PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donny Solade (ranked 3688 p4p, 3776 weight class) and Jimmy Allen (ranked 179 p4p, 184 weight class). Jimmy Allen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Solade
vs
Allen

188 cm
28
270
8 - 8 - 0

220 cm
26
265
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donny Solade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Allen!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solade moves forwards but Allen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Solade shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Solade looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Allen!
Allen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Solade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Solade working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Solade sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Allen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Allen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Solade working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Solade working the ground and pound.
Solade 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.
The strikes coming from Solade are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Solade fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Solade throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Allen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Allen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solade misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from Solade crashes against the mat.
Allen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Solade throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solade wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allen keeps working.
Allen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Solade connects with a decent elbow.
Solade is chipping away with strikes.
Allen tries to bench press Solade off him but Solade keeps the position.
Solade is working Allen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Solade in side control, throwing shots but Allen defends.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Solade scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Allen to see if he's OK.
Allen defending against the ground and pound.
Solade throws an elbow but Allen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Solade throws a strike aimed at the side of Allen's head but Allen avoids it well.
Solade wants to control but Allen is keeping him busy.
Solade throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solade connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Allen some visible discomfort.
Solade in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Allen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Solade lands a nice forearm strike.
An elbow from Solade crashes against the mat.
Solade fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Solade fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Solade throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Allen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solade throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Allen to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solade postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Solade might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Solade is looking to work some ground and pound but Allen has wrist control.
Solade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Solade throwing strikes but missing.
Solade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Solade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Solade throws a big right hand that misses.
Solade in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Solade in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Solade trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Allen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Solade.
Solade postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Solade is trying hard to land a takedown here. Allen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Solade closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Allen lands a big right hand that sends Solade crashing to the mat! Allen stays standing though and waves Solade back to his feet!

It looks like Donny Solade has been cut.
Solade is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen is stalking Solade. Solade circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Allen, and it's lights out! Solade really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Allen!