PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Allen Kimura (ranked 4467 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Donovan (ranked 4509 p4p, 414 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kimura
vs
Donovan

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Allen Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kimura closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kimura lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kimura wants to control from the top but Donovan keeps moving.
Kimura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kimura looking to pass the guard.
Donovan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kimura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan pulls Kimura in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Donovan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Donovan pulls Kimura in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kimura tries to clinch there but Donovan circles away.

Kimura gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Kimura decides to pull guard.
Donovan controlling from the top position.
Kimura wants to stand up but Donovan is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Donovan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kimura has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Donovan has managed to get both his arms back between Kimura's legs - danger averted.
Kimura thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Donovan is looking to work some ground and pound but Kimura has wrist control.
Donovan content to stall in guard here.
Donovan scoring with some ground and pound.
Kimura 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 controls from within his opponent's guard.
Donovan throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Donovan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Donovan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Donovan won't allow Kimura to sweep him here.
Kimura trying to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kimura is defended easily by Donovan.
Donovan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Donovan clinches up against the cage.
Donovan keeps control of Kimura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kimura is looking for a takedown.

Donovan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Donovan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kimura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Donovan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Donovan dominated that round.
That's time! Kimura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Donovan moves into the clinch successfully.

Donovan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Kimura from controlling successfully.
Kimura stops Donovan from standing up.
Donovan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kimura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kimura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Kimura from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Donovan as Kimura shoots in.
Donovan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kimura defends it well.

Donovan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kimura to the mat! Kimura manages to get full guard.
Kimura wants to sweep here but Donovan controlling him for the moment.
Kimura has momentary wrist control but Donovan slips an elbow through the middle.
Donovan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kimura trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Donovan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Donovan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Donovan takes the fight into the clinch.

Kimura manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Billy Donovan has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Donovan preventing the sweep.
Donovan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kimura has momentary wrist control but Donovan slips an elbow through the middle.
Kimura working a defensive guard here.
Donovan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Donovan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Donovan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kimura manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Donovan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kimura would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kimura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Kimura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Donovan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kimura has managed to get both his arms back between Donovan's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kimura trying to control but Donovan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Donovan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Donovan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Donovan trying to control the position but Kimura is working away.
Kimura is looking for a sweep.
Kimura is trying to escape the position but Donovan is controlling the position.
Kimura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura is trying to control Donovan's posture but Donovan avoids it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura is looking for a sweep.
Donovan staying calm.
Donovan is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kimura taking a bit of punishment here - Donovan scoring with strikes.

Donovan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Donovan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Donovan controlling from side mount.
Donovan working away.
Kimura is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kimura shoots for a takedown but Donovan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kimura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donovan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donovan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Donovan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kimura sprawls well initially but Donovan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kimura wants to improve his position but Donovan is controlling well.
Donovan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Donovan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kimura is trying to maintain the position but Donovan is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donovan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kimura trying to control here.

Kimura is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Donovan pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Billy Donovan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donovan is nestled in close to Kimura, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kimura moves into full guard.
Donovan connects with a couple of short punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kimura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Allen Kimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kimura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Donovan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Donovan 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Billy Donovan!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Billy Donovan!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Billy Donovan!

Billy Donovan wins by unanimous decision!