PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wladimir Yaroslev (ranked 604 p4p, 36 weight class) and Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 253 p4p, 16 weight class). Yaroslev comes to the cage accompanied by Man with a Plan. McDonald has chosen Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yaroslev
vs
Bob McDonald

210 cm
21
295 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

196 cm
22
275 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Kimura Klothing
Urban Fighter

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wladimir Yaroslev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald scores with the left hand. Yaroslev knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Wladimir Yaroslev has been cut.
Yaroslev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yaroslev moves forwards but McDonald connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McDonald slaps away a takedown attempt from Yaroslev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McDonald stuns Yaroslev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yaroslev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yaroslev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McDonald avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wladimir Yaroslev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yaroslev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McDonald to the mat! McDonald manages to get full guard.
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.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaroslev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald slips a nice elbow through Yaroslev's hands, connecting with Yaroslev's forehead.
McDonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yaroslev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McDonald.
Yaroslev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McDonald's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McDonald's back!
Yaroslev is trying to stick to McDonald's back but McDonald is turning into Yaroslev. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Yaroslev's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by McDonald.
McDonald tries to free his leg and advance position but Yaroslev is retaining full guard.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaroslev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald throwing strikes but missing.
My spies in Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch™ inform me that McDonald has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
McDonald lands a couple of digs.
Yaroslev keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
Yaroslev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McDonald distracts Yaroslev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McDonald must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Yaroslev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McDonald doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McDonald manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McDonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yaroslev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaroslev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Yaroslev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yaroslev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Yaroslev keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses.
McDonald trying to control but Yaroslev is working from the bottom.
Yaroslev is trying to control the position but McDonald postures up.
McDonald throwing strikes but missing.
McDonald throws a strike but Yaroslev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Yaroslev forces his way into half guard.
McDonald tries to roll over but Yaroslev keeps him under control.
McDonald avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yaroslev.
McDonald regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.

Yaroslev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McDonald is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yaroslev gets back to full guard.
Yaroslev seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
McDonald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McDonald wants to pass the guard but Yaroslev is keeping the position.
Yaroslev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Bob McDonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wladimir Yaroslev's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A slow jab from McDonald misses its intended target.
McDonald scores with a nice strike.

Yaroslev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McDonald sprawls well initially but Yaroslev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McDonald is looking for a sweep. Yaroslev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yaroslev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McDonald is looking to improve his position.
McDonald gets back to full guard.
McDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
McDonald has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Yaroslev has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald is looking to regain half guard here but Yaroslev keeps moving and retains side control.
Yaroslev lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaroslev wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDonald keeps working.
Yaroslev working the ground and pound.

Yaroslev tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yaroslev advances to full mount.
Yaroslev prevents McDonald from getting the reversal.
Yaroslev dominating with strikes here.
McDonald tries to hold on but Yaroslev postures up.
McDonald sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yaroslev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yaroslev postures up.
Yaroslev won't allow McDonald to sweep him here.
Yaroslev trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yaroslev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald, not yet.
McDonald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDonald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald, not yet.
McDonald can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yaroslev controls the pace.
McDonald working a defensive guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Yaroslev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yaroslev postures up in McDonald's guard and throws a big left but McDonald blocks it.
Yaroslev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yaroslev trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McDonald is on top in guard.

McDonald trying to control but Yaroslev is working from the bottom.
McDonald is working Yaroslev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yaroslev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McDonald's guard.

McDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
McDonald is looking to sweep but instead, Yaroslev has passed into half guard.
McDonald is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wladimir Yaroslev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wladimir Yaroslev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wladimir Yaroslev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Danga de danga de dang - McDonald scores with a four punch combination!
Yaroslev throws a hook but McDonald blocks it.
Yaroslev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
Yaroslev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonald.
Yaroslev swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonald.
Yaroslev tries to counter with a takedown but McDonald is quick to defend against it.
McDonald lands a jab.
McDonald stuffs the takedown.
Yaroslev shoots in and drives through. McDonald sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald lands a slapping body shot.
McDonald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yaroslev counters with a left to the body.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by McDonald as he connects with a hook.
Jim Bob McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDonald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yaroslev tries to counter with a takedown but McDonald is quick to defend against it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald lands a right hook to the body.
Yaroslev with a poor takedown
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Wladimir Yaroslev's cut is getting worse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wladimir Yaroslev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaroslev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
Yaroslev has his takedown stuffed

and McDonald counters with a crisp right hand that drops Yaroslev! McDonald lets Yaroslev back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Yaroslev is rocked!
McDonald cracks Yaroslev with a left hook right on the temple and Yaroslev goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! McDonald lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Yaroslev is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jim Bob McDonald!
A very excited looking Jim Bob McDonald made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Wladimir Yaroslev had this to say: 'I'm so pissed at myself right now. I should have been able to beat him. I guess I go back and try to do better next time.'.