PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Skelly (ranked 25295 p4p, 2872 weight class) and Nicholas McDonald (ranked 646 p4p, 354 weight class). Nicholas McDonald acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Skelly
vs
McDonald

185 cm
26
175
1 - 2 - 0

179 cm
26
180
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Skelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicholas McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald looks to throw the jab but Skelly is out of range.
Skelly tries to counter with a takedown but McDonald is quick to defend against it.
Skelly tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonald looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Skelly misses with a straight left.
McDonald is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skelly. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from McDonald as Skelly shoots in.
McDonald looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skelly throws a right hand that misses
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Skelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Skelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bill Skelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skelly drops his hands momentarily and McDonald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Skelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Skelly looks to throw the jab but McDonald is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelly fails with the takedown
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skelly fails with the takedown
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Skelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Skelly misses.
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
Skelly has a takedown stuffed.
Skelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald throws a hook but Skelly blocks it.
The fighters circling - McDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonald misses with a few strikes there.
Skelly attempts a counter takedown but McDonald avoids it well and moves away.
Skelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDonald can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McDonald throws out a counter right but Skelly avoids it with no problem.
Skelly looks to land a left hand but McDonald moved out of range nicely.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skelly misses with a takedown attempt
and McDonald counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McDonald looks to land a left hand but Skelly moved out of range nicely.
Skelly with a poor takedown
and McDonald counters with a straight right hand.
Skelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nicholas McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skelly throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDonald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDonald slips under a jab from Skelly.
A countering left hand to the body from McDonald misses.
A head kick by Skelly misses
and McDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skelly shoots and misses
and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Skelly is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McDonald has managed to clinch.
Oh Skelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonald slows down the pace here.
McDonald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Skelly seems to have got his legs back now.
Skelly is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McDonald to keep the fight standing.
McDonald digs a right hand into Skelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Skelly's gas tank.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Skelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDonald avoids it.
McDonald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McDonald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skelly backwards.
McDonald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonald.
Skelly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

McDonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skelly tries to move into range but McDonald moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skelly doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McDonald counters with a crisp right that sends Skelly to the canvas! McDonald follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholas McDonald!