PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is SMALL AXE. McDonald comes into a darkened arena with his song building. EARTH CRISIS: DESTROY THE MACHINES kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stone
vs
McDonald

185 cm
28
179 lbs
24 - 4 - 0

181 cm
32
175 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Mango Nutrition
Brute

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 24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronald McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone scores with a kick to the body.
Stone throws a push kick but McDonald slaps the foot to one side.
McDonald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
Stone throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick from McDonald misses.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Stone checks a leg kick nicely.
McDonald jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a leg kick
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

McDonald rushes Stone and presses him up against the cage.
McDonald misses with a knee strike.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonald tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDonald looking to throw knees to the head but Stone is blocking nicely.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
Stone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDonald tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDonald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDonald swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from McDonald.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Stone checks it.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
McDonald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone connects with an inside leg kick.
McDonald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
McDonald wants to land a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDonald.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Stone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McDonald counters with a nice body shot.
Stone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McDonald throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald slips under a jab from Stone.
Stone throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
Stone throws a solid leg kick but McDonald takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stone.
McDonald connects with a nice looking jab.
McDonald thows a leg kick but Stone checks it

and Stone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald wants to stand but Stone is controlling the position.
Stone with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Stone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stone landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Stone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stone misses with a kick to the body
and McDonald counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stone's knee momentarily.
Stone checks the leg kick nicely there.
McDonald misses with a straight right.
Stone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonald.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
McDonald fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stone checks it well.
Stone cracks McDonald with a right hand to the side of the head.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Stone counters with a nice leg kick.
Stone misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a hook but McDonald avoids it easily.
McDonald connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McDonald wants to land a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
Stone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDonald, right into the meat.
McDonald swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
McDonald tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone checks a low kick from McDonald.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonald.
McDonald throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McDonald misses with a low kick as Stone jumps back.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Ronald McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Nice defenses there by Stone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stone throws a lazy body kick
and McDonald counters with a series of strikes. Stone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stone throws a hook but McDonald blocks it.
Stone throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
McDonald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
A jab from McDonald finds it's way through Stone's defenses.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McDonald thows a leg kick but Stone checks it
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
Ronald McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a looping left.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
Stone scores with a nice body kick.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McDonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonald throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stone throws a right hand that McDonald ducks under and follows up with a left that McDonald also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald McDonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Stone misses the target.

Stone clinches up with McDonald and pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald throws a head punch that misses.
McDonald with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Ben Stone has been cut.
McDonald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McDonald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McDonald lands a body shot.
McDonald wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Stone pulls guard.
McDonald postures up.
McDonald working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stone's head.
McDonald trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
McDonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McDonald manages to get himself to full guard.
McDonald is pulling down on Stone's head. It's preventing any offense from Stone, at least for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McDonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stone is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone passes McDonald's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Stone there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stone.
Stone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stone lands a nice short elbow.
McDonald pushes Stone off looking to stand but Stone dives back in and keeps control.
Stone is trying to control the action in half guard but McDonald is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McDonald moves into full guard.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Stone wants to pass the guard but McDonald is keeping the position.
Stone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stone preventing the sweep.
McDonald has his hands on Stone's head, controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ronald McDonald.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone blocks a jab.
McDonald 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.
McDonald finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from McDonald misses.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Stone misses with a hook
and McDonald makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McDonald lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McDonald wants it to stay on the feet.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronald McDonald.
I think McDonald has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

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