PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corporal Clegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clegg comes to the cage accompanied by Run Like Hell. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Clegg
vs
Donovan

194 cm
22
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corporal Clegg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan throws a head kick but Clegg moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Donovan.
Donovan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Donovan has Clegg up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Clegg.
Clegg managing to block the knees to the body from Donovan.
Donovan effectively controlling the action here.
Donovan missing with knees to the body.
Clegg looking to throw knees to the head but Donovan is blocking nicely.
Donovan tries a knee to the head but Clegg blocks it.
Donovan blocks the elbow strike.
Donovan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clegg.
Clegg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donovan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clegg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Donovan is keeping busy.
Clegg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clegg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clegg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clegg throws an elbow but it misses.
Clegg holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Clegg misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Clegg throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clegg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Donovan's brow.
Donovan managing to block the knees to the body from Clegg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Donovan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clegg lands an elbow that stopped Donovan in his tracks for a moment.
Donovan lands with a light punch inside.
Donovan managing to block the knees to the body from Clegg.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clegg throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clegg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Donovan's brow.
Donovan dodges an elbow strike from Clegg.
Clegg is trying to stall.
Donovan missing with knees to the body.
Donovan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Donovan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Clegg trying to stall but Donovan improves his position.
Donovan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clegg.
Donovan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Donovan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clegg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clegg avoiding damage as Donovan throws knees to the body.
Donovan scores a nice knee to the body.
Clegg throws an elbow that misses.
Clegg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Donovan manages to break the clinch.
Clegg tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Donovan counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clegg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Donovan trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clegg throws an elbow but misses.
Clegg lands an elbow just above Donovan 's eye.
Clegg looking to throw knees to the head but Donovan is blocking nicely.
Clegg is breathing heavily.
Donovan blocks an elbow strike.
Clegg wants to stall.
Donovan scores a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Donovan stalls.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
Clegg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Clegg's ribcage.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clegg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Donovan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clegg blocks a leg kick.
Donovan is looking to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Donovan.
Donovan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan cracks the inside of Clegg's front leg.
A solid body kick from Donovan.

Donovan instigates a clinch.
Clegg avoiding damage as Donovan throws knees to the body.
Clegg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clegg throws an elbow that misses.

Donovan manages to break the clinch.
Clegg shoots in and drives through. Donovan sprawls well.
Donovan scores with a leg kick.
Donovan throws a sloppy head kick and Clegg moves out of range easily.
Donovan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donovan throws a sloppy head kick and Clegg moves out of range easily.
Donovan throws a nice head kick!

Donovan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan slows down the pace here.
Donovan blocks an elbow strike.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clegg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donovan missing with knees to the body.
Clegg misses with an elbow over the top.
Donovan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Donovan continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Clegg tries for a takedown but Donovan manages to get underhooks.

Donovan breaks from the clinch.
Donovan lands a front kick.
Derek Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Donovan.
Donovan throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Donovan has closed the distance and engaged Clegg in a clinch.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
Donovan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clegg.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corporal Clegg. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Donovan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Donovan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Donovan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donovan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donovan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donovan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clegg throws a lazy body kick
and Donovan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clegg's knee momentarily.
Donovan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clegg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donovan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Donovan.
Donovan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donovan throws a head kick but Clegg moves out of range.
Donovan misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donovan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donovan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Donovan.
Clegg avoids a kick to the body.
Donovan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Clegg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clegg wants to clinch but Donovan slips to the side
and Donovan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Clegg avoids the head kick by Donovan.
Donovan misses with the body kick

and Clegg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Donovan tries a knee to the head but Clegg blocks it.
Donovan landing knees to the body.

Donovan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Donovan.
Donovan avoids the head kick by Clegg.
Donovan lands a head kick. Clegg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Donovan misses with a low kick as Clegg jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Donovan closes the distance and clinches.
Donovan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Donovan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clegg.
Clegg tries a knee to the head but Donovan blocks it.
Clegg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Donovan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clegg.
Donovan just leaning against Clegg, taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clegg lands an elbow inside that Donovan shrugs off.
Clegg trying to land knees to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Donovan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Donovan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid body kick from Donovan.

