PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hari comes into a darkened arena with his song building. King Drum kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McDonald
vs
Hari

200 cm
23
252 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

193 cm
24
264 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Hari!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari throws an overhand right that lands on McDonald's shoulder, as McDonald tries to avoid the shot.
Hari thows a body kick. McDonald tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hari has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McDonald is landing a low percentage of strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McDonald.

McDonald takes the fight into the clinch.
McDonald is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
I was talking to McDonald's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McDonald landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hari misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hari blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from McDonald on the inside.
McDonald scores with a shoulder strike.
McDonald with a knee to the head.

It looks like Harold Hari has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald lands with a light punch inside.
Hari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McDonald blocking some punches.
McDonald is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Hari back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for McDonald.
The referee is keeping an eye on McDonald - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Hari.
McDonald has Hari pressed against the cage, preventing Hari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDonald effectively controlling the action here.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but Hari blocks with his arms.
Hari tries to break free but McDonald pushes him back against the cage.
Hari avoiding damage as McDonald throws knees to the body.
Hari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hari can't break the clinch.
McDonald will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hari up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDonald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDonald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hari has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
Come on McDonald - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McDonald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Hari.
McDonald utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald connects with a knee to the head.
Hari misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonald is working Hari over against the cage.
McDonald slows down the pace here.

Hari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDonald to score with a decent uppercut.
Hari throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hari tries a head kick but it misses.
Ronald McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McDonald slips a straight right by Hari.

McDonald forces Hari back against the cage and clinches.
McDonald lands a knee to the body.
Hari misses with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on McDonald - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McDonald holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McDonald landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hari can't break the clinch.
Hari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hari misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald tries to land knees in the clinch but Hari avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hari fails to land.
McDonald landing knees to the body.
McDonald scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hari looking to throw knees to the head but McDonald is blocking nicely.
McDonald putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hari in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McDonald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hari.
McDonald unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald McDonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Hari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

McDonald instigates a clinch.
Hari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDonald looking to throw knees to the head but Hari is blocking nicely.
McDonald landing knees to the body.
McDonald has Hari pressed against the cage, preventing Hari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDonald lands a body shot.
Hari has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
Knees to the body from McDonald.
McDonald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ronald McDonald has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hari lands an uppercut.
McDonald missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDonald missing with knees to the body.
McDonald lands a body punch in the clinch.
McDonald landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McDonald pushes Hari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald scores a nice knee to the body.
Hari is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald stalling.
Hari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for McDonald.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.
Hari tries to circle away but McDonald has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McDonald obliges.
McDonald stalling.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hari tries to break the clinch but McDonald is controlling the position.
Hari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald's elbow.
A knee to the head by McDonald.
McDonald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hari is looking to break free of the clinch but McDonald has double underhooks.
Hari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Hari manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari looks to land a left hand but McDonald moved out of range nicely.
Hari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Hari tries to keep at a distance but McDonald has taken the fight into the clinch.
McDonald with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
McDonald displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hari up against the cage.
McDonald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hari backwards.
McDonald connects with a knee to the head.
Hari lands with a light punch inside.
Hari lands a right hand.
Hari is trying to push McDonald away but McDonald has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McDonald landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDonald lands a knee to the body.
McDonald lands a right hand.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hari avoids it.
McDonald keeps control of Hari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McDonald scores with a shoulder strike.
McDonald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haris head.

Hari is rocked!
McDonald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hari is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonald finish him?
McDonald breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Hari with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Hari looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Hari get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ronald McDonald!
Ronald McDonald made sure to mention his sponsor, Sun-Tzu in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Harold Hari stepped up to the mic, saying 'you are an ANIMAL !! congratulations'.