PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Hernandez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

McDonald
vs
Hernandez

177 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
158 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hernandez clinches up with McDonald and pushes him back against the cage.
Hernandez is trying to push McDonald away but McDonald has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hernandez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hernandez tries to circle away but McDonald has him pinned against the cage.
Hernandez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McDonald jumps guard but Hernandez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McDonald tries to pull guard but Hernandez won't allow it.
Hernandez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McDonald pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hernandez tries to stall but McDonald uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

McDonald pulls guard effortlessly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez is fighting to break McDonald's control of his arms but McDonald is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hernandez is one step ahead there.
McDonald controlling the position.
McDonald continues to stall.
McDonald's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Hernandez gets tackled into the cage by McDonald. McDonald maintains the clinch.
McDonald tries to pull guard but Hernandez holds him up against the cage and eventually McDonald drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hernandez tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Hernandez back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hernandez wants to break free but McDonald has control.
Hernandez tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is trying to push McDonald away but McDonald has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McDonald is trying to pull guard but Hernandez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hernandez can't break the clinch.

Hernandez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as McDonald blocks the low kick.

Hernandez clinches up against the cage.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but McDonald is controlling him.
McDonald tries to pull guard but Hernandez holds him up against the cage and eventually McDonald drops back down to his feet.
McDonald tries to pull guard but Hernandez holds him up against the cage and eventually McDonald drops back down to his feet.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hernandez.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but McDonald is controlling the position.
Hernandez scores with a shot to the side of McDonald's head.
McDonald jumps guard but Hernandez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

McDonald ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. McDonald no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hernandez trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McDonald holds on and takes a little breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
McDonald on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McDonald tries to get out of the position.
Hernandez preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Hernandez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

McDonald gets tackled into the cage by Hernandez. Hernandez maintains the clinch.
Hernandez taking a breather.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McDonald is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hernandez to keep the fight standing.
McDonald keeps control of Hernandez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McDonald prevents Hernandez from breaking the clinch.
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but McDonald won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Hernandez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hernandez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McDonald is keeping busy.
Hernandez stalling in the clinch but McDonald improves position.
Hernandez is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hernandez working hard to break the clinch.
Hernandez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but McDonald has him pressed against the cage.
Hernandez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McDonald displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hernandez up against the cage.
Hernandez taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McDonald letting Hernandez take a breather here.
Hernandez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDonald has him pressed against the cage.
McDonald is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez is trying to force a seperation but McDonald has the dominant position.
Hernandez wants to stall.
McDonald fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but McDonald is controlling the position.
Hernandez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Hernandez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hernandez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andrei Hernandez.
Hernandez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDonald has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Hernandez rushes McDonald and presses him up against the cage.
McDonald jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hernandez walks away with a smile on his face. McDonald gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hernandez clinches.
McDonald is trying to pull guard but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage.
McDonald tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hernandez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hernandez tries to break free but McDonald pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is trying to push McDonald away but McDonald has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McDonald keeps control of Hernandez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hernandez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McDonald fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but McDonald won't allow it.
Hernandez is working McDonald over against the cage.
McDonald tries to pull guard but Hernandez holds him up against the cage and eventually McDonald drops back down to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McDonald misses with a body punch.

McDonald gets control of Hernandez's arms and successfully pulls guard. McDonald will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Hernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hernandez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but McDonald is controlling the position.
Hernandez is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McDonald.
Hernandez looking to stall.
McDonald fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDonald has him pressed against the cage.
Hernandez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McDonald slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hernandez is trying to push McDonald away but McDonald has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hernandez tries to break free but McDonald pushes him back against the cage.
Hernandez is looking to control McDonald's arms but McDonald gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hernandez has his back to the cage.
McDonald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hernandez's efforts to push away.
McDonald tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hernandez smiles and moves away.

Hernandez darts in and clinches McDonald up against the cage.

That's two 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.
Hernandez tries to break free but McDonald pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald has Hernandez pressed against the cage, preventing Hernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McDonald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hernandez's efforts to push away.
McDonald tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hernandez smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hernandez clinches with his opponent.
McDonald jumps guard but Hernandez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hernandez wants to break free but McDonald has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald stalling the fight.
Hernandez looking to stall.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but McDonald has double underhooks.
McDonald fails to pull guard.
Andrei Hernandez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

McDonald successfully pulls guard.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald trying to control the position here.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McDonald is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

McDonald moves nicely into side control.
Hernandez being controlled for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jon McDonald.
I think Hernandez 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Hernandez!