PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimon Boets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boets might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Штиль. O Donnell has chosen Fields of Athenry as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Boets
vs
O Donnell

195 cm
28
245 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

191 cm
21
280 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

5th Round Clothing
Brute

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimon Boets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus O Donnell!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
O Donnell connects with a high kick.
O Donnell throws a body kick that misses.
Boets on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
O Donnell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boets's sensitive parts.
O Donnell lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Donnell moves out of range of the strikes.
Boets fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boets will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boets shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Donnell defends it nicely.
Boets throws a shot from downtown. O Donnell moves away and avoids it.
Boets moves out of range of the body kick from O Donnell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Donnell tries to land a front kick but Boets steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O Donnell misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O Donnell misses with an attempted mid kick.

Boets closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Donnell to the mat! O Donnell manages to get full guard.
Boets is looking to work some ground and pound but O Donnell has wrist control.
O Donnell wants to sweep here but Boets controlling him for the moment.
Boets working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boets is looking to work some ground and pound but O Donnell has wrist control.
Boets throws a strike but O Donnell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boets looking for a sweep. Not yet Boets, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boets is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

O Donnell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boets has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, O Donnell has managed to get both his arms back between Boets's legs - danger averted.
O Donnell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boets is keeping the position for now.

O Donnell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boets has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, O Donnell has managed to get both his arms back between Boets's legs - danger averted.
O Donnell controls from within his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boets wants to sweep here but O Donnell controlling him for the moment.
O Donnell tries to stand but Boets is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Seamus O Donnell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boets shoots in looking for a takedown but O Donnell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boets's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimon Boets. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Donnell throws the kick towards the body but Boets avoids it.
Boets missing with a left hand there. O Donnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Donnell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Donnell looks for the body kick but Boets saw that one coming.
O Donnell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Seamus O Donnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Donnell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Donnell lands a front kick.
O Donnell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boets moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body kick from O Donnell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boets is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Donnell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boets shoots in looking for a takedown. O Donnell tries to sprawl out of it but Boets keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Donnell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boets fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but O Donnell avoids it really well and circles away.
Boets is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Donnell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus O Donnell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

O Donnell lands with a slapping head kick.
Boets 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.

Boets fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. O Donnell sprawls well initially but Boets persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
O Donnell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boets.

Boets wants to work for an arm triangle but O Donnell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boets is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and O Donnell reverses the position - he's now on top in Boets's guard.
Boets looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Donnell is one step ahead there.

O Donnell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Boets, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell scores with a push kick.
O Donnell tries to land a front kick but Boets steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O Donnell thows a body kick. Boets tries to catch it but that hurt him.
O Donnell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boets on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Donnell. O Donnell obviously looking to wear him down.
Boets is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Donnell throws a wild body kick that Boets sees coming a mile off.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Donnell.
A solid body kick from O Donnell.
O Donnell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
O Donnell throws a front kick that sends Boets stumbling back into the cage.
Boets shoots for a takedown but O Donnell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Donnell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boets has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Seamus O Donnell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Donnell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boets has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick from O Donnell.
O Donnell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Donnell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
O Donnell thuds his shin into the meat of Boets's side.
Boets sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Donnell.
Seamus O Donnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Donnell cracks the inside of Boets's front leg.
O Donnell thumps Boets with a low kick.
Boets sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
O Donnell scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice body kick from O Donnell.
O Donnell is looking to slow Boets down with leg kicks.
O Donnell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boets will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
O Donnell scores with a nice body kick.
O Donnell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Boets if he has to take too many more of those.
O Donnell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Donnell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O Donnell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O Donnell delivers a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from O Donnell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! O Donnell slams his shin into Boets's torso.
O Donnell is looking to land body kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boets crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from O Donnell - the referee stops the clock and Boets gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says O Donnell. Boets manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
O Donnell lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fighters circling - Boets throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boets steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from O Donnell. That one must have hurt.
O Donnell thumps Boets with a low kick.
O Donnell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Donnell throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Donnell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O Donnell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
O Donnell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boets has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Donnell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - O Donnell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Donnell thuds his shin into the meat of Boets's side.
O Donnell scores with a push kick.
O Donnell looks for the body kick but Boets saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus O Donnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Boets fails to land the takedown.
Boets dives in and grabs O Donnell's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Donnell pushes down on Boets's head and hops out.
Boets fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimon Boets. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Donnell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boets.
Boets walks forward, straight into a front kick from O Donnell.
O Donnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good leg kick by O Donnell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Donnell misses with a body kick.
O Donnell lands with a nice body kick.
O Donnell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
O Donnell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by O Donnell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell scores with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Donnell. Boets shrugs it off though.
O Donnell throws a body kick that misses.
O Donnell throws a leg kick which misses Boets's front leg but catches the back leg as Boets tries to avoid it.
Boets has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by O Donnell.
A slapping body kick lands there for O Donnell.
Boets takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boets shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Donnell sprawls well. O Donnell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boets gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice body kick there by O Donnell.
O Donnell lands with a kick to the temple. Boets shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Donnell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seamus O Donnell 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.
O Donnell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
O Donnell throws a head kick that misses.
O Donnell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boets fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Donnell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boets tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Donnell throws a head kick but Boets moves out of range.
O Donnell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boets tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Donnell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Donnell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Donnell throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boets shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with O Donnell but O Donnell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An inside leg kick lands from O Donnell.
Good leg kick by O Donnell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Donnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for O Donnell.
Boets sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Boets steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from O Donnell. That one must have hurt.
Boets tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Donnell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boets takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boets on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Donnell. O Donnell obviously looking to wear him down.
O Donnell throws the kick towards the body but Boets avoids it.
Boets throws a looping overhand right but O Donnell ducks down to avoid it.
Dimon Boets has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boets is defended easily by O Donnell.
O Donnell scores with a nice body kick.
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!
A slapping body kick lands there for O Donnell.
A solid body kick from O Donnell.
Boets fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Donnell throws a front kick that sends Boets stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Donnell, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Donnell scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by O Donnell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Donnell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Boets will feel that in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus O Donnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Donnell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus O Donnell!
During a confident post fight interview, Seamus O Donnell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.