PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Bapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifford Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Clifford Donovan enters the cage!

Bapp
vs
Donovan

181 cm
18
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Bapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bapp fails with a takedown attempt.

Donovan moves into the clinch.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
Donovan lands a knee to the head.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Shaun Bapp has been cut.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Bapp's ribcage.
Bapp blocks an elbow strike from Donovan.
Donovan working Bapp over with knees to the body.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Bapp goes for a takedown in the clinch but Donovan prevents it.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bapp takes a knee right on the jaw!
Donovan lands a good knee to the midsection. Bapp won't want to take too many of those.
Bapp is breathing heavily.
Donovan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bapp in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bapp's face.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bapp's face.

Bapp is rocked!
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bapp's face.
Oh Bapp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bapp lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Bapp's ribcage.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Donovan working Bapp over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Bapp seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bapp's face.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Bapp's ribcage.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Bapp's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Donovan scores a nice knee to the body.
Bapp slowing the pace effectively.
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Donovan lands an elbow that stopped Bapp in his tracks for a moment.
Donovan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bapp takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donovan misses with an elbow strike.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donovan lands a knee to the head.
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Donovan working Bapp over with knees to the body.
Donovan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Bapp takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bapp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Bapp's ribcage.
Donovan working Bapp over with knees to the body.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donovan misses with an elbow over the top.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clifford Donovan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shaun Bapp's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Donovan has Bapp up against the cage in a clinch.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bapp takes a knee right on the jaw!
Donovan working Bapp over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Donovan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bapp in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Bapp takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bapp wants to get back to striking at distance but Donovan won't allow it.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bapp's face.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Donovan lands a knee to the head.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the head but Bapp blocks with his arms.
Bapp tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Donovan prevents Bapp from breaking the clinch.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bapp avoids it.
Donovan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bapp.
Donovan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Donovan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bapp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bapp tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Bapp wants to get back to striking at distance but Donovan won't allow it.
Donovan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bapp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan lands a knee to the head.
Bapp is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Donovan is keeping busy.
Donovan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bapp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Donovan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bapp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bapp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donovan has him pressed against the cage.
Donovan missing with knees to the body.

Bapp pulls Donovan into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Donovan is looking to stand up but Bapp won't let him.

Bapp manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bapp circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bapp counters with a series of strikes. Donovan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bapp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donovan circles away.
Donovan wants to clinch.

Donovan drives through and clinches with Bapp against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bapp tries to circle away but Donovan has him pinned against the cage.
Donovan tries a knee to the head but Bapp blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bapp tries to stall but Donovan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clifford Donovan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shaun Bapp's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bapp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bapp shoots in for a takedown but Donovan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bapp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donovan swats away the attempt to clinch by Bapp.

Donovan has managed to clinch.
Donovan working Bapp over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Donovan lands a knee to the head.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bapp avoids a wild elbow strike from Donovan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Donovan.
Bapp tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the cage.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donovan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Donovan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bapp is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bapp fails to pull guard.
Bapp goes for a takedown in the clinch but Donovan prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Bapp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Donovan pushes off an throws an elbow but Bapp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Donovan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Donovan missing with knees to the body.
Bapp tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Donovan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bapp.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bapp on the inside.
Donovan working Bapp over with knees to the body.
Bapp avoiding damage as Donovan throws knees to the body.
Donovan misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Bapp.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the head but Bapp blocks with his arms.
Bapp is looking to break free of the clinch but Donovan has double underhooks.
Bapp really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bapp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
Bapp wants a takedown.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bapp working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Donovan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bapp's face.
Donovan misses with a knee to the head.
Bapp can't break the clinch.
Bapp tries to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling the position.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Bapp managing to block the knees to the body from Donovan.
Shaun Bapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Bapp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donovan looking to throw knees to the head but Bapp is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bapp lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bapp lands an uppercut.
Clifford Donovan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bapp swings wildly with an uppercut but Donovan uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clifford Donovan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Donovan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clifford Donovan!