PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotrek Fabianski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Fabianski
vs
Donovan

178 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piotrek Fabianski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Donovan!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabianski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donovan.
Fabianski looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Donovan misses with a few strikes there.
Donovan avoids the head kick by Fabianski.
Donovan misses with a double jab.
Donovan throws a right and a left that Fabianski avoids nicely.
Donovan slips a jab and a cross from Fabianski.
Donovan misses with a double jab
and Fabianski counters with an inside leg kick.
Fabianski avoids a punch combination nicely.
John Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fabianski counters with a body kick that stops Donovan in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fabianski scores with the left hand. Donovan knows he should have avoided that one.
Donovan throws a series of punches but Fabianski moves out of range.
Fabianski misses with a body kick.
Donovan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Donovan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donovan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fabianski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Donovan's knee momentarily.
Donovan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donovan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donovan misses with a series of wild punches.
Donovan tries to bum rush Fabianski with a series of wild strikes but Fabianski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donovan throws a series of punches but Fabianski avoids them all with ease.
Fabianski throws a head kick but Donovan moves out of range.
Fabianski slips a jab and a cross from Donovan.
Donovan throws a nice looking combination but Fabianski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donovan checks the leg kick.
Donovan misses with a two punch combination.
Donovan fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Donovan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Donovan works over Fabianski's head and body with a nice combination.
Donovan misses with the combination.
Fabianski throws a sloppy head kick and Donovan moves out of range easily.
Donovan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fabianski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Donovan throws a series of punches but Fabianski avoids them all with ease.
Donovan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fabianski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donovan lands a two punch combo.
Donovan misses with a wild combination.
Fabianski throws a nice looking combination but Donovan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Donovan does no damage.
Donovan avoids the head kick by Fabianski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fabianski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Donovan's knee momentarily.
Donovan moves out of range of the body kick.
No joy there for Donovan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donovan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donovan misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Donovan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donovan tries to bum rush Fabianski with a series of wild strikes but Fabianski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donovan throws a right and a left that Fabianski avoids nicely.

Fabianski clinches with his opponent.
Fabianski prevents Donovan from breaking the clinch.
Fabianski prevents Donovan from breaking the clinch.
Fabianski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donovan blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Fabianski as the two fighters clinch.
Fabianski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Donovan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fabianski lands an elbow that stopped Donovan in his tracks for a moment.
Fabianski lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabianski tries to land knees in the clinch but Donovan avoids the damage to the body.
Fabianski prevents Donovan from breaking the clinch.
Fabianski leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Fabianski.
Fabianski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fabianski is stalling here.
Donovan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fabianski has him pressed against the cage.
Fabianski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Donovan can't break the clinch.
Fabianski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fabianski misses with some punches.
Fabianski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donovan.
Fabianski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Donovan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Donovan tries to break the clinch but Fabianski is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotrek Fabianski dominated that round.
That's time! Fabianski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Left hook, right uppercut from Donovan.
Fabianski slips a jab and a cross from Donovan.
Donovan throws a one two combo.
Donovan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donovan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fabianski counters with a nice leg kick.
Donovan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fabianski counters with a body kick that stops Donovan in his tracks momentarily.
Donovan misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Donovan misses.
A jab from Fabianski misses.
Fabianski throws a combination that misses
and Donovan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Donovan!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donovan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Donovan.
Donovan misses with a two punch combination.
Fabianski throws a series of punches but Donovan avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fabianski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donovan swinging wilding here.
Donovan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fabianski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Piotrek Fabianski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donovan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fabianski counters with a thumping low kick.
Donovan misses with a combination
and Fabianski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fabianski slips a jab and a cross from Donovan.
Donovan throws a combination. Fabianski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Donovan throws a left and a right that both miss

