PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donnell has chosen Anti by Mayhem as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hovi
vs
O Donnell

185 cm
31
183 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

186 cm
30
191 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seppo Hovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Myles O Donnell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Hovi blocks the low kick.
O Donnell tries to clinch up but Hovi circles away and keeps his distance.
O Donnell moves out of range of the strikes.
O Donnell has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hovi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. O Donnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Hovi.
O Donnell throws a big shot that misses.
Hovi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hovi.
Hovi misses with an uppercut
and O Donnell counters with a straight right hand.
Hovi ducks under a wild hook from O Donnell.
O Donnell slips under a jab.
Hovi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Donnell counters with a low kick, right behind Hovi 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Donnell throws a shot to the body.
Hovi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Donnell wants to clinch up but Hovi keeps it at a distance.
O Donnell lands with an uppercut that bounces Hovi off the cage and back into range.
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!
Hovi lands a head shot.
O Donnell misses with a hook
and O Donnell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Donnell.
Hovi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Donnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Donnell scores with a jab to the head.
O Donnell connects with a body shot.
Hovi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hovi throws a sloppy head kick
enabling O Donnell to counter with a crisp jab.
Hovi misses the jab.
O Donnell misses with a series of wild punches.
Hovi misses with an uppercut. O Donnell saw that one coming.
Hovi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Donnell scores with a punch to the head.
O Donnell fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Donnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hovi.
O Donnell misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Hovi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Donnell misses with an uppercut. Hovi saw that one coming.
Hovi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hovi throws a series of punches but O Donnell avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hovi lands a leg kick that knocks O Donnell off balance momentarily.
Hovi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Donnell tries to clinch up.
O Donnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hovi throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Donnell scores with a hook to the body. Hovi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Donnell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hovi.
Hovi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hovi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Donnell works Hovi's body with a nice hook.
Hovi throws a jab but it's blocked by O Donnell.
Hovi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hovi throws a body punch but O Donnell moves out of range.

O Donnell clinches up with Hovi and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for O Donnell.
A short right from O Donnell on the inside.
O Donnell is working Hovi over against the cage.
Hovi is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi scores with a shot to the side of O Donnell's head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O Donnell.
O Donnell scores with a hook to the body.
O Donnell misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Donnell misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hovi.
O Donnell lands a body punch.
O Donnell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hovi misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Donnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Donnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Donnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Donnell tries to throw a body punch but Hovi avoids it by throwing O Donnell back against the cage.
O Donnell is trying to maintain a safe position but Hovi gets an underhook and turns O Donnell into the cage.
A body shot lands from O Donnell.
Hovi lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Donnell backwards.
O Donnell tries a body shot but Hovi blocks it.
O Donnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell lands a nice shot to the body.
O Donnell scores with a shot to the side of Hovi's head.
Hovi misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for O Donnell.
O Donnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Donnell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hovi blocks an uppercut.
Hovi controlling the action here for a moment.
O Donnell works on Hovi's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from O Donnell.
O Donnell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Donnell has a couple of punches blocked by Hovi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Donnell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O Donnell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hovi lands an uppercut.
Hovi swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hovi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myles O Donnell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

O Donnell cracks Hovi with a good jab.
O Donnell staying out of range there.
O Donnell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hovi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hovi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi throws a jab but it's blocked by O Donnell.
O Donnell throws a body shot but no joy.
O Donnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hovi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Donnell. That did some damage!
Hovi throws a hook to the side of O Donnell's head but O Donnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Donnell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Seppo Hovi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hovi misses with an uppercut.
O Donnell lands a nice shot that snaps Hovi's head back.
O Donnell misses with a double jab.
Hovi misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Donnell swings widly with a right hand
and Hovi counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hovi jabs at O Donnell's body.
Hovi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hovi misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell misses with a looping left.
Hovi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Donnell.
No joy there for O Donnell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hovi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hovi there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Donnell lands a jab-cross combination.
O Donnell is looking to clinch.
O Donnell scores with a hook.
Hovi thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Donnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hovi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
O Donnell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hovi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hovi misses with a head kick.
Hovi throws a chopping leg kick but O Donnell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Donnell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Donnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Hovi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Donnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hovi.

O Donnell rushes Hovi and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hovi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hovi blocks an uppercut.
Hovi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hovi struggles to land a body shot inside as O Donnell controls his hands.
O Donnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Hovi.
O Donnell lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Donnell.
Hovi misses with the head strike.
O Donnell blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hovi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Hovi.
A short right from O Donnell.
Hovi digs a right hand underneath O Donnell's ribcage. O Donnell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
O Donnell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hovi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hovi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell misses with some punches.
O Donnell pushes Hovi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Donnell lands a nice uppercut.
O Donnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Donnell misses with a body punch.
Hovi prevents a body shot from O Donnell.
Hovi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hovi misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hovi.
Hovi takes a shot to the head.
Hovi misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Donnell tries a body shot but Hovi blocks it.
O Donnell working aggressively here.
Hovi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from O Donnell.
Hovi lands a right hand.
Hovi throws a punch but it's blocked by O Donnell.
A head punch on the inside from Hovi fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell can't find room to land a body shot as Hovi controls the action.
O Donnell is working Hovi over against the cage.
Hovi misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hovi throws a head punch that misses.
Hovi stalling against the cage.
Myles O Donnell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hovi blocking some punches.
O Donnell lands a right hand.
Hovi misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hovi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hovi.
Hovi misses with the head strike.
O Donnell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hovi or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Donnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Hovi.
A right handed body shot lands from O Donnell.
Hovi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Donnell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Myles O Donnell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

O Donnell lands with a nice body punch.
O Donnell lands with a nice combination. Hovi backs away looking to recover.
O Donnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Donnell pushes Hovi away with a front kick.
Hovi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Donnell looks to land a right hand but Hovi moved out of range.
O Donnell lands with a shot to the body.

O Donnell forces Hovi back against the cage and clinches.
Hovi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hovi tries to stall but O Donnell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hovi tries to stall but O Donnell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hovi is trying to stall.
O Donnell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hovi blocks a body shot from O Donnell.
Hovi lands a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hovi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from O Donnell on the inside.
O Donnell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hovi backwards.
O Donnell pushes Hovi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Hovi is rocked!
O Donnell digs a right hand into Hovi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hovi's gas tank.
Oh Hovi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Donnell works on Hovi's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from O Donnell.
O Donnell pushes Hovi against the cage. O Donnell is working some dirty boxing. O Donnell pushes off with a quick right hook! Hovi goes down! Hovi tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! O Donnell moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myles O Donnell!
In his post fight interview, Myles O Donnell started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.