PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ger McDonnell (ranked 1468 p4p, 953 weight class) and Evan Ekbomb (ranked 148 p4p, 100 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

McDonnell
vs
Ekbomb

171 cm
32
160
18 - 14 - 1

172 cm
27
166
5 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ger McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Ekbomb!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekbomb misses with a low kick.
Ekbomb throws the left hand but McDonnell avoids the punch easily.
A jab from McDonnell misses.
McDonnell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Ger McDonnell has been cut.
McDonnell slips a jab and a cross from Ekbomb.
McDonnell looks to throw the jab but Ekbomb is out of range.
It seemed like Ekbomb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ekbomb looks for the body kick but McDonnell saw that one coming.
McDonnell takes a swing at Ekbomb's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonnell.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonnell. Ekbomb does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from McDonnell lands.
McDonnell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McDonnell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ekbomb doesn't seem bothered though.
McDonnell has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McDonnell throws a low kick, looking for Ekbomb's leg but Ekbomb calmly moves out of range.
Ekbomb throws out a counter right but McDonnell avoids it with no problem.
McDonnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekbomb misses with a looping left.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McDonnell!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell defending well as Ekbomb loads up on a big left hand.
Ekbomb throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McDonnell counters with a straight right hand.
Ekbomb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonnell.
Ekbomb throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonnell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ekbomb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonnell throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Ekbomb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonnell is looking to counter punch.
Ekbomb slips under a jab.
Ekbomb misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McDonnell.
A jab from McDonnell misses.
Ekbomb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McDonnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ekbomb.
McDonnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekbomb.
McDonnell works the jab nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Ekbomb 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell throws an overhand right that lands on Ekbomb's shoulder, as Ekbomb tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekbomb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ekbomb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from McDonnell.
Ekbomb misses with an uppercut
and McDonnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ekbomb connects with a crisp jab.
Ekbomb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McDonnell misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ekbomb! But no joy.
Ekbomb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonnell. McDonnell obviously looking to wear him down.
McDonnell swings for the body but Ekbomb moves out of range.
McDonnell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDonnell misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ekbomb misses the target.
McDonnell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDonnell avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDonnell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekbomb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ekbomb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McDonnell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McDonnell moves away from the strike by Ekbomb.
Ekbomb bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McDonnell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ekbomb momentarily.
Ekbomb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ekbomb misses with a lunging right hand
and McDonnell counters with an inside leg kick.
McDonnell lands a lovely overhand right.
McDonnell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ekbomb. That one must have hurt.
McDonnell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ekbomb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonnell.
McDonnell throwing a counter right hand but Ekbomb manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonnell needs to keep his hands up - Ekbomb had a free shot at his head there.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ekbomb thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell throws a good cross that connects.
McDonnell throws out a loose jab but Ekbomb uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonnell connects with a looping right hand.
Ekbomb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
McDonnell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ekbomb connects with an inside leg kick.
McDonnell missing with a left hand there. Ekbomb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekbomb.
Ekbomb ducks under a wild hook from McDonnell.
A combination from Ekbomb does no damage.
Ekbomb cracks a nice hook into McDonnell's ribs.
McDonnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ekbomb.
Ekbomb takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekbomb misses with a hook.
Ekbomb misses with a looping left.
Ekbomb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonnell.
Ekbomb misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ger McDonnell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ger McDonnell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ekbomb throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.
Ger McDonnell is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonnell looks to land a right hand but Ekbomb moved out of range.
Ekbomb now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ekbomb swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McDonnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ekbomb connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDonnell. McDonnell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice leg kick from McDonnell, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ekbomb misses with a straight right.
Ekbomb takes a swing at McDonnell's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from McDonnell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McDonnell lands the left hand.
McDonnell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonnell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDonnell throws the left hand but Ekbomb avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from McDonnell. Those never looked like landing.
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekbomb is just out of range.
Ekbomb misses with an uppercut
and McDonnell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ekbomb thinking.
McDonnell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonnell misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekbomb misses with a left hand
and McDonnell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ekbomb scores with a jab to the body.
Ekbomb takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ekbomb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekbomb.
Ekbomb checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from McDonnell.
Ekbomb throws a looping overhand right but McDonnell ducks down to avoid it.
Ekbomb throws a body punch but McDonnell moves out of range.
Ekbomb throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.
Ekbomb throws a nice looking combination but McDonnell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ekbomb connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekbomb is just out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from McDonnell.
Ekbomb needs to keep his hands up - McDonnell had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekbomb misses with an uppercut
and McDonnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ekbomb throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonnell.
McDonnell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ekbomb can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekbomb misses with a right hand
and Ekbomb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonnell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McDonnell lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from McDonnell misses its intended target.
McDonnell swings for the body but Ekbomb moves out of range.
A big left from McDonnell misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ekbomb.

