PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gein comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Skin Mask. Donowitz has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Ed Gein could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Donny Donowitz's chin.

Gein
vs
Donowitz

177 cm
32
162 lbs
30 - 12 - 0

181 cm
33
160 lbs
32 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
The Big Kabosh

Hellbent
KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Donowitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gein.
A lazy left from Gein finds it's target.
Donowitz throws a nice head kick!
Donowitz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gein to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Gein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz lands a really nice looking cross but Gein seems unphased.
Gein throws a head kick that Donowitz semi-blocks.
Donowitz delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Donowitz throws a hook but Gein blocks it.
Donowitz slips a jab and a cross from Gein.
Donowitz tries to land a leg kick but Gein saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Donowitz misses
and Gein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donowitz scores with a jab. Gein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gein.
Gein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donowitz tries a head kick but it misses.
Gein scores with a hook to the body. Donowitz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses.
Donowitz avoids the head kick by Gein.
Donowitz tries to clinch up.
Gein throws a leg kick which misses Donowitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Donowitz tries to avoid it.
Donowitz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gein on the side of the head.
Gein avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gein lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Donowitz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donowitz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gein takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
A solid body kick from Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gein.
Donowitz cracks Gein with an open hand slap.
Gein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donowitz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donowitz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gein feints and then cracks Donowitz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donowitz down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donowitz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gein if he has to take too many more of those.
Gein needs to keep his hands up - Donowitz had a free shot at his head there.
Gein does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gein walks into a straight right hand from Donowitz.
Donowitz connects with a high kick.
Donowitz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gein has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Donowitz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donowitz.
Gein pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Gein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Donowitz misses with a kick to the body.
Donowitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donowitz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donowitz dips to his left and cracks Gein with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gein. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Gein blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Gein's head coaches at Manu's Kiwi Beer Barn - PIT Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Donowitz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gein is looking to clinch.
Donowitz connects with a body shot that sends Gein's belly button to the back.
Gein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good standup being displayed there by Donowitz as he connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Gein as he connects with a hook.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gein.
Donowitz keeps the fight on the outside.
Gein is looking to wear down Donowitz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Donowitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Gein.
Gein misses with a kick to the body.
Gein wants to clinch up but Donowitz keeps it at a distance.
Donowitz throws a wild body kick that Gein sees coming a mile off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gein.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donowitz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gein had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gein moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Donowitz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Gein blocks the low kick.
Gein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gein is looking to chop away at Donowitz's legs.
Donowitz thows a leg kick but Gein checks it
and Gein counters with a stiff right hand.
Donowitz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Donowitz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Donowitz misses.
Ed Gein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donowitz scores with a nice body kick.
Donowitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz blocks a jab.
Gein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donowitz lands a glancing blow to the side of Gein's head.
Donowitz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gein throws a poor cross that misses
and Donowitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donowitz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gein.
Gein tries a head kick but it misses.
Donowitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Donny Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gein misses with a body shot.
Gein throws a looping overhand right but Donowitz ducks down to avoid it.
Donowitz pushes Gein away with a front kick.
Donowitz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gein takes one on the button.
Gein looks to score with a jab to the body but Donowitz is just out of range.
Donowitz misses with a body kick.
Gein misses with a lunging right hand
and Donowitz counters with a straight right hand.
Donowitz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donowitz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gein moves out of range as Donowitz strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Donowitz. Gein shrugs it off though.
Nice jab there from Gein.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gein clinches with his opponent.
Donowitz digs a right hand into Gein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gein's gas tank.
Gein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gein prevents a body shot from Donowitz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz blocking some punches.
Gein will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Donowitz tries to break free but Gein pushes him back against the cage.
Donowitz wants to stall.
Donowitz lands an uppercut.
Gein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donowitz.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Donowitz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Donowitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gein's elbow.
Donowitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Gein controls his hands.
Donowitz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gein backwards.
Gein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donowitz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gein throws a head punch that misses.
Donowitz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Donowitz tries to throw a body punch but Gein avoids it by throwing Donowitz back against the cage.
Gein pushes Donowitz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Donowitz pushes Gein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Gein.
Gein misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz scores with a hook to the body.
Gein blocks a body shot from Donowitz.
Gein lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gein misses with a body punch.
Gein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Donowitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Gein controls his hands.
Gein blocks a body shot from Donowitz.
Gein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gein tries to land knees in the clinch but Donowitz avoids the damage to the body.
Gein digs a right hand into Donowitz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donowitz's gas tank.
Donowitz misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz tries to circle away but Gein has him pinned against the cage.

Donowitz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donowitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donny Donowitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gein.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donowitz, right into the meat.

Donowitz clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Donowitz.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Donowitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donowitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Gein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gein misses with some punches.
Gein softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Donowitz can't find room to land a body shot as Gein controls the action.
Gein misses with some punches.
Gein lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Donowitz - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Gein on the inside.
Gein misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gein misses with an elbow strike.
Gein lands a good knee to the midsection. Donowitz won't want to take too many of those.
Gein makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donowitz misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Donowitz.
Donny Donowitz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Gein scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gein has a couple of punches blocked by Donowitz.
Gein struggles to land a body shot inside as Donowitz controls his hands.
Donowitz lands with a light punch inside.
Donowitz tries a body shot but Gein blocks it.
Gein has Donowitz pressed against the cage, preventing Donowitz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donowitz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gein backwards.
Donowitz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gein swings wildly with an uppercut but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donowitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gein's elbow.
Gein throws a punch but it's blocked by Donowitz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donowitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Donowitz.
Gein blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gein.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Donowitz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donny Donowitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donowitz lands a head shot.
Donowitz catches Gein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good standup being displayed there by Gein as he connects with a hook.
Ed Gein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gein avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Donowitz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gein throws a series of punches but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gein throws a leg kick
and Donowitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donowitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gein.
Gein throws a shot to the body.
Gein looks to land a body kick but Donowitz moved away.
Gein fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Donowitz checks it well.
Gein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gein throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Donowitz counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gein.
Gein fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Donowitz checks it well.
Donowitz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gein looks to score with a jab to the body but Donowitz is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Donowitz.
Gein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donowitz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donowitz thumps Gein with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donowitz.
Donowitz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donowitz blocks a head kick by Gein.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donowitz scores with a nice head shot.
Donowitz keeps Gein at a distance using the push kick.
Donowitz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Donowitz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donowitz.
Gein looks to land a right hand but Donowitz moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donowitz counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donowitz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donowitz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donowitz avoids the head kick by Gein.
Donowitz lands the left hand.
Gein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donowitz connects with a solid leg kick.
Donowitz lands with an uppercut that bounces Gein off the cage and back into range.
Donowitz connects with a leg kick. Gein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donowitz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gein misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Donowitz.
Donowitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gein.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses.
Donowitz tries to score with a low kick but Gein moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz tries to clinch up.

Gein gets a clinch.
Donowitz lands with a right to the head.
Gein throws a head punch that misses.
Donowitz tries to work over Gein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Donowitz.
Donowitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Gein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donowitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donowitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gein.
Gein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donowitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Donowitz fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donowitz.
Donowitz scores with a shoulder strike.

Donowitz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gein looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donowitz is looking to land body kicks.
Gein takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Gein.
Donowitz lands a head kick. Gein smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Donowitz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donowitz connects with a solid leg kick.
Donowitz throws a big shot that misses.
Gein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses.
Donowitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gein misses with a wild body shot.
Gein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Donowitz finds it's way round the side to connect with Gein's head.
Gein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Donowitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Donowitz 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

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