PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Dittrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Donavan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dittrich's entrance music is "Paint It Black". A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dittrich
vs
Donavan

182 cm
24
172 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

180 cm
27
175 lbs
11 - 12 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Dittrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Scott Donavan!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dittrich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donavan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donavan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dittrich tries to clinch
and Donavan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donavan.
Dittrich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dittrich thuds his right hand into Donavan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donavan swats away the attempt to clinch by Dittrich.
Dittrich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donavan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dittrich moves to clinch but Donavan breaks away
and Donavan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Horrible takedown by Dittrich or perhaps it was just good defense by Donavan which made him look bad.

Dittrich shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Donavan's guard.
Donavan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dittrich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dittrich trying to control but Donavan is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dittrich throwing strikes but missing.
Dittrich thows a big elbow that misses.
Donavan trying to keep a closed guard but Dittrich is proving a slippery customer.
Dittrich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Donavan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dittrich is controlling him.
Dittrich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dittrich thows a big elbow that misses.
Dittrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Donavan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Dittrich postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Donavan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dittrich, into his guard.
Dittrich lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Donavan!
Dittrich thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dittrich trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dittrich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dittrich 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.
Dittrich trying to control but Donavan is having none of it.
Dittrich landing strikes from the mount.
Donavan looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dittrich controlling from the full mount.
Dittrich fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dittrich looking to finish with strikes here!
A nice elbow there by Dittrich.
Dittrich looking to finish with strikes here!
Dittrich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donavan blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Dittrich dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dittrich tries to clinch up but Donavan circles away and keeps his distance.

Dittrich clinches up with Donavan and pushes him back against the cage.
Dittrich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donavans head.
Dittrich lands with a light punch inside.
Dittrich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dittrich lands with a light punch inside.
Dittrich lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dittrich.
Dittrich lands a nice knee to the body.
Dittrich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Dittrich as the two fighters clinch.
Dittrich presses Donavan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Dittrich.
Donavan being controlled against the cage.
Dittrich using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dittrich lands a hook that snaps the head of Donavan backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Donavan takes a shot to the head.
Donavan is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Dittrich.
Dittrich scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Dittrich.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dittrich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dittrich.
A short left from Dittrich.
Dittrich lands a hook that snaps the head of Donavan backwards.
Dittrich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dittrich scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dittrich.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dittrich.
Dittrich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dittrich digs a right hand underneath Donavan's ribcage. Donavan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dittrich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dittrich lands a left hand.
Dittrich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donavans head.
Dittrich lands with a light punch inside.
Dittrich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dittrich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donavans head.
A short body shot lands from Dittrich as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dittrich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dittrich lands a hook that snaps the head of Donavan backwards.
Dittrich pushes Donavan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Dittrich.
Dittrich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donavan being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dittrich lands with a right to the head.
Dittrich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dittrich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Dittrich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dittrich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dittrich lands a body shot.
Dittrich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dittrich.
A short uppercut from Dittrich.
Dittrich presses Donavan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Dittrich on the inside.
A short right from Dittrich.
A short right from Dittrich.
Dittrich presses Donavan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dittrich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dittrich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donavan can do to turn this around?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dittrich.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dittrich.
Dittrich pushes off an throws an elbow but Donavan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dittrich will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Donavan up against the cage.
Dittrich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donavan backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Dittrich to work.
A shot in the inside from Dittrich.
Donavan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dittrich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dittrich lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dittrich.
Dittrich pushes Donavan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Dittrich on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Dittrich.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dittrich.
Dittrich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donavans head.
Dittrich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Dittrich on the inside.
Dittrich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dittrich lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Dittrich.
Dittrich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Dittrich.
Dittrich scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dittrich.
Dittrich presses Donavan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dittrich lands a damaging elbow.
Dittrich lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dittrich.
Dittrich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dittrich tries a knee to the head but Donavan blocks it.
Dittrich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dittrich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dittrich misses with a knee strike.
Dittrich presses Donavan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Dittrich.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dittrich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dittrich is leaning against Donavan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dittrich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dittrich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dittrich.
A right hand to the body from Dittrich.
Dittrich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dittrich controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Dittrich dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dittrich doesn't manage to clinch there - Donavan circles away.
Dittrich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donavan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donavan keeps the fight on the outside.
Dittrich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Donavan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dittrich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Dittrich instigates a clinch.
Dittrich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Dittrich.
Donavan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Dittrich.
Dittrich scores with a hook to the body.
Donavan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dittrich.
Dittrich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dittrich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Dittrich.
Dittrich with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dittrich.
Dittrich putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Donavan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dittrich with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dittrich.
Dittrich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donavan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dittrich lands with a short shot to the head.
Dittrich scores with a shoulder strike.
Jan Dittrich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dittrich lands with a short shot to the head.
Dittrich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Dittrich.
Dittrich lands with a right to the head.
Dittrich lands a left hand.
Dittrich lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Dittrich.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dittrich.
A shot in the inside from Dittrich.
Dittrich lands a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dittrich - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dittrich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dittrich taking a breather.
Dittrich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dittrich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Dittrich.
Dittrich lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dittrich.
Dittrich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dittrich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dittrich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dittrich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donavan backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dittrich.
Dittrich lands an uppercut.
Dittrich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Dittrich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dittrich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Donavan or not.
A shot in the inside from Dittrich.
Donavan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dittrich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donavan backwards.
A shot in the inside from Dittrich.
Dittrich slowing the pace effectively.
Dittrich lands an elbow just above Donavan 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dittrich works on Donavan's body with a couple of short punches.
Dittrich lands an uppercut.
Dittrich taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dittrich lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Dittrich.
A hook to the body from Dittrich.
Donavan wants to get back to striking at distance but Dittrich won't allow it.
Dittrich lands a shoulder strike.
Dittrich scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Dittrich.
A right hook to the body lands for Dittrich.
Dittrich lands a body shot.
Donavan tries to break free but Dittrich pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dittrich.
Donavan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dittrich is working Donavan over against the cage.
Dittrich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donavan backwards.
Dittrich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dittrich presses Donavan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dittrich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dittrich unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dittrich throws a punch but it's blocked by Donavan.
Dittrich taking a breather.
Dittrich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donavan takes a shot to the head.
Dittrich lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dittrich.
Dittrich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dittrich - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Donavan is looking to break free of the clinch but Dittrich has double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dittrich.
Dittrich connects with a knee to the head.
Dittrich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donavan backwards.
Scott Donavan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dittrich lands an uppercut.

Donavan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dittrich connects with a body shot that sends Donavan's belly button to the back.
Donavan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Dittrich counter with a right hand.
Jan Dittrich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dittrich tries to clinch but Donavan is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Dittrich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dittrich 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Dittrich!