PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Hyabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald's entrance music is March of Cambreadth. A fine choice. Ryu Hyabusa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eddie McDonald's chin.

McDonald
vs
Hyabusa

185 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

193 cm
22
192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryu Hyabusa!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyabusa misses with a head kick.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyabusa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hyabusa stuffs the takedown.
McDonald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hyabusa looks for the body kick but McDonald saw that one coming.

McDonald rushes Hyabusa and presses him up against the cage.
McDonald lands a nice knee to the body.
McDonald prevents Hyabusa from breaking the clinch.
McDonald lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hyabusa looking to throw knees to the head but McDonald is blocking nicely.
McDonald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hyabusa blocks it with crossed arms.
Hyabusa is trying to break free.
McDonald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McDonald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hyabusa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McDonald with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McDonald lands an elbow that stopped Hyabusa in his tracks for a moment.
Hyabusa is pressed up against the cage. McDonald has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hyabusa down to the mat. Hyabusa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Hyabusa. That snapped McDonald's head back.
Hyabusa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as McDonald checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hyabusa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

McDonald clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from McDonald.
Hyabusa takes a knee right on the jaw!
McDonald tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hyabusa breaks the clinch.
Hyabusa scores with a punch to the head.
Hyabusa lands a jab-cross combination.
McDonald closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hyabusa circles away.
Hyabusa scores with a jab to the jaw.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hyabusa as he jumps to the side.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
McDonald dodges the punch combination from Hyabusa.
McDonald takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hyabusa lands a jab-cross combination.
McDonald gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hyabusa.
McDonald shoots for a takedown but Hyabusa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hyabusa looks to land a combination but McDonald avoids it well.
Hyabusa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

McDonald is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyabusa throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh McDonald colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Hyabusa as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and McDonald is left battered and dazed whilst Hyabusa and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Hyabusa!