PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Donovan
vs
Diaz

188 cm
28
202 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

187 cm
28
190 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donovan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid body kick from Donovan.
Donovan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donovan.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donovan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Donovan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donovan.
Donovan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donovan lands a nice shot to the body.
Donovan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donovan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diaz looks gassed!
The fighters circle momentarily. Donovan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donovan lands a body shot.

Donovan has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Donovan.

It looks like Tyson Diaz has been cut.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Donovan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Donovan.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Donovan scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donovan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.

Diaz is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Donovan.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Donovan finish him?
Donovan stalls.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Donovan breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donovan.
Donovan scores with a push kick.
Donovan jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donovan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donovan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donovan lands with a nice body punch.
Donovan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
Donovan jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Donovan lands a nice looking body kick.
Donovan keeps Diaz at a distance using the push kick.
Donovan scoring well with a low kick there.
Donovan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Donovan!
A jab from Diaz misses.
Tyson Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donovan.
Donovan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donovan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donovan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donovan scores with a kick to the body.
Donovan throws a good cross that connects.
Donovan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donovan is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body kick from Donovan.
Diaz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Donovan.
Donovan scores with a shot to the body.
Donovan throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
A jab from Donovan does it's job there.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Donovan cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Donovan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donovan.
Donovan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.

Donovan clinches.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Donovan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donovan controlling the action here for a moment.
Donovan cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Donovan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Donovan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Donovan lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donovan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.

Donovan manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donovan, right into the meat.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Donovan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donovan.
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Donovan pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Donovan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donovan lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.

Diaz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Donovan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Diaz is controlling him well.

Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Donovan tries to escape but Diaz is in control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donovan struggling a bit here.
Donovan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Diaz is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donovan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Diaz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Diaz is looking for a kimura but Donovan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diaz to get the leverage.

Diaz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Donovan defends the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donovan tries to kick Diaz off but Diaz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Donovan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Diaz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Diaz tries to bum rush Donovan with a series of wild strikes but Donovan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donovan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Jab by Donovan.
Donovan looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Donovan lands a jab to the head.
Donovan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Donovan jabs at Diaz's body.
Donovan throws a shot to the body.
Donovan dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
Donovan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donovan stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donovan thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donovan scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donovan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donovan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.

Donovan pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
The referee calls for Donovan to work.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.

Diaz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Diaz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Donovan has escaped the position, nice work there.

Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Diaz has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donovan wants to get back to his feet but Diaz drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz swings around for an armbar but Donovan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Diaz's guard.
Donovan wants to stand but Diaz is controlling his posture from full guard.

Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz is working an open guard so Donovan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Donovan lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donovan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Donovan avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Donovan.
Donovan scores with a jab to the head.
Donovan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Donovan connects with an inside leg kick.
Donovan lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Diaz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Donovan lands with a shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Donovan.
Donovan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donovan counters with a leg kick.
Donovan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Donovan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Diaz takes one on the button.

Donovan forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.

Diaz gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Donovan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Donovan tries to get out of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Diaz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Donovan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Donovan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Donovan!
Diaz tries to buck Donovan off but Donovan is having none of it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Donovan decides to stand back up.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Donovan counters with a low kick, right behind Diaz 's knee.
Donovan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.

Donovan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Donovan lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Donovan controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Donovan.
Donovan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Donovan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donovan lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tyson Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donovan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Donovan didn't see that one coming.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Donovan.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donovan scoring well with a low kick there.

Donovan instigates a clinch.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pete Donovan has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Diaz has clasped his hands together around Donovan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Donovan sneaks out the side door and pushes Diaz away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Donovan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Donovan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donovan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diaz. Diaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Donovan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz digs a good hook to Donovan's body.
Pete Donovan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Donovan - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Donovan. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Donovan!
Donovan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donovan.
Donovan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Donovan clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Donovan stalling in the clinch.

Diaz gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Diaz is working for a kimura but Donovan is defending it quite comfortably.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Donovan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Donovan 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Pete Donovan!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Pete Donovan!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Pete Donovan!

Pete Donovan wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Pete Donovan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.