PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalahu Kahala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Donavan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kahala
vs
Donavan

198 cm
23
183 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalahu Kahala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Donavan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donavan swings for the body but Kahala moves out of range.
Kahala really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kahala tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Donavan swivels and escapes.
Donavan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kahala.
Donavan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahala.
Kahala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donavan.
Kahala misses with a series of wild punches.
Donavan throws a series of punches but Kahala moves out of range.
Kahala fails with the takedown.
Donavan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donavan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donavan slips a straight right by Kahala.
Kahala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donavan.
Kahala fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalahu Kahala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donavan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donavan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahala.
Donavan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kahala shoots in but no luck this time.
Kahala lands the left hand.
Donavan stuns Kahala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donavan lands a with a good body shot.
Donavan throws a right and a left that Kahala avoids nicely.
Kahala moves away from the strike by Donavan.
Kahala shoots in for a takedown but Donavan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Donavan lands a body shot.
Kalahu Kahala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donavan cracks Kahala with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kahala misses with a looping left.
Donavan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donavan defending well as Kahala loads up on a big left hand.
Donavan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kahala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahala throws a combination that misses
and Donavan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kahala shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Donavan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kahala is breathing heavily.
Donavan digs a good body shot into Kahala's ribs.
Donavan throws a head kick that misses.
Donavan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahala.
Donavan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Donavan duly obliges.
Kahala drops his hands momentarily and Donavan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Donavan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kahala to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahala is fighting to break Donavan's control of his arms but Donavan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Donavan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kahala!
Donavan controlling from the full mount.
Kahala tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kahala is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahala regains half guard.

Kahala looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kahala is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like Donavan is going to stand back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kahala is looking for a sweep. Donavan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Donavan stalling away here and it's allowed Kahala to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Donavan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Kahala is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Donavan is aware though and is defending well.

Kahala is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Donavan is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kahala has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Donavan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kahala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahala throws a hook but Donavan blocks it.
Donavan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kahala rather than just go for the knockout.
Kahala throws an overhand right that lands on Donavan's shoulder, as Donavan tries to avoid the shot.
Donavan misses with a kick to the body.
Donavan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donavan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahala.
Kahala shoots and misses
and Kahala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - Donavan coming out on top.
Kahala closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donavan circles away.
Donavan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kahala fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalahu Kahala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kahala misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Donavan misses.
Kahala looks to land a left hand but Donavan moved out of range nicely.
Donavan throws a combination that misses

and Kahala counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kahala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donavan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahala won't allow Donavan to sweep him here.
Kahala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donavan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Donavan is pulling down on Kahala's head. It's preventing any offense from Kahala, at least for the moment.

Kahala has gone for a leg lock! Donavan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kahala's guard.
Donavan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kahala is proving hard to escape from.
Kahala keeping moving, preventing Donavan from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Donavan sitting in guard here, content to control.

Donavan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Donavan wants to control from the top but Kahala keeps moving.

Kahala working for a triangle but Donavan defends it easily.
Donavan wants to control from the top but Kahala keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kahala is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Donavan defends well.
Donavan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Kahala looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kahala keeping moving, preventing Donavan from controlling successfully.

Kahala looking for a guillotine here but Donavan defends easily.
Donavan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Kahala is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Donavan is aware though and is defending well.
Kahala trying to keep a closed guard but Donavan is proving a slippery customer.

Kahala looking for a guillotine here but Donavan defends easily.
Donavan is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalahu Kahala dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kahala throws a series of punches but Donavan avoids them all with ease.
Kahala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kahala throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Donavan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kahala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kahala shoots in for a takedown but Donavan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kahala is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kahala takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donavan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donavan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kahala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donavan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahala throws a body kick that misses.
Donavan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahala.
Kahala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donavan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice shot lands for Donavan.
Kahala dodges the punch combination from Donavan.
Kahala swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Donavan counters with a one-two to the body.
Donavan takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donavan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donavan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kahala misses the shot to the body.
Scott Donavan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Kahala.
Kahala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donavan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kahala ducks right into an uppercut from Donavan.
Kahala slips a straight right by Donavan.
Donavan thows a body shot but no joy.
Donavan misses with a straight right.
Kahala missing with a left hand there. Donavan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donavan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donavan falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kahala counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Donavan!
Kahala wants to control the pace but Donavan is squirming around nicely.

Kahala jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Donavan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Donavan and Kahala has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kahala tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Donavan stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Donavan sneaks back into half guard.

Kahala is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kahala is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Donavan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kahala is keen to just control but Donavan is a slippery customer.
Kahala passes the guard and advances to mount!
Donavan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kahala looking to ground and pound but Donavan is blocking nicely.
Donavan tries to hold on but Kahala postures up.

Kahala is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Donavan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Donavan tries to hold on but Kahala pushes him away.

Kahala goes for an armbar but Donavan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Donavan.
Donavan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Scott Donavan.
I think Donavan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Donavan!