PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank McDougal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusev Hungary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rusev Hungary will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

McDougal
vs
Hungary

170 cm
27
150 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

194 cm
28
130 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank McDougal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rusev Hungary!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hungary blocks the body kick.
Hungary throws a series of strikes that have McDougal backpedaling.
McDougal dodges the punch combination from Hungary.
Hungary throws a nice looking combination but McDougal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDougal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hungary pinned against the cage. Hungary gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hungary lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDougal circles away quickly and effectively.
Rusev Hungary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDougal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hungary but Hungary pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hungary displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hungary's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hungary duly obliges.
McDougal shoots in and drives through. Hungary sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank McDougal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hungary leaves McDougal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hungary closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hungary is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougal slips a jab and a cross from Hungary.
Hungary throws a nice looking combination but McDougal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDougal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDougal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hungary is fending him off so far but McDougal persists. Nope, Hungary circles away and we're back to standing.

Hungary forces McDougal back against the cage and clinches.
McDougal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hungary's efforts to push away.
McDougal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hungary prevents it.
Hungary working hard to break the clinch.
McDougal tries to pull guard but Hungary forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Hungary breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Hungary.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hungary shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McDougal sprawls well. McDougal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hungary gets slowly back to his feet.
McDougal tries to clinch up but Hungary circles away and keeps his distance.

Hungary closes the distance and clinches.

Hungary's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDougal doesn't manage to clinch there - Hungary circles away.
Hungary is working the combinations to good effect here.
McDougal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hungary circles away.
McDougal fails to land the takedown.
Hungary shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McDougal eats them both and turns towards Hungary to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!

McDougal decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Hungary manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. McDougal keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Hungary looks winded!
Hungary is looking to break free of the clinch but McDougal has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McDougal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hungary smiles and moves away.
Hungary goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McDougal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hungary's waist but Hungary gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McDougal off to one side.
Hungary misses with a double jab.
Hungary fails to land with a series of punches.
McDougal seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McDougal throws a head kick that half lands.

Hungary is rocked!
Hungary wants to slow McDougal down by chopping away at his legs.
Hungary is still on wobbly legs! Can McDougal finish him?
McDougal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hungary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDougal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hungary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDougal tries for a takedown but Hungary sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hungary slaps away a takedown attempt from McDougal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hungary lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hungary.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hungary throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hungary misses with the combination.

Hungary clinches up against the cage.
McDougal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hungary avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McDougal tries to pull guard but Hungary holds him up against the cage and eventually McDougal drops back down to his feet.
Hungary seems to have recovered his senses.
McDougal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hungary smiles and moves away.
Hungary looks to land a combination but McDougal avoids it well.
McDougal went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McDougal shoots in for a takedown but Hungary shows good takedown defense.
Hungary looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Hungary rushes McDougal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McDougal is trying to maintain a safe position but Hungary gets an underhook and turns McDougal into the cage.
Hungary wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDougal has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusev Hungary dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A nice combination there by Hungary.
McDougal fails with a takedown attempt.
Hungary fails to land with a series of punches.
McDougal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice takedown defense from Hungary. No joy for McDougal on that attempt.
McDougal throws a head kick but Hungary moves out of range.
Hungary throws a nice looking combination but McDougal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDougal throws a head kick that misses.
Hungary wants to counter with a clinch but McDougal pushes him away.
Frank McDougal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDougal dodges the punch combination from Hungary.
McDougal appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hungary lands a jab-cross combination.
Hungary misses with a jab, cross combination.

Hungary instigates a clinch.
Hungary is breathing heavily.
McDougal keeps control of Hungary as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hungary looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hungary wants to break the clinch but can't.
McDougal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank McDougal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDougal stalling in the clinch but Hungary improves position.
McDougal jumps guard but Hungary turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McDougal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hungary is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hungary has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

McDougal jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hungary throws a big elbow that misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hungary. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hungary trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hungary trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hungary missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McDougal trying to keep a closed guard but Hungary is proving a slippery customer.
McDougal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDougal looking for a sweep. Not yet McDougal, not yet.
McDougal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hungary trying to control but McDougal is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hungary fails with the takedown.
Rusev Hungary seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDougal shoots in looking for a takedown. Hungary tries to sprawl out of it but McDougal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hungary manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for McDougal with that takedown attempt.

Hungary darts in and clinches McDougal up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hungary wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDougal has him pressed against the cage.
Hungary wants to break free but McDougal has control.
McDougal tries to pull guard but Hungary won't allow it.
Hungary wants to break the clinch but can't.
McDougal is working for takedown but Hungary is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hungary wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDougal has him pressed against the cage.
Hungary has had enough of the clinch but McDougal keeps him there for the moment.
McDougal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hungary is keeping busy.
McDougal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hungary avoids it.
McDougal holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hungary tries to break free but McDougal pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on McDougal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McDougal tries to pull guard but Hungary won't allow it.

McDougal gets control of Hungary's arms and successfully pulls guard. McDougal will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McDougal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hungary in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McDougal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hungary.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hungary stands and steps away. McDougal gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hungary lands a two punch combo.
Hungary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

McDougal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Hungary pushes McDougal off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusev Hungary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hungary moves into range and clinches up with McDougal.
Hungary is trying to break free.
McDougal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hungary's elbow.
Hungary is trying to break free.
McDougal is looking for a takedown.
McDougal is trying to pull guard but Hungary turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McDougal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hungary wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McDougal is looking to break free of the clinch but Hungary has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hungary managing to block the knees to the body from McDougal.
McDougal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDougal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hungary pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank McDougal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougal stalling in the clinch but Hungary improves position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hungary working hard to break the clinch.
Hungary keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McDougal's efforts to push away.
McDougal has Hungary pressed against the cage.
Hungary wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hungary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hungary stops a takedown attempt from McDougal.
McDougal has Hungary pressed against the cage, preventing Hungary from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Hungary breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDougal tries for a takedown but Hungary sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hungary throws a series of punches but McDougal moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hungary.
Hungary throws a right hand that McDougal ducks under and follows up with a left that McDougal also avoids with ease.
Hungary feints a jab promting McDougal to slip. Hungary then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McDougal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Hungary rushes McDougal and presses him up against the cage.

McDougal breaks from the clinch.
Hungary's corner calls for a 1-2. Hungary obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McDougal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hungary lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hungary stalks McDougal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McDougal's face. McDougal staggers backwards, shaken.
Hungary lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDougal circles away quickly and effectively.
Hungary fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McDougal shoots in and drives through. Hungary sprawls well.
McDougal fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hungary misses with a series of wild punches.
McDougal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hungary avoids it really well and circles away.
Hungary shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McDougal eats them both and turns towards Hungary to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McDougal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hungary.
Hungary slaps away a takedown attempt from McDougal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hungary feints a jab promting McDougal to slip. Hungary then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McDougal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hungary throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hungary misses with a two punch combination.
McDougal tries to bum rush Hungary with a series of wild strikes but Hungary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDougal jabs Hungary to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hungary shoots in for a double leg but McDougal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hungary wants to slow McDougal down by chopping away at his legs.
McDougal tries to clinch but Hungary is having none of it.

McDougal drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDougal throws a big right hand that misses.

Hungary uses the cage to get back to his feet.
McDougal is looking to clinch but Hungary is avoiding it.
Hungary scores with a three punch combo!
Frank McDougal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDougal throws a sloppy head kick and Hungary moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rusev Hungary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hungary has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusev Hungary!
A pretty intense looking Rusev Hungary took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.