PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Alto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Shickawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Shickawa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Alto
vs
Shickawa

188 cm
19
212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Alto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Shickawa!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alto jabs Shickawa right on the nose. Shickawa blinks but takes it well.
Alto misses with a body shot.
Alto throws a head kick that misses.
Alto throws a nice looking combination but Shickawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shickawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donnie Alto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shickawa digs a good body shot into Alto's ribs.
Alto dodges the punch combination from Shickawa.
Shickawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Alto moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Alto.

Shickawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shickawa moves out of range of the body kick.
Alto throws a head kick but Shickawa moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alto throws a body punch but Shickawa moves out of range.
Shickawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alto moves away from the strike by Shickawa.
Nice defenses there by Alto.
Alto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shickawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Alto clinches up against the cage.
Shickawa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shickawa as Alto tries to tie him up.

Shickawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shickawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shickawa takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shickawa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Alto. Those never looked like landing.
Shickawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Alto.
Alto wants to clinch.
Shickawa throws a right and a left that Alto avoids nicely.
Alto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shickawa.
Shickawa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alto circles away quickly and effectively.
Shickawa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alto throws a head kick that Shickawa semi-blocks.
Alto misses with an uppercut. Shickawa saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alto misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick from Alto misses.
Alto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shickawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alto misses with an uppercut.
Shickawa works the jab nicely.
Shickawa scores with a hook to the body. Alto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shickawa throws a good cross that connects.
Shickawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Shickawa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alto circles away quickly and effectively.
Shickawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shickawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shickawa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Alto misses with a body kick.
Alto misses with an uppercut. Shickawa saw that one coming.
Shickawa throws a series of punches but Alto moves out of range.
Alto fails to land with a series of punches.
Shickawa misses with a wild body shot.
Alto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shickawa misses with a two punch combination.
Shickawa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shickawa ducks under a wild hook from Alto.
Shickawa moves out of range as Alto strikes.
Alto throws a right hand that Shickawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Shickawa also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Donnie Alto will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Shickawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shickawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alto.
Alto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alto looks to land a left hand but Shickawa moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Alto misses.
Shickawa throws a combination that misses
and Alto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shickawa takes a step back to recover.
Shickawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shickawa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alto scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Shickawa.
Shickawa misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alto misses with a straight right.
Alto throws out a leg kick but Shickawa moves out of range and Alto only half commits.
Shickawa misses with a looping right.
Alto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shickawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alto throws a sloppy head kick and Shickawa moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Shickawa. Those never looked like landing.
Shickawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Alto.
Shickawa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick misses from Alto.
Paul Shickawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shickawa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shickawa moves away.
A slow jab from Alto misses its intended target.
Shickawa throws a right hand that Alto ducks under and follows up with a left that Alto also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Shickawa.
A telegraphed right hand from Alto misses the target.
Alto with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shickawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Shickawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alto throws out the jab.
Shickawa throws a series of punches but Alto avoids them all with ease.
Alto misses with the combination.
Shickawa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Shickawa misses.
Shickawa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alto circles away quickly and effectively.
Alto lands a body shot.
Shickawa misses with a few strikes there.
Shickawa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alto throws a big shot that misses.
Alto throws an off balance right hand
and Shickawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alto 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.
Alto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shickawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alto throws a hook to the side of Shickawa's head but Shickawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shickawa throws a lazy right hand but Alto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alto lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shickawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shickawa misses with a wild body shot.
Shickawa lands a jab.
Some wild striking there from Shickawa.
Alto moves to clinch but Shickawa breaks away
and Shickawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shickawa misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shickawa moves away.
Alto throws the left hand but Shickawa avoids the punch easily.
Alto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Donnie Alto will probably get the nod.
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!

Alto throws a body punch but Shickawa moves out of range.
Shickawa looks to land a left hand but Alto moved out of range nicely.
Shickawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alto.
Alto scores with a jab.
Shickawa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shickawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shickawa misses with a hook. Alto ducked under it nicely.

Alto rushes Shickawa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shickawa blocks an uppercut.
Shickawa is looking to break free of the clinch but Alto has double underhooks.
Alto throws a head punch that misses.
Alto throws a head punch that misses.
Alto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shickawa's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shickawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alto.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alto struggles to land a body shot inside as Shickawa controls his hands.
Alto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shickawa prevents a body shot from Alto.
Alto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shickawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shickawa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alto has him pressed against the cage.

Shickawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alto tries to clinch but Shickawa is having none of it.
Shickawa swings for the body but Alto moves out of range.
Alto tries to clinch up.
Shickawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alto misses with a head kick.
Alto swings for the body but Shickawa moves out of range.
Alto loads up on a big right hand but Shickawa slips the punch.
Shickawa dips to his left and cracks Alto with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alto throws a right hand that misses
and Shickawa counters with a three punch combo that has Alto backing up. Alto nods at Shickawa to acknowledge the strikes.
Alto's corner calls for a 1-2. Alto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alto doesn't manage to clinch there - Shickawa circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alto misses with a double jab.
Alto wants to clinch.
Shickawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alto.
Alto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shickawa misses with a few strikes there.
Shickawa fails to land with a series of punches.
Shickawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Shickawa.
Alto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alto wants to slow Shickawa down by chopping away at his legs.
Alto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shickawa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alto circles away quickly and effectively.
Shickawa lands with a nice combination. Alto backs away looking to recover.
Alto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paul Shickawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alto lands a nice shot that snaps Shickawa's head back.
Shickawa throws a right hand that Alto ducks under and follows up with a left that Alto also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shickawa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alto throws the kick towards the body but Shickawa avoids it.
Alto throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Donnie Alto.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Alto!
A relieved looking Donnie Alto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.