PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bysshe Don (ranked 2840 p4p, 5734 weight class) and Makoa Iona (ranked 361 p4p, 0 weight class). Don comes to the cage accompanied by Where the Streets Have No Name - U2. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Don
vs
Iona

193 cm
25
180
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
195
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Enjoys gardening

Primal
Island clothing lite

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bysshe Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Makoa Iona!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iona changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Don tries to avoid it but Iona manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Don to the ground. Don escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Iona goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Don swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Iona avoids the body shot from Don.
Iona shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Don but Don pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Iona throws a front kick aimed at Don's knee but Don avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Don. Iona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iona fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bysshe Don has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makoa Iona.
Don swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iona dives in for a single leg takedown but Don sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Don misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iona.
Iona throws a fast counter high kick but Don manages to duck under it in time.
Don misses the shot to the body.
Iona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Don moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Iona clinches.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Don just misses with a punch to the body.
Don throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Iona. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Iona.
Don misses with a wild body shot.
We've been told by Don's head coaches at Cozad The Island that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Iona on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Iona looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Don throws a body punch but Iona moves out of range.
Don changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Don defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Iona.
Iona throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Bysshe Don has been cut.
Don misses with a low kick as Iona jumps back.
Iona dives in for a single leg takedown but Don sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Iona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Don.
Don fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iona manages to avoid it.
Iona wants to counter with a clinch but Don pushes him away.
Iona takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Don misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iona.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Don keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Don gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Don pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Despite the aggression on Iona's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Iona clinches with his opponent.
Don wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Iona has him pressed against the cage.
Don tries to break the clinch but Iona is controlling the position.
Don is trying to break the clinch but Iona is controlling him.
Don is looking to break free of the clinch but Iona has double underhooks.
Don wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Iona tries to land a knee to the head but Don blocks with his arms.

Iona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Don ducks right into an uppercut from Iona.

Iona clinches up with Don and pushes him back against the cage.
Iona tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Iona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Don as he checks the leg kick.
Iona closes the distance and clinches up with Don, looking for a takedown. Iona pushes Don against the cage but Don circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Don takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Don throws a lazy right hand but Iona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Don swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iona blocks a leg kick.
Iona moves out of range of the strikes.

Iona gets a clinch.
Iona jumps guard but Don turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Iona jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Don walks away with a smile on his face. Iona gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Iona gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Don prevents the takedown attempt.
Don is looking to break free of the clinch but Iona has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iona avoiding damage.
Don letting Iona take a breather here.
Iona receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Iona looking to throw knees to the head but Don is blocking nicely.
Don is trying to force a seperation but Iona has the dominant position.

Iona breaks from the clinch.
Iona closes this distance looking for a takedown but Don circles away.
Don keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Don attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Iona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Iona.
Iona is looking to clinch but Don is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Don.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bysshe Don will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bysshe Don's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Iona looks for a takedown but Don sprawls well.
Don ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Don defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Iona.
Don blocks a head kick by Iona.
Iona darts in looking for a takedown but Don gets double underhooks and turns Iona into the cage.
Bysshe Don has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makoa Iona.
Don swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Don keeps the fight on the outside.
Bysshe Don seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Don throws a body shot but no joy.
Iona dives in and grabs Don's left leg, looking for a takedown. Don pushes down on Iona's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iona throws a head kick that misses.
Don throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Don misses the shot to the body.
Don tried to score with a low kick but Iona checks it.
Don fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Iona is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Don just misses with a punch to the body.
Iona wants to counter the offense by Don and move into the clinch position.
Iona shoots in and drives through. Don sprawls well.
Iona tries to clinch but Don moves away
and Don counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Iona takes one on the button.
Don misses with a looping right.
Don swings for the body but Iona moves out of range.
Iona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Don.
Iona fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Don pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Don. Iona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iona darts in looking for a takedown but Don gets double underhooks and turns Iona into the cage.