and Fabianski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fabianski missing with knees to the body.
Donovan wants to get back to striking at distance but Fabianski won't allow it.
Fabianski tries to land a knee to the head but Donovan blocks with his arms.
Fabianski trying to land knees to the body.
Donovan has had enough of the clinch but Fabianski keeps him there for the moment.
Donovan has had enough of the clinch but Fabianski keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan wants to get back to striking at distance but Fabianski won't allow it.
Fabianski tries to land knees in the clinch but Donovan avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fabianski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Donovan's brow.
Donovan blocks an uppercut.
Donovan avoiding damage as Fabianski throws knees to the body.
Fabianski missing with knees to the body.
Fabianski tries to land knees in the clinch but Donovan avoids the damage to the body.
Fabianski missing with knees to the body.
Donovan is trying to break free.
Donovan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fabianski slows down the pace here.
Donovan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fabianski has him pressed against the cage.
Fabianski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donovan.
Donovan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Donovan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fabianski lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabianski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Donovan has had enough of the clinch but Fabianski keeps him there for the moment.
Donovan wants to break free but Fabianski has control.
Fabianski stalling the fight.
Fabianski prevents Donovan from breaking the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Fabianski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fabianski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fabianski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Donovan avoiding damage as Fabianski throws knees to the body.
Donovan wants to break free but Fabianski has control.
Fabianski tries to land knees in the clinch but Donovan avoids the damage to the body.
Donovan tries to break the clinch but Fabianski is controlling the position.
Donovan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Donovan wants to get back to striking at distance but Fabianski won't allow it.
Fabianski has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Donovan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fabianski landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Donovan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Fabianski.

It looks like John Donovan has been cut.
A knee to the head by Fabianski.
Fabianski landing knees to the head.
Fabianski misses with a punch to the body.
Fabianski stalling the fight.
Donovan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donovan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fabianski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fabianski digs a right hand into Donovan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donovan's gas tank.
Fabianski prevents Donovan from breaking the clinch.
Fabianski keeps control of Donovan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donovan has had enough of the clinch but Fabianski keeps him there for the moment.
Donovan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donovan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fabianski prevents Donovan from breaking the clinch.
Donovan wants to get back to striking at distance but Fabianski won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotrek Fabianski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Donovan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Donovan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fabianski misses with a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Donovan!
Donovan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fabianski throws a series of punches but Donovan avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Donovan misses.
A combination from Donovan does no damage.
Donovan fails to land with a series of punches.
Donovan misses with a two punch combination.
Donovan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donovan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fabianski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donovan blocks a head kick by Fabianski.
Fabianski throws a sloppy head kick and Donovan moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fabianski backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Donovan.
Fabianski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Donovan if he has to take too many more of those.
Fabianski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Donovan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Donovan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donovan throws a right and a left that Fabianski avoids nicely.
Fabianski dodges the punch combination from Donovan.
Donovan misses with a combination
and Fabianski counters with a nice kick to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Donovan.
Donovan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donovan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Donovan!
Donovan throws a series of punches but Fabianski avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan throws a right hand that Fabianski ducks under and follows up with a left that Fabianski also avoids with ease.
Donovan misses with a wild combination.
Donovan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Donovan does no damage.
Donovan misses with a combination
and Fabianski counters with a nice leg kick.
Donovan throws a series of strikes that have Fabianski backpedaling.
Fabianski throws a sloppy head kick and Donovan moves out of range easily.
Donovan tries to bum rush Fabianski with a series of wild strikes but Fabianski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fabianski throws a poor cross that misses
and Donovan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fabianski scores with a nice body kick.
Fabianski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donovan.
Donovan lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Donovan is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for Donovan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fabianski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Donovan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donovan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fabianski throws a leg kick but Donovan moved away.
Fabianski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donovan.
Donovan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donovan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Donovan fails to land with a series of punches.
Fabianski scores with a spinning back kick!
Fabianski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Donovan counters with a series of strikes. Fabianski will be more careful next time no doubt.
A clash of legs there as Donovan blocks the low kick.
No joy there for Donovan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donovan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Donovan.
Donovan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fabianski misses with a low kick.
Donovan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fabianski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donovan throws a nice looking combination but Fabianski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donovan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donovan throws a nice looking combination but Fabianski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donovan misses with a combination
and Fabianski counters with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Donovan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fabianski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Donovan throws a right hand that Fabianski ducks under and follows up with a left that Fabianski also avoids with ease.
Donovan throws a right hand that Fabianski ducks under and follows up with a left that Fabianski also avoids with ease.
John Donovan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donovan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Donovan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fabianski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotrek Fabianski!