PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eazey Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eazey Blood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Donovan
vs
Blood

161 cm
24
194 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

187 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salvador 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, Eazey Blood!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blood shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blood showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Donovan trying to hold on to Blood's head to control him but Blood postures up.
Donovan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blood preventing the sweep.
Blood wants to control from the top but Donovan keeps moving.
Donovan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Donovan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Donovan is keeping the position.

Donovan looking for a guillotine here but Blood defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully.
Donovan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donovan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blood wants to stand and escape but instead Donovan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Blood trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Donovan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Donovan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Donovan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blood's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood is trying to control the position but Donovan postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood looking for a sweep. Not yet Blood, not yet.
Donovan works over Blood with some ground and pound from guard.

Donovan stands up from Blood's guard - Donovan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Blood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donovan's waist but Donovan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blood off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Donovan sprawls well. Donovan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blood gets slowly back to his feet.
Donovan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salvador Donovan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eazey Blood.

Blood drives through with a takedown into Donovan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Blood looks winded!

Donovan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blood gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Donovan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Donovan tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Blood.
Blood is trying to control but Donovan manages to pass to mount!

Donovan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Donovan working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan looking to finish Blood with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blood!
Donovan unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood is looking to improve his position but Donovan isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Donovan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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.
Donovan scoring with strikes but Blood is staying in there.
Donovan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Donovan lands a big shot there that rocks Blood but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Donovan lands a big shot there that rocks Blood but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Donovan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvador 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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Blood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Blood looks to move away, Donovan throws a big counter combo but Blood just gets out of the way.
Blood doesn't manage to clinch there - Donovan circles away.
Blood has his takedown stuffed
and Donovan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Blood.
As Blood tries to get set, Donovan tries to push him back and clinch up but Blood manages to avoid the attempt.

Blood scores with a takedown into Donovan's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Blood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Blood wants to control from the top but Donovan keeps moving.
Blood stopping the sweep attempt from Donovan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Donovan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donovan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Blood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Donovan looking for a sweep. Not yet Donovan, not yet.
Donovan being controlled here, momentarily.
Donovan is trying to keep Blood in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Donovan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blood is fighting to break Donovan's control of his arms but Donovan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Donovan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blood can do to turn this around?

Donovan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Donovan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Blood is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Donovan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Donovan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Donovan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Donovan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Blood sneaks out the side door and pushes Donovan away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Donovan shoots in but no luck this time.
Blood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Donovan defends it nicely.
Blood is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Salvador Donovan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eazey Blood.
Donovan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blood pinned against the cage. Blood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donovan.

Blood drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blood trying to control but Donovan is working from the bottom.
Donovan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Blood stopping the sweep attempt from Donovan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eazey Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Blood tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Donovan defends well and Blood ends up having to push Donovan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blood goes for a double leg but Donovan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Donovan continues to drive forward.
Blood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Donovan but Donovan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salvador Donovan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eazey Blood.
Donovan blocks a head kick by Blood.
Blood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donovan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blood changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood fails with a takedown attempt.
Blood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donovan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blood manages to circle out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blood.
Donovan tries to counter by clinching up but Blood breaks away and moves out of range.

Donovan gets a takedown into half guard.
Donovan working over Blood with some ground and pound. Blood looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Donovan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Donovan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Donovan.
Blood on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Donovan working over Blood with some ground and pound. Blood looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blood wants to get back to full guard.
Donovan working the head and body with strikes.
Blood is looking to get back to full guard here but Donovan has managed to pass to side control instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donovan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Donovan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blood, who protects the arm well.
Donovan scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan is putting a hurting on Blood here, landing some big shots from side control.
Donovan is putting a hurting on Blood here, landing some big shots from side control.
Donovan prevents Blood from escaping the position.
Donovan lands a nice forearm strike.
Blood takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Donovan grinds an elbow into Blood's temple.

Donovan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Blood tries for a takedown but Donovan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Blood.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Donovan.
Blood is looking to get back to his feet here but Donovan is keeping cool and he's managed to take Blood's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
I really don't envy Blood right now.

Donovan is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Blood has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Donovan lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Blood hold on?!
Blood tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Blood is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Salvador Donovan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donovan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

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