PBP Commentary

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

McDonald
vs
Blanco Rocha

180 cm
28
184 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

190 cm
28
182 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vergil Blanco Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco Rocha thows a body shot but no joy.
Blanco Rocha throws a head kick but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald throws a low kick, looking for Blanco Rocha's leg but Blanco Rocha calmly moves out of range.
Blanco Rocha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McDonald doesn't seem bothered though.
Blanco Rocha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDonald misses with an uppercut. Blanco Rocha saw that one coming.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonald throws a lazy right hand but Blanco Rocha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blanco Rocha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blanco Rocha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blanco Rocha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blanco Rocha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blanco Rocha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blanco Rocha wants to clinch but McDonald slips to the side
and McDonald counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blanco Rocha's knee momentarily.
Blanco Rocha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a shot to the body.
Blanco Rocha checks a leg kick.
Blanco Rocha throws a low kick but it's checked well by McDonald.
McDonald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blanco Rocha blocks a leg kick.
McDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blanco Rocha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blanco Rocha blocks a head kick by McDonald.
Blanco Rocha checks a leg kick.
Good work by Blanco Rocha as he checks the leg kick.
McDonald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McDonald throws a head kick but Blanco Rocha moves out of range.
McDonald fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blanco Rocha is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McDonald.
Blanco Rocha works McDonald's body with a nice hook.
Blanco Rocha throws a sloppy head kick and McDonald moves out of range easily.
Blanco Rocha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDonald counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
McDonald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blanco Rocha manages to avoid it.
McDonald fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDonald thows a body shot but no joy.
McDonald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blanco Rocha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blanco Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonald throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blanco Rocha counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald thuds a left hand into Blanco Rocha's body.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Blanco Rocha moved away.
McDonald avoids a kick to the body.
Blanco Rocha misses with a head kick.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
McDonald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blanco Rocha checks the leg kick nicely there.
McDonald throws the kick towards the body but Blanco Rocha avoids it.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Blanco Rocha doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonald circles away.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Blanco Rocha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha throws a push kick but McDonald slaps the foot to one side.
Blanco Rocha throws out a leg kick but McDonald moves out of range and Blanco Rocha only half commits.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald tries to score with a low kick but Blanco Rocha moves his leg out of the way.
Blanco Rocha does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Crunch! Blanco Rocha slams his shin into McDonald's torso.
McDonald is looking to wear down Blanco Rocha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blanco Rocha manages to avoid it.
McDonald drops his hands momentarily and Blanco Rocha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maurice McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses
and Blanco Rocha makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maurice McDonald dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McDonald throws a head kick that misses
and Blanco Rocha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha slips a straight right by McDonald.
Blanco Rocha is looking to clinch but McDonald is avoiding it.
Blanco Rocha scores with a push kick.

Blanco Rocha takes the fight into the clinch.
Blanco Rocha prevents a body shot from McDonald.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McDonald is struggling to control the position.
Blanco Rocha blocks a body shot from McDonald.
McDonald tries to throw a body punch but Blanco Rocha avoids it by throwing McDonald back against the cage.
Blanco Rocha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McDonald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from McDonald fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blanco Rocha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blanco Rocha misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonald throws a head punch that misses.
McDonald looking to slow down the pace here.
Blanco Rocha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McDonald blocks it with crossed arms.
McDonald takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Maurice McDonald has been cut.
McDonald taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blanco Rocha misses with an elbow over the top.
Blanco Rocha throws an elbow but it misses.
Blanco Rocha working aggressively here.
McDonald tries to work over Blanco Rocha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco Rocha.

McDonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

McDonald darts in and clinches Blanco Rocha up against the cage.
McDonald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco Rocha uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to stall but Blanco Rocha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McDonald misses with a body punch.
McDonald lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blanco Rocha or not.
McDonald has a couple of punches blocked by Blanco Rocha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, McDonald scores with a nice short uppercut.
McDonald wants to stall.
McDonald is working Blanco Rocha over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from McDonald.
McDonald trying to control the position but instead, Blanco Rocha has worked for underhooks and has pushed McDonald into the cage.
McDonald has a couple of punches blocked by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blanco Rocha lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco Rocha scores a nice knee to the body.
McDonald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McDonald scores with a shot to the side of Blanco Rocha's head.

McDonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blanco Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blanco Rocha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blanco Rocha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by McDonald.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Blanco Rocha counters with a good low kick that McDonald was not able to check.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses
and Blanco Rocha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blanco Rocha tries to clinch up.
McDonald lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a jab to the body
and Blanco Rocha counters with a nice low kick that buckles McDonald's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from McDonald.
Blanco Rocha has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McDonald.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald lands with a nice body kick.
Blanco Rocha tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanco Rocha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McDonald counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blanco Rocha thinking.
Blanco Rocha checks a low kick from McDonald.
McDonald throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blanco Rocha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blanco Rocha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maurice McDonald dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maurice McDonald's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Blanco Rocha scores with a kick to the body.
McDonald throws a shot from downtown. Blanco Rocha moves away and avoids it.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a leg kick but McDonald saw it coming and moves away.
McDonald scores with a leg kick.
Blanco Rocha throws a front kick aimed at McDonald's knee but McDonald avoids it well.
McDonald checks a leg kick.
McDonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blanco Rocha.
McDonald keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maurice McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Blanco Rocha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha checks a leg kick.
McDonald misses with a hook. Blanco Rocha ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by McDonald.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
McDonald misses with a jab, cross combination.
McDonald digs a good body shot into Blanco Rocha's ribs.
McDonald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blanco Rocha.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Blanco Rocha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonald tries to clinch up.
McDonald throws a hook but Blanco Rocha blocks it.
McDonald is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Blanco Rocha's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanco Rocha moves out of range of the body kick.
Vergil Blanco Rocha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha throws a quick inside leg kick.
McDonald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blanco Rocha. Blanco Rocha obviously looking to wear him down.
Blanco Rocha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McDonald with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanco Rocha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blanco Rocha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McDonald takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blanco Rocha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McDonald tries a low kick but Blanco Rocha avoids it.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blanco Rocha has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McDonald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blanco Rocha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blanco Rocha circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blanco Rocha tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blanco Rocha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McDonald buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maurice McDonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blanco Rocha swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonald.
Blanco Rocha takes one on the button.
McDonald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blanco Rocha fails with an attempt to clinch.
McDonald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDonald can pounce on him.
McDonald throws a jab but it's blocked by Blanco Rocha.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blanco Rocha throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonald counters with a low kick, right behind Blanco Rocha 's knee.
McDonald delivers a nice body kick.
Blanco Rocha throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDonald lands with a thumping leg kick.
A combination from Blanco Rocha does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha throws a sloppy head kick and McDonald moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDonald 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurice McDonald!