PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spike Wicked (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. 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.

Wicked
vs
McDonald

180 cm
24
163 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

179 cm
21
165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spike Wicked!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wicked. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Wicked slips the punch.
Wicked shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McDonald defends it nicely.
A left lands for Wicked.
McDonald lands a slapping body shot.
Wicked shoots for a takedown but McDonald saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wicked is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
McDonald blocks a leg kick.
Wicked misses with a double jab.
McDonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wicked.
Wicked throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McDonald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McDonald slips a jab from Wicked.
McDonald 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.
Wicked throws an overhand right that lands on McDonald's shoulder, as McDonald tries to avoid the shot.

McDonald closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wicked did well to prevent McDonald getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicked is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McDonald scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wicked is staying active underneath McDonald, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wicked is trying to control but can't.
Wicked taking some punishment here, with McDonald in his half guard.
Wicked is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McDonald throwing shots but Wicked is blocking nicely.
Wicked blocking the ground and pound attempt from McDonald.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wicked trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald prevents Wicked from improving his position.
McDonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McDonald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wicked is looking to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wicked throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
Wicked lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald cracks Wicked with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Wicked misses its intended target.
Wicked misses with a takedown
enabling McDonald to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spike Wicked. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wicked misses with a hook to the body
letting McDonald counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Wicked.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from McDonald does it's job there.
A clash of legs there as McDonald blocks the low kick.
Wicked misses with a series of wild punches.

McDonald gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wicked to score an easy takedown into full guard.
McDonald is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicked thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wicked accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDonald pulls Wicked in close to prevent any damage.
Wicked throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wicked postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wicked accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDonald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wicked falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wicked takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wicked misses with a looping left.
Wicked loads up on a big right hand but McDonald slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Wicked throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wicked misses with a shot to the body
and McDonald counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wicked misses with an uppercut.
Wicked misses with a hook. McDonald ducked under it nicely.
McDonald moves out of range as Wicked strikes.
McDonald tries to move into range but Wicked moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wicked darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as McDonald checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wicked thows a left - swing and a miss!

Wicked fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McDonald sprawls well initially but Wicked persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wicked seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald gets back to full guard.
McDonald is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald McDonald dominated that round.
That's time! Wicked's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wicked throws a leg kick
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wicked drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Wicked checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spike Wicked seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wicked throws a shot from downtown. McDonald moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Wicked misses.
Wicked lands with a shot to the body.
Wicked throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wicked defending well as McDonald loads up on a big left hand.
Ronald McDonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wicked gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wicked throws a predictable looking body shot
and McDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wicked misses with a looping left.
Wicked swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wicked misses with a shot to the body

and McDonald counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from McDonald are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wicked is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Wicked's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wicked avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McDonald.

McDonald wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wicked, who protects the arm well.
Wicked is trying to get back to half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wicked falls off balance throwing a combination

and McDonald counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McDonald.
Wicked has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wicked works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McDonald preventing the sweep.
Wicked manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wicked with shots to the head and body - McDonald looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wicked throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McDonald because Wicked loaded up on that one.
McDonald wants to control but Wicked is having none of it.
McDonald takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McDonald really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ronald McDonald has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wicked lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wicked lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Wicked there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McDonald tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wicked working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wicked thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wicked unloads with some shots from mount but McDonald bucks and avoids them well.
McDonald holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wicked tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
McDonald is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wicked punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wicked cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McDonald wants to hold on but Wicked pushes him away.
Wicked pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
McDonald wants to control but Wicked is having none of it.
Wicked lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

It looks like Ronald McDonald has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicked working McDonald over with strikes here.
Wicked lands a heavy elbow.
Wicked working the ground and pound effectively.
Wicked is landing with some decent strikes but McDonald is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wicked raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wicked cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wicked is landing with some decent strikes but McDonald is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wicked pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wicked lands a big elbow.
McDonald sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wicked wants to pass the guard but McDonald is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Spike Wicked will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ronald McDonald's cut.
That's time! Wicked's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wicked is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
Wicked swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wicked.
Wicked throws an overhand right that lands on McDonald's shoulder, as McDonald tries to avoid the shot.
Wicked gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McDonald counters with a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Wicked coming out on top.
A jab from Wicked does it's job there.
The fighters circling - Wicked throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wicked looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
Wicked lands with a shot to the body.
Wicked misses with a body shot
and McDonald counters with a two punch combo.
McDonald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wicked just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicked works McDonald's body with a nice hook.
A big right from Wicked misses.
A low kick from Wicked is predictable there
and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wicked with a lazy takedown attempt
and McDonald counters with a right hand to the body.
McDonald slips a straight right by Wicked.

