PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Bronson (ranked 785 p4p, 659 weight class) and Cory McDonnell (ranked 127 p4p, 106 weight class). Bronson comes into the arena with Glass Candy blaring out of the sound system. McDonnell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra. Don Bronson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bronson
vs
McDonnell

189 cm
25
172
6 - 2 - 0

183 cm
36
185
36 - 19 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Core Combat
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell throws a body punch but Bronson moves out of range.
Bronson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonnell.
Bronson wants to clinch but McDonnell slips to the side
letting McDonnell counter with a right hand.

It looks like Don Bronson has been cut.
McDonnell misses with the combination.
Bronson misses with a hook
and McDonnell counters with a left to the body.
A low kick lands for Bronson.
Bronson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDonnell to score with a decent uppercut.
Bronson tries to land a body kick
and McDonnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDonnell throws out a loose jab but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bronson moves into the clinch.
Bronson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bronson working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonnell misses with a body punch.
McDonnell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bronson's defenses.
Bronson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bronson lands a nice uppercut.
McDonnell misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Bronson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, McDonnell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bronson lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from McDonnell.
McDonnell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonnell tries to throw a body punch but Bronson avoids it by throwing McDonnell back against the cage.
Nice body punch from McDonnell.
Bronson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Bronson on the inside.
McDonnell pushes Bronson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, McDonnell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bronson has had enough of the clinch but McDonnell keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Bronson fails to land.
Bronson works on McDonnell's body with a couple of short punches.
Bronson blocking some punches.
McDonnell digs a right hand underneath Bronson's ribcage. Bronson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonnell prevents a body shot from Bronson.
Bronson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bronson misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell lands a nice shot to the body.
Bronson tries to work over McDonnell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bronson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bronson misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonnell misses with the head strike.
McDonnell lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McDonnell fails to land.
Bronson swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonnell takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bronson.
McDonnell tries a body shot but Bronson blocks it.
Bronson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonnell scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonnell.
McDonnell lands a body shot.
McDonnell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonnell.
McDonnell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDonnell has a couple of punches blocked by Bronson.
Bronson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonnell's elbow.
Bronson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonnell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bronson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDonnell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McDonnell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Bronson misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bronson digs a right hand underneath McDonnell's ribcage. McDonnell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McDonnell misses with an elbow strike.
McDonnell throws a head punch that misses.
McDonnell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Bronson.
McDonnell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McDonnell misses with the head strike.
Bronson scores with a shot to the side of McDonnell's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonnell is leaning against Bronson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bronson lands a right hand.
McDonnell misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from McDonnell.
Bronson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bronson.
McDonnell lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bronson prevents a body shot from McDonnell.
Bronson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bronson scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonnell.
McDonnell is working Bronson over against the cage.
McDonnell pushes Bronson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McDonnell tries to work over Bronson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bronson tries to throw a body punch but McDonnell avoids it by throwing Bronson back against the cage.
McDonnell lands an elbow just above Bronson 's eye.
Bronson misses with a body punch.
McDonnell blocks a body shot from Bronson.
Nice body punch from McDonnell.
Bronson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Bronson on the inside.
McDonnell lands an elbow inside.

Don Bronson's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Bronson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bronson.
Bronson lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonnell backwards.
McDonnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Bronson controls his hands.
Bronson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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 Don Bronson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McDonnell connects with a high kick.
McDonnell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bronson's sensitive parts.
Jab, jab by Bronson - just one landing.
A punch combination from McDonnell misses.
McDonnell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bronson connects with a right hand. McDonnell shakes it off.
McDonnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDonnell checks a leg kick.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Bronson stuns McDonnell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McDonnell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bronson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonnell.
McDonnell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bronson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bronson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonnell. Bronson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bronson lands a body shot.
Bronson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McDonnell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Bronson is predictable there
and McDonnell counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by McDonnell.
Bronson lets loose with a powerful body kick. McDonnell will feel that in the morning.
A nice leg kick from Bronson, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonnell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
McDonnell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McDonnell lands a head kick!
Bronson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Bronson.
Nice uppercut lands for Bronson. That snapped McDonnell's head back.
McDonnell throws a right and a left that Bronson avoids nicely.
McDonnell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McDonnell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bronson at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Bronson.
McDonnell misses the body punch
and Bronson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bronson throws out a loose jab but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McDonnell is out of range.
McDonnell misses with a looping right.
McDonnell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bronson counters with a nice uppercut.

Bronson has closed the distance and engaged McDonnell in a clinch.
Bronson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonnell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
McDonnell lands a nice shot to the body.
McDonnell lands with a short shot to the head.
Bronson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bronson gets through McDonnell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bronson blocking some punches.
McDonnell misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonnell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bronson blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
Bronson misses with a body punch.
McDonnell lands with a short shot to the head.
McDonnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bronson pushes McDonnell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell lands a left hand.
Bronson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McDonnell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Don Bronson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonnell.
Bronson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonnell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonnell lands with a short shot to the head.
McDonnell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McDonnell cracks Bronson with a nice body shot.
Bronson tries a body shot but McDonnell blocks it.
McDonnell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bronson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonnell's elbow.
McDonnell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from McDonnell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bronson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonnell lands an elbow that stopped Bronson in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonnell lands with a short shot to the head.

Jeez, Don Bronson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bronson misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell lands an elbow inside that Bronson shrugs off.
A short right from McDonnell.
McDonnell lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Bronson is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Don Bronson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cory McDonnell!
Cory McDonnell decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.