PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damn Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Good
vs
Mcdonald

170 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

164 cm
25
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damn Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdonald darts in trying to clinch
and Good counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcdonald shoots in for a double leg but Good sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anthony Mcdonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcdonald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Good counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mcdonald throws a combination that misses
and Mcdonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good connects with a crisp jab.
Good scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mcdonald doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Good counters with a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Mcdonald or perhaps it was just good defense by Good which made him look bad.
Damn Good has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Mcdonald.
Mcdonald moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mcdonald's head backwards.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mcdonald is defended easily by Good.
Damn Good is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcdonald with a lazy takedown attempt
and Good counters with a left to the body.
Mcdonald looks gassed!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Good, as that shot connected.
Danga de danga de dang - Good scores with a four punch combination!
Good scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Anthony Mcdonald has been cut.

Mcdonald closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Good to the mat! Good manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcdonald preventing the sweep.

Mcdonald drops back, looking for a kneebar! Good looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Good looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Good!
Good looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mcdonald is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcdonald tries to bench press Good off him but Good keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Good thows a huge punch but Mcdonald dodges it nicely.
Mcdonald wants to get back to full guard but Good has passed into side control.
Mcdonald is wriggling around trying to escape.
Good with shots to the head and body - Mcdonald looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mcdonald is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Good punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Good cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mcdonald looks a forlorn figure.
Good lands a heavy elbow.
Good lands a heavy elbow.
Good knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mcdonald on the ground.
Good avoids the attempt from Mcdonald to control.
Mcdonald can't escape the position.
Good landing strikes from the mount and Mcdonald is in trouble!
Mcdonald keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mcdonald regains half guard.
Good takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald is not content to let Good control the position.
Good works his foot free and advances to mount.
Good tries to control but Mcdonald wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good lands a nice shot to the head.
Good lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damn Good dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Mcdonald's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mcdonald shoots for a double leg takedown but Good sprawls well. He's pushed Mcdonald's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Good connects with an inside leg kick.
Mcdonald fails to land the takedown.
Good scores with a three punch combo!
Mcdonald tries for a takedown but Good sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Damn Good has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Mcdonald.
Mcdonald looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Good is fending him off so far but Mcdonald persists. Nope, Good circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mcdonald is breathing heavily.
Mcdonald closes the distance but Good moves to the side
letting Good counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Good.
Good motions for Mcdonald to come forward. Good throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good scores with a one two! Mcdonald had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Good lands with a nice body punch.
Good tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcdonald tries to move into range but Good moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mcdonald blocks a low kick nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Good scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Good lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mcdonald doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick lands from Good.
Mcdonald doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Good counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good works the jab nicely.
Mcdonald misses with a double jab
and Good counters with a low kick, right behind Mcdonald 's knee.
Good changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcdonald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Good.
Mcdonald takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mcdonald on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good throws a combination. Mcdonald tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mcdonald backs up against the cage.
Good throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mcdonald takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mcdonald doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcdonald takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mcdonald has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mcdonald.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald has his takedown stuffed
and Good counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mcdonald walks into a straight right hand from Good.
Mcdonald misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good lands a slapping body shot.
Good scores with a head kick.
Damn Good is winning the standup battle so far.
Good stuffs the takedown attempt from Mcdonald. Mcdonald gets slowly back to his feet.
Good jabs at Mcdonald's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good stuns Mcdonald with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damn Good dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Mcdonald's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Good tries to score with a low kick but Mcdonald moves his leg out of the way.
Mcdonald with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Good to score with a decent uppercut.
Mcdonald throws a lazy uppercut
and Good counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mcdonald misses with a right hand
and Good counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mcdonald closes the distance looking to clinch
and Good counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mcdonald's head backwards.
Mcdonald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Good counters with a nice uppercut.
Good ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mcdonald eats them both and turns towards Good to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mcdonald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice uppercut there from Good.
Good leaves Mcdonald with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Good lands with a nice combination. Mcdonald backs away looking to recover.
Good lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Good.

Mcdonald is rocked!
Mcdonald checks a leg kick.
Mcdonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Good finish him?
Good scores with a punch to the head.
Mcdonald seems to have recovered his senses.
Good lands a jab-cross combination.
Good darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Good but Good pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Damn Good has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Mcdonald.
Danga de danga de dang - Good scores with a four punch combination!
Good fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good throws a good cross that connects.
Mcdonald takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mcdonald misses with a takedown
and Good counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Good.
Good thuds a left hand into Mcdonald's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mcdonald throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Good counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcdonald has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Good throws a sloppy head kick and Mcdonald moves out of range easily.
Good lands a nice hook to Mcdonald's body. Mcdonald takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mcdonald takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good scores with a jab.
Good is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcdonald can do to turn this around?
Mcdonald misses with a takedown
and Good counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mcdonald takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good scores with a nice strike.
Damn Good is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mcdonald is able to avoid easily.
Mcdonald fails with the takedown

and Good counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Anthony Mcdonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is keeping an eye on Good - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mcdonald tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcdonald letting Good take a breather here.

Good breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damn Good showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Good has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:25
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damn Good!