McDonald closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wicked did well to prevent McDonald getting side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wicked gets back to full guard.
Wicked manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wicked scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wicked wants to control but McDonald has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Wicked is looking to advance position but McDonald won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is looking to control Wicked's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McDonald avoid being mounted?
McDonald is trying to get back to full guard.
Wicked with the ground and pound but McDonald uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wicked trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wicked postures up in McDonald's guard and throws a big left but McDonald blocks it.
Wicked looking to sit in guard and control but McDonald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wicked looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wicked throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonald.
Wicked throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wicked throws a low kick, looking for McDonald's leg but McDonald calmly moves out of range.
McDonald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDonald gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McDonald takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wicked fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
Wicked swings away with a body shot that misses
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonald tries for a takedown but Wicked sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wicked scoring well with a low kick there.
McDonald doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wicked cracks McDonald with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wicked misses with a body shot
and McDonald counters with a good low kick that Wicked was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicked jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wicked avoids a kick to the body.
Wicked throws a big shot that misses.
McDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wicked.
Wicked misses the body punch
and McDonald counters with a three punch combo that has Wicked backing up. Wicked nods at McDonald to acknowledge the strikes.
Wicked shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McDonald as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spike Wicked. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald lands a really nice looking cross but Wicked seems unphased.
Wicked connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wicked misses with a jab to the body
and McDonald counters with a straight right hand.
Wicked misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wicked jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wicked misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Wicked checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald McDonald really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald McDonald's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

McDonald slips under a jab from Wicked.
Wicked swings and misses with a shot to the body

and McDonald counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wicked's guard now.
Wicked is trying to control the position but McDonald postures up.
Wicked keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
Wicked is adopting a defensive guard.
Wicked is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wicked is looking to sweep but instead, McDonald has passed into half guard.
Wicked is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McDonald winds up and cracks Wicked with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wicked keeping control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald thows a huge punch but Wicked dodges it nicely.
McDonald seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wicked does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McDonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McDonald is thwarting Wicked's attempts to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wicked leaves McDonald with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McDonald on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wicked throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronald McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonald gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wicked.
McDonald misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wicked misses with a straight right.
McDonald stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McDonald wants it to stay on the feet.
Wicked throws out a loose jab but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wicked scores with a decent looking hook.
Wicked misses with the combination.
McDonald wants to clinch up but Wicked keeps it at a distance.
Wicked misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting McDonald counter with a right hand.
A clash of legs there as McDonald blocks the low kick.
Wicked misses with a hook. McDonald ducked under it nicely.
McDonald moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Wicked.
Wicked tries to land a body kick

so McDonald counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wicked wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald looking to sit in guard and control but Wicked gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McDonald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wicked wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
Wicked stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDonald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wicked preventing the sweep.
Wicked throwing strikes but missing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wicked throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.

Wicked closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicked misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McDonald managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wicked.
McDonald tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wicked wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wicked throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and McDonald works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
McDonald tries to get to full guard but Wicked has control of the leg.
McDonald is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
McDonald moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wicked throwing strikes but missing.
Wicked postures up and lands a big shot to McDonald's brow.
Wicked with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald McDonald dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Wicked misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wicked.
Wicked with a jab.
Wicked gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McDonald tries to clinch there but Wicked circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Wicked. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wicked.

McDonald takes the fight into the clinch.
Wicked misses with a punch to the body.
Wicked looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wicked wants to break free but McDonald has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, McDonald throws an elbow but misses.
McDonald blocks an elbow strike from Wicked.

Wicked is fighting off a takedown attempt but McDonald is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wicked to the mat. Wicked regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wicked is trying to keep McDonald in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicked thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
McDonald throwing strikes but missing.
McDonald won't allow Wicked to sweep him here.
Wicked trying to control the position.
McDonald preventing the sweep.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wicked has his takedown stuffed
and McDonald counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McDonald misses with a straight right.

Wicked scores a takedown into full mount!
McDonald is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald regains half guard.
McDonald is trying to get back to full guard.
McDonald is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wicked not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Wicked there.
Wicked looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wicked scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wicked wants to advance to full mount but McDonald doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Spike Wicked has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicked is looking to work some ground and pound but McDonald has wrist control.
McDonald trying to control the position.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Wicked controlling him for the moment.
Wicked missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McDonald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ronald McDonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wicked loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wicked. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald moves out of range as Wicked strikes.
Wicked throws a shot from downtown. McDonald moves away and avoids it.
Wicked takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wicked misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wicked looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
McDonald takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wicked throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wicked shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and McDonald counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McDonald.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spike Wicked. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wicked looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Wicked is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McDonald is aware though and is defending well.
Wicked is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Wicked keeps moving.
Wicked is adopting a defensive guard.
McDonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wicked is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald McDonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McDonald 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald McDonald! Ronald McDonald retains his lightweight title!