QFC Tournament 630 Round 4 PBP Commentary

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Godding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony McDonald will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Godding
vs
McDonald

192 cm
25
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
285 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamie Godding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godding throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like McDonald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Godding throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Godding is just out of range.
McDonald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McDonald moves out of range of the strikes.
McDonald throws a counter combo.
Godding takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Jamie Godding has been cut.
McDonald scores with a nice strike.
Godding fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDonald misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking cross lands there for McDonald.
McDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Godding instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald misses with the head strike.
Godding misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Godding.
McDonald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Godding backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McDonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Godding avoids the body shot from McDonald.

Godding darts in and clinches McDonald up against the cage.
Godding lands an uppercut.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonald has a couple of punches blocked by Godding.

Godding manages to break the clinch.
Godding tries to clinch but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald defending well as Godding loads up on a big left hand.
Godding loads up on a big right hand but McDonald slips the punch.
Godding misses with a lunging right hand
and McDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Godding misses with a straight right.
Godding misses with a right hand
letting McDonald counter with a right hand.
Godding sizes up McDonald with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Godding throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald moves away from the strike by Godding.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godding pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonald doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Godding is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godding. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godding throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jamie Godding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godding walks into a jab.
McDonald cracks Godding with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McDonald dips to his left and cracks Godding with an uppercut!

Godding closes the distance and pushes McDonald back into the cage.
Godding misses with the head strike.

Godding pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDonald moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Jamie Godding's cut is getting worse.
A big left from Godding misses.
McDonald falls off balance throwing a combination

and Godding counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godding working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDonald has a couple of punches blocked by Godding.

McDonald manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from McDonald.
Godding wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Godding has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Godding.
McDonald looks winded!
Godding misses with a hook from the clinch.
Godding working aggressively here.
Godding lands with a right to the head.

Godding's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonald is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McDonald goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McDonald walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McDonald is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Godding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godding is looking to clinch but McDonald is avoiding it.
BOOM! Godding lands a beautiful left hook that drops McDonald. McDonald tries to recover but Godding is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and McDonald lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Godding!