PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Donnelly (ranked 4839 p4p, 522 weight class) and Jonny Johnson (ranked 3847 p4p, 446 weight class). Jonny Johnson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Donnelly
vs
Johnson

185 cm
19
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
26
194 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominic Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly throws a shot to the body.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Donnelly to score with a decent uppercut.
Donnelly tries to clinch up.

Donnelly closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Donnelly.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Donnelly.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Donnelly gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Donnelly after a bit of a struggle.
Donnelly tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Donnelly lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Jonny Johnson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Donnelly - that landed with a thud.
Donnelly lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Donnelly prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Donnelly pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson looks winded!
Donnelly digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Donnelly.
Donnelly blocks an uppercut.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donnelly lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Donnelly as the two fighters clinch.
Donnelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Donnelly is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Donnelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donnelly tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Donnelly thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnelly delivers a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Donnelly has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Donnelly lands with a short shot to the head.

That has opened up Jonny Johnson's cut even more.
Donnelly lands a nice elbow.
Johnson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Donnelly seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Johnson can turn it around.

Donnelly breaks the clinch.
Donnelly throws a one two combo.
Donnelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Johnson is rocked!

The cut above Jonny Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Donnelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Donnelly lands a right hand.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Donnelly finish him?
Donnelly unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Johnson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Donnelly is unloading with more strikes now! Johnson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Donnelly!
A relieved looking Dominic Donnelly thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.