PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Polyakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Donaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Polyakov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Polyakov
vs
Donaldson

201 cm
22
275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vladimir Polyakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Donaldson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Polyakov has closed the distance and engaged Donaldson in a clinch.
Donaldson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Donaldson tries to break the clinch but Polyakov is controlling the position.
Donaldson tries to pull guard but Polyakov holds him up against the cage and eventually Donaldson drops back down to his feet.
Polyakov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Donaldson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Polyakov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Polyakov misses with a head kick.

Polyakov has closed the distance and engaged Donaldson in a clinch.
Polyakov scores a nice knee to the body.
Polyakov lands a knee to the body.
Donaldson looks gassed!
Polyakov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Polyakov lands a nice knee to the body.
Polyakov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Donaldson's face.
Polyakov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Polyakov.
The is referee keeping an eye on Polyakov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Polyakov missing with knees to the body.
Polyakov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Donaldson wants a takedown.
Vladimir Polyakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Donaldson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Polyakov.
Donaldson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Polyakov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donaldson blocks it with crossed arms.
Polyakov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Polyakov lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polyakov lands a damaging elbow.
Polyakov crunches a lovely knee into Donaldson's ribcage.
Polyakov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Polyakov gets underhooks to prevent Donaldson's takedown attempt.
Polyakov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Ken Donaldson has been cut.
Polyakov with a knee to the head.
Polyakov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Polyakov lands a nice knee to the body.
Polyakov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Polyakov lands an elbow just above Donaldson 's eye.
Polyakov leaning against his opponent.

Polyakov breaks the clinch.

Polyakov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Polyakov lands a knee to the body.
Polyakov leaning against his opponent.
Donaldson tries to break the clinch but Polyakov is controlling the position.
Polyakov avoiding damage as Donaldson throws knees to the body.
Donaldson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Polyakov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Polyakov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Polyakov crunches a lovely knee into Donaldson's ribcage.
Come on Polyakov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Donaldson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Polyakov has him pressed against the cage.
Polyakov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polyakov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Polyakov lands a knee to the head.
Donaldson wants to break free but Polyakov has control.
Polyakov tries to land a knee to the head but Donaldson blocks with his arms.
Polyakov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hook to the body lands for Donaldson.
Donaldson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Polyakov misses with a knee to the head.
Donaldson fails to pull guard.
Donaldson is working for takedown but Polyakov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Donaldson tries to break the clinch but Polyakov is controlling the position.
Polyakov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Polyakov avoiding damage.
Polyakov seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Polyakov lands a takedown into guard.
Polyakov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Polyakov cracks Donaldson with a solid left hand.
Donaldson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Polyakov is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polyakov slips nicely into half guard.
Polyakov is thwarting Donaldson's attempts to control the position.
Polyakov is pressing down on Donaldson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Donaldson is holding on for now.
Polyakov lands with a punch from half guard.
Polyakov is thwarting Donaldson's attempts to control the position.
Polyakov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Polyakov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Donaldson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Polyakov pulls his head out easily.
Polyakov working Donaldson over with strikes.
Polyakov is thwarting Donaldson's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Polyakov lands a nice short elbow.
Donaldson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Polyakov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donaldson's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Polyakov trying to control the pace.
Polyakov is tying to control. Donaldson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Donaldson trying to control but Polyakov postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Polyakov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Donaldson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice sprawl there from Polyakov as Donaldson shoots in.

Polyakov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Polyakov keeps control of Donaldson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donaldson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Polyakov just stands there and leans against the cage.
A knee to the head by Polyakov.
Polyakov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Donaldson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Polyakov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Polyakov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Donaldson wants to improve his position but Polyakov is controlling well.
Donaldson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Polyakov is working away from the top position though.
Donaldson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Polyakov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Polyakov's back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donaldson tries to keep control of the position but Polyakov is staying busy.
Polyakov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Polyakov wants to control but Donaldson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polyakov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Polyakov keeping hold of Donaldson's head, controlling as best he can.
Polyakov tries to roll over but Donaldson keeps him under control.
Polyakov keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Polyakov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Polyakov is looking to control Donaldson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Polyakov avoid being mounted?

