PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royston McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes into the arena with Nicole - By Ash blaring out of the sound system. Simmons has chosen Hip Hop as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

McDonald
vs
Simmons

177 cm
20
184 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royston McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zak Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons has a takedown stuffed.
McDonald connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zak Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

McDonald scores a takedown into full mount!
McDonald lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

It looks like Zak Simmons has been cut.
McDonald scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Simmons?
McDonald controlling the pace for now.
McDonald working the ground and pound effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons is trying desperately to improve position.
McDonald content just to control the position here.
McDonald lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McDonald avoids the attempt from Simmons to control.
BOOM! McDonald connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Simmons is rocked!
McDonald throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Simmons because McDonald loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald cracks Simmons with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Simmons is still in real trouble! Can McDonald finish him?

The cut above Zak Simmons's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zak Simmons's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Royston McDonald!