PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iswan Dono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maddox Rayborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iswan Dono has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dono
vs
Rayborn

200 cm
26
185 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

188 cm
23
184 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Pitt Nutrition 160Q!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Iswan Dono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maddox Rayborn!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayborn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dono swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rayborn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dono lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rayborn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rayborn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dono pushes Rayborn away with a front kick.
Rayborn throws a big shot that misses.

Rayborn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dono is trying to break free.
Dono really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Dono escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rayborn misses with a right hand
and Dono counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dono missing with a left hand there. Rayborn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been told by Dono's head coaches at Canadian Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rayborn avoids the head kick by Dono.
Dono lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dono uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rayborn.
Nice defenses there by Dono.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayborn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dono throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rayborn misses with a looping right.
Rayborn throws a right hand that misses
enabling Dono to counter with a crisp jab.
Dono looks to land a right hand but Rayborn moved out of range.
Rayborn misses with a looping left.
Rayborn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Rayborn misses its intended target.
Dono appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rayborn tries to clinch there but Dono circles away.
As Rayborn backs away, Dono returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rayborn is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dono.
Rayborn loads up on a big right hand but Dono slips the punch.
Dono takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayborn throws a poor cross that misses
and Dono counters with a nice uppercut.
Rayborn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dono counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dono scores with a nice head shot.
Rayborn slips under a jab.
Dono on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dono pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Rayborn misses.
It looked like Dono wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dono catches Rayborn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rayborn avoids the body shot from Dono.
Dono throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from Dono misses
and Rayborn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rayborn looks to land a right hand but Dono moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Dono misses
and Rayborn counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Rayborn does it's job there.
Rayborn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Rayborn pushes Dono up against the cage in a clinch.
Dono looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rayborn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Dono.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rayborn.
Dono goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rayborn throws a punch but it's blocked by Dono.

Dono pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dono 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.
It seemed like Rayborn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dono tried to score with a low kick but Rayborn checks it.
Rayborn misses with a hook. Dono ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Rayborn finds it's target.
Dono lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayborn lands with a hook. Dono tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Dono is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rayborn lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Dono - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Rayborn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maddox Rayborn!
Post fight, Maddox Rayborn stared into the camera and said 'I can do it all! slam, mount, rear up, bite, stand over, sit on, bark, snarl, growl, bare their teeth and do chin-overs. Pet me pet meeee! '.