PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Luongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Donavan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luongo comes into the arena with Alexisonfire - The Northern blaring out of the sound system. Scott Donavan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Luongo
vs
Donavan

185 cm
22
170 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francesco Luongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Scott Donavan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luongo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donavan.
Luongo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Donavan swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Luongo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Donavan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Luongo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donavan is keeping the position for now.
Donavan controls Luongo momentarily but Luongo frees himself.
Donavan wants to get back to his feet but Luongo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Luongo drops back looking for a leg! Donavan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Donavan manages to kick Luongo off! Luongo jumps back into Donavan's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo wants to pass the guard but Donavan is keeping the position.
Luongo trying to control but Donavan is working from the bottom.
Luongo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Luongo stays in close to Donavan's body and controls the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Luongo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Donavan but Donavan pushes him off and we're back to square one.

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.

Luongo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Luongo lands in his opponent's guard.
Luongo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Luongo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donavan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Luongo controls from within his opponent's guard.

Luongo drops back looking for a leg! Donavan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Donavan manages to kick Luongo off! Luongo jumps back into Donavan's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavan keeping moving, preventing Luongo from controlling successfully.
Luongo passes into half guard.

Luongo wants to work for an arm triangle but Donavan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Luongo wants to work for an arm triangle but Donavan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Luongo in particular looking to stall.
Luongo is looking to take a break and control but Donavan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Donavan is in trouble now - Luongo has advanced to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Luongo working for a guillotine from mount but Donavan is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francesco Luongo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Luongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donavan.
Francesco Luongo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luongo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donavan.
Luongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donavan.
Donavan throws a series of punches but Luongo moves out of range.
Donavan lands a nice looking body shot.
Luongo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donavan misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luongo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donavan.
Donavan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luongo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Donavan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Luongo trying to control but Donavan is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Luongo has gone for a leg lock! Donavan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Luongo's guard.
Luongo has control of Donavan's left arm, preventing Donavan from doing any damage.
Luongo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luongo is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luongo managing to control the position.
Donavan wanted to stand there but Luongo had control of the position.
Luongo trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luongo 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.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Luongo is on top in guard.
Luongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Donavan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Luongo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francesco Luongo 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.

Donavan throws a right hand that Luongo ducks under and follows up with a left that Luongo also avoids with ease.
Donavan throws a right and a left that Luongo avoids nicely.
Scott Donavan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luongo shoots in but Donavan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Donavan throws a nice looking combination but Luongo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luongo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Donavan.
Luongo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Donavan sprawls well. Donavan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Luongo gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Luongo there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scott Donavan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luongo slips a jab from Donavan.
Donavan stuffs the takedown attempt from Luongo. Luongo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francesco Luongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donavan misses with a body shot.
Luongo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Luongo throws a body kick that misses.

Luongo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Donavan is trying to defend but Luongo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Donavan wants to improve his position but Luongo is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Luongo seems to be looking for submissions.
Luongo is pressing down on Donavan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Donavan is holding on for now.
Luongo trying to control from half guard but Donavan is working away.
Luongo slows the pace down in half guard.
Luongo is trying to control the action in half guard but Donavan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Luongo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Donavan defends it well.
Luongo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Donavan tries to roll over but Luongo keeps him under control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Donavan misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Donavan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luongo moves away.
Luongo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donavan's waist but Donavan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Luongo off to one side.
Luongo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donavan throws out the jab.
Donavan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Donavan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Luongo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luongo pushes down on Donavan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Luongo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donavan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francesco Luongo clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice takedown defense from Donavan. No joy for Luongo on that attempt.
Luongo shoots in for a takedown but Donavan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Luongo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francesco Luongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donavan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Donavan misses.

Luongo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Donavan controls Luongo momentarily but Luongo frees himself.

Luongo 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.
Luongo looking to sit in guard and control but Donavan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Luongo trying to control but Donavan is having none of it.

Luongo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Francesco Luongo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Luongo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Donavan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Donavan shrugs it off.

Luongo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Donavan has worked his arm free - good work by Donavan!
Donavan is not content to let Luongo control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luongo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Luongo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Donavan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Donavan trying to remain calm as Luongo controls from the top position.

Luongo is trying to get an arm triangle but Donavan is defending well.

Luongo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Donavan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Luongo but great work by Donavan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luongo is looking to regain half guard here but Donavan keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francesco Luongo had his way with Scott Donavan in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Donavan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Donavan wants it to stay on the feet.
Donavan missing with a left hand there. Luongo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donavan lands a nice shot to the body.
Luongo misses with a two punch combination.
Luongo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Donavan as he avoids it easily.
Donavan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luongo manages to avoid it.
Donavan misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donavan looks to land a combination but Luongo avoids it well.
Donavan misses with a series of wild punches.
Donavan falls off balance throwing a combination

and Luongo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luongo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Donavan is just riding it out for now. Luongo eventually gives up the hold.
Donavan is in trouble now - Luongo has advanced to mount!

Luongo has hold of Donavan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Donavan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Luongo content just to control the position here.

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.
Donavan wants to control but Luongo is having none of it.

Luongo wants to finish this one by submission but Donavan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Luongo.
Luongo avoids the attempt from Donavan to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Luongo looking to secure an arm triangle but Donavan defends it well.
Luongo tries to control but Donavan wriggling away.

Luongo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Luongo seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Donavan is holding on tight.

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.

Luongo wants to finish this one by submission but Donavan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Luongo.
Luongo trying to control but Donavan is having none of it.
Scott Donavan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Francesco Luongo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luongo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francesco Luongo!