PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunmetal Grey Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Donnelly has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gunmetal Grey Ii's chin.

Grey Ii
vs
Donnelly

188 cm
34
195 lbs
22 - 8 - 1

190 cm
27
193 lbs
11 - 1 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent 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 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunmetal Grey Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey Ii misses with a straight right.
Grey Ii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly cracks Grey Ii with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grey Ii throws a jab but it's blocked by Donnelly.
Brian Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donnelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grey Ii is able to avoid easily.
Nice straight punches there by Grey Ii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grey Ii.
A head kick misses from Donnelly.
A slow jab from Donnelly misses its intended target.
Grey Ii misses with a body shot.
Grey Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grey Ii wants to clinch.
Grey Ii lands a nice looking body shot.
Donnelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donnelly looks to land a left hand but Grey Ii moved out of range nicely.
Donnelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donnelly now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donnelly.
Grey Ii cracks the inside of Donnelly's front leg.
Good standup being displayed there by Grey Ii as he connects with a hook.
Donnelly misses with a hook.
Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donnelly swinging wildly here.

Grey Ii fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donnelly, pushing him back against the cage.
Donnelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grey Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donnelly blocks an uppercut.
Grey Ii lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Grey Ii on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii throws a head punch that misses.
Grey Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grey Ii tries a body shot but Donnelly blocks it.
Donnelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grey Ii's elbow.
Grey Ii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Grey Ii's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Donnelly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grey Ii is keeping busy.
Grey Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.

Donnelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Donnelly misses.
Grey Ii is looking to counter the offense by Donnelly and move into the clinch.
Crunch! Grey Ii slams his shin into Donnelly's torso.
Grey Ii avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly tries to work over Grey Ii's front leg with a kick but Grey Ii checks it.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly throws a body kick that misses.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Grey Ii blocks the low kick.
Grey Ii throws a sloppy body shot
and Donnelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses.
Grey Ii moves out of range as Donnelly throws a body kick.
Donnelly throws a wild body kick that Grey Ii sees coming a mile off.
Grey Ii works Donnelly's body with a nice hook.
Grey Ii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grey Ii throws a hook but Donnelly blocks it.
Donnelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donnelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grey Ii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donnelly.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grey Ii moves away.
Grey Ii tried to counter with a leg kick but Donnelly avoided it.
Grey Ii lands a leg kick that knocks Donnelly off balance momentarily.
Grey Ii throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with a straight left.
Grey Ii avoids the head kick by Donnelly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donnelly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grey Ii fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Donnelly checks it well.
Donnelly counters with a body kick.
Grey Ii blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
As Donnelly tries to get set, Grey Ii tries to push him back and clinch up but Donnelly manages to avoid the attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Grey Ii there.
The fighters circling - Donnelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Donnelly tries to get set, Grey Ii tries to push him back and clinch up but Donnelly manages to avoid the attempt.
Donnelly throws a right and a left that Grey Ii avoids nicely.
Grey Ii tries to clinch up but Donnelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Decent striking displayed by Grey Ii there.
Grey Ii feints a jab promting Donnelly to slip. Grey Ii then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Donnelly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Donnelly throws a body punch but Grey Ii moves out of range.
Grey Ii lands an overhand right.
Grey Ii moves out of range of the body kick.
Donnelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grey Ii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grey Ii takes a swing at Donnelly's ribcage but misses.
Grey Ii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gunmetal Grey Ii will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A solid leg kick lands there for Grey Ii.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Grey Ii blocks the low kick.
Donnelly tries to land a leg kick but Grey Ii saw it coming and moves away.
Donnelly lands a head kick!
Donnelly throws a lazy right hand but Grey Ii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grey Ii catches Donnelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grey Ii blocks the body kick.
Brian Donnelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donnelly lands a front kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grey Ii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey Ii throws a low kick but Donnelly moves out of range easily.
Grey Ii avoids the body shot from Donnelly.

