PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Macdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and angry looser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Macdonald looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Macdonald
vs
looser

180 cm
23
175 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

178 cm
22
184 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Macdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, angry looser!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macdonald misses with an uppercut. looser saw that one coming.
Macdonald looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Macdonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
looser moves out of range of the body kick from Macdonald.

looser has Macdonald up against the cage in a clinch.
looser lands a shot to the body.
looser lands a knee to the body.
looser throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
looser works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
looser gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Andrew Macdonald has been cut.
Macdonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
looser fails to pull guard.
looser jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Macdonald walks away with a smile on his face. looser gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

looser gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
looser tries to pull guard but Macdonald holds him up against the cage and eventually looser drops back down to his feet.
Andrew Macdonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of angry looser.
looser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Macdonald avoids it.

looser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
looser lands with a nice combination. Macdonald backs away looking to recover.
looser shoots in but no luck this time.

looser scores a takedown into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
looser looking to control but Macdonald is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
looser has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Macdonald's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
looser controlling the position easily from mount.

looser gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Macdonald thows a body shot but no joy.

looser drives through and clinches with Macdonald against the cage.

looser decides to pull guard.
looser wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
looser wants to stand up but Macdonald is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
looser is pulling down on Macdonald's head to control his posture.
looser wants to stand and escape but Macdonald is having none of it.

looser wriggles free and stands up.

looser moves into the clinch successfully.
looser unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald is trying to maintain a safe position but looser gets an underhook and turns Macdonald into the cage.
looser tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Macdonald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
looser misses with an elbow over the top.

looser ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. looser no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
looser wants to sweep but no luck.
looser keeping moving, preventing Macdonald from controlling successfully.
looser is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Macdonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Macdonald is standing up over looser. looser looks to escape but Macdonald dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Macdonald is looking to take a break and control but looser is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
looser can't do much from the bottom here.
Macdonald tries to get to his feet but looser is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Macdonald in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
looser is trying to control the position but Macdonald postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

looser throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Macdonald was covering up waiting for the punch and looser finishes the takedown easily into guard.
looser is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
looser is looking to work some ground and pound but Macdonald has wrist control.
looser would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Macdonald is wriggling around but looser manages to pass to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like looser is going to stand back up.
Macdonald is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
looser tries to stand but can't do so whilst Macdonald controls his leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

looser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
looser scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

looser has hold of one of Macdonald's legs. Macdonald is fighting the takedown attempt but looser gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
looser has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Macdonald is proving hard to escape from.

Macdonald uses the cage to get back to his feet.
looser is looking to score with low kicks.

looser closes the distance and clinches.
Macdonald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. looser is defending well for now.

looser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from looser. Macdonald shrugs it off though.

looser closes the distance and clinches.
looser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Macdonald is defending well for now.
Macdonald gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from looser.
Macdonald tries to circle away but looser has him pinned against the cage.
looser with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald looking to throw knees to the head but looser is blocking nicely.
Macdonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
looser with an attempt at a knee that misses.
looser has had enough of the clinch but Macdonald keeps him there for the moment.

looser jumps guard and drags Macdonald to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Macdonald trying to control the position from guard on top but looser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
looser tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Macdonald would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
looser wants to stand and escape but Macdonald is having none of it.

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.

looser has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Macdonald can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Macdonald clinches up with looser and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

looser breaks the clinch.

looser darts in and clinches Macdonald up against the cage.

looser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

angry looser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Macdonald's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

looser blocks a head kick by Macdonald.
A low kick from Macdonald misses

and looser counters by moving into the clinch.
looser jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Macdonald walks away with a smile on his face. looser gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

looser drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

looser stands up.
A right-left combo lands from looser.

Macdonald clinches up against the cage.
Macdonald blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Macdonald.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
looser is trying to stall.

looser gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Macdonald keeping moving, preventing looser from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonald wants to stand but looser is controlling the position.
Macdonald has his hands on looser's head, controlling the position.

looser is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Macdonald is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Macdonald has escaped and now he's on top!
looser is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Andrew Macdonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
looser wants to stand and escape but Macdonald is having none of it.
Macdonald wants to stand but looser has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
angry looser has got the better of the ground game so far.
Macdonald trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
looser is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
looser wants to stand and escape but Macdonald is having none of it.
Macdonald has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of looser is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Macdonald throws a head kick that misses.

looser changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Macdonald looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

looser decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
looser fails with an attempt to clinch.
Macdonald lands a head kick. looser smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
looser changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Macdonald tries to avoid it but looser manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Macdonald to the ground. Macdonald escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
looser blocks a head kick by Macdonald.
A jab from Macdonald misses.
looser lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Macdonald displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from looser.
Andrew Macdonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of angry looser.
Macdonald looks for the body kick but looser saw that one coming.
Macdonald tries to clinch up
and looser counters with a body kick that stops Macdonald in his tracks momentarily.
angry looser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
looser moves in looking to clinch but Macdonald pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Macdonald.

And that's the end of the fight!
angry looser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well looser 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... angry looser!