PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tadahiro Nomura (ranked 4813 p4p, 3799 weight class) and Trevor McDonald (ranked 132 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nomura
vs
McDonald

165 cm
18
150
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
41
147
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tadahiro Nomura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McDonald moves into range and clinches up with Nomura.
McDonald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nomura backwards.
A head punch on the inside from McDonald fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
McDonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McDonald is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've been informed that McDonald has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McDonald lands a left hand.

Nomura is rocked!
McDonald unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Nomura! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but McDonald is unloading with more strikes now! Nomura drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor McDonald!
Trevor McDonald looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Honestly, I'm humble because I won but Kurt or Paul whoever is coming outta that championship match up you better be ready for a war!'.