PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Boggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon MCdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boggs comes to the cage accompanied by "Miami Vice Theme" by Jan Hammer. MCdonald has chosen Are you sure Hank Done it this Way: Waylon Jennings as his entrance music. Simon MCdonald will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Boggs
vs
MCdonald

179 cm
29
160 lbs
5 - 13 - 1

174 cm
20
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyson Boggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon MCdonald!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MCdonald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boggs looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

MCdonald clinches with his opponent.
Boggs dodges an elbow strike from MCdonald.
MCdonald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boggs wants to take the fight to the mat but MCdonald manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
MCdonald throws an elbow but it's blocked.
MCdonald trying to land knees to the body.
MCdonald missing with knees to the body.
Boggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

MCdonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MCdonald fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boggs on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boggs misses with a takedown attempt
and MCdonald counters with a straight right hand.

MCdonald rushes Boggs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boggs avoiding damage as MCdonald throws knees to the body.
MCdonald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boggs avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MCdonald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boggs avoids it.

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

MCdonald has managed to clinch.
Boggs managing to block the knees to the body from MCdonald.
Boggs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

MCdonald breaks the clinch.

MCdonald darts in and clinches Boggs up against the cage.
MCdonald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boggs blocks it with crossed arms.
Boggs blocks an elbow strike from MCdonald.
Boggs looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
MCdonald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boggs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from MCdonald.
Boggs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Boggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MCdonald looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boggs avoiding damage as MCdonald throws knees to the body.
MCdonald throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from MCdonald.
MCdonald missing with knees to the body.
MCdonald throws an elbow but it's blocked.
MCdonald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boggs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

MCdonald pulls guard effortlessly.
MCdonald told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MCdonald is trying to keep Boggs in close.
Boggs is fighting to break MCdonald's control of his arms but MCdonald is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MCdonald is striking off his back. Boggs thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
MCdonald tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Boggs has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Boggs trying to control but MCdonald is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boggs avoids the attempt from MCdonald to control.
MCdonald is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MCdonald tries to lock up and control but Boggs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon MCdonald dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

MCdonald drives through and clinches with Boggs against the cage.
MCdonald comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
MCdonald tries a knee to the head but Boggs blocks it.
MCdonald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boggs avoids it.

MCdonald decides to pull guard.
MCdonald trying to control the position here.

MCdonald has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Boggs has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MCdonald missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
MCdonald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boggs is defending well for now.
MCdonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

MCdonald jumps into guard, dragging Boggs to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MCdonald is trying to keep Boggs in close.
MCdonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.

MCdonald working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boggs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but MCdonald is tightening it up a little... Boggs has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Boggs reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Boggs taps out! Nice BJJ there by MCdonald!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Simon MCdonald!
Simon MCdonald really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that The Adrenaline Matrix logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.