PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jo El (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Donovan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

El
vs
Donovan

200 cm
23
300 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

202 cm
30
289 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo El!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from El misses the target.
El throws a lazy right hand but Donovan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
El misses with a head kick.
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donovan. El does a little dance to reset his feet.

El fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Donovan sprawls well initially but El persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
El scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Donovan taking some punishment here, with El in his half guard.
El 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.
El lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donovan blocking the ground and pound attempt from El.
El sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donovan defending well though.
El looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Donovan is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. El connects with a nice short shot to Donovan's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from El.
El working the head and body with strikes.
El wants to take a breather but Donovan is having none of it.
Donovan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from El.
El slips a nice elbow through Donovan's hands, connecting with Donovan's forehead.
El lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Donovan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El not landing any meaningful shots this time.
El thows a huge punch but Donovan dodges it nicely.
El throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
El throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Donovan gets back to full guard.
El passes Donovan's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El is keen to just control but Donovan is a slippery customer.
El not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
El thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Donovan taking some punishment here, with El in his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Donovan can do anything to dispel that myth.
El drops an elbow to the side of Donovan's head.
El lands with a punch from half guard.
Donovan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
El throws an elbow that misses. Donovan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in El's guard. Nice move by Donovan!
El wants to sweep here but Donovan controlling him for the moment.
El working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now El is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Donovan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing El from controlling successfully.
Donovan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. El manages to get himself to full guard.
Donovan stopping the sweep attempt from El.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El trying to strike off his back.
El tries to land a sweep but no joy.
El is pulling down on Donovan's head to control his posture.
El will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
El has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Donovan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

El fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Donovan to the ground. El is now in Donovan's guard.
El working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donovan's head.
Donovan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
El scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donovan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donovan is trying to control the position but El postures up.
El is working Donovan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
El working some strikes from top position.
Donovan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with El. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El postures up and lands a big shot to Donovan's brow.
Donovan controls El momentarily but El frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
El is working Donovan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
El trying to control the position from guard on top but Donovan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El throws a big right hand that misses.
El is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
El throwing strikes from guard but Donovan blocks nicely.
El working some strikes from top position.
Donovan looking to hit a scissor sweep but El is one step ahead there.
Donovan is looking to stand up but El isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El wants to pass the guard but Donovan is keeping the position.
El content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
El postures up in Donovan's guard and throws a big left but Donovan blocks it.
El scoring with some ground and pound.
El trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
El wants to control from the top but Donovan keeps moving.
Donovan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing El from controlling successfully.
Donovan looking to hit a scissor sweep but El is one step ahead there.
El wants to control from the top but Donovan keeps moving.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
El throws a big right hand that misses.
El postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
El throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donovan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
El working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El throws a big right hand that misses.
El throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as El accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
El pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donovan is keeping the position for now.
El chips away with some ground and pound.
El postures up and lands a big shot to Donovan's brow.
El wants to control from the top but Donovan keeps moving.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
El throws a strike but Donovan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
El looking for a sweep. Not yet El, not yet.
Donovan wants to stand but El is controlling his posture from full guard.
El is pulling down on Donovan's head. It's preventing any offense from Donovan, at least for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donovan trying to stand up but can't free himself from El's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jo El dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Donovan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jacob Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Donovan defends it nicely.
El displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donovan throws out the jab.
El slips a jab and a cross from Donovan.

El looking to score a takedown here. Donovan is defending well but El drives through and ends up in Donovan's guard.
Donovan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
El trying to control from the bottom.
Donovan wants to stand but El has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. El manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Donovan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
El seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
El controls Donovan momentarily but Donovan frees himself.
El pulls Donovan in close to his closed guard and prevents Donovan from doing any damage or advancing position.
El lands some strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El pulls Donovan in close to prevent any damage.
Donovan is looking to stand up but El won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now El is on top in guard.
El with a flurry of punches that miss.
El scoring with punches to the head and body.
El postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Donovan is trying to keep El in close.
El pushing down on Donovan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El moves into full mount! Donovan won't be happy about that!
Donovan working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nice strikes from El there.
El looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. El connects with a nice short shot to Donovan's temple.
El lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donovan taking some punishment here, with El in his half guard.
Donovan is still in real trouble! Can El finish him?
Donovan is breathing heavily.
El seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
El unloads with some huge strikes here! Donovan is out! El wins by brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jo El!
Jo El made sure to mention his sponsor, Real Fighters Nutrition in his post fight interview.