PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dunkin Donats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Con Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunkin Donats has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Donats
vs
Rad

185 cm
29
190 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

185 cm
19
202 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Dunkin Donats!
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, Con Rad!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donats throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rad misses with an uppercut
and Donats counters with a good low kick that Rad was not able to check.

Rad closes the distance and pushes Donats back into the cage.
Rad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rad fails to land.

Rad gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rad throwing strikes from guard but Donats blocks nicely.
Rad throws a strike but Donats rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Rad is trying to control the position but Donats postures up.
Rad striking off his back.
Donats keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rad's head.
Rad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Donats is in close to Rad's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donats in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad looking for a sweep. Not yet Rad, not yet.
Donats postures up and lands a big shot to Rad's brow.

It looks like Con Rad has been cut.
Rad pulls Donats in close to his closed guard and prevents Donats from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rad looking for a sweep. Not yet Rad, not yet.
Donats scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rad is adopting a defensive guard.
Rad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Donats's guard.

Rad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rad scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rad stopping the sweep attempt from Donats.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad advances to half guard.
Rad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Donats manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rad scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rad cracks Donats with a big elbow.
Donats taking a bit of punishment here - Rad scoring with strikes.
Rad wants to control for a moment but Donats uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Donats is trying to stand.
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.
Donats is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rad scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rad lands strikes from half guard.
Rad wants to control but Donats is keeping him busy.
Rad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rad looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Donats with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rad is looking to take a break and control but Donats is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Donats has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Donats blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rad.
Donats pushes Rad off looking to stand but Rad dives back in and keeps control.
Rad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donats does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donats is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rad scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rad is nestled in close to Donats, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rad trying to control the pace.
Rad is trying to control the action in half guard but Donats is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Rad there.
Rad lands with a punch from half guard.
Rad lands strikes from half guard.
Rad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rad connects with a nice short shot to Donats's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Con Rad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Con Rad's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rad cracks Donats with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rad throws a good cross that connects.
Donats gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rad cracks Donats with a good jab.
Rad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donats throws a leg kick that misses.
Donats doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donats seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Donats drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Donats closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Rad.
A right hand to the body from Rad.

Donats escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rad closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Donats bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Donats tries to move into range but Rad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Rad fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Donats to the ground. Rad is now in Donats's guard.
Rad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Con Rad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rad landing with the ground and pound.
Rad postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Donats has momentary wrist control but Rad slips an elbow through the middle.
Rad stands up over Donats, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rad is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rad scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad stands up over Donats, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rad wants to control from the top but Donats keeps moving.
Rad lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rad throws a strike but Donats rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Rad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Donats is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rad is on top in guard.

Rad connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donats has momentary wrist control but Rad slips an elbow through the middle.
Rad trying to control but Donats is working from the bottom.
Rad postures up and lands a big shot to Donats's brow.
Rad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Donats's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rad's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rad landing some decent shots from guard.
Rad is working Donats over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Donats keeping moving, preventing Rad from controlling successfully.
Rad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Donats's head.
Rad preventing the sweep.
Rad lands a couple of digs.
Rad stands up over Donats, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rad works over Donats with some ground and pound from guard.
Rad lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rad lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Con Rad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Con Rad's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rad lands with a cross.

Rad rushes Donats and presses him up against the cage.
Rad looking for a takedown.
Rad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rad scores with a shoulder strike.
Rad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Donats breaks from the clinch.
Rad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Donats on the side of the head.
Rad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Donats tries to keep at a distance but Rad has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Donats's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Rad.
Rad moves out of range as Donats throws a body kick.

Rad shoots in and gets a takedown into Donats's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad cracks Donats with a solid left hand.
Rad lands a couple of digs.
Donats keeping moving, preventing Rad from controlling successfully.
Rad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donats's head.
Rad connects with a couple of short punches.
Donats is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rad is working Donats over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rad is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad throws a strike but Donats rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Donats won't allow Rad to sweep him here.
Rad has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Donats has passed into side control.
Donats throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rad is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Donats wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rad keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rad can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rad gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Donats missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad is looking to control Donats's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rad avoid being mounted?
Rad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rad looking for a sweep. Not yet Rad, not yet.
Dunkin Donats has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rad wants to stand but Donats is controlling the position.
Donats pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rad is keeping the position for now.
Donats lands a couple of digs.
Rad throws a couple of heel strikes.
Donats postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Donats postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Rad not doing much here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rad lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rad connects with a nice short shot to Donats's temple.

Donats looking for submissions off his back.
Rad lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

And that's the end of the fight!
Con Rad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rad 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Con Rad!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Con Rad!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Con Rad!

Con Rad wins by unanimous decision!
Dunkin Donats spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be stronger'.