PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slaven Donnech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slaven Donnech had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Donnech
vs
Pain

178 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

NCC: Nemesis Cage Clothing
NCC: Nemesis Cage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Slaven Donnech!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Pain!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnech throws a head kick but Pain moves out of range.
Donnech thows a body shot but no joy.
Pain is looking to land body kicks.
Donnech connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Donnech closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Donnech misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Donnech working the ground and pound from side control.
Donnech working away.
Donnech in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Donnech working the body and head with strikes.
Pain tries to improve position but can't.
Pain gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Donnech throwing shots but Pain is blocking nicely.
Donnech looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Donnech wants to take a breather but Pain is having none of it.
Donnech working Pain over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain trying to hold on to Donnech's head to control him but Donnech postures up.
Pain wants to improve his position but Donnech is controlling well.
Pain is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Donnech's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Donnech's back!

Pain looking for the RNC.

Donnech showing good submission defense here.
Pain looks gassed!
Donnech wants to escape the position.

Donnech is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Pain gets his way!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnech tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Pain blocks Donnech's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Donnech is looking to improve his position but Pain isn't that keen on the idea.
Donnech slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Donnech is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pain's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pain's back!
Donnech softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Donnech lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Donnech.
Donnech lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Pain hold on?!

Donnech is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Pain has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Donnech has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Pain taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Donnech doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Slaven Donnech!
Slaven Donnech retains his middleweight title!