Donovan closes the distance and pushes Clegg back into the cage.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Clegg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clegg letting Donovan take a breather here.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Donovan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donovan misses with a head kick.

Donovan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Donovan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Donovan trying to land knees to the body.
Clegg misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clegg.
Donovan is looking to control Clegg's arms but Clegg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Donovan has his back to the cage.
Donovan avoiding damage as Clegg throws knees to the body.
Donovan avoiding damage as Clegg throws knees to the body.
Clegg trying to land knees to the body.
Donovan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clegg up against the cage.
Clegg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Donovan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Donovan is trying to break the clinch but Clegg has him pressed against the cage.
Derek Donovan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

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.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clegg misses with an elbow strike.
Donovan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Donovan wants to break free but Clegg has control.
Clegg is trying to stall.

Donovan breaks the clinch.
Donovan throws a lazy head kick
and Clegg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick by Donovan misses

and Clegg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clegg tries to land knees in the clinch but Donovan avoids the damage to the body.
Donovan looking to throw knees to the head but Clegg is blocking nicely.
Donovan leaning against his opponent.
Donovan is trying to stall.
Clegg throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donovan tries to break the clinch but Clegg is controlling the position.
Donovan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clegg tries to land knees in the clinch but Donovan avoids the damage to the body.
Clegg fails to pull guard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clegg throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Donovan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Clegg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clegg lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Clegg clinches.
Clegg looking to throw knees to the head but Donovan is blocking nicely.
Clegg looking to stall.
Come on Donovan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clegg avoiding damage as Donovan throws knees to the body.
Donovan avoids a wild elbow strike from Clegg.
Donovan trying to control the position but instead, Clegg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Donovan into the cage.
Clegg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clegg stalling in the clinch but Donovan improves position.
Come on Donovan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clegg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Clegg avoiding damage as Donovan throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clegg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donovan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan scores a nice knee to the body.

Donovan breaks the clinch.
Clegg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Donovan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clegg's knee momentarily.

Donovan closes the distance and clinches.
Donovan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Clegg throws an elbow but it misses.
Clegg throws an elbow but it misses.
Clegg pushes off an throws an elbow but Donovan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clegg is trying to stall.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Donovan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clegg.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Donovan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Donovan avoids a wild elbow strike from Clegg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan misses with a knee strike.
Clegg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Donovan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clegg.
Donovan dodges an elbow strike from Clegg.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clegg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Donovan stalling the fight.
Clegg tries to land knees in the clinch but Donovan avoids the damage to the body.

Donovan breaks the clinch.
Donovan throws a sloppy head kick

and Clegg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clegg.
Clegg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clegg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.

Donovan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Donovan blocks an elbow strike from Clegg.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Donovan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clegg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clegg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clegg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Donovan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clegg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clegg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Donovan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donovan throws a lazy head kick
and Clegg counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Derek Donovan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clegg lets loose with a powerful body kick. Donovan will feel that in the morning.
Donovan misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donovan.
Clegg scores with a leg kick.
Donovan throws a head kick that misses

and Clegg moves into the clinch.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Clegg lands a nice elbow.
Clegg managing to block the knees to the body from Donovan.
Donovan tries to land knees in the clinch but Clegg avoids the damage to the body.
Donovan blocks an elbow strike from Clegg.
Clegg managing to block the knees to the body from Donovan.
Donovan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clegg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Clegg tries to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling the position.
Clegg tries to land knees in the clinch but Donovan avoids the damage to the body.
Corporal Clegg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donovan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clegg throws an elbow but misses.
Clegg swings wildly with an uppercut but Donovan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clegg lands an elbow inside that Donovan shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Clegg's ribcage.
Clegg wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Clegg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch but Clegg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clegg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donovan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clegg can pounce on him.
Clegg tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

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