PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maurice McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurice McDonald could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Castle's chin.

McDonald
vs
Castle

180 cm
20
184 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

179 cm
26
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Maurice McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Castle!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald lands with a straight right. Castle didn't see that one coming.
Jason Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Castle rushes McDonald and presses him up against the cage.
Castle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDonald has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McDonald.
Castle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castle tries to circle away but McDonald has him pinned against the cage.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castle pushes McDonald back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McDonald throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Castle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Castle misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right handed body shot lands from McDonald.
McDonald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castle blocking some punches.
McDonald lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Castle fails to land.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from McDonald - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonald is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McDonald stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Castle looks gassed!
McDonald scores with a hook to the body.
Castle wants to break free but McDonald has control.
McDonald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from McDonald.
McDonald scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonald.
A short body shot lands from McDonald as the two fighters clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on McDonald - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Castle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Castle can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.
McDonald stalling against the cage.
Castle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McDonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Castle is rocked!
Nice body punch from McDonald.
Castle is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonald finish him?
McDonald scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDonald lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald gets through Castle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from McDonald.
McDonald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McDonald is pushing Castle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McDonald unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Castle! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but McDonald is unloading with more strikes now! Castle drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maurice McDonald!