Donatelli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dodson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donatelli fails to land with a series of punches.
Dodson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Donatelli misses with a straight left.
Dodson checks the leg kick.
Donatelli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dodson circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli misses with a head kick.
Donatelli misses the shot to the body.
Donatelli scores with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Donatelli.
Dodson throws a hook but Donatelli blocks it.
Donatelli blocks a head kick by Dodson.
Donatelli throws a shot from downtown. Dodson moves away and avoids it.
Donatelli misses with a series of wild punches.
Donatelli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Donatelli.
Antoine Dodson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donatelli moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dodson moves out of range as Donatelli strikes.
Donatelli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dodson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Donatelli's knee momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dodson.
Kirk Donatelli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dodson throws a head kick that misses.
Donatelli connects with a looping right hand.

Donatelli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Donatelli tries to land knees in the clinch but Dodson avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Donatelli is looking to break free of the clinch but Dodson has double underhooks.

Donatelli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donatelli looks to land a combination but Dodson avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson fails to land with a series of punches.
Dodson throws a big shot that misses.
Dodson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donatelli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dodson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Donatelli moves into range and clinches up with Dodson.

Donatelli manages to break the clinch.
Donatelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dodson moves away.
Donatelli punishes Dodson's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donatelli misses with a series of wild punches.
Donatelli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dodson counters with an inside leg kick.
Donatelli is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Donatelli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dodson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dodson slips under a jab.

Donatelli moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirk Donatelli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kirk Donatelli's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dodson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donatelli.
Donatelli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donatelli blocks a head kick by Dodson.

Donatelli has managed to clinch.

Dodson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dodson scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dodson.
Donatelli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dodson doesn't seem bothered though.
Dodson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donatelli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donatelli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donatelli connects with a looping right hand.
Donatelli on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good exchange - Donatelli coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson avoids the head kick by Donatelli.
Donatelli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Donatelli throws a chopping leg kick but Dodson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Donatelli takes one to the side of the head.
That kick from Dodson tenderised Donatelli's leg. Donatelli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dodson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donatelli looks to land a combination but Dodson avoids it well.

Donatelli gets a clinch.

Dodson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donatelli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donatelli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dodson.
Dodson throws a low kick but Donatelli moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Donatelli.
Donatelli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dodson throws out the jab.
Antoine Dodson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Donatelli rushes Dodson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Donatelli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donatelli keeps control of Dodson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Donatelli breaks from the clinch.
Dodson works Donatelli's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donatelli misses with an uppercut. Dodson saw that one coming.
Donatelli lands a jab to the nose.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dodson.
Dodson scores with a kick to the body.
Donatelli throws a looping overhand right but Dodson ducks down to avoid it.
Dodson slips a jab from Donatelli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli swinging wildly here.
A jab from Dodson misses.
Dodson misses with an uppercut.
Kirk Donatelli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dodson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dodson throws a front kick aimed at Donatelli's knee but Donatelli avoids it well.
Donatelli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dodson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice combination there by Dodson.
Dodson is looking to score with low kicks.

Donatelli takes the fight into the clinch.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson lands with a right hand.

Donatelli has Dodson up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dodson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dodson 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.
Sloppy strikes from Donatelli. Those never looked like landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antoine Dodson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donatelli 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Donatelli!