PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Hellsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ian Mcdonald is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Hellsing
vs
Mcdonald

180 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Hellsing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellsing throws a jab but it's blocked by Mcdonald.
Hellsing throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mcdonald to counter with a crisp jab.
Hellsing misses with a combination
and Mcdonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mcdonald lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mcdonald lands with a right hand.
Mcdonald tries for a takedown but Hellsing sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hellsing takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mcdonald shoots in for a double leg but Hellsing sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donk. Mcdonald catches Hellsing right on the button with a cross.
Mcdonald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Hellsing finds it's target.
A jab from Mcdonald misses.
Mcdonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hellsing moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellsing misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mcdonald counters with a stiff right hand.
Mcdonald with a poor takedown
and Hellsing connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank Hellsing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Mcdonald.
Hellsing goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mcdonald gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hellsing counters with a crisp one two that drops Mcdonald! Hellsing thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mcdonald to his feet! Mcdonald is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcdonald slips a jab and a cross from Hellsing.
Hellsing stalks Mcdonald and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mcdonald's face. Mcdonald staggers backwards, shaken.
No luck for Mcdonald with that takedown attempt.
Hellsing swinging wildly here.
Hellsing misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald staying out of range there.
Mcdonald throws an off balance right hand
and Hellsing counters with a nice body shot.
Hellsing throws an off balance right hand
and Mcdonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hellsing misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hellsing connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mcdonald's hands.
Hellsing's corner calls for a 1-2. Hellsing obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hellsing lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hellsing misses the jab.
Hellsing misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Hellsing does no damage.
Mcdonald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald slips a straight right by Hellsing.
Mcdonald getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mcdonald is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hellsing had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hellsing but Hellsing pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Hellsing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcdonald throws a series of punches but Hellsing avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Hellsing.
Mcdonald has his takedown stuffed
letting Hellsing counter with a right hand.
Frank Hellsing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcdonald moves out of range as Hellsing strikes.
Mcdonald dodges the punch combination from Hellsing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mcdonald has his takedown stuffed
and Hellsing counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mcdonald looks gassed!
Mcdonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hellsing throws a right hand that Mcdonald ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcdonald also avoids with ease.
Mcdonald lands a jab.
Mcdonald throws a poor cross that misses
and Hellsing counters with a stiff right hand.
Mcdonald is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hellsing is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mcdonald.
Hellsing looks to land a left hand but Mcdonald moved out of range nicely.
Mcdonald has his takedown stuffed
and Hellsing counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcdonald has his takedown stuffed
and Hellsing counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Hellsing dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hellsing.
Hellsing looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcdonald is just out of range.
Frank Hellsing is winning the standup battle so far.
Hellsing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcdonald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcdonald lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hellsing misses with a hook. Mcdonald ducked under it nicely.
Hellsing changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hellsing cracks Mcdonald with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mcdonald shoots in looking for a takedown but Hellsing manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mcdonald's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mcdonald shoots and misses
and Hellsing counters with a stiff right hand.
Hellsing takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mcdonald might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hellsing misses with a two punch combination.
Hellsing throws an off balance right hand
and Mcdonald counters with a left and a right that stings Hellsing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hellsing keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mcdonald with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hellsing counters with a series of strikes. Mcdonald will be more careful next time no doubt.
Frank Hellsing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Mcdonald.
Mcdonald is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Hellsing misses.
Hellsing gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hellsing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcdonald circles away quickly and effectively.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mcdonald might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hellsing has got the better of the exchanges.
Mcdonald tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hellsing swivels and escapes.
Hellsing lands a head shot.
Mcdonald throws a right hand that misses
and Hellsing counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hellsing throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mcdonald counters with a shoot takedown. Hellsing fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hellsing is looking to stand up but Mcdonald isn't so interested in that idea.
Mcdonald throws a big right hand that misses.
Mcdonald prevents Hellsing from getting back to his feet.

Hellsing pushes Mcdonald off and gets back to his feet.
Hellsing throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mcdonald counters with a straight right hand.
Mcdonald misses with a hook
and Hellsing counters with a three punch combo that has Mcdonald backing up. Mcdonald nods at Hellsing to acknowledge the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mcdonald.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mcdonald.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald shoots in but Hellsing avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hellsing misses with a hook. Mcdonald ducked under it nicely.
Mcdonald shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hellsing counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mcdonald slips a jab from Hellsing.
A big right from Mcdonald misses.
Mcdonald has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hellsing throws a series of punches but Mcdonald moves out of range.
Mcdonald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hellsing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellsing misses with a looping left.
Hellsing misses with a combination

and Mcdonald counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hellsing is trying to stand up here but Mcdonald is controlling him well.
Hellsing avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mcdonald seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hellsing does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hellsing tries to kick Mcdonald off but Mcdonald keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hellsing blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald is keen to just control but Hellsing is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Hellsing dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mcdonald shoots in looking for a takedown but Hellsing manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mcdonald's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mcdonald slips under a jab from Hellsing.
Hellsing looks to land a combination but Mcdonald avoids it well.
Mcdonald lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hellsing misses with a double jab
and Mcdonald counters with a straight right hand.
Hellsing throws a combination that misses
and Mcdonald counters with a stiff right hand.
Hellsing defending well as Mcdonald loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcdonald shoots and misses
and Hellsing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Hellsing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hellsing throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Frank Hellsing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Mcdonald.
Hellsing falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mcdonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mcdonald gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hellsing counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mcdonald misses with a straight left.

Mcdonald closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mcdonald lands in his opponent's guard.
Hellsing knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mcdonald on the ground.
Hellsing utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcdonald looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald is looking to work some ground and pound but Hellsing has wrist control.
Mcdonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Hellsing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcdonald throwing strikes from guard but Hellsing blocks nicely.
Hellsing wants to stand but Mcdonald is controlling the position.
Mcdonald passes Hellsing's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mcdonald throwing shots but Hellsing is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hellsing's head.
Hellsing is refusing to be controlled, as Mcdonald sits in half guard.
Hellsing blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald controlling the action here.
Mcdonald stops Hellsing from getting back to his feet.
Mcdonald trying to mount his opponent but Hellsing defends it.
Mcdonald is trying to control the action in half guard but Hellsing is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hellsing wants to get back to his feet.
Mcdonald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mcdonald wants to take a breather but Hellsing is having none of it.

Ian Mcdonald has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mcdonald swinging wildly here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hellsing rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Mcdonald counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Mcdonald.
Ian Mcdonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Hellsing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hellsing takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Mcdonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hellsing has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Hellsing!