PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David McDonald (ranked 1375 p4p, 949 weight class) and Luiz Franca (ranked 195 p4p, 144 weight class). Franca has chosen The Greatest Showman as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

McDonald
vs
Franca

180 cm
23
179
9 - 8 - 0

188 cm
34
185
15 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast

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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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, David McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luiz Franca!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from McDonald. Those never looked like landing.

Franca fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McDonald sprawls well initially but Franca persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

McDonald looking for submissions off his back.

Franca is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

McDonald is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Franca pulls his head out easily.

Franca looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Franca throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald is trying to get back to full guard.

McDonald is defending against the submission attempts here by Franca.
Franca is looking to advance position but McDonald won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McDonald looking for submissions off his back.

Franca is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Franca working over McDonald with some ground and pound. McDonald looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Franca seems to be looking for submissions.
Franca takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McDonald is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Franca pulls his head out easily.

Franca is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McDonald's coaches at The Forge have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
McDonald is pressing down on Franca's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Franca is sitting in close to McDonald's body. McDonald has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Franca is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Franca is tapping! That was a very nice submission by McDonald.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David McDonald!
Post fight, David McDonald stared into the camera and said 'I been down... and I've been out... but I'm back, baby! New year, new life!'.