PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between babe my (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and barry donnellan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

my
vs
donnellan

178 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, babe my!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, barry donnellan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from my. No joy for donnellan on that attempt.
No luck for donnellan with that takedown attempt.
donnellan misses with a wild combination.
barry donnellan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
donnellan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
donnellan fails with the takedown.
babe my has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of barry donnellan.
donnellan misses with a jab, cross combination.

my scores a takedown into full mount!

my get's back to his feet.

my closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - my lands in his opponent's guard.
my wanted to stand there but donnellan had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
donnellan trying to keep a closed guard but my is proving a slippery customer.

donnellan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
donnellan looks gassed!
donnellan wants a takedown.
donnellan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. my gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

my breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
donnellan with a poor takedown
and my counters with a left and a right that stings donnellan.

my has taken the fight to the clinch.

my jumps into guard, dragging donnellan to the mat.
donnellan is looking to stand up but my won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
my wants to get back to his feet but donnellan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

my is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

my pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
my throws a leg kick but donnellan checks it.
my avoids the head kick by donnellan.
my lands with an overhand left.
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!

my has taken the fight to the clinch.

my breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
my tries to clinch up but donnellan circles away and keeps his distance.

my shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

my is standing up, even though he is in mount.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

my pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

my looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
donnellan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but my manages to pass to mount!
donnellan wants to control but my is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
donnellan is trying to escape the mount.

my stands up from mount. Strange move.
Nice sprawl there from donnellan as my shoots in.

donnellan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
my is trying to stand back up but donnellan is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
donnellan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

babe my dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

donnellan fails with the takedown

and my counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for donnellan!
donnellan is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

my gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

my rushes donnellan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

my's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
donnellan with a poor takedown

and my counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by my.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
donnellan looking to control.
my prevents donnellan from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
my has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of donnellan is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

donnellan has his foot on my's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. my works his way back into a safe position though.

donnellan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from my.
donnellan lands a head kick!
my shoots in for a double leg but donnellan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
my shoots in for a takedown but donnellan shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for babe my. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
donnellan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
donnellan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

my feints and as donnellan raises his hands in defense, my changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
donnellan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
donnellan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

donnellan working for a triangle but my defends it easily.
babe my overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
donnellan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

donnellan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because my has passed into half guard!
donnellan trying to control but my postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
my tries to stand and escape but donnellan is controlling the position.

donnellan actively working from the bottom here.

my decides to stand up.
my throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

babe my dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by donnellan.

donnellan tries for a kimura but my is defending well.

donnellan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but my is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
my is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but donnellan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

donnellan stands up.
donnellan takes one to the side of the head.

my shoots in and bounces donnellan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

donnellan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. my gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
donnellan working a defensive guard but my manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on donnellan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

my decides to stand back up.
my shoots in for a double leg but donnellan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
donnellan with a lazy takedown attempt

and my counters by moving into the clinch.

my drags the fight down to the ground.
donnellan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
donnellan wants to control from the top but my keeps moving.
donnellan wants to stand and escape but instead my has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

donnellan throws his legs up looking for a submission but my uses it to pass to side control.
donnellan struggling a bit here.
barry donnellan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
babe my is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
my takes advantage of some sloppy striking from donnellan to pass into mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to babe my.
Well my 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... babe my!