PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Domingo Pittman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johns Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns Donovan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Domingo Pittman's chin.

Pittman
vs
Donovan

207 cm
18
278 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Domingo Pittman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johns Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Donovan has managed to clinch.

Pittman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Donovan uses from the top position.
Donovan looking to pass the guard.
Pittman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Donovan.
Donovan wants to control from the top but Pittman keeps moving.
Donovan throwing strikes from guard but Pittman blocks nicely.
Pittman wants to control the position but Donovan says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Pittman wants to get back to his feet.
Donovan trying to mount his opponent but Pittman defends it.
Donovan keeps trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pittman has a hand on Donovan's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Donovan takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Donovan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pittman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pittman is squirming around, avoiding Donovan's attempts to control the action.
Pittman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan manages to capitalize on a mistake by Pittman to take his back!
Donovan slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Let's hope that Donovan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pittman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Donovan on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pittman is in bad spot here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pittman is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pittman fending off the submission attempt from Donovan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Pittman's body.

Donovan goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Pittman escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Donovan is looking for a sweep. Pittman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pittman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pittman prevents Donovan from improving his position.

Pittman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Donovan has managed to free his arm - good work.

Donovan is defending against the submission attempts here by Pittman.
Donovan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pittman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johns Donovan 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.

Pittman clinches with his opponent.
Donovan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Donovan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pittman tries to pull guard but Donovan holds him up against the cage and eventually Pittman drops back down to his feet.
Pittman tries to pull guard but Donovan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Donovan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Donovan wants to break free but Pittman has control.
Pittman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pittman lands a shot to the body.

Pittman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pittman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan wants to control from the top but Pittman keeps moving.
Pittman can't keep his opponent in guard - Donovan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pittman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Donovan wants to stand but Pittman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pittman keeping moving, preventing Donovan from controlling successfully.

Pittman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Donovan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pittman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Donovan is one step ahead there.

Donovan stands up and waves to Pittman to follow him.
Pittman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donovan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pittman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donovan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johns Donovan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Donovan instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pittman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Donovan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pittman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pittman tries to pull guard but Donovan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Domingo Pittman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pittman tries a knee to the head but Donovan blocks it.

Donovan gets control of Pittman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Donovan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Donovan is trying to control the position but Pittman postures up.
Pittman won't allow Donovan to sweep him here.
Pittman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pittman wants to stand but Donovan is controlling his posture from full guard.

Pittman stands and steps away. Donovan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Donovan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Donovan is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pittman tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Johns Donovan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Donovan wants to stand up but Pittman has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Donovan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donovan prevents Pittman from improving his position.
Donovan tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Pittman.
Pittman wants to get back to his feet.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Donovan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pittman is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johns Donovan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Donovan takes the fight into the clinch.
Pittman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Donovan to keep the fight standing.

Donovan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Donovan manages to end up in side control.
Donovan misses with the ground and pound.
Donovan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pittman keeps working.
Donovan wants to control for a moment but Pittman uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Donovan wants to stand up but Pittman has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Donovan tries to pass to full mount but Pittman defends it.
Pittman tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Donovan controlling the action here.
Donovan tries to stand and escape but Pittman actually recovers to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Johns Donovan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Donovan.
Nice takedown defense from Pittman. No joy for Donovan on that attempt.
Donovan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Donovan rushes Pittman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Pittman pulls guard effortlessly.
Pittman tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Donovan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Donovan content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan looking to sit in guard and control but Pittman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pittman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pittman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pittman wants to stand and escape but instead Donovan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Pittman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Donovan is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan pushes down on Pittman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Donovan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pittman keeps working.
Donovan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pittman haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Pittman looking for subs from the bottom but Donovan mounts him!
Pittman is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donovan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pittman?

And that's the end of the fight!
Johns Donovan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Donovan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johns Donovan!