PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude Bedemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claude Bedemar acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

MacDonald
vs
Bedemar

178 cm
19
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron MacDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claude Bedemar!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacDonald tries to clinch up.
MacDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Bedemar.
Bedemar clinches but MacDonald breaks the clinch
and MacDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Bedemar moves into the clinch.
Bedemar connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacDonald's face.

It looks like Ron MacDonald has been cut.
MacDonald wants to break free but Bedemar has control.
Bedemar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bedemar scores with a knee to the head.
MacDonald being controlled against the cage.
Bedemar continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Bedemar gets underhooks to prevent MacDonald's takedown attempt.
Bedemar avoiding damage.
MacDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
MacDonald is breathing heavily.
MacDonald tries to pull guard but Bedemar won't allow it.
MacDonald is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bedemar is keeping busy.
Bedemar stops a takedown attempt from MacDonald.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron MacDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Bedemar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Bedemar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedemar lands a good knee to the midsection. MacDonald won't want to take too many of those.
Bedemar avoiding damage.
Bedemar scores with a knee to the head.
Bedemar gets through MacDonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bedemar landing knees to the body.
Bedemar lands a knee to the head.
Bedemar connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacDonald's face.
Bedemar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacDonald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bedemar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacDonald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bedemar.
Bedemar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bedemar leaning against his opponent.
Bedemar scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

Bedemar drives through and clinches with MacDonald against the cage.
Bedemar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bedemar lands a nice knee to the body.
Bedemar lands a knee to the body.
Bedemar working MacDonald over with knees to the body.
Bedemar lands with a right to the head.
Bedemar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacDonald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bedemar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bedemar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
MacDonald tries to break free but Bedemar pushes him back against the cage.
Bedemar lands a nice knee to the body.
Bedemar crunches a lovely knee into MacDonald's ribcage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Bedemar.
Bedemar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bedemar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
MacDonald takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bedemar landing knees to the body.
Bedemar landing knees to the body.
Bedemar lands an elbow inside that MacDonald shrugs off.
Bedemar lands an elbow inside that MacDonald shrugs off.
Bedemar lands an elbow that stopped MacDonald in his tracks for a moment.
Bedemar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MacDonald's efforts to push away.
Bedemar lands a knee to the head.
Bedemar lands a good knee to the midsection. MacDonald won't want to take too many of those.
Bedemar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacDonald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar prevents MacDonald from breaking the clinch.
Bedemar scores with a knee to the head.
MacDonald is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bedemar with a knee to the head.
Bedemar landing knees to the head.
Bedemar crunches a lovely knee into MacDonald's ribcage.
Bedemar lands a damaging elbow.
Bedemar working MacDonald over with knees to the body.
MacDonald has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bedemar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bedemar landing knees to the head.
Bedemar scores with a knee to the head.
Bedemar lands a nice elbow.
MacDonald takes an elbow to the temple.
Bedemar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bedemar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bedemar lands a damaging elbow.
Bedemar taking a breather.
Bedemar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bedemar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bedemar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bedemar landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee calls for Bedemar to work.
MacDonald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bedemar has him pressed against the cage.
Bedemar scores with a knee to the head.
MacDonald fails to pull guard.
Bedemar lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bedemar obliges.
Bedemar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bedemar lands a shot to the body.
MacDonald tries to break the clinch but Bedemar is controlling the position.
Bedemar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bedemar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bedemar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bedemar unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacDonald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
MacDonald wants a takedown but no success here.
Bedemar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bedemar with a knee to the head.
Bedemar crunches a lovely knee into MacDonald's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claude Bedemar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron MacDonald's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bedemar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bedemar wants to clinch
and MacDonald counters with a head kick. That will keep Bedemar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

MacDonald tries to keep at a distance but Bedemar has taken the fight into the clinch.
MacDonald looking for a takedown.
Bedemar lands an elbow just above MacDonald 's eye.
Bedemar pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bedemar with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees to the body from Bedemar.
Bedemar lands an elbow inside that MacDonald shrugs off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bedemar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacDonald's defenses.