Iona gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Don is trying to break the clinch but Iona is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Iona keeps control of Don as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Don wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Iona has him pressed against the cage.
Don is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iona can do to turn this around?
Don is trying to break the clinch but Iona has him pressed against the cage.

Iona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Don moves out of range of the body kick from Iona.
Iona fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Iona gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Don tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iona was well out of range. Poor timing from Don.
Don misses with a low kick.
Don lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Iona, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don throws a big shot that misses.
Don misses with a looping right.
Iona shoots for a takedown but Don saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Don just misses with a punch to the body.
Don misses with the body kick

and Iona holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Iona breaks the clinch.
Don fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iona manages to avoid it.
Iona wants to counter with a clinch but Don pushes him away.
Don misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iona.

Don gets tackled into the cage by Iona. Iona maintains the clinch.

Iona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Iona throws a right and a left that Don avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Don. Iona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Don misses with a kick to the body.
Don stuffs the takedown attempt from Iona. Iona gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iona throws a body punch but Don moves out of range.
Iona with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Don to score with a decent uppercut.
Makoa Iona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iona shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Don sprawls well. Don wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Iona gets slowly back to his feet.
Don cracks Iona with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Don tries to circle away but Iona has him pinned against the cage.
Don prevents a takedown attempt there.
Don tries to break the clinch but Iona is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bysshe Don dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bysshe Don's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Iona dives in for a single leg takedown but Don sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Don has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Iona is trying hard to land a takedown here. Don sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Iona looks to land a body kick but Don moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Don on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Iona tries to clinch up but Don circles away and keeps his distance.
Iona fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bysshe Don has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makoa Iona.
Don is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iona.
A big right from Don misses.
Don fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iona manages to avoid it.
Iona throws a big counter head kick but Don avoids it with no problem.
Iona tries to clinch but Don moves out of range.
Iona ducks under a wild hook from Don.
Iona wants to clinch but Don slips to the side
and Don counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Don bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Don misses with a low kick.
Don pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Don misses with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Iona checks a leg kick.
Iona changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Don slaps away a takedown attempt from Iona, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Iona takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Don swings for the body but Iona moves out of range.
Iona misses with a double jab.
Don misses with a wild body shot.
Don uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iona.
Don misses with a body shot.
Don is looking to land body kicks.
Don swings for the body but Iona moves out of range.
Iona shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Don as he avoids it easily.
Don is looking to wear down Iona with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Don jabs at Iona's body.
Iona on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Don misses with a body kick.
Bysshe Don is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Don misses.
Iona feints the counter takedown.
Don misses with a hook. Iona ducked under it nicely.
Iona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Don.
Iona blocks a jab.
Don lands with a nice body punch.
Don connects with a good right hand that stumbles Iona. Iona circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Iona with a poor takedown
and Don makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Don swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iona shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Don but Don pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Iona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Don.
Don scores with a jab to the head.
Iona shoots in looking for a takedown. Don tries to sprawl out of it but Iona keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Don manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Iona is able to avoid easily.
Don throws a body punch but Iona moves out of range.
Bysshe Don is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iona moves forwards but Don connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Iona shoots in for a double leg but Don sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Iona doesn't manage to clinch there - Don circles away.
Don throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Iona shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Don throws a body shot but no joy.
Don dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Don tries to score with a low kick but Iona moves his leg out of the way.
Iona is trying to counter with his kicks.
Iona avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Don walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Iona checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Don throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Don moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Iona ducks under a wild hook from Don.
Iona tries to counter with a clinch but Don shakes him off and moves away.
Iona with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Don to score with a decent uppercut.
Don circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Don circles away quickly and effectively.
Don feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ionas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Iona has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Don finds it's way round the side to connect with Iona's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Don looks to score with a jab to the body but Iona is just out of range.
Iona on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Don is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iona.
Don misses with a body shot.
Iona dives in for a single leg takedown but Don sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Makoa Iona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bysshe Don is winning the standup battle so far.
Don works Iona's body with a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bysshe Don showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Don, 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bysshe Don!
After the big win, Bysshe Don made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Island clothing lite and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.