PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Donavan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Donavan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Xavier
vs
Donavan

168 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frederick Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Donavan!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donavan looks to throw the jab but Xavier is out of range.
Donavan tries to bum rush Xavier with a series of wild strikes but Xavier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xavier could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Donavan throws a nice looking combination but Xavier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xavier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donavan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donavan looks to throw the jab but Xavier is out of range.
Xavier avoids the body shot from Donavan.
Xavier tries to clinch up but Donavan circles away and keeps his distance.
Xavier tries to clinch up but Donavan circles away and keeps his distance.
Xavier is looking to clinch.
Donavan looks to land a combination but Xavier avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donavan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donavan swinging wilding here.
Donavan throws a series of punches but Xavier moves out of range.
Xavier is looking to clinch but Donavan is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xavier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donavan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donavan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Scott Donavan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donavan throws a series of punches but Xavier avoids them all with ease.
Donavan looks gassed!
Donavan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Xavier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Xavier clinches up against the cage.
Xavier tries to pull guard but Donavan won't allow it.

Donavan manages to break the clinch.
Donavan throws a series of punches but Xavier moves out of range.
Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch but Donavan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xavier tries to clinch up.
Xavier tries to clinch but Donavan is having none of it.

Xavier moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier tries to pull guard but Donavan won't allow it.
Donavan wants to break free but Xavier has control.
Donavan wants to break free but Xavier has control.
Donavan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Xavier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Donavan smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederick Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donavan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donavan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donavan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Donavan.
Xavier tries to clinch up but Donavan circles away and keeps his distance.
Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donavan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xavier tries to clinch but Donavan is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xavier looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Donavan is fending him off so far but Xavier persists. Nope, Donavan circles away and we're back to standing.
Donavan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donavan misses with a hook. Xavier ducked under it nicely.
Donavan misses with a wild combination.
Xavier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Xavier.
Xavier wants to clinch up but Donavan keeps it at a distance.
Xavier is looking to clinch.
Xavier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donavan.
Xavier moves in looking to clinch but Donavan pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Xavier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Donavan does no damage.
Donavan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donavan misses with a wild combination.
Donavan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Xavier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Xavier tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Xavier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Donavan smiles and moves away.
Xavier is looking to clinch but Donavan is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Donavan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Xavier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donavan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott Donavan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donavan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xavier circles away quickly and effectively.
Xavier tries to clinch up but Donavan circles away and keeps his distance.
Xavier wants to clinch up but Donavan keeps it at a distance.
Xavier dodges the punch combination from Donavan.
Donavan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Xavier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier jumps guard but Donavan stands there with Xavier around his waist. Xavier gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Xavier pulls Donavan into guard.
Xavier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Donavan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donavan looking to pass the guard.
Xavier is trying to keep Donavan in close.
Donavan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xavier swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Xavier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Donavan is one step ahead there.
Donavan wants to pass the guard but Xavier is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Donavan swinging wilding here.
Xavier wants to clinch up but Donavan keeps it at a distance.

Xavier moves into the clinch.
Xavier tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Donavan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Donavan is trying to break free.
Donavan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donavan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Xavier tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederick Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xavier tries to pull guard but Donavan holds him up against the cage and eventually Xavier drops back down to his feet.

Donavan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Donavan misses
and Xavier counters with a nice leg kick.
Donavan misses with the combination.
Donavan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Xavier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donavan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xavier is looking to clinch.
Donavan swats away the attempt to clinch by Xavier.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xavier.
Donavan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Xavier.
Xavier tries to clinch but Donavan is having none of it.
Donavan misses with a wild body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donavan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Donavan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 Frederick Xavier will probably get the nod.
That's time! Xavier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Xavier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xavier slips a jab and a cross from Donavan.
Donavan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Xavier counters with a body kick.
Donavan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Donavan misses.

Xavier scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Xavier is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Donavan is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frederick Xavier!