PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald has chosen I got a feeling - Black Eyed Peas as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Troy
vs
McDonald

185 cm
23
168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Monster MMA ACME
Malicious Intent Fight Gear - The Pit Inc

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ken Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Troy.

It looks like Ronald McDonald has been cut.
Troy misses with a straight right.
Troy misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Troy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McDonald tries to clinch but Troy is having none of it.
Troy throws a series of punches but McDonald moves out of range.
The fighters circling - McDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Troy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troy thows a body shot but no joy.
McDonald misses with a takedown attempt - Troy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Troy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab.
McDonald is looking to clinch but Troy is avoiding it.
McDonald tries to clinch up.
Troy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Troy throws a nice looking combination but McDonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Troy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Troy.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Troy.
McDonald takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Troy lands with an uppercut that bounces McDonald off the cage and back into rage.
Troy misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Troy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danga de danga de dang - Troy scores with a four punch combination!
Troy throws a right and a left that McDonald avoids nicely.
Troy throws a right hand that McDonald ducks under and follows up with a left that McDonald also avoids with ease.

McDonald clinches.
Troy is pressed up against the cage. McDonald has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Troy down to the mat. Troy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Troy missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Troy is looking to wear down McDonald with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Troy looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
Troy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
Troy takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
Troy throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Troy.
Troy throws a big shot that misses.
Troy takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Troy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
McDonald scores with a decent looking hook.
McDonald is looking to clinch.
A big right from Troy misses.
McDonald is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ken Troy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald McDonald.
Troy throws an overhand right that lands on McDonald's shoulder, as McDonald tries to avoid the shot.
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Troy keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Troy.
Troy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Troy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDonald stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McDonald wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Troy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald McDonald'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.

Troy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Troy.
Troy misses with an uppercut.
McDonald takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald slips under a jab from Troy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Troy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDonald stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McDonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Troy.
Troy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonald.
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for McDonald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Troy moves out of range of the body kick from McDonald.
A swing and a miss from Troy.

McDonald scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McDonald throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Troy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Troy is controlling McDonald's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to free his trapped foot but Troy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Troy has his hands clasped together around McDonald's back. He's all about the action.

Troy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

McDonald is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Troy sees it coming and defends easily.
McDonald thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McDonald wants to clinch.
McDonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDonald stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Troy misses with a hook to the body
enabling McDonald to counter with a crisp jab.
Troy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
Troy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald wants to clinch up but Troy keeps it at a distance.
McDonald wants to clinch up but Troy keeps it at a distance.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Troy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Troy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice combination there by Troy.
McDonald moves in looking to clinch but Troy pushes him off.
Troy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McDonald closes this distance looking for a takedown but Troy circles away.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Troy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Troy swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonald.
McDonald gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Troy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronald McDonald's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Troy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Troy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
Troy lands a nice looking body shot.
Troy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McDonald takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McDonald walks into a straight right hand from Troy.
Troy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Troy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ken Troy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Troy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonald tries to clinch but Troy is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald is looking to clinch but Troy is avoiding it.
Troy keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Troy.
Troy throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonald.
Troy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Troy throws a right and a left that McDonald avoids nicely.
No luck for McDonald with that takedown attempt.
McDonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Troy circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Troy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Troy connects with a crisp jab.
McDonald tries to clinch there but Troy circles away.
Troy throws a left and a right that both miss
and McDonald counters with a straight right hand.
Troy lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McDonald gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Troy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Troy thows a body shot but no joy.
McDonald lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
Troy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Troy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Troy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Troy throws a looping overhand right but McDonald ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Troy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Troy throws out a loose jab but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Troy.
Ken Troy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McDonald tries to clinch up but Troy circles away and keeps his distance.
Troy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to clinch up.
Troy circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ken Troy is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Troy misses.
Troy misses the shot to the body.
Ronald McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Troy lands a nice hook to McDonald's body. McDonald takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Troy lands a jab to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Troy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Troy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Troy!