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Polyakov tries to bum rush Donaldson with a series of wild strikes but Donaldson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Polyakov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Donaldson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polyakov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donaldson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Polyakov counters with a thumping low kick.
Donaldson fails with the takedown

and Polyakov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Donaldson!
Vladimir Polyakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Donaldson.
Donaldson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Polyakov.
Polyakov controlling the position easily from mount.
Polyakov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Polyakov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Polyakov is landing with some decent strikes but Donaldson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polyakov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Donaldson is in a horrible position here. Polyakov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Donaldson is rocked!
Polyakov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Donaldson is still in real trouble! Can Polyakov finish him?
Polyakov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That has opened up Ken Donaldson's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Polyakov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Donaldson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Polyakov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Donaldson tries to reverse the position but Polyakov maintains control.
Polyakov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donaldson can do to turn this around?
Polyakov controlling his opponent.
Polyakov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Donaldson seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polyakov landing strikes from the mount.
Polyakov landing punches.
Polyakov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Donaldson tries to hold on but Polyakov postures up.
Polyakov content just to control the position here.
Donaldson tries to lock up and control but Polyakov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Donaldson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Polyakov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Polyakov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Donaldson gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Polyakov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ken Donaldson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Donaldson wants to clinch.
Polyakov motions for Donaldson to come forward. Polyakov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Polyakov throws a front kick aimed at Donaldson's knee but Donaldson avoids it well.
Donaldson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Polyakov but Polyakov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ken Donaldson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donaldson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Polyakov can pounce on him.
Polyakov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donaldson slips a straight right by Polyakov.
Polyakov 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.
Donaldson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Polyakov circles away.
Donaldson throws a head kick that misses.
Donaldson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Polyakov knocks Donaldson to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Donaldson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Polyakov tries to advance to mount but Donaldson denies him.
Polyakov just content to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaldson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Polyakov trying to control the action but Donaldson is working from the bottom.
Donaldson wants to control but Polyakov is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Donaldson actively working from the bottom here.
Donaldson trying to control from the bottom.
Donaldson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Donaldson is trying to get back to full guard.
Polyakov wants to control but Donaldson is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Polyakov scores with a nice body kick.
Donaldson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donaldson closes the distance but Polyakov moves to the side

and Polyakov counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Donaldson wants a takedown but no success here.
Vladimir Polyakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Donaldson.
Polyakov is trying to stall.
Polyakov landing knees to the body.
Donaldson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Polyakov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Donaldson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Polyakov is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Polyakov.
Polyakov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Donaldson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Donaldson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donaldson tries to pull guard but Polyakov won't allow it.
Donaldson looking to slow down the pace here.
Polyakov misses with a knee strike.
Polyakov misses with a knee to the head.
Donaldson fails to pull guard.
Vladimir Polyakov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Donaldson is trying to break free.
Polyakov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Polyakov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Polyakov.
Polyakov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donaldson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polyakov misses with a knee to the head.
Donaldson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Polyakov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Polyakov gets underhooks to prevent Donaldson's takedown attempt.
Donaldson fails to pull guard.
Donaldson is working for takedown but Polyakov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Polyakov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Donaldson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from Polyakov.
Polyakov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donaldson struggles to land a body shot inside as Polyakov controls his hands.
Polyakov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Polyakov tries a knee to the head but Donaldson blocks it.
Donaldson lands a shoulder strike.

Polyakov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Donaldson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Donaldson is trying to stand back up.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Polyakov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polyakov is working the ground and pound. Can Donaldson escape?
Donaldson covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Can Donaldson hold on?! Polyakov is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polyakov controlling from the back.
Donaldson holding both Polyakov 's hands and preventing any damage.
Donaldson trying to control the hands but Polyakov breaks the grip.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Polyakov's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
You can see the frustration on Donaldson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donaldson turns into Polyakov and is now in his guard.
Ken Donaldson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Polyakov trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Polyakov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Polyakov 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Polyakov!