PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Perti Jetson (ranked 4243 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Donovan (ranked 4372 p4p, 407 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jetson
vs
Donovan

178 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Perti Jetson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jetson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Donovan is fending him off so far but Jetson persists. Nope, Donovan circles away and we're back to standing.
Donovan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jetson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Donovan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Donovan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Donovan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jetson is trying to control the position but Donovan postures up.
Donovan wants to control from the top but Jetson keeps moving.
Donovan throwing strikes from guard but Jetson blocks nicely.
Donovan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jetson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jetson keeping moving, preventing Donovan from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Jetson. No joy for Donovan on that attempt.

Donovan moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Donovan as Jetson tries to tie him up.
Jetson is trying to break free.
Jetson stalling in the clinch but Donovan improves position.
Jetson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perti Jetson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donovan can't get the takedown.
Jetson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Donovan walks away with a smile on his face. Jetson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Jetson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Donovan was covering up waiting for the punch and Jetson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Donovan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Donovan looking for a sweep. Not yet Donovan, not yet.
Jetson wants to control from the top but Donovan keeps moving.
Donovan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jetson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jetson lands a couple of elbows.
Jetson works over Donovan with some ground and pound from guard.
Jetson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jetson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jetson controlling from the top position.
Jetson trying to control the position from guard on top but Donovan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jetson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jetson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Donovan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jetson advances position into side control!

Jetson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jetson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donovan controls the position for a moment.
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 Perti Jetson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jetson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jetson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A lull in the action here as Jetson stalls from top position.
Donovan tries to buck Jetson off but Jetson is having none of it.
Donovan is being controlled here.
Perti Jetson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jetson working the head and body with strikes.
Jetson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Donovan is not content to let Jetson control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jetson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jetson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donovan can do to turn this around?
Jetson trying to control the action but Donovan is working from the bottom.
Donovan can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Donovan seems a little lost for a moment, as Jetson dominates the positioning.
Jetson lands some shots froms side control.
Jetson is staying tight to Donovan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Donovan pushes Jetson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jetson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Donovan is trying to escape the position but Jetson is controlling the position.
Jetson is looking to take a break and control but Donovan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jetson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Donovan is not content to let Jetson control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jetson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jetson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jetson is staying tight to Donovan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jetson looks up at the clock and then as Donovan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jetson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jetson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Donovan some visible discomfort.
Jetson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Donovan tries to buck Jetson off but Jetson is having none of it.
Jetson working the ground and pound.
Donovan is not content to let Jetson control the position.
Donovan is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jetson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Donovan down.
You can see the frustration on Donovan's face as Jetson controls the position.
Jetson looks up at the clock and then as Donovan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jetson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Donovan prevents Jetson from moving into mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jetson cracks Donovan with a big right hand but Donovan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jetson landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jetson working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perti Jetson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jetson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Donovan sprawls well. Donovan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jetson gets slowly back to his feet.
Donovan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Donovan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jetson defends well and Donovan ends up having to push Jetson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jetson swats away the attempt to clinch by Donovan.
Perti Jetson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jetson misses with a takedown attempt - Donovan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jetson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Donovan as he jumps to the side.
Donovan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perti Jetson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jetson misses with a takedown attempt - Donovan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jetson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Donovan counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jetson doesn't manage to clinch there - Donovan circles away.

Jetson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jetson trying to advance position but Donovan counters by regaining guard.
Donovan is trying to keep Jetson in close.
Jetson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Donovan pulls Jetson in close to prevent any damage.
Donovan wants to stand and escape but Jetson is having none of it.
Jetson tries to free his leg and advance position but Donovan is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jetson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jetson moves into full mount! Donovan won't be happy about that!
Donovan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jetson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jetson controlling the position easily from mount.
Donovan is squirming around, avoiding Jetson's attempts to control the action.

Jetson working for a guillotine from mount but Donovan is in no mood to give up.
Jetson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jetson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Donovan is surviving well by controlling Jetson's body position as best he can.
Jetson scoring with strikes but Donovan is staying in there.
Jetson wants to control the pace but Donovan is squirming around nicely.
Donovan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jetson content just to control the position here.
Jetson punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jetson lands a big shot there that rocks Donovan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jetson 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.
Jetson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Donovan! More shots from Jetson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perti Jetson!