Bedemar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bedemar darts in and clinches MacDonald up against the cage.
Bedemar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bedemar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Claude Bedemar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Bedemar.
Bedemar lands an elbow that stopped MacDonald in his tracks for a moment.
Bedemar lands a nice knee to the body.
Bedemar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
MacDonald tries to score a body lock takedown but Bedemar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bedemar scores with a shot to the side of MacDonald's head.
Bedemar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacDonald's defenses.
Bedemar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacDonald's defenses.
Bedemar landing knees to the body.
Bedemar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bedemar lands a nice knee to the body.
Bedemar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
MacDonald takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bedemar connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacDonald's face.
MacDonald jumps guard but Bedemar stands there with MacDonald around his waist. MacDonald gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron MacDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bedemar connects with a knee to the head.
Bedemar unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacDonald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bedemar lands an elbow just above MacDonald 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacDonald's defenses.
Bedemar landing knees to the body.
Bedemar scores with a knee to the head.
Bedemar scores a nice knee to the body.
Bedemar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bedemar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacDonald's defenses.
Bedemar lands an elbow that stopped MacDonald in his tracks for a moment.
MacDonald drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bedemar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
MacDonald takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bedemar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from MacDonald.
MacDonald takes a knee right on the jaw!
MacDonald takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bedemar misses with a knee to the head.
Bedemar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacDonald avoids it.
MacDonald drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bedemar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
MacDonald drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bedemar pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bedemar closes the distance and clinches.
Bedemar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacDonald's defenses.
A knee to the head by Bedemar.
Bedemar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
MacDonald changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bedemar fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bedemar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with MacDonald, pushing him back against the cage.
MacDonald takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bedemar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bedemar lands a nice knee to the body.
Bedemar lands a knee to the body.
MacDonald wants to stall.
MacDonald tries to pull guard but Bedemar holds him up against the cage and eventually MacDonald drops back down to his feet.
Bedemar connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald tries to pull guard but Bedemar won't allow it.
MacDonald fails to pull the fight into his guard.
MacDonald takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bedemar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bedemar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bedemar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bedemar prevents the takedown attempt.
Bedemar landing knees to the head.
Bedemar lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on MacDonald's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bedemar unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacDonald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
MacDonald takes an elbow to the temple.
Bedemar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
MacDonald wants a takedown but no success here.
Bedemar lands an elbow that stopped MacDonald in his tracks for a moment.
Bedemar scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claude Bedemar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ron MacDonald's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

MacDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Bedemar.
MacDonald shoots for a double leg takedown but Bedemar sprawls well. He's pushed MacDonald's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
MacDonald closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bedemar circles away.
MacDonald shoots in for a takedown but Bedemar shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron MacDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bedemar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bedemar tries to clinch but MacDonald is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bedemar lands a good knee to the midsection. MacDonald won't want to take too many of those.
MacDonald is trying to maintain a safe position but Bedemar gets an underhook and turns MacDonald into the cage.
Bedemar landing knees to the head.
Bedemar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
MacDonald tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bedemar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bedemar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bedemar.
Bedemar prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bedemar obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedemar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bedemar lands a knee to the body.
MacDonald managing to block the knees to the body from Bedemar.
Bedemar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
MacDonald tries to pull guard but Bedemar won't allow it.
Bedemar lands a damaging elbow.
Bedemar working MacDonald over with knees to the body.
Bedemar missing with knees to the body.
MacDonald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
MacDonald takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bedemar landing knees to the head.
Bedemar connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bedemar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
MacDonald tries to pull guard but Bedemar holds him up against the cage and eventually MacDonald drops back down to his feet.
MacDonald takes an elbow to the temple.
Bedemar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacDonald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
MacDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
Bedemar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bedemar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bedemar scores a nice knee to the body.
Bedemar working MacDonald over with knees to the body.

Bedemar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacDonald shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bedemar pinned against the cage. Bedemar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
MacDonald throws a nice looking combination but Bedemar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Bedemar has closed the distance and engaged MacDonald in a clinch.
Bedemar lands a nice knee to the body.
Bedemar with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Bedemar.
MacDonald wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees to the body from Bedemar.
MacDonald tries to pull guard but Bedemar won't allow it.
Bedemar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bedemar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from MacDonald.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Bedemar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bedemar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bedemar takes the fight into the clinch.
Bedemar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MacDonald takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bedemar.
MacDonald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bedemar has him pressed against the cage.
Bedemar working MacDonald over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Bedemar.

Bedemar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacDonald wants to clinch up but Bedemar keeps it at a distance.
Claude Bedemar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bedemar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from MacDonald.
Bedemar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
MacDonald misses with a head kick.

Bedemar gets a clinch.
Bedemar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bedemar lands an elbow inside that MacDonald shrugs off.
Bedemar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacDonald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bedemar scores with a knee to the head.
Bedemar lands a nice knee to the body.
Claude Bedemar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bedemar lands a damaging elbow.
Bedemar is pushing MacDonald up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bedemar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MacDonald.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bedemar as MacDonald tries to tie him up.
Bedemar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ron MacDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacDonald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bedemar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Claude Bedemar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bedemar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claude Bedemar!