PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Donaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasandini El Mavs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasandini El Mavs will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Donaldson
vs
El Mavs

169 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Donaldson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kasandini El Mavs!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

El Mavs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
El Mavs breaks from Donaldson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
El Mavs controlling from mount.
El Mavs scoring with strikes but Donaldson is staying in there.

El Mavs is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Donaldson is surviving well by controlling El Mavs's body position as best he can.
Donaldson is wriggling around trying to escape.
El Mavs misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Donaldson regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaldson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute El Mavs jumps into side control!

El Mavs looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Mavs controlling the position from side mount.
Donaldson is looking for a sweep.
Donaldson can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Donaldson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked El Mavs off and has taken his back!
Donaldson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Donaldson biding his time, controlling El Mavs.
Donaldson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
El Mavs wants to control his opponent's hands but Donaldson gets his hands free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson avoiding El Mavs 's attempts to control his hands.
What can El Mavs do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
El Mavs tries to break free.
Can El Mavs hold on?! Donaldson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
El Mavs manages to reverse the position and now he's in Donaldson's guard. Nice work there by El Mavs.
Donaldson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Mavs stands and throws Donaldson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Donaldson tries to improve position but can't.
Donaldson wants to control but El Mavs postures up.
El Mavs gets to mount! Donaldson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Donaldson really is a fat lump.
Donaldson is breathing heavily.

El Mavs working for a guillotine from mount but Donaldson is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kasandini El Mavs dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Donaldson tries to clinch
and El Mavs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Donaldson pushes El Mavs up against the cage in a clinch.

Donaldson breaks from the clinch.
Donaldson misses with a takedown
and El Mavs counters with a big head kick but Donaldson shrugs it off.
Donaldson keeps the fight on the outside.
El Mavs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donaldson closes this distance looking for a takedown but El Mavs circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - El Mavs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Donaldson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
El Mavs trying to hold on to Donaldson's head to control him but Donaldson postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Mavs is positioning himself well to prevent Donaldson advancing to mount.
Donaldson tries to stand but can't do so whilst El Mavs controls his leg.

El Mavs pushes Donaldson off and gets back to his feet.
El Mavs slaps away a takedown attempt from Donaldson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Donaldson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

El Mavs moves into the clinch.
Donaldson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Donaldson tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Mavs's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Donaldson trying to land knees to the body.
El Mavs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Donaldson is trying to break the clinch but El Mavs is controlling him.
El Mavs content to slow the pace in the clinch.

El Mavs breaks from the clinch.
Donaldson misses with a takedown attempt - El Mavs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
El Mavs fails to land the takedown.
El Mavs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Donaldson as he avoids it easily.
Donaldson tries to clinch

and El Mavs counters with a single leg into guard. Donaldson didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Mavs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kasandini El Mavs has got the better of the ground game so far.
El Mavs preventing the sweep.
El Mavs passes Donaldson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
El Mavs is looking to take a break and control but Donaldson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Donaldson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Donaldson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but El Mavs puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Donaldson wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Mavs trying to control the action but Donaldson is working from the bottom.

Donaldson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Donaldson wants to improve his position but El Mavs is controlling well.
El Mavs sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kasandini El Mavs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

El Mavs closes the distance and clinches.

Donaldson jumps into guard, dragging El Mavs to the mat.
Donaldson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
El Mavs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donaldson is keeping the position for now.
Donaldson is looking to stand back up but El Mavs counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Donaldson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Mavs is just content to waste time from the top position. Donaldson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Donaldson is controlling El Mavs's posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaldson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
El Mavs won't allow Donaldson to sweep him here.
El Mavs wants to control from the top but Donaldson keeps moving.
El Mavs slips nicely into half guard.
El Mavs wants to take a breather but Donaldson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Donaldson wants to control but El Mavs is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Donaldson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
El Mavs wants to advance to full mount but Donaldson doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Donaldson keeping moving, preventing El Mavs from controlling successfully.
Donaldson looking to hit a scissor sweep but El Mavs is one step ahead there.
El Mavs passes Donaldson's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson is trying to maintain the position but El Mavs is very close to passing his half guard.
El Mavs is taking a breather. Donaldson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Donaldson is looking to control El Mavs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Donaldson avoid being mounted?

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
El Mavs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Donaldson darts in trying to clinch

so El Mavs counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Donaldson keeping moving, preventing El Mavs from controlling successfully.

Donaldson pushes El Mavs off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
El Mavs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donaldson throws a leg kick that is checked

and El Mavs counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ryan Donaldson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kasandini El Mavs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

El Mavs moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Donaldson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kasandini El Mavs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well El Mavs has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kasandini El Mavs!