PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davis Macdonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hollins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to the smile, the face. Macdonnell has chosen Braveheart Theme - Saskin Mix as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hollins
vs
Macdonnell

202 cm
20
207 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Hollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davis Macdonnell!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macdonnell dodges the punch combination from Hollins.
The fight stays on the outside here - Macdonnell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hollins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Macdonnell dodges the punch combination from Hollins.
Hollins swinging wilding here.
Macdonnell is looking to clinch.

Macdonnell moves into the clinch.
Hollins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Macdonnell landing knees to the head.
Macdonnell lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Josh Hollins has been cut.
Hollins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Macdonnell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hollins wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macdonnell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Macdonnell.
Macdonnell scores a nice knee to the body.
Macdonnell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Macdonnell lands a knee to the head.
Macdonnell prevents Hollins from breaking the clinch.
Hollins misses with the head strike.
Macdonnell crunches a lovely knee into Hollins's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonnell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hollins's defenses.
Macdonnell looking to throw knees to the head but Hollins is blocking nicely.
Hollins pushes Macdonnell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hollins wants to break free but Macdonnell has control.
Macdonnell prevents Hollins from breaking the clinch.
Hollins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hollins is looking to break free of the clinch but Macdonnell has double underhooks.
Hollins tries for a takedown but Macdonnell manages to get underhooks.
Hollins is breathing heavily.
Macdonnell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Macdonnell tries a knee to the head but Hollins blocks it.
Macdonnell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hollins's defenses.
Macdonnell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Macdonnell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hollins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Macdonnell has him pressed against the cage.
Hollins wants to get back to striking at distance but Macdonnell won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Macdonnell.
Hollins lands a shoulder strike.
Hollins is trying to break free.
Macdonnell keeps control of Hollins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Macdonnell tries a knee to the head but Hollins blocks it.
Hollins goes for a takedown attempt but Macdonnell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Hollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hollins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Macdonnell closes the distance and pushes Hollins back into the cage.
Hollins takes a knee right on the jaw!

Josh Hollins's cut is getting worse.
Macdonnell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hollins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Macdonnell lands an elbow inside that Hollins shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Macdonnell.
Macdonnell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hollins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Macdonnell slowing the pace effectively.
Hollins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Macdonnell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Macdonnell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Macdonnell lands an elbow inside that Hollins shrugs off.
Macdonnell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Macdonnell misses with a knee to the head.
Hollins is trying to drag Macdonnell to the mat but Macdonnell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Macdonnell looking to throw knees to the head but Hollins is blocking nicely.
Hollins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Macdonnell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hollins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hollins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hollins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Macdonnell prevents it.
Macdonnell looking to throw knees to the head but Hollins is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Macdonnell lands a nice elbow.
Macdonnell stalling the fight.
Hollins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Hollins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Macdonnell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hollins throws a nice looking combination but Macdonnell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Macdonnell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Hollins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Macdonnell is looking to clinch.
Hollins misses with a head kick.
Macdonnell moves in looking to clinch but Hollins pushes him off.
Macdonnell tries to close the distance and clinch but Hollins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hollins keeps the fight on the outside.
Hollins tries to bum rush Macdonnell with a series of wild strikes but Macdonnell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hollins keeps the fight on the outside.
Macdonnell tries to clinch up but Hollins circles away and keeps his distance.

Macdonnell pushes Hollins up against the cage in a clinch.
Hollins is trying to break free.
Macdonnell connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Macdonnell.
Macdonnell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hollins pushes Macdonnell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Macdonnell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hollins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hollins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Macdonnell lands a nice elbow.

Hollins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hollins throws a right and a left that Macdonnell avoids nicely.

Macdonnell rushes Hollins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hollins tries for a takedown but Macdonnell manages to get underhooks.
Macdonnell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hollins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Macdonnell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hollins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hollins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Macdonnell misses with a knee strike.
Macdonnell prevents Hollins from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davis Macdonnell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Hollins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hollins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hollins misses with the combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hollins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Macdonnell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Macdonnell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hollins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Macdonnell lands with a kick to the temple. Hollins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Macdonnell moves in looking to clinch but Hollins pushes him off.

Macdonnell drives through and clinches with Hollins against the cage.
Macdonnell looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Macdonnell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hollins takes an elbow to the forehead.

Hollins gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Macdonnell regains guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Macdonnell is trying to keep Hollins in close.

Macdonnell uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hollins misses with a two punch combination.
Josh Hollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Macdonnell blocks the leg kick.
Macdonnell throws a nice head kick!
Hollins takes a kick to the side of the head.

Macdonnell has managed to clinch.
Hollins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Macdonnell has him pressed against the cage.
Macdonnell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hollins blocks it with crossed arms.
Hollins has had enough of the clinch but Macdonnell keeps him there for the moment.
Macdonnell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Macdonnell connects with a knee to the head.
Hollins takes an elbow to the temple.
Macdonnell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Macdonnell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hollins.
Hollins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Macdonnell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hollins can't break the clinch.
Macdonnell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Hollins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hollins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hollins misses with a low kick as Macdonnell jumps back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Macdonnell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hollins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hollins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Macdonnell tries to clinch up but Hollins circles away and keeps his distance.
Macdonnell connects with a high kick.

Macdonnell moves into the clinch.
Hollins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Macdonnell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hollins wants to break free but Macdonnell has control.
Hollins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hollins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Macdonnell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hollins wants to get back to striking at distance but Macdonnell won't allow it.
Macdonnell lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonnell misses with a knee to the head.
Macdonnell tries a knee to the head but Hollins blocks it.
Macdonnell prevents Hollins from breaking the clinch.
Macdonnell lands a knee to the body.

Hollins is trying to trip Macdonnell. He has hold of a leg but Macdonnell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hollins persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hollins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Macdonnell's guard.

Macdonnell is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hollins wants to break free but Macdonnell has control.
Macdonnell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hollins's face.
Hollins wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macdonnell is looking to control Hollins's arms but Hollins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Macdonnell has his back to the cage.

Hollins is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Macdonnell can't fight it off and eventually Hollins manages to take the fight to the floor. Macdonnell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hollins wants to get up but he can't break Macdonnell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hollins wants to stand and escape but instead Macdonnell has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Macdonnell prevents Hollins from getting back to his feet.
Hollins keeping moving, preventing Macdonnell from controlling successfully.
Macdonnell won't allow Hollins to get back to his feet.
Hollins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hollins tries to get out of the position.

Macdonnell stands up and waves to Hollins to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davis Macdonnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh Hollins's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hollins throws a nice looking combination but Macdonnell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hollins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hollins throws a right hand that Macdonnell ducks under and follows up with a left that Macdonnell also avoids with ease.
Macdonnell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hollins motions for Macdonnell to come forward. Hollins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Macdonnell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Macdonnell tries to clinch but Hollins moves out of range.
Hollins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Macdonnell forces Hollins back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Macdonnell scores with a knee to the head.
Macdonnell lands a knee to the head.
Hollins takes an elbow to the temple.
Macdonnell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Macdonnell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hollins's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonnell scores with a knee to the head.
Macdonnell misses with a knee to the head.
Hollins wants to get back to striking at distance but Macdonnell won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Macdonnell.
