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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Jacques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giorgio Jacques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jacques sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Donovan somewhat.
Jacques scores a takedown into full mount!
Jacques content just to control the position here.
Jacques punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jacques won't let Donovan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jacques controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Donovan really wants to buck Jacques off and get back to his feet.
Jacques controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giorgio Jacques just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Donovan shoots and misses
and Jacques counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jacques controlling from the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacques landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jacques accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Donovan pushes Jacques off and scrambles back to his feet.
Donovan fails with the takedown
and Jacques counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Giorgio Jacques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Donovan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jacques's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jacques controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jacques seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Donovan for as long as he can get away with.
Donovan wants to stand and escape but Jacques is having none of it.
Jacques trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jacques sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Donovan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jacques is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jacques controls the pace.
Donovan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Donovan looks gassed!
Jacques not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jacques wants to pass the guard but Donovan is keeping the position.
Jacques is stalling in the full guard.
Jacques is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jacques's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jacques is in close to Donovan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jacques content to stall in guard here.
Jacques landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacques content to stall in guard here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giorgio Jacques just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Donovan has his takedown stuffed
and Jacques counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jacques content to control rather than advance.
Donovan looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacques not doing much here.
Jacques passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Jacques dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Donovan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jacques counters with a shoot takedown. Donovan fights it but they end up in guard.
Jacques cracks Donovan with a solid left hand.
Jacques is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jacques sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Donovan's guard.
Donovan is trying to stand back up but Jacques is controlling him
Jacques keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giorgio Jacques overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giorgio Jacques just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Donovan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jacques counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Donovan is breathing heavily.
Jacques looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques stops Donovan from standing up.
Jacques 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.
Jacques slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jacques landing a few strikes.
Donovan wants to get back to his feet.
Jacques lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giorgio Jacques just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Donovan fails with the takedown
and Jacques counters with a takedown into side control.
Giorgio Jacques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Donovan.
Donovan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jacques taking a breather here.
Jacques lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Donovan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jacques asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jacques landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Donovan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jacques has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jacques is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donovan can do to turn this around?
Donovan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Donovan trying to remain calm as Jacques controls from the top position.
Jacques lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Donovan down.
Jacques lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee asks Jacques politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jacques prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacques lands a few punches from side control.
Donovan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jacques just content to control the position.
Jacques lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Donovan down.
Jacques is staying tight to Donovan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jacques has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giorgio Jacques just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Donovan misses with a takedown attempt
and Jacques decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Donovan's guard.
Donovan is looking to stand up but Jacques isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Jacques dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jacques darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jacques has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Donovan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Donovan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jacques takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Donovan tries to buck Jacques off but he can't manage it.
Jacques controlling the position easily from mount.
Jacques is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Donovan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jacques lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Donovan hang on?
Jacques scoring with strikes but Donovan is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Donovan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Donovan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jacques controlling his opponent.
Jacques in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
You get the feeling that Donovan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jacques with good strikes from the mount here!
Jacques controlling the pace for now.
Jacques postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Donovan looks a forlorn figure.
Jacques controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacques landing strikes from the mount.
Jacques with shots to the head and body - Donovan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jacques controlling the pace for now.
Donovan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jacques postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Donovan looks a forlorn figure.
Donovan tries to buck Jacques off but he can't manage it.
Jacques working Donovan over with strikes here.
Jacques putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jacques controlling from the full mount.
Giorgio Jacques is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giorgio Jacques just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jacques gets the takedown into side control.
Donovan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Donovan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jacques just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacques prevents Donovan from escaping the position.
Check out the look on Jacques's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chris Donovan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacques is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgio Jacques showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jacques has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgio Jacques!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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