PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Medina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Medina is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mexican National Anthem - . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Donovan
vs
Medina

161 cm
24
194 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salvador Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Medina!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Medina has closed the distance and engaged Donovan in a clinch.
Donovan working hard to break the clinch.
Donovan tries to break free but Medina pushes him back against the cage.
Medina displaying some good clinch control by pressing Donovan up against the cage.
A short left from Medina.

It looks like Salvador Donovan has been cut.
Medina lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Medina scores with a nice hook to the head.

Medina manages to break the clinch.
Donovan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Donovan shoots in and drives through. Medina sprawls well.

Donovan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Medina is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Donovan is controlling him.
Donovan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Medina's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan prevents Medina from getting back to his feet.
Donovan connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Medina wants to stand up but Donovan is controlling him.
Donovan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Donovan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Donovan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Medina wants to stand but Donovan is controlling the position.
Medina looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Medina is wriggling around but Donovan manages to pass to half guard.
Medina has hold of Donovan's hands but Donovan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Donovan lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Donovan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Medina really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donovan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Medina is trying to stand back up but Donovan is controlling him
Medina on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Medina wants to get back to his feet.
Donovan drops an elbow to the side of Medina's head.
Donovan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Donovan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medina is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donovan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Donovan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Donovan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Medina gets a clinch.

Donovan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donovan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Medina is fending him off so far but Donovan persists. Nope, Medina circles away and we're back to standing.

Medina instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Medina creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Medina keeps control of Donovan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medina presses Donovan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Donovan is trying to break the clinch but Medina has him pressed against the cage.
Donovan is trying to push Medina away but Medina has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Medina is leaning against Donovan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Donovan is breathing heavily.
Donovan wants to get back to striking at distance but Medina won't allow it.
Medina makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Medina throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Medina softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Medina trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Medina lands a left hand.
Medina lands a shot to the body.

Medina breaks from the clinch.

Medina rushes Donovan and presses him up against the cage.

Medina manages to break the clinch.

Medina clinches up with Donovan and pushes him back against the cage.
Medina softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Medina lands with a right to the head.
Medina lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Medina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Salvador Donovan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Medina lands a left and a right that send Donovan crashing to the mat, dazed. Medina thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Donovan is rocked!

Medina moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Donovan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Medina has a couple of punches blocked by Donovan.
Medina working aggressively here.

Medina escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jorge Medina seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Medina misses with a hook from the clinch.

Medina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Medina drives through and clinches with Donovan against the cage.
Medina will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Donovan up against the cage.
Donovan seems to have got his legs back now.
Medina lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Medina prevents Donovan from breaking the clinch.
Donovan tries to break free but Medina pushes him back against the cage.
Donovan working hard to break the clinch.
Medina avoiding damage.
Donovan wants to break free but Medina has control.
Medina is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Donovan is keeping busy.

Medina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Medina clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medina stops a takedown attempt from Donovan.
Medina lands a nice uppercut.
Donovan is pushing Medina up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Medina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Medina drives through and clinches with Donovan against the cage.
Medina lands an uppercut.
Medina stops a takedown attempt from Donovan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Medina lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donovan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Medina keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donovan's efforts to push away.
Medina creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Donovan's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Donovan drops to his knees and Medina pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Medina!
Jorge Medina was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.