Grey Ii clinches up with Donnelly and pushes him back against the cage.
Grey Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grey Ii lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donnelly.
Donnelly has had enough of the clinch but Grey Ii keeps him there for the moment.
Grey Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grey Ii lands a nice uppercut.
Grey Ii prevents Donnelly from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Donnelly controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Grey Ii.
A short right from Grey Ii on the inside.
Grey Ii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Grey Ii on the inside.
Grey Ii tries to throw a body punch but Donnelly avoids it by throwing Grey Ii back against the cage.
Grey Ii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grey Ii.
Donnelly prevents a body shot from Grey Ii.
Donnelly is trying to break the clinch but Grey Ii has him pressed against the cage.
Grey Ii pushes Donnelly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donnelly tries to circle away but Grey Ii has him pinned against the cage.
Donnelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gunmetal Grey Ii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grey Ii scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grey Ii tries to work over Donnelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grey Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
Grey Ii prevents Donnelly from breaking the clinch.
Donnelly is looking to break free of the clinch but Grey Ii has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii gets through Donnelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Grey Ii.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grey Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donnelly tries a body shot but Grey Ii blocks it.
Grey Ii misses with some punches.
Grey Ii misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Grey Ii.
Donnelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Grey Ii controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii lands a nice shot to the body.
Grey Ii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Grey Ii.
A frustrated look appears on Donnelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grey Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
Grey Ii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Grey Ii.
Donnelly is breathing heavily.
Grey Ii is struggling to control the position.
Grey Ii working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
Donnelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Donnelly breaks the clinch.
Grey Ii slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grey Ii lands a nice shot to the body.
Grey Ii dips to his left and cracks Donnelly with an uppercut!
Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick and Grey Ii moves out of range easily.
Grey Ii is looking to clinch but Donnelly is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grey Ii avoids the head kick by Donnelly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey Ii lands with an uppercut that bounces Donnelly off the cage and back into range.
Grey Ii scores with a jab to the body.
Donnelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grey Ii can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Grey Ii.
Donnelly misses the shot to the body.
Grey Ii wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Grey Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donnelly moves away.
Donnelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grey Ii. Grey Ii obviously looking to wear him down.
Donnelly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grey Ii walks forward, straight into a front kick from Donnelly.
Donnelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donnelly is looking to land body kicks.
Grey Ii takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grey Ii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donnelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunmetal Grey Ii dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Grey Ii blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly looks to land a right hand but Grey Ii moved out of range.
Donnelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donnelly staying out of range there.
Grey Ii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grey Ii connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donnelly momentarily.
Grey Ii avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly wants to land a leg kick but Grey Ii is out of range.
Donnelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Grey Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donnelly throws a hook but Grey Ii blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey Ii moves out of range of the body kick.
Grey Ii wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A combination from Donnelly does no damage.
Donnelly tries to land a body kick
and Grey Ii counters with a leg kick.
Donnelly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donnelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grey Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donnelly throws out a counter right but Grey Ii avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii takes one on the button.
Donnelly throws a body kick that misses.
Donnelly misses with a straight right.
Grey Ii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Grey Ii clinches up against the cage.
Donnelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grey Ii's elbow.
Donnelly tries to circle away but Grey Ii has him pinned against the cage.
Donnelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donnelly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grey Ii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grey Ii misses with some punches.
Donnelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grey Ii has him pressed against the cage.
Grey Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
Donnelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grey Ii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Grey Ii lands a left hand.
Donnelly lands a shoulder strike.
Donnelly tries to work over Grey Ii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Donnelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grey Ii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donnelly can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grey Ii throws a head kick that misses.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grey Ii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Donnelly misses with a body shot.
Donnelly swings for the body but Grey Ii moves out of range.
Donnelly tries to land a front kick but Grey Ii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grey Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brian Donnelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donnelly throws a push kick but Grey Ii slaps the foot to one side.
Grey Ii lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grey Ii fails in his attempt to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Donnelly.
Grey Ii moves out of range as Donnelly strikes.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Grey Ii tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with a left hand
and Grey Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Grey Ii moves into the clinch.
Gunmetal Grey Ii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donnelly tries to work over Grey Ii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donnelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Grey Ii controls his hands.
Donnelly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grey Ii prevents Donnelly from breaking the clinch.
Grey Ii prevents Donnelly from breaking the clinch.

Donnelly breaks from the clinch.
Grey Ii slips under a jab.
Grey Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donnelly manages to avoid it.
Donnelly throws a hook to the side of Grey Ii's head but Grey Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donnelly throws a nice looking combination but Grey Ii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donnelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grey Ii manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii fakes the leg kick and cracks Donnelly in the body.
Donnelly throws a lazy body kick
and Grey Ii counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grey Ii lands a slapping body shot.
Grey Ii lands with a cross.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grey Ii connects with a good right hand that stumbles Donnelly. Donnelly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Grey Ii scores with a jab. Donnelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grey Ii tries to clinch up but Donnelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Grey Ii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donnelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Donnelly! But no joy.

Grey Ii closes the distance and pushes Donnelly back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donnelly.
Donnelly tries to work over Grey Ii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donnelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donnelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Grey Ii controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunmetal Grey Ii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grey Ii has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunmetal Grey Ii!
A victorious Gunmetal Grey Ii thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Brian Donnelly had this to say: 'Well shit.'.