PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Mcdonel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Njokuani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mcdonel
vs
Njokuani

180 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

184 cm
26
166 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Mcdonel !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Njokuani!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mcdonel clinches.
Mcdonel is trying to break free.
Njokuani stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Njokuani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mcdonel avoids it.
Mcdonel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mcdonel is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Njokuani.
Mcdonel blocks a body shot from Njokuani.
Mcdonel blocking some punches.
Njokuani has a couple of punches blocked by Mcdonel .
Njokuani throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcdonel .
Mcdonel is trying to maintain a safe position but Njokuani gets an underhook and turns Mcdonel into the cage.
Njokuani misses with the head strike.
Njokuani stalls.
Njokuani misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Njokuani lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mcdonel prevents a body shot from Njokuani.
Njokuani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcdonel takes an elbow to the temple.
Njokuani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mcdonel being controlled against the cage.
Mcdonel blocks an uppercut.
Njokuani being controlled against the cage.
Njokuani misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njokuani is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Njokuani drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mcdonel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mcdonel blocks a body shot from Njokuani.
Mcdonel blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Njokuani.
Mcdonel is trying to push Njokuani away but Njokuani has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mcdonel tries to circle away but Njokuani has him pinned against the cage.
Mcdonel blocking some punches.
Njokuani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mcdonel jumps guard but Njokuani stands there with Mcdonel around his waist. Mcdonel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Njokuani taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonel blocks an uppercut.
Njokuani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mcdonel takes a shot to the head.
Njokuani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Njokuani with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Njokuani lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Njokuani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mcdonel is looking to break free of the clinch but Njokuani has double underhooks.
Njokuani avoiding damage.
Mcdonel 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Njokuani content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mcdonel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Anthony Njokuani has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Njokuani.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Njokuani.
Njokuani prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mcdonel is trying to break the clinch but Njokuani is controlling him.
Mcdonel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Njokuani is keeping busy.
Njokuani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mcdonel blocks the elbow strike.
Njokuani lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Njokuani misses with some punches.
Njokuani misses with a body punch.
Mcdonel has had enough of the clinch but Njokuani keeps him there for the moment.
Njokuani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Njokuani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Njokuani's cut.
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.

Mcdonel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Njokuani wants to clinch up but Mcdonel keeps it at a distance.
Njokuani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mcdonel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Njokuani.
Njokuani tries to clinch up.
Njokuani wants to clinch but Mcdonel slips to the side
and Mcdonel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Njokuani tries to clinch up
and Njokuani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Mcdonel instigates a clinch.
Njokuani slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Njokuani continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Njokuani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcdonel blocking some punches.
Njokuani tries to land a knee to the head but Mcdonel blocks with his arms.
Njokuani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Njokuani keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcdonel 's efforts to push away.
Njokuani misses with a knee to the head.
Njokuani lands a left hand.
Njokuani looking to throw knees to the head but Mcdonel is blocking nicely.
Njokuani misses with a knee strike.
Njokuani tries to throw a body punch but Mcdonel avoids it by throwing Njokuani back against the cage.
Mcdonel working hard to break the clinch.

Mcdonel breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njokuani doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcdonel circles away.
Mcdonel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Njokuani at a distance.

Mcdonel closes the distance and pushes Njokuani back into the cage.
Njokuani is struggling to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Njokuani misses with some punches.
Njokuani gets underhooks to prevent Mcdonel 's takedown attempt.
Njokuani slowing the pace effectively.
Mcdonel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Njokuani tries to work over Mcdonel 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mcdonel managing to block the knees to the body from Njokuani.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Njokuani.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonel avoids a wild elbow strike from Njokuani.
Njokuani lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Njokuani misses with some punches.
Mcdonel blocking some punches.

Mcdonel ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mcdonel no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Njokuani won't allow Mcdonel to sweep him here.
Mcdonel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Njokuani is controlling him.

Mcdonel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Njokuani!
Mcdonel looking to control but Njokuani is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jesse Mcdonel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Njokuani's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mcdonel lands a jab-cross combination.
Njokuani misses with a head kick.

Mcdonel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Njokuani!
Mcdonel wants to take Njokuani's back but he can't do it this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcdonel is working hard here to advance position.

Mcdonel gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Njokuani wants to clinch but Mcdonel slips to the side
and Mcdonel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Njokuani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Njokuani.
Mcdonel throws a series of punches but Njokuani avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Njokuani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Mcdonel .
Anthony Njokuani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcdonel misses with a takedown attempt - Njokuani sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Njokuani moves in looking to clinch but Mcdonel pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njokuani tries to clinch but Mcdonel is having none of it.
Mcdonel throws a head kick but Njokuani moves out of range.
Njokuani falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mcdonel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcdonel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mcdonel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Njokuani has Mcdonel up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Njokuani.
Njokuani misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mcdonel managing to block the knees to the body from Njokuani.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonel misses with some punches.
Njokuani scores a nice knee to the body.
Mcdonel tries to break free but Njokuani pushes him back against the cage.
Njokuani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcdonel is defending well for now.
Njokuani keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcdonel 's efforts to push away.
Njokuani has a couple of punches blocked by Mcdonel .
The referee is keeping an eye on Njokuani - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Njokuani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Njokuani with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Njokuani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Njokuani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Njokuani can't find room to land a body shot as Mcdonel controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njokuani misses with an elbow over the top.
Njokuani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Njokuani fails to land.
Mcdonel stalling in the clinch but Njokuani improves position.
Njokuani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mcdonel blocks it with crossed arms.
Njokuani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcdonel 's elbow.
Njokuani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mcdonel is keeping busy.
Njokuani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Njokuani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Njokuani tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcdonel avoids the damage to the body.
Njokuani has a couple of punches blocked by Mcdonel .

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesse Mcdonel .
I think Mcdonel 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!