PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 2644 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cayden Donovan (ranked 6569 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

O Brien
vs
Donovan

180 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
17
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien gets cracked there but stands up to it.

O Brien closes the distance and clinches.
Donovan throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donovan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donovan blocks an uppercut.
Donovan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donovan misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
Donovan misses with some punches.
Donovan misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from O Brien.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Donovan.
A head punch on the inside from Donovan fails to land.
O Brien presses Donovan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
O Brien tries a body shot but Donovan blocks it.
Donovan tries a body shot but O Brien blocks it.
O Brien lands a body punch.
O Brien is leaning against Donovan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!
O Brien lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donovan prevents a body shot from O Brien.
Donovan blocks a body shot from O Brien.
O Brien lands with a left to the head.
Donovan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donovan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Donovan throws a head punch that misses.
Donovan tries a body shot but O Brien blocks it.
Nice body punch from O Brien - that landed with a thud.
Donovan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Brien misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donovan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donovan misses with a body punch.
O Brien working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donovan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donovan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Donovan blocks an uppercut.
O Brien lands a body shot.
Donovan tries a body shot but O Brien blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donovan blocking some punches.
O Brien scores with a shoulder strike.
Donovan misses with the head strike.
O Brien misses with some punches.
Donovan misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from O Brien.
O Brien works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Donovan has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
Donovan lands an uppercut.
Donovan misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien scores with a hook to the body.
Donovan tries a body shot but O Brien blocks it.
Donovan takes a shot to the head.
O Brien blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Donovan fails to land.
Donovan struggles to land a body shot inside as O Brien controls his hands.
O Brien lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan misses with a punch on the inside.
O Brien tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donovan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Brien.
O Brien lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Donovan.
O Brien blocks an uppercut.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Donovan uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien lands a shoulder strike.
O Brien works on Donovan's body with a couple of short punches.
Donovan misses with a punch on the inside.
Donovan working aggressively here.
O Brien doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donovan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donovan.
O Brien softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Brien works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from O Brien on the inside.
O Brien lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donovan misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O Brien.
Donovan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Donovan fails to land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Brien.
Donovan lands with a short shot to the head.
Donovan throws a head punch that misses.
O Brien working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Brien scores with a shot to the side of Donovan's head.
Donovan is pressed up against the cage. O Brien has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Donovan down to the mat. Donovan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien punishes Donovan's body with a nice straight punch.

O Brien clinches up with Donovan and pushes him back against the cage.
Donovan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donovan has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Donovan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miles O Brien dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

O Brien lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
O Brien takes a swing at Donovan's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by O Brien's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
O Brien tries to clinch but Donovan moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Donovan! But no joy.
O Brien takes a swing at Donovan's ribcage but misses.
O Brien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Brien doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donovan misses with an uppercut. O Brien saw that one coming.
O Brien stuns Donovan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donovan misses the jab.
O Brien takes one on the button.
O Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donovan.
O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donovan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien lands a lovely overhand right.
Donovan cracks a nice hook into O Brien's ribs.

O Brien rushes Donovan and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Donovan on the inside.
Donovan misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
O Brien lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Brien can't find room to land a body shot as Donovan controls the action.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donovan tries to work over O Brien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donovan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Donovan.
Donovan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Brien scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from O Brien.
Donovan has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
Donovan swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donovan.
O Brien cracks Donovan with a nice body shot.
O Brien lands with a left to the head.
Donovan misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from O Brien.
O Brien is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donovan can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan tries a body shot but O Brien blocks it.
O Brien lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donovan.
O Brien scores with a hook to the body.
O Brien misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Miles O Brien has been cut.
Donovan tries to work over O Brien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donovan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Brien's elbow.
Miles O Brien has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donovan.
Donovan lands with a left to the head.
Donovan misses with a short punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Donovan 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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Brien.
O Brien lands an uppercut.
O Brien tries to work over Donovan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donovan misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donovan.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Brien can't find room to land a body shot as Donovan controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien blocks an uppercut.
Donovan throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
Donovan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Donovan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donovan throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
O Brien pushes Donovan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donovan struggles to land a body shot inside as O Brien controls his hands.
O Brien is leaning against Donovan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Donovan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donovan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Brien.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donovan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Donovan scores with a hook to the body. O Brien takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donovan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Donovan.
O Brien moves in looking to clinch but Donovan pushes him off.
Donovan moves out of range as O Brien strikes.

Donovan takes the fight into the clinch.
Donovan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donovan tries to work over O Brien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Brien tries a body shot but Donovan blocks it.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Brien creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Brien blocking some punches.
O Brien misses with a punch on the inside.
O Brien pushes Donovan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donovan tries to throw a body punch but O Brien avoids it by throwing Donovan back against the cage.
O Brien lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
Donovan working aggressively here.
Donovan throws a head punch that misses.
Donovan lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from O Brien.
Donovan misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Miles O Brien will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miles O Brien's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A decent looking cross lands there for O Brien.
Donovan takes a swing at O Brien's ribcage but misses.
O Brien is looking to wear down Donovan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Donovan misses the jab.
O Brien tries to clinch up but Donovan circles away and keeps his distance.
Donovan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donovan moves in looking to clinch but O Brien pushes him off.

O Brien drives through and clinches with Donovan against the cage.
Donovan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donovan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien works on Donovan's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donovan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donovan working aggressively here.
Donovan lands with a short shot to the head.
Donovan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donovan misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donovan.
O Brien lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
Donovan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Brien scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O Brien lands a shoulder strike.
Donovan misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan blocks a body shot from O Brien.
Donovan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from O Brien.
Donovan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Brien lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
Donovan misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from O Brien.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Brien creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
A head punch on the inside from O Brien fails to land.
Donovan has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
O Brien lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
A short right from Donovan on the inside.
O Brien lands an uppercut.
A short right from O Brien on the inside.
Donovan can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
Donovan tries to work over O Brien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Brien struggles to land a body shot inside as Donovan controls his hands.
O Brien lands a right hand.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from O Brien.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donovan.
O Brien lands a hook that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
O Brien lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Donovan.
Donovan tries a body shot but O Brien blocks it.
O Brien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donovan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Brien misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien prevents a body shot from Donovan.
A head punch on the inside from Donovan fails to land.
O Brien struggles to land a body shot inside as Donovan controls his hands.
Donovan scores with a shot to the side of O Brien's head.
Donovan misses with the head strike.
O Brien lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Brien blocking some punches.
Donovan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donovan can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
Miles O Brien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Donovan.
Donovan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien blocking some punches.
O Brien blocks an uppercut.
Donovan misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cayden Donovan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donovan pushes off an throws an elbow but O Brien leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Donovan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donovan has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Donovan.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donovan misses with a punch on the inside.
O Brien blocking some punches.
Donovan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donovan has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
O Brien lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donovan.

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 Miles O Brien.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Brien, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles O Brien!