PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Donavan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Christopher
vs
Donavan

178 cm
19
186 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

188 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harrison Christopher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Donavan!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donavan's waist but Donavan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Christopher off to one side.

Christopher closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Christopher is working Donavan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Donavan is not content to let Christopher control the position.
Donavan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Christopher taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donavan is pushing Christopher's head away, looking to escape. Christopher manages to hold on to the position though.
Christopher controlling the position.
Donavan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Christopher cracks Donavan with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donavan tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Christopher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Christopher landing strikes, looking to finish!
Christopher lands a big shot there that rocks Donavan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Christopher controlling from mount.

Christopher jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Donavan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christopher is looking to take a break and control but Donavan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Christopher happy to just control the position for now.
Christopher is looking to take a break and control but Donavan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Donavan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Christopher asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Christopher wants to control but Donavan is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

We're going to have a standup here because Harrison Christopher wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Christopher closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Christopher is looking for a kimura here.
Christopher lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Donavan is staying active underneath Christopher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Donavan taking some punishment here, with Christopher in his half guard.
Donavan is staying active underneath Christopher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Christopher controlling the pace.
Christopher wants to take a breather but Donavan is having none of it.
Christopher thows a huge punch but Donavan dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donavan is trying to stand up here but Christopher is controlling him well.
Christopher thows a huge punch but Donavan dodges it nicely.
Donavan is looking to escape.
Christopher slips a nice elbow through Donavan's hands, connecting with Donavan's forehead.
Christopher controlling the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christopher seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Donavan for as long as he can get away with.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Christopher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donavan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Christopher is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Donavan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christopher seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Harrison Christopher wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Christopher throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Donavan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Christopher is in Donavan's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Donavan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donavan throws a sloppy head kick and Christopher moves out of range easily.
Christopher shoots for a takedown but Donavan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Christopher fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Donavan avoids it really well and circles away.

Christopher shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Christopher showed some decent athleticism there.
Christopher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donavan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Christopher with the ground and pound but Donavan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Christopher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harrison Christopher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Christopher trying to control but Donavan is working from the bottom.
Christopher is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Donavan pushes Christopher off and scrambles back to his feet.
Donavan throws a head kick but Christopher moves out of range.

Christopher closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Christopher wants to control but Donavan is keeping him busy.
Christopher is really struggling to control Donavan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Donavan is looking to escape.
Donavan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Christopher scores with a couple of nice shots.
Donavan is trying to stand up here but Christopher is controlling him well.
Christopher trying to control from half guard but Donavan is working away.
Christopher lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Christopher seems to be working for a kimura but Donavan defends the submission attempt.
Christopher working the head and body with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Christopher lands with a punch from half guard.
Christopher is nestled in close to Donavan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Christopher 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.
Christopher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donavan keeps working.
Christopher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Christopher looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Donavan is trying to stand back up but Christopher is controlling him
Donavan has hold of Christopher's hands but Christopher slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher content to control rather than advance.
Christopher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donavan can do to turn this around?
Donavan is not content to let Christopher control the position.
Christopher perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Christopher is keen to just control but Donavan is a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Harrison Christopher just wasn't active enough.
Donavan throws a lazy head kick

and Christopher counters with a takedown into side control.
Christopher trying to control the action but Donavan is working from the bottom.
Christopher works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Donavan's face as Christopher controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christopher is putting a hurting on Donavan here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donavan seems a little lost for a moment, as Christopher dominates the positioning.
Christopher has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Donavan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Christopher lands some shots froms side control.
Christopher trying to control the position but Donavan is working away.
Christopher staying calm.

Christopher tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Christopher has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christopher scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Christopher dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Christopher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Christopher lands in his opponent's guard.
Christopher slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Christopher postures up and lands a big shot to Donavan's brow.
Christopher trying to control but Donavan is working from the bottom.
Christopher sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Donavan's guard.
Christopher slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donavan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Christopher scores with a couple of nice shots.
Donavan wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Christopher is looking to take a break and control but Donavan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Christopher working over Donavan with some ground and pound. Donavan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Christopher is nestled in close to Donavan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Donavan is refusing to be controlled, as Christopher sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, Christopher seems content to control.
Christopher not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher trying to control from half guard but Donavan is working away.

We're going to have a standup here because Harrison Christopher wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Christopher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Donavan swivels and escapes.
Donavan throws a head kick that misses.

Christopher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Donavan!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Christopher has hold of Donavan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Donavan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Christopher controlling the position easily from mount.
Christopher is landing with some decent strikes but Donavan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher controlling from mount.
Christopher trying to control but Donavan is having none of it.
Christopher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Christopher looking to control but Donavan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Donavan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Christopher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Donavan?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Christopher content just to control the position here.
Christopher with shots to the head and body - Donavan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christopher is landing with some decent strikes but Donavan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Christopher content just to control the position here.
Donavan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Donavan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christopher lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You get the feeling that Donavan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Christopher content just to control the position here.
James Donavan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Christopher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Christopher 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Christopher!