PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Donde (ranked 845 p4p, 1528 weight class) and Mono Loco (ranked 95 p4p, 166 weight class). Mono Loco acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Donde
vs
Loco

180 cm
34
155
20 - 10 - 0

168 cm
35
152
15 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Glomco Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Donde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mono Loco!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Loco looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Donde seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Loco is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Loco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Donde is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Donde looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donde keeping moving, preventing Loco from controlling successfully.
Loco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Donde looking for a guillotine here but Loco defends easily.

Donde is looking for a triangle here but Loco uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donde is trying to escape the position but Loco is controlling the position.

Loco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Loco creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Donde sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Loco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Loco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donde keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Loco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Loco working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Loco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Loco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Donde is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Donde looks to move to half guard but instead Loco has passed into mount! Damn!
Donde can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donde slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Loco performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Donde looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Donde is looking to improve his position.
Donde moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Loco trying to control the position from guard on top but Donde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donde will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Loco looking to pass the guard.

Donde throws his legs up looking for a submission but Loco uses it to pass to side control.
Donde looking for a sweep but Loco has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donde is working to get back to half guard.
Loco controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Loco has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Donde is trying desperately to improve position.

Loco is working for a guillotine from mount but Donde frees his head quite easily.
Donde tries to improve his position but instead Loco has taken his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donde is really stuck here.
Our spies down at at Xeroxing Fifty Snails inform us that Loco has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Loco is riding his opponent, not letting Donde buck him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Horrible takedown attempt by Loco or perhaps it was just good defense by Donde, which made it look bad.
Loco has a takedown stuffed.
Donde half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Donde as Loco shoots in.
Raymond Donde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mono Loco.
Donde throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Donde throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco fails with a takedown attempt.
Donde attempts a counter takedown but Loco avoids it well and moves away.
Loco shoots for a double leg takedown but Donde sprawls well. He's pushed Loco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Donde tries to avoid it but Loco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Donde to the ground. Donde escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Loco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Loco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Donde defends well and Loco ends up having to push Donde into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Donde tries a head kick but it misses.
Loco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Donde defends well and Loco ends up having to push Donde into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Loco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Donde slaps away a takedown attempt from Loco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Donde half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Loco.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Donde as he avoids it easily.
Loco shoots in for a takedown but Donde shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loco.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt - Donde sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Donde tries to counter with a takedown but Loco is quick to defend against it.
Loco has his takedown stuffed

and Donde counters with a shoot takedown. Loco fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Donde drops back, looking for a kneebar! Loco looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Loco looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Loco!

Donde manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Loco manages to get to full guard.

Donde thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Loco working for a triangle but Donde defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Loco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Donde looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Donde looking for submissions off his back.
Donde moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Donde looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Loco passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Donde dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Loco shoots in looking for a takedown. Donde tries to sprawl out of it but Loco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Donde manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Loco shoots for a double leg takedown but Donde sprawls well. He's pushed Loco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Donde feinted with a counter takedown.

Donde drives through with a takedown into Loco's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Loco working for a triangle but Donde defends it easily.
Loco is trying to hold Donde in close to prevent damage but Donde has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco is trying to get back to full guard.

Donde seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donde trying to mount his opponent but Loco defends it.

Donde is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Donde is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Loco wants to control but Donde is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Loco manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Loco looking to control.
Donde has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Donde drops back looking for a leg! Loco is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Loco manages to kick Donde off! Donde jumps back into Loco's guard.
Loco wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Loco is trying to control the position but Donde postures up.
Donde advances position into side control!

Donde wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Loco, who protects the arm well.
Loco is looking for a sweep.

Donde tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Donde looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Loco manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Donde looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Loco seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Loco trying to control from half guard but Donde is working away.

Donde actively working from the bottom here.
Donde tries to get to full guard but Loco has control of the leg.

Loco is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Donde sees it coming and defends easily.

Donde looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mono Loco has got the better of the ground game so far.

Donde is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Loco pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Loco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Loco is looking to take a break and control but Donde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Loco looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Donde looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Donde looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Donde showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Donde has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Donde!
Raymond Donde bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.