PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Donelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donelly has chosen Jump Around as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Aoki
vs
Donelly

178 cm
30
181 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

175 cm
30
186 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Donelly!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki misses with a body shot.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Aoki moves away from the strike by Donelly.
Donelly slips a jab from Aoki.
Donelly throws a shot from downtown. Aoki moves away and avoids it.
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Donelly finds it's target.
Donelly moves out of range as Aoki strikes.
Aoki misses with a straight left.
Donelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Aoki's head.

It looks like Tatsuya Aoki has been cut.
Aoki misses with a series of wild punches.
Aoki lands a body shot.
Aoki thows a body shot but no joy.
Donelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aoki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki shoots for a takedown but Donelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aoki misses with a two punch combination.
Donelly wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki shoots for a takedown but Donelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuya Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Donelly misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Donelly. That snapped Aoki's head back.
Donelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donelly misses with a hook.
Aoki walks into a straight right hand from Donelly.
Donelly lands with a nice body punch.
Donelly cracks Aoki with a right hand to the side of the head.

Aoki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Donelly is keeping the position.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Donelly keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donelly is keeping the position for now.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Donelly keeps moving.
Aoki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Tatsuya Aoki has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Aoki manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Donelly on his heels. He'll look to pass Donelly's guard now, I'm sure.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Donelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Donelly is on top in guard.
Donelly won't allow Aoki to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donelly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Donelly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Aoki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Donelly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Donelly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aoki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Donelly is controlling him.
Aoki looking for a sweep. Not yet Aoki, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is concentrating on defense, preventing Donelly from advancing position.
Aoki tries to get to full guard but Donelly has control of the leg.
Aoki trying to control here.
Donelly is figuring out what he wants to do next.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki wants to get back to full guard but Donelly has mounted him!
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 Tatsuya Aoki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tatsuya Aoki's cut.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Donelly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Donelly.
Aoki throws a shot from downtown. Donelly moves away and avoids it.

Donelly takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Donelly on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Donelly.
Donelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Donelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donelly lands an elbow inside.
Aoki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Donelly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jab from Donelly.

Aoki is rocked!
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!
Aoki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Donelly is fending him off so far but Aoki persists. Nope, Donelly circles away and we're back to standing.
Donelly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Donelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh Aoki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donelly manages to avoid it.
BAM! Donelly delivers a spinning backfist that drops Aoki like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Joseph Donelly!
An intense looking Joseph Donelly took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I wasn't focused early in my career... I am now. Watch out! And thank you to my fans who have been with me since day 1!!'.