PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick The American Psycho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Donovan
vs
The American Psycho

186 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick The American Psycho !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The American Psycho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The American Psycho shoots for a takedown but Donovan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The American Psycho tries a head kick but it misses.
The American Psycho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donovan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donovan throwing a counter right hand but The American Psycho manages to avoid it.

Donovan shoots in and gets a takedown into The American Psycho 's guard.
The American Psycho is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Donovan stands up and waves to The American Psycho to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The American Psycho shoots and misses
and Donovan counters with a left and a right that stings The American Psycho .
Donovan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The American Psycho looks for a takedown but Donovan sprawls well.
Donovan is looking to counter the offense by The American Psycho and move into the clinch.
Ray Donovan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick The American Psycho .

That's one minute gone in the round.

Donovan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The American Psycho looks winded!
Donovan is stalling in the full guard.
Donovan connects with a couple of short punches.
Donovan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Donovan scoring with some ground and pound.

Donovan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Donovan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The American Psycho has momentary wrist control but Donovan slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The American Psycho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Donovan controls the pace.
Donovan working some strikes from top position.
The American Psycho has momentary wrist control but Donovan slips an elbow through the middle.
Donovan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Donovan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The American Psycho for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donovan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan is stalling in the full guard.
The American Psycho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Donovan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Donovan is in close to The American Psycho 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Donovan landing some decent shots from guard.
Donovan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Donovan stands up over The American Psycho , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan working some strikes from top position.
Donovan sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donovan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The American Psycho swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Donovan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Donovan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Donovan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The American Psycho looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donovan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Donovan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The American Psycho tries to clinch up but Donovan circles away and keeps his distance.
Ray Donovan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The American Psycho has a takedown stuffed.
Donovan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The American Psycho can do to turn this around?
The American Psycho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The American Psycho is looking to clinch but Donovan is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Donovan misses the target.
Donovan fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The American Psycho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The American Psycho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donovan's calf.

Donovan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The American Psycho manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The American Psycho 's head.
The American Psycho wants to stand up but Donovan is controlling him.
The American Psycho controls Donovan momentarily but Donovan frees himself.
The American Psycho is breathing heavily.
Donovan trying to control but The American Psycho is working from the bottom.
The American Psycho manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Donovan manages to get himself to full guard.

Donovan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The American Psycho defends it easily.

Donovan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Donovan is on top in guard.

Donovan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan is working The American Psycho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The American Psycho being controlled here, momentarily.
Donovan 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.
Ray Donovan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The American Psycho keeping moving, preventing Donovan from controlling successfully.
Donovan stands up over The American Psycho , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The American Psycho is on top in guard.

Donovan keeping moving, preventing The American Psycho from controlling successfully.
Donovan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Donovan is looking to cinch up a triangle. The American Psycho throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Donovan's body to avoid the submission. Donovan has instead reached around The American Psycho 's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Donovan arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ray Donovan!
Post fight, Ray Donovan stared into the camera and said 'THIS MY JAM MAN You end up here because you're classy Just what I was looking for.Thank You.'.
In defeat, Patrick The American Psycho stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have some video tapes to return'.