PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edoardo Bertolone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nonito Donaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertolone comes to the cage accompanied by The Fight song - Marylin Manson. This should be a great matchup!

Bertolone
vs
Donaire

172 cm
21
142 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

170 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edoardo Bertolone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nonito Donaire!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Donaire misses
and Bertolone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donaire fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Donaire misses with a combination
letting Bertolone counter with a right hand.
Donaire has a takedown stuffed.
Donaire throws a combination that misses
and Bertolone counters with a stiff right hand.
Donaire misses with a body shot
and Bertolone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nonito Donaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donaire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bertolone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donaire swings for the body but Bertolone moves out of range.
Donaire misses with a combination
and Donaire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donaire throws a combination that misses
and Donaire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donaire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bertolone counters with a stiff right hand.
Donaire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bertolone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donaire has his takedown stuffed
and Bertolone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edoardo Bertolone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nonito Donaire.
Bertolone stuffs the takedown attempt from Donaire. Donaire gets slowly back to his feet.
Donaire fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Donaire looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertolone stalks Donaire and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Donaire's face. Donaire staggers backwards, shaken.
Bertolone lands a nice hook to Donaire's body. Donaire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donaire gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bertolone counters with a solid body kick.
Donaire takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Donaire fails with the takedown
and Bertolone counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick from Bertolone lands but Donaire takes it in his stride.

Bertolone moves into the clinch successfully.

Bertolone breaks from the clinch.
Donaire gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bertolone counters with a head kick.
Donaire wants to clinch but Bertolone slips to the side
and Bertolone counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bertolone connects with the punch.
Donaire misses with a takedown
and Bertolone counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Donaire's head.

It looks like Nonito Donaire has been cut.
Bertolone lands with a slapping head kick.
Donaire fails with the takedown
and Bertolone counters with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Bertolone.

Bertolone instigates a clinch.
Donaire is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bertolone is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Donaire.
Donaire tries to pull guard but Bertolone holds him up against the cage and eventually Donaire drops back down to his feet.
Bertolone lands an elbow inside that Donaire shrugs off.
Bertolone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Bertolone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donaire looks to clinch
and Bertolone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Donaire is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Donaire takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bertolone pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Donaire tries to keep at a distance but Bertolone has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bertolone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donaire shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bertolone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bertolone breaks the clinch.
Donaire throws a combination that misses
and Bertolone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Donaire shoots for a takedown but Bertolone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Donaire throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bertolone to counter with a crisp jab.
Bertolone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Donaire misses with a combination
and Bertolone counters with a good low kick that Donaire was not able to check.

Bertolone rushes Donaire and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Donaire jumps guard and drags Bertolone to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bertolone is fighting to break Donaire's control of his arms but Donaire is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bertolone stops Donaire from standing up.
Donaire seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Donaire is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Donaire lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bertolone!
Donaire throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donaire looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edoardo Bertolone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nonito Donaire's cut.
That's time! Bertolone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Donaire misses with a series of wild punches.
Donaire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bertolone circles away quickly and effectively.
Donaire misses with a takedown attempt - Bertolone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Donaire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Donaire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donaire misses with a right hand
and Bertolone makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Donaire really felt that one!
Donaire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bertolone counters with a good, hard body kick but Donaire shrugs it off.
Nice jab there from Donaire.
Donaire changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bertolone tries to avoid it but Donaire manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bertolone to the ground. Bertolone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Donaire has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bertolone.
Donaire with a poor takedown
and Bertolone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Donaire thinking.
Edoardo Bertolone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nonito Donaire.
Bertolone throws a head kick but Donaire moves out of range.
Donaire takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donaire throws a combination that misses
and Bertolone finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Donaire wants to clinch but Bertolone slips to the side
and Bertolone counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaire tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bertolone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Donaire somewhat.
Bertolone scores with a head kick. Donaire tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick from Bertolone lands but Donaire takes it in his stride.
Donaire misses with a takedown attempt
and Bertolone counters with a nice body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bertolone.
Donaire misses with a combination
and Bertolone counters with a head kick.

Bertolone clinches with his opponent.

Donaire jumps guard and drags Bertolone to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Donaire is pulling down on Bertolone's head. It's preventing any offense from Bertolone, at least for the moment.
Donaire lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bertolone!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone avoids a series of strikes thrown by Donaire.
Donaire controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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.
Bertolone blocking the ground and pound.
Donaire controlling from the full mount.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Edoardo Bertolone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nonito Donaire's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Donaire shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Donaire was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Donaire controlling the pace for now.
Bertolone is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donaire throws some wild stikes that Bertolone manages to avoid easily.
Donaire controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaire thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Donaire controlling the pace for now.

That's two 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nonito Donaire wasn't active enough on the ground.
Donaire tries to bum rush Bertolone with a series of wild strikes but Bertolone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donaire scores with a one two! Bertolone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Edoardo Bertolone has been cut.
Edoardo Bertolone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donaire throws a nice looking combination but Bertolone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bertolone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donaire.
Sloppy strikes from Donaire. Those never looked like landing.
Donaire shoots for a double leg takedown but Bertolone sprawls well. He's pushed Donaire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bertolone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donaire feints a jab promting Bertolone to slip. Donaire then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bertolone slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Donaire tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bertolone swivels and escapes.
Donaire misses with a wild combination.
Donaire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edoardo Bertolone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donaire looks to land a combination but Bertolone avoids it well.
Donaire throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bertolone counters with a solid body kick.
Bertolone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donaire throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edoardo Bertolone is winning the standup battle so far.
Donaire swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bertolone counters with a head kick.
Donaire fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bertolone avoids it really well and circles away.
Edoardo Bertolone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nonito Donaire.
Donaire shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bertolone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Donaire is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Donaire fails with the takedown
and Bertolone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Donaire is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Donaire misses with a takedown
and Bertolone counters with a straight right hand.
Donaire changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bertolone tries to avoid it but Donaire manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bertolone to the ground. Bertolone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nonito Donaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bertolone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nonito Donaire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bertolone 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edoardo Bertolone!