PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dean Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz has chosen The Bear Jew as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stevens
vs
Donowitz

176 cm
26
169 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

181 cm
27
155 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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KAISER
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Stevens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens scores with a decent looking hook.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Stevens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donowitz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stevens looks to score with a jab to the body but Donowitz is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Donowitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donowitz.
Stevens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donowitz.
Stevens throws an off balance right hand
and Donowitz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Donowitz sizes up Stevens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donowitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Stevens checks it.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stevens.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens slips under a jab.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Donowitz throws a hook to the side of Stevens's head but Stevens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz looks to land a right hand but Stevens moved out of range.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donowitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Donny Donowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stevens throws a lazy right hand but Donowitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevens scores with a jab to the body.
Stevens throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz misses with a body shot.
Donowitz throws a jab when Stevens was well out of range.
Stevens misses with a left hand
enabling Donowitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donowitz.
Donowitz blocks the body kick.
Donowitz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donowitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevens tries to land a front kick but Donowitz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a body kick.
Donowitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevens is looking to wear down Donowitz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Donowitz with a jab.
Stevens loads up on a big right hand but Donowitz slips the punch.

Stevens bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stevens has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Donowitz trying to control but Stevens flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Stevens lands with a hammerfist to the side of Donowitz's head.
Stevens controlling the position well here. Donowitz rolled but Stevens kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Donowitz staying busy and making it hard for Stevens to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Stevens controlling the positon.
Stevens has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stevens not allowing Donowitz to control his hands.
Donowitz is trying to stand back up.
Stevens throws strikes from the back but Donowitz rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Donowitz.
Stevens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz seems keen to control Stevens's posture.
Stevens throws a big elbow that misses.
Stevens scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stevens tries to free his leg and advance position but Donowitz is retaining full guard.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Donowitz keeps moving.
Stevens working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donowitz's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens stays in close to Donowitz's body and controls the position.
Stevens wants to pass the guard but Donowitz is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Stevens dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Donowitz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stevens misses with a low kick.
Stevens ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
Donowitz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donowitz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stevens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donowitz.
Stevens connects with a high kick.

