PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Donato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Stann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donato comes to the cage accompanied by Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols. Dan Stann is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Donato
vs
Stann

182 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
199 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Donato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Stann!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donato misses with a takedown
and Stann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stann connects with a right hand. Donato shakes it off.
Stann scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stann lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donato tries for a takedown but Stann circles away easily
and Stann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donato gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stann counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Donato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Stann catches Donato right on the button with a cross.
Stann clobbers Donato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donato shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stann defends it nicely.
Stann scores with a one two! Donato had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Vitor Donato has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donato moves forwards but Stann connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Donato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donato misses with a takedown attempt
and Stann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donato misses with a takedown
enabling Stann to counter with a crisp jab.
Donato is breathing heavily.
Donato fails with the takedown
and Stann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Donato misses with a takedown
and Stann counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Stann catches Donato right on the button with a cross.
Donato fails with the takedown
and Stann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Stann - just one landing.

Donato is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stann lands a right hook to the body.
Stann cracks Donato with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Donato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Stann misses.
A jab from Stann misses.
Donato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donato seems to have got his legs back now.
Stann moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stann might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Donato gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stann counters with a huge left! Donato is in big trouble! He's backing up but Stann isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Donato from any more damage. A dominating finish by Stann!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Stann!