Ger McDonnell's cut is getting worse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ekbomb. McDonnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonnell throwing a counter right hand but Ekbomb manages to avoid it.
McDonnell punishes Ekbomb's body with a nice straight punch.
McDonnell misses with an uppercut.
McDonnell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McDonnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekbomb.
McDonnell misses with an uppercut
and Ekbomb counters with a series of strikes. McDonnell will be more careful next time no doubt.
McDonnell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ekbomb scores with a hook.
A big right from Ekbomb misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ekbomb.
Ekbomb now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McDonnell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ekbomb's sensitive parts.
A cross from Ekbomb lands.
Ekbomb misses with a right hand
and McDonnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonnell throws a body punch but Ekbomb moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from McDonnell.
McDonnell lands with a hook. Ekbomb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some bone on bone action there as Ekbomb checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McDonnell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Ekbomb misses.
Ekbomb misses with a wild body shot.
McDonnell is looking to counter punch.
Nice shot by McDonnell.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ekbomb might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McDonnell has got the better of the exchanges.
Ekbomb works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonnell scores with a jab.
Nice body punch from McDonnell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell lands a two punch combo.
Ekbomb takes one to the chin there.
Ekbomb walks into a stiff left hand from McDonnell.
Ekbomb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonnell.
Ekbomb misses with a series of wild punches.
Ekbomb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ekbomb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonnell moves away.
Nice straight punches there by McDonnell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDonnell.
McDonnell stalks Ekbomb and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ekbomb's face. Ekbomb staggers backwards, shaken.
Ekbomb has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McDonnell cracks a nice hook into Ekbomb's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekbomb connects with a crisp jab.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Ekbomb.
McDonnell throws a hook but Ekbomb blocks it.
Ekbomb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ekbomb ducks under a wild hook from McDonnell.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ger McDonnell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ger McDonnell's cut.
That's time! McDonnell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ekbomb throws a poor cross that misses
letting McDonnell counter with a right hand.
McDonnell looks to land a left hand but Ekbomb moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - McDonnell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonnell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ekbomb stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDonnell.
McDonnell stuns Ekbomb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ekbomb lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McDonnell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McDonnell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McDonnell with a nice calf kick.
Ekbomb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonnell.
Ekbomb looks to land a right hand but McDonnell moved out of range.
McDonnell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekbomb misses with a head kick.
Ekbomb slips under a jab from McDonnell.
Ekbomb is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McDonnell with a body shot.
A combination from McDonnell does no damage.
Nice uppercut lands for McDonnell. That snapped Ekbomb's head back.
Ekbomb's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Ekbomb drops McDonnell with a beautiful combination! McDonnell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ekbomb is looking for the KO!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell slips under a jab.
Ekbomb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonnell.
Nice straight punches there by McDonnell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDonnell.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonnell. Ekbomb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ekbomb misses with an uppercut. McDonnell saw that one coming.
McDonnell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McDonnell lands a jab to the head.
Ekbomb fails to land with a series of punches.
Ekbomb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ekbomb throws a jab when McDonnell was well out of range.
A combination from Ekbomb does no damage.
McDonnell takes a swing at Ekbomb's ribcage but misses.
McDonnell lands a body shot.
McDonnell misses with a looping left.
Ekbomb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ekbomb moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekbomb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDonnell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonnell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ekbomb.
McDonnell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McDonnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ekbomb throws out the jab.
Ekbomb connects with a jab.

Ger McDonnell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A slow jab from McDonnell misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Ekbomb misses its intended target.
Ekbomb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ekbomb misses with a straight left.
Ekbomb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonnell throws out the jab.
Ekbomb misses with a wild body shot.
McDonnell cracks Ekbomb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McDonnell duly obliges.
Ekbomb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by McDonnell.
Ekbomb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McDonnell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ekbomb scrambles back to his feet.
Ekbomb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ekbomb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ekbomb lands a head kick. McDonnell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McDonnell blocks a jab.
McDonnell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ekbomb defending well as McDonnell loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the body from Ekbomb misses
and McDonnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonnell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McDonnell throws a jab when Ekbomb was well out of range.
Ekbomb misses with a left hand
and McDonnell counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekbomb throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonnell counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekbomb manages to avoid it.
As McDonnell backs off Ekbomb throws a huge counter combo but McDonnell manages to avoid it all.
McDonnell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ekbomb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McDonnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekbomb.
McDonnell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ekbomb throws a combination that misses
and McDonnell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ekbomb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonnell throws a right and a left that both miss.
McDonnell throws a shot from downtown. Ekbomb moves away and avoids it.
McDonnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekbomb was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonnell.
Ekbomb defending well as McDonnell loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekbomb throws a series of punches but McDonnell avoids them all with ease.
Ekbomb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonnell.
McDonnell checks a leg kick.
Evan Ekbomb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonnell misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ger McDonnell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDonnell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ger McDonnell!
Ger McDonnell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.