PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mati King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calib Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcdonald is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jay-Z-Bring em Out. Calib Mcdonald looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

King
vs
Mcdonald

183 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mati King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Calib Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcdonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King is looking to clinch but Mcdonald is avoiding it.
King throws a leg kick that misses.

Mcdonald tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
King is working for takedown but Mcdonald is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mcdonald misses with a short punch on the inside.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcdonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcdonald is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

King has Mcdonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcdonald is pressed up against the cage. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mcdonald down to the mat. Mcdonald avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
King is looking to clinch.
Good work by Mcdonald as he checks the leg kick.
Mcdonald fails with an attempt to clinch.
King cracks the inside of Mcdonald's front leg.
Mcdonald keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
Mcdonald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
A solid leg kick lands there for King.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
King wants to clinch but Mcdonald slips to the side

and Mcdonald counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
Mcdonald looks winded!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mcdonald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Mcdonald thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
King is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King stands up from mount. Strange move.
Mcdonald takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by King there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mcdonald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by King.

King moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcdonald's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mcdonald is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcdonald's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for King.
King feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mcdonald's calf.

King moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcdonald misses with the head strike.
Mcdonald wants a takedown.
Mati King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calib Mcdonald.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for King.

King closes the distance and clinches.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

King clinches up with Mcdonald and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald has a couple of punches blocked by King.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King scoring well with a low kick there.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

King closes the distance and pushes Mcdonald back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

King breaks from the clinch.

King gets a clinch.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by King.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcdonald keeps the fight on the outside.
A chopping leg kick lands by King.
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mati King dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

King clinches with his opponent.
King is pressed up against the cage. Mcdonald has hold of a leg and is looking to drag King down to the mat. King avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcdonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King scores with a leg kick.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcdonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King tries to clinch but Mcdonald moves out of range.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcdonald circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
Mcdonald is breathing heavily.
King wants to clinch up but Mcdonald keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by King there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to clinch but Mcdonald moves out of range.

King has closed the distance and engaged Mcdonald in a clinch.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcdonald misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcdonald has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. King avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

King breaks from the clinch.
Mcdonald on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

King forces Mcdonald back against the cage and clinches.

King breaks the clinch.
King is looking to clinch.
King feints and then cracks Mcdonald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcdonald down.
Mcdonald tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
King tries to circle away but Mcdonald has him pinned against the cage.

King manages to break the clinch.
King connects with a leg kick. Mcdonald looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King tries to clinch but Mcdonald moves out of range.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mati King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcdonald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
Mcdonald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Mcdonald gets tackled into the cage by King. King maintains the clinch.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald stops a takedown attempt from King.
Mcdonald drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mati King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calib Mcdonald.

King ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. King no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mcdonald throws a big elbow that misses.
Mcdonald wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.

Mcdonald is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! King is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! King has escaped and now he's on top!
King is looking to stand up but Mcdonald won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King wants to stand and escape but instead Mcdonald has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Mcdonald thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mcdonald throws an elbow that misses. King uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mcdonald's guard. Nice move by King!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King wanted to stand there but Mcdonald had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mati King dominated that second round.
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!

King tries to clinch but Mcdonald moves out of range.

King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mcdonald is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mati King has scored more points in the clinch so far.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King wants to clinch up but Mcdonald keeps it at a distance.

King gets a clinch.
Mcdonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King scoring well with a low kick there.

Mcdonald tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mcdonald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mcdonald checks a leg kick.
King looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mcdonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
King looks to clinch

and Mcdonald counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mcdonald.
King seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mcdonald with a flurry of punches that miss.
King keeping full guard, as Mcdonald tries to pass.
Mcdonald throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King looking to control.
Mcdonald passes into half guard.
Mcdonald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King has hold of Mcdonald's hands but Mcdonald slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mcdonald missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mcdonald passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mcdonald has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of King's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to hold on but Mcdonald pushes him away.
Mcdonald fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mcdonald lands a big elbow.

Mcdonald has isolated one of King's arms. King looking to fight him off but Mcdonald twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Calib Mcdonald!