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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donovan DeAntonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeAntonio comes to the cage accompanied by "Psychosocial" by Slipknot. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 lbs
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183 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donovan DeAntonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Blow!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blow connects with a good right hand that stumbles DeAntonio. DeAntonio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blow shoots in for a takedown but DeAntonio shows good takedown defense.
Blow closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming DeAntonio to the mat! DeAntonio manages to get full guard.
Blow controlling from the top position.
DeAntonio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blow controls from within his opponent's guard.
DeAntonio pulls Blow in close to his closed guard and prevents Blow from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
DeAntonio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
DeAntonio swats away the attempt to clinch by Blow.
DeAntonio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blow counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeAntonio is trying to escape back to his feet but Blow uses the scramble to pass into side control.
DeAntonio is looking for a sweep.
Blow tries to advance to mount but DeAntonio denies him.
Blow decides to stand back up.
Blow throws a shot to the body.
Blow scores a takedown into full mount!
Blow controlling from the full mount.
Blow tries to control but DeAntonio wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow lands with some vicious ground and pound - can DeAntonio hang on?
Blow controlling from the full mount.
Blow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Blow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
DeAntonio is controlling an arm, preventing Blow from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Blow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blow breaks from DeAntonio's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Blow controlling the position easily from mount.
Blow working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blow takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blow lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
DeAntonio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Blow looking to finish DeAntonio with some ground and pound. This is bad for DeAntonio!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns DeAntonio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blow controlling the pace for now.
DeAntonio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blow on the ground.
DeAntonio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Blow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blow scores with a takedown into DeAntonio's guard.
DeAntonio is looking for a triangle but Blow pushes his legs off easily.
DeAntonio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blow is one step ahead there.
DeAntonio is controlling Blow's posture.
Blow sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Blow throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeAntonio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blow controls the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Blow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blow trying to control the position from guard on top but DeAntonio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Blow was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Blow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blow showed some decent athleticism there.
Blow is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeAntonio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blow trying to advance position but DeAntonio counters by regaining guard.
Blow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blow stands up from DeAntonio's guard - Blow perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blow.
Blow works over DeAntonio's head and body with a nice combination.
DeAntonio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blow tries to avoid it but DeAntonio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blow to the ground. Blow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
DeAntonio loads up on a big right hand but Blow slips the punch.
DeAntonio shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blow's guard.
DeAntonio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blow looking to control.
Blow wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Blow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blow is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Blow is thwarting DeAntonio's attempts to control the position.
Blow perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
DeAntonio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blow with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
DeAntonio tries to roll over but Blow keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Blow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
DeAntonio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blow closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. DeAntonio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Blow gets to his feet. DeAntonio looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Donovan DeAntonio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
DeAntonio has his hands on Blow's head, controlling the position.
Blow wants to control from the top but DeAntonio keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blow is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeAntonio has control of Blow's left arm, preventing Blow from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blow 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.
DeAntonio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blow stands up from guard. Let's bang!
DeAntonio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blow to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Joe Blow has got the better of the ground game so far.
DeAntonio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blow is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow trying to control but DeAntonio is working from the bottom.
Blow decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on DeAntonio, up you get!
Joe Blow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeAntonio throws a head kick that misses
and Blow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blow.
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!
Blow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blow working some strikes from top position.
Blow content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow postures up.
Blow works over DeAntonio with some ground and pound from guard.
Blow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
DeAntonio trying to keep a closed guard but Blow is proving a slippery customer.
Blow with a nice head shot there.
Blow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blow controls from within his opponent's guard.
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.
Blow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blow trying to control the position from guard on top but DeAntonio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blow 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 fight!
Joe Blow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Blow!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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