It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Stevens misses with a looping right.
Donowitz moves away from the strike by Stevens.
Stevens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
Donowitz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Donowitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stevens.
Donowitz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donowitz misses with a looping right.
Stevens throws a sloppy body shot
and Donowitz counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz walks into a straight right hand from Stevens.
Donowitz misses with a kick to the body.
Dean Stevens is winning the standup battle so far.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Stevens throws a hook to the side of Donowitz's head but Donowitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donowitz blocks a head kick by Stevens.
Stevens cracks a nice hook into Donowitz's ribs.
A big left from Donowitz misses.
Donowitz scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice straight punches there by Donowitz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donowitz.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stevens.
Donowitz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stevens throws a lazy body kick
and Donowitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donowitz throws a looping overhand right but Stevens ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Donowitz there.
Donowitz cracks Stevens with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz misses with a double jab.
Stevens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donowitz throws out the jab.
Stevens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
Stevens misses with an uppercut.
Stevens slips under a jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Donowitz missing with a left hand there. Stevens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Donowitz.
Stevens blocks a jab.
Donowitz tries to score with a low kick but Stevens moves his leg out of the way.
Stevens smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Stevens misses.
Stevens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses
letting Donowitz counter with a right hand.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Donowitz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stevens.
Stevens shoots and misses
and Donowitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stevens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donowitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Stevens drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Donowitz tries to improve position but can't.
Donowitz parries the strikes from Stevens easily there. Stevens is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Donowitz to escape.
Stevens wants to take a breather but Donowitz manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Stevens.
Donowitz keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Donowitz tries to pass to full mount but Stevens defends it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are battling for position here. Stevens manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stevens looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Donowitz controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dean Stevens will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stevens misses with a hook.
Stevens scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Donowitz doesn't seem bothered though.
Donowitz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stevens's head.
Donowitz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stevens finds it's way round the side to connect with Donowitz's head.
Donowitz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stevens to score with a decent uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stevens.
Donowitz lands a jab to Stevens's midsection.
Stevens checks a leg kick.
Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stevens scores with a body shot.
Stevens catches Donowitz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stevens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donowitz circles away.
Donowitz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stevenss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Stevens gets a double leg takedown into Donowitz's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stevens throwing strikes but missing.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Donowitz keeps moving.
Stevens won't allow Donowitz to get back to his feet.
Stevens looking to pass the guard.
Donowitz keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dean Stevens.
Stevens throws a lazy right hand but Donowitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevens staying out of range there.
Donowitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stevens.
Stevens looks to land a body kick but Donowitz moved away.
Stevens with a poor takedown
and Stevens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stevens finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stevens avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stevens, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevens stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donowitz.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
Stevens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut. Stevens saw that one coming.
Stevens moves away from the strike by Donowitz.
Stevens explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Donowitz moves out of range easily.
Donowitz lands a jab to the head.
A lazy left from Donowitz finds it's target.
Donowitz throws a shot from downtown. Stevens moves away and avoids it.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Donowitz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stevens doesn't seem bothered though.
Donowitz misses with a hook to the body
and Stevens counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens slips under a jab from Donowitz.
Stevens looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Donowitz misses.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Stevens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stevens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Donowitz has time to react.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donowitz throws an overhand right that lands on Stevens's shoulder, as Stevens tries to avoid the shot.
Donowitz jabs at Stevens's body.
Donowitz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stevens takes a step back to recover.
Donowitz thuds a left hand into Stevens's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donowitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Stevens misses.
Stevens thuds his right hand into Donowitz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Stevens clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Donowitz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donowitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Stevens.
Stevens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donowitz moves out of range of the body kick.
Stevens looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donowitz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donowitz misses with a hook to the body
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
Stevens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donowitz.
Stevens misses with a low kick.
Stevens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stevens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Donowitz.
Stevens throws a hook to the side of Donowitz's head but Donowitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donowitz connects with a leg kick. Stevens looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens moves out of range as Donowitz throws a body kick.
Stevens looks for the body kick but Donowitz saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stevens.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Donowitz misses.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Stevens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donowitz scores with a decent looking hook.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Donowitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevens thows a leg kick but Donowitz checks it
and Donowitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donowitz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stevens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz walks into a left hand.
Donowitz thumps Stevens with a low kick.
A lazy body kick from Stevens
letting Donowitz counter with a right hand.
Stevens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
Donowitz slips a jab from Stevens.
Stevens tries a head kick but it misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Donowitz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Donowitz wants it to stay on the feet.
Donowitz digs a good hook to Stevens's body.
Donowitz feints and then cracks Stevens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevens down.
Stevens throws out a loose jab but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donowitz throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Stevens misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Donowitz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A clash of legs there as Stevens blocks the low kick.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Donowitz.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
Stevens takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Stevens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevens throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
Stevens takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donowitz.
Donowitz lands a slapping body shot.
Stevens looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot to the liver by Donowitz. Beautiful body shot.
Stevens closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a leg kick which misses Stevens's front leg but catches the back leg as Stevens tries to avoid it.
Donowitz wants to land a leg kick but Stevens is out of range.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Donowitz works Stevens's body with a nice hook.
Stevens throws a hook to the side of Donowitz's head but Donowitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens checks a leg kick nicely.
Stevens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donowitz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donowitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevens's calf.
Stevens swings widly with a right hand
and Donowitz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donowitz dips to his left and cracks Stevens with an uppercut!
Donowitz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Stevens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donny Donowitz dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A slow jab from Stevens misses its intended target.
Donowitz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stevens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donowitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donowitz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stevens counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Donowitz moves away from the strike by Stevens.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stevens's head.
Donowitz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stevens misses with a leg kick.
Donowitz looks for the body kick but Stevens saw that one coming.
Donowitz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donowitz lands a nice hook to Stevens's body. Stevens takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens stuns Donowitz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Donowitz throws a low kick but Stevens moves out of range easily.
Stevens tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Donowitz is able to avoid easily.
Donowitz takes one on the button.
Stevens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donowitz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Stevens loads up on a big right hand but Donowitz slips the punch.
Donowitz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stevens is defended easily by Donowitz.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Donowitz throws a right and a left that Stevens avoids nicely.
Donowitz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Donny Donowitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz looks to land a right hand but Stevens moved out of range.
A left lands for Donowitz.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Donowitz avoids a kick to the body.
Stevens takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick
and Donowitz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stevens thinking.
Donowitz throws a nice looking combination but Stevens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donowitz takes a swing at Stevens's ribcage but misses.
Donowitz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Donowitz misses.
Stevens takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donowitz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stevens tries to clinch but Donowitz is having none of it.
Donowitz defending well as Stevens loads up on a big left hand.
Dean Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Donowitz as he jumps to the side.
Stevens throws a nice looking combination but Donowitz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donowitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Donowitz does it's job there.
Stevens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stevens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Stevens is rocked!
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Donowitz moves out of range easily.
Stevens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Stevens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stevens misses with a body kick.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Donowitz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
Stevens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz loads up on a big right hand but Stevens slips the punch.
Stevens drops his hands momentarily and Donowitz needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Stevens just on the top of the head. Stevens drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Stevens - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Donny Donowitz! Donny Donowitz retains his lightweight title!
Donny Donowitz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.