PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cory McDonnell (ranked 3652 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 4289 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonnell's entrance music is Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra. A fine choice. Brandao has chosen The Show Goes On as his entrance music. Cory McDonnell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

McDonnell
vs
Brandao

183 cm
34
185 lbs
31 - 16 - 3

178 cm
39
177 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 31 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell connects with a solid leg kick.
We've been told by McDonnell's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brandao takes one to the chin there.
Brandao swings for the body but McDonnell moves out of range.
Brandao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McDonnell connects with a solid leg kick.
Brandao tried to score with a low kick but McDonnell checks it.
McDonnell throws a head kick but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao throws out a loose jab but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonnell misses with a looping left.
Brandao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brandao throws a good cross that connects.
McDonnell connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from McDonnell.
Brandao throws a shot from downtown. McDonnell moves away and avoids it.
McDonnell swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Brandao holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McDonnell lands with a right to the head.
Brandao blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by McDonnell.
Brandao misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from McDonnell as the two fighters clinch.
Brandao misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonnell has a couple of punches blocked by Brandao.
McDonnell blocks a body shot from Brandao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandao.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonnell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandao avoids the elbow strike from McDonnell, against the cage.
Brandao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McDonnell lands a damaging elbow.
McDonnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonnell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brandao has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McDonnell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brandao can turn it around.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonnell.
Brandao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDonnell misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from McDonnell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McDonnell.
Brandao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McDonnell prevents a body shot from Brandao.
McDonnell scores with a shoulder strike.
Brandao throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonnell.
Brandao misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonnell.
Brandao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from McDonnell.
McDonnell has a couple of punches blocked by Brandao.
McDonnell crunches a lovely knee into Brandao's ribcage.
A knee to the head by McDonnell.

It looks like Diego Brandao has been cut.
Brandao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for McDonnell.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonnell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McDonnell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao blocks an elbow strike.
Brandao misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonnell scores with a shot to the side of Brandao's head.
McDonnell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by McDonnell.
Brandao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDonnell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brandao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDonnell or not.

McDonnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDonnell lands an overhand right.

McDonnell moves into the clinch successfully.
Brandao working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from McDonnell.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonnell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonnell lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao takes an elbow to the temple.
McDonnell is working Brandao over against the cage.
Brandao looks winded!
McDonnell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDonnell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McDonnell throws a knee to the head but misses.
McDonnell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McDonnell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Brandao.
McDonnell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brandao lands with a right to the head.
Brandao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonnell's elbow.
Still in the clinch, McDonnell scores with a nice short uppercut.
McDonnell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandao.

McDonnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandao.
Brandao moves forwards but McDonnell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cory McDonnell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Brandao's cut.
That's time! McDonnell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McDonnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brandao.

McDonnell lands a big right hand that sends Brandao crashing to the mat! McDonnell stays standing though and waves Brandao back to his feet!

Brandao is rocked!
Brandao throws a body shot but no joy.
Brandao is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonnell finish him?
McDonnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
BOOM! McDonnell lands a beautiful left hook that drops Brandao. Brandao tries to recover but McDonnell is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Brandao lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cory McDonnell!
A very excited looking Cory McDonnell rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.