PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavo Junttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Donovan
vs
Junttila

175 cm
22
166 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

173 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavo Junttila!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Donovan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Junttila tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Donovan is in Junttila's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donovan tries to stand but Junttila is controlling from the bottom.
Donovan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Junttila is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Junttila keeping full guard, as Donovan tries to pass.
Donovan postures up.
Junttila controlling Donovan's posture.
Donovan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Donovan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Junttila is keeping the position for now.

Donovan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Donovan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Junttila has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Donovan has managed to get both his arms back between Junttila's legs - danger averted.
Donovan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Junttila wants to control the position but Donovan says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Donovan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Junttila does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Donovan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Junttila is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Junttila looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Donovan is trying to control the action in half guard but Junttila is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Donovan wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Junttila uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Donovan looking to pass the guard.
Donovan trying to control the position from guard on top but Junttila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Junttila working for a triangle but Donovan defends it easily.
Junttila preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Junttila is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Donovan defends well.

Junttila is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Donovan defends well.
Donovan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Junttila is keeping the position for now.
Donovan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Junttila on the ground.
Donovan wants to stand but Junttila is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan postures up.
Donovan trying to control but Junttila is working from the bottom.
Junttila looking for a sweep. Not yet Junttila, not yet.

Junttila has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Donovan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Donovan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Donovan wants to control from the top but Junttila keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Clifford Donovan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Donovan blocks a head kick by Junttila.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Donovan rushes Junttila and presses him up against the cage.

Donovan breaks from the clinch.
Donovan is looking to clinch but Junttila is avoiding it.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junttila paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donovan is looking to clinch.
Donovan wants to clinch.
Donovan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Junttila defends well and Donovan ends up having to push Junttila into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Junttila on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Donovan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Junttila shoots in looking for a takedown but Donovan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Junttila's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Donovan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch but Junttila swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donovan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clifford Donovan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donovan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Junttila doesn't seem bothered though.
Junttila misses with a low kick.
Junttila thuds a left hand into Donovan's body.
Donovan wants to clinch.

Donovan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Donovan wants to stand but Junttila has his arm trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan trying to control the action but Junttila is working from the bottom.
Donovan tries to stand but Junttila is controlling his head.
Donovan advances to full mount.
Donovan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Junttila is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Donovan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Junttila is surviving well by controlling Donovan's body position as best he can.
Junttila is desperately trying to improve his position but Donovan has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan trying to control but Junttila is having none of it.
Junttila is wriggling around trying to escape.
Donovan is trying to control here but Junttila has managed to regain half guard.
It looks like Donovan is going to stand back up.
Donovan thows a huge punch but Junttila dodges it nicely.

Junttila actively working from the bottom here.
Junttila is looking for a sweep. Donovan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Junttila is trying to maintain the position but Donovan is very close to passing his half guard.
Clifford Donovan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junttila is not content to let Donovan control the position.
Donovan wants to stand but Junttila has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Junttila wants to control but Donovan is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Junttila scores with a jab to the head.
Junttila closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donovan circles away.
Donovan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Donovan has closed the distance and engaged Junttila in a clinch.
Donovan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junttila blocking some punches.
Junttila pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Donovan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Junttila blocks it with crossed arms.
Donovan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Junttila's elbow.
Junttila wants to stall.
Donovan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Donovan blocks a body shot from Junttila.

Donovan breaks from the clinch.
Junttila motions for Donovan to come forward. Junttila throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Junttila with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Donovan clinches up with Junttila and pushes him back against the cage.
Junttila stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Donovan breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clifford Donovan dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Donovan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Junttila misses with a left hand

and Donovan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Junttila misses with a knee strike.
Donovan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Donovan breaks the clinch.
Junttila throws a big shot that misses.
Donovan tries a head kick but it misses.
Junttila swats away the attempt to clinch by Donovan.
Junttila connects with a nice looking jab.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junttila paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donovan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Junttila manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donovan slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junttila blocks a head kick by Donovan.
Donovan scores with a push kick.
Junttila moves into range and connects with a jab.
Donovan moves forwards but Junttila connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Donovan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Donovan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Donovan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Junttila keeps working.

Donovan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Junttila circles away from the clinch attempt

and Junttila holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junttila drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Donovan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junttila prevents Donovan from breaking the clinch.
Paavo Junttila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donovan tries a knee to the head but Junttila blocks it.
Junttila slows down the pace here.
Donovan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Junttila manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Junttila throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Donovan stands and throws Junttila's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan gets to mount! Junttila was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Junttila is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Junttila is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Junttila is in all sorts of trouble here.
Junttila is squirming around, avoiding Donovan's attempts to control the action.
Junttila can't escape the position.
Donovan can't control as he wanted to and Junttila manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Donovan is trying to control the action in half guard but Junttila is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Junttila actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Junttila moves into full guard.

Junttila throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Donovan escapes and throws Junttila's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Junttila wants to control but Donovan postures up.
Junttila is looking to reverse the position.
Donovan tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donovan wants to control but Junttila is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junttila sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clifford Donovan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donovan 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

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