PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Donavon (ranked 3081 p4p, 393 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 462 p4p, 70 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Donavon
vs
Johnson

194 cm
20
210 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

189 cm
22
216 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Red Light Coffeeshop

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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Donavon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Donavon closes the distance and clinches.
Donavon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Donavon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson digs a right hand into Donavon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donavon's gas tank.
Donavon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donavon backwards.

Donavon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Donavon scores with a decent looking hook.
Donavon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donavon keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donavon tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Nice body punch from Johnson.

Donavon drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donavon's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Donavon avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Donavon lands a left hand.
Donavon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donavons head.
Donavon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donavon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donavon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donavon misses with the head strike.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donavon digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Donavon blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donavon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Donavon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Donavon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Donavon.
Donavon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donavon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donavon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donavon throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donavons head.

It looks like Chris Donavon has been cut.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Donavon controls the action.
Johnson tries to work over Donavon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Donavon throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Donavon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Donavon's head.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donavon prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donavon's elbow.
A short right from Donavon on the inside.
Donavon blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Donavon misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donavon misses with a body punch.
Johnson tries to work over Donavon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donavon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donavon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donavon lands a right hand.
Johnson tries a body shot but Donavon blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donavon.
Donavon blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Donavon controls the action.
Johnson tries to work over Donavon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donavon blocks a body shot from Johnson.
A left hand lands to the body for Donavon.
Nice body punch from Donavon.
Donavon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Donavon blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Donavon can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.

Donavon breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donavon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Donavon does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donavon. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donavon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chris Donavon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Donavon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by Donavon.
Johnson jabs Donavon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Donavon.
Donavon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donavon avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Donavon rather than just go for the knockout.
Donavon slips a straight right by Johnson.
Donavon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donavon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donavon swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donavon lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donavon misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Donavon is looking to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donavon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donavon tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Donavon's ribs.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Donavon.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Donavon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donavon manages to avoid it.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Donavon didn't see that one coming.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Donavon tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donavon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Donavon slips the punch.
Donavon is looking to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch.
Donavon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Donavon forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Donavon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Donavon throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson pushes Donavon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries a body shot but Donavon blocks it.
Donavon gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Donavon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson gets through Donavon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Donavon leaning against his opponent.
Donavon scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Donavon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donavon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Donavon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavon lands a shoulder strike.
Donavon blocks a body shot from Johnson.
A short right from Donavon on the inside.
Donavon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donavon lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donavon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Donavon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donavon.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Donavon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donavon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Donavon.
Donavon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Donavon.
Donavon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Donavon controls the action.
Donavon pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Donavon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donavon cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donavon.
Donavon struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Donavon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donavon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Donavon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Donavon.
Donavon throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Donavon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Donavon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Donavon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Donavon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.

Donavon takes the fight into the clinch.
Donavon misses with some punches.
Donavon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donavon lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Donavon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donavon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donavon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Donavon tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Donavon back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Donavon misses with a punch on the inside.
Donavon tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Donavon.
Donavon tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Donavon's legs.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.

Donavon takes the fight into the clinch.
Donavon can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Good body shot from Donavon.
Johnson tries a body shot but Donavon blocks it.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Donavon.
A short right from Donavon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donavon struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Donavon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Donavon.
Donavon misses with some punches.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donavon's elbow.
Donavon blocks an uppercut.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donavon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donavon swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Anthony Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donavon throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donavon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donavon avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Donavon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Donavon circles away.
Anthony Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Donavon drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Donavon.
Donavon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Donavon controls his hands.
Donavon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chris Donavon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Donavon pushes him off.
Donavon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Donavon finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
A cross from Johnson lands.

Chris Donavon's cut is getting worse.
Donavon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donavon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donavon checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donavon throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Donavon.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Donavon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donavon cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Donavon tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Donavon avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Donavon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johnson.
Donavon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donavon tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Donavon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Donavon looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Donavon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Donavon misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Donavon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Donavon, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Donavon!
Chris Donavon really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Red Light Coffeeshop logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.