PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Beardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beardwood comes to the cage accompanied by The Black Angels - Young Men Dead. McDonald has chosen March of Cambreadth 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.

Beardwood
vs
McDonald

174 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
28
185 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nigel Beardwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie McDonald!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beardwood tries to keep at a distance but McDonald has taken the fight into the clinch.
McDonald creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beardwood's defenses.
Beardwood tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

McDonald gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Beardwood keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
Beardwood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Beardwood wants to get back to his feet but McDonald is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Beardwood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beardwood takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McDonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beardwood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald is looking to clinch but Beardwood is avoiding it.
McDonald fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beardwood avoids it really well and circles away.
McDonald scoring well with a low kick there.
McDonald fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Beardwood tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
Beardwood defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McDonald.
Nigel Beardwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie McDonald.
McDonald goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McDonald tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Beardwood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McDonald lands a leg kick that knocks Beardwood off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald fails to land the takedown.
McDonald tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beardwood swivels and escapes.
Beardwood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McDonald sprawls well. McDonald wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beardwood gets slowly back to his feet.
Beardwood thows a body shot but no joy.

Beardwood closes the distance and clinches.
Beardwood misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McDonald prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees in the clinch landing for McDonald.
McDonald blocks a body shot from Beardwood.
Beardwood gets underhooks to prevent McDonald's takedown attempt.
Beardwood presses McDonald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald wants a takedown.
McDonald can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Beardwood.
McDonald looks gassed!
Beardwood pushes McDonald back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McDonald misses with a knee to the head.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beardwood goes for a takedown in the clinch but McDonald prevents it.
Beardwood manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Beardwood stops a takedown attempt from McDonald.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beardwood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McDonald gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Beardwood lands with a light punch inside.
McDonald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McDonald blocks a body shot from Beardwood.
McDonald misses with a knee to the head.
Beardwood prevents the takedown attempt.
McDonald pushes off an throws an elbow but Beardwood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beardwood cracks McDonald with a nice body shot.
McDonald misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Beardwood takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A hook to the body from Beardwood.
McDonald looking to throw knees to the head but Beardwood is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beardwood lands a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Beardwood.
McDonald is trying to maintain a safe position but Beardwood gets an underhook and turns McDonald into the cage.
Beardwood pushes McDonald back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Beardwood - that landed with a thud.
Beardwood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDonald being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beardwood.
Beardwood lands a body shot.
Beardwood lands a shot to the body.
Beardwood stalling the fight.
Beardwood blocks an elbow strike from McDonald.
Beardwood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDonald wants a takedown but no success here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beardwood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beardwood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beardwood.
Beardwood tries for a takedown. No joy.
Beardwood scores with a hook to the body.
Beardwood lands a body punch.
McDonald gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beardwood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Beardwood dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McDonald scores with a shot to the body.
McDonald misses with a takedown
and Beardwood counters with a stiff right hand.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beardwood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald clinches but Beardwood breaks the clinch

and Beardwood moves into the clinch.
McDonald looking to throw knees to the head but Beardwood is blocking nicely.
McDonald connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beardwood's face.
McDonald goes for a takedown in the clinch but Beardwood prevents it.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beardwood prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nigel Beardwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie McDonald.
Beardwood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Beardwood.

Beardwood lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beardwood stalling.
Beardwood wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDonald keeps working.
Beardwood is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and McDonald reverses the position - he's now on top in Beardwood's guard.
Beardwood has McDonald pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Beardwood is looking to stand up but McDonald isn't so interested in that idea.

Nigel Beardwood has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McDonald scores with a push kick.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

McDonald tries to sprawl but Beardwood drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McDonald avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beardwood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beardwood is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
McDonald is looking to stand up but Beardwood isn't so interested in that idea.
Beardwood trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
Beardwood stops McDonald from standing up.
Beardwood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

McDonald has his feet on Beardwood's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

McDonald is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Beardwood's half guard.
Beardwood is refusing to be controlled, as McDonald sits in half guard.

McDonald is trying to work for a kimura but Beardwood is defending well.

McDonald is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Beardwood dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
Beardwood misses with a series of wild punches.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Beardwood moves out of range easily.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beardwood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McDonald.
Beardwood swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonald.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beardwood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beardwood misses with a body shot
and McDonald counters with a big head kick but Beardwood shrugs it off.
McDonald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McDonald lands with a slapping head kick.

McDonald clinches up against the cage.
McDonald lands a damaging elbow.
McDonald throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beardwood manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nigel Beardwood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McDonald changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Beardwood fights it off and pushes away nicely.

McDonald gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Beardwood won't allow McDonald to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beardwood drops back, looking for a kneebar! McDonald looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McDonald looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McDonald!
Beardwood is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McDonald asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Beardwood tries to improve position but can't.

McDonald is trying to get an arm triangle but Beardwood is defending well.
McDonald trying to control the position but Beardwood is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McDonald decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Beardwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonald doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Beardwood counters by moving into the clinch.
Nigel Beardwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie McDonald.
McDonald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McDonald is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Beardwood has denied him.
A right hook to the body lands for Beardwood.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beardwood avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Beardwood.
A right hook to the body lands for Beardwood.
Beardwood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Beardwood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beardwood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McDonald throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Beardwood pressing his opponent against the cage.
Beardwood blocks an elbow strike.
Beardwood lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Beardwood cracks McDonald with a nice body shot.
Beardwood is leaning against McDonald and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Beardwood - that landed with a thud.
Beardwood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beardwood lands a nice shot to the body.
Beardwood cracks McDonald with a nice body shot.
Beardwood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDonald.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Beardwood has picked McDonald up - he's going for a ride! Beardwood dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Beardwood looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Beardwood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beardwood, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Nigel Beardwood!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Nigel Beardwood!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Nigel Beardwood!

Nigel Beardwood wins by unanimous decision!