PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cory McDonnell (ranked 19622 p4p, 696 weight class) and Pony Mclovin (ranked 4255 p4p, 408 weight class). McDonnell comes to the ring accompanied by Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra. Mclovin has chosen Redbone- Come And Get Your Love as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

McDonnell
vs
Mclovin

183 cm
27
185 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

183 cm
36
184 lbs
27 - 17 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pony Mclovin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclovin throws a shot to the body.
McDonnell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mclovin scores with a hook to the body. McDonnell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mclovin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDonnell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The House of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
McDonnell misses the shot to the body.
Mclovin misses with a straight right.
McDonnell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A left lands for McDonnell.
Mclovin misses with a few strikes there.
Mclovin cracks a nice hook into McDonnell's ribs.
Mclovin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McDonnell is out of range.
McDonnell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mclovin is out of range.
A jab from McDonnell misses.
Cory McDonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonnell moves out of range as Mclovin throws a body kick.
Mclovin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McDonnell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mclovin on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell throws a hook but Mclovin avoids it easily.
McDonnell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McDonnell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McDonnell lands a nice shot to the body.
Mclovin tests McDonnell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mclovin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mclovin throws a push kick but McDonnell slaps the foot to one side.
Mclovin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonnell.
Mclovin tries a quick counter leg kick but McDonnell is wise to it.
Mclovin throws a lazy uppercut
and McDonnell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McDonnell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mclovin on the side of the head.
McDonnell throws a body punch but Mclovin moves out of range.
McDonnell lands a head shot.
McDonnell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mclovin's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mclovin is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDonnell digs a good body shot into Mclovin's ribs.
McDonnell slips under a jab from Mclovin.
McDonnell throws a quick inside leg kick.
McDonnell takes a swing at Mclovin's ribcage but misses.
Mclovin swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonnell.
Mclovin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mclovin flicks out a counter leg kick but McDonnell steps away.
McDonnell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McDonnell dodges the punch combination from Mclovin.
McDonnell misses the shot to the body.
Mclovin throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell slips a jab from Mclovin.
Mclovin looks to throw the jab but McDonnell is out of range.
Mclovin throws the left hand but McDonnell avoids the punch easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McDonnell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mclovin - the referee stops the clock and McDonnell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mclovin. McDonnell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McDonnell cracks Mclovin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Mclovin throws a low kick but McDonnell moves out of range easily.
McDonnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mclovin.
Mclovin is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McDonnell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mclovin misses with a combination
and McDonnell counters with a nice uppercut.

Mclovin is rocked!
Mclovin throws a leg kick but McDonnell checks it.
Mclovin is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonnell finish him?
McDonnell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Mclovin misses.
Mclovin seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from McDonnell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin looks to land a right hand but McDonnell moved out of range.
Mclovin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Mclovin.
Mclovin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonnell.
Mclovin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McDonnell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from McDonnell misses.
McDonnell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McDonnell looks to land a combination. Mclovin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mclovin moves away.
Mclovin raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mclovin drops his hands momentarily and McDonnell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McDonnell catches Mclovin napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Mclovin goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Cory McDonnell!
Cory McDonnell gave a mention to Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).