PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cletus McDonald (ranked 3576 p4p, 463 weight class) and Flavio Lazzarini (ranked 4179 p4p, 530 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McDonald might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee. Cletus McDonald is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

McDonald
vs
Lazzarini

184 cm
22
200 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

185 cm
45
201 lbs
26 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flavio Lazzarini!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazzarini misses with a takedown
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lazzarini's sensitive parts.
McDonald scores with a punch to the head.

Lazzarini shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McDonald is trying to defend but Lazzarini finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McDonald is looking to control Lazzarini's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McDonald avoid being mounted?
McDonald is controlling Lazzarini's trapped leg to prevent Lazzarini from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lazzarini prevents McDonald from improving his position.
Lazzarini controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald is trying to maintain the position but Lazzarini is very close to passing his half guard.
McDonald is looking to improve his position.
McDonald keeps control of the position for the meantime.
McDonald slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

McDonald is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lazzarini wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
McDonald trying to keep a closed guard but Lazzarini is proving a slippery customer.

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.
McDonald is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lazzarini passes McDonald 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McDonald tries to get to full guard but Lazzarini has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lazzarini passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McDonald !
McDonald is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lazzarini trying to control but McDonald is having none of it.
McDonald slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lazzarini is looking to take a break and control but McDonald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McDonald moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McDonald holds on and takes a little breather.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Lazzarini from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McDonald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 works his way into full mount!
McDonald sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

McDonald jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lazzarini is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lazzarini and McDonald has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cletus McDonald will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McDonald misses with a low kick.
Lazzarini shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McDonald pinned against the cage. McDonald gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lazzarini tries for a takedown but McDonald circles away easily
and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonald scores with a push kick.
Lazzarini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonald .
McDonald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from McDonald tenderised Lazzarini's leg. Lazzarini is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cletus McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lazzarini moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDonald , right into the meat.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
McDonald displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lazzarini.
Cletus McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flavio Lazzarini.
Lazzarini circles away from the clinch attempt.

McDonald closes the distance and clinches.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lazzarini has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald .
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
Lazzarini misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McDonald lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lazzarini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lazzarini blocks a body shot from McDonald .
McDonald blocks a body shot from Lazzarini.
McDonald tries a body shot but Lazzarini blocks it.
Lazzarini taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lazzarini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 leaning against his opponent.
McDonald avoiding damage as Lazzarini throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lazzarini.
McDonald lands with a right to the head.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
Lazzarini misses with the head strike.
McDonald scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a shot to the body.
McDonald stalls.
McDonald lands a body shot.
Lazzarini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonald tries a body shot but Lazzarini blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lazzarini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lazzarini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lazzarini scores with a shot to the side of McDonald 's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Lazzarini.
Lazzarini looking to throw knees to the head but McDonald is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
Lazzarini misses with a knee strike.
McDonald looking for a takedown.
McDonald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lazzarini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lazzarini's elbow.
McDonald content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lazzarini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lazzarini swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lazzarini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lazzarini swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazzarini looking to throw knees to the head but McDonald is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cletus McDonald dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by McDonald .
McDonald working the ground and pound but Lazzarini is defending the strikes.
McDonald just content to control the position.
Lazzarini is looking to regain half guard here but McDonald keeps moving and retains side control.
McDonald moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lazzarini is trying to control McDonald 's posture but McDonald avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
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.
Flavio Lazzarini has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald wants to control but Lazzarini is keeping him busy.
McDonald throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lazzarini tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McDonald content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

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.
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lazzarini keeps working.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McDonald remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Left hook, right uppercut from McDonald .
McDonald throws the kick towards the body but Lazzarini avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lazzarini closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McDonald is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lazzarini's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McDonald trying to hold on to Lazzarini's head to control him but Lazzarini postures up.
McDonald is looking to improve his position.
Lazzarini sitting and controlling from the half guard.
McDonald works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lazzarini stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald .
McDonald working a defensive guard but Lazzarini passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini trying to control from half guard but McDonald is working away.
McDonald is trying to control but can't.
Flavio Lazzarini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lazzarini not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McDonald works his way to full guard. Good work.
McDonald lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Lazzarini has his foot on McDonald 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McDonald works his way back into a safe position though.
Cletus McDonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Lazzarini has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McDonald can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Lazzarini throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lazzarini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cletus McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McDonald , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cletus McDonald !
An out of breath and clearly excited Cletus McDonald thanked Freebok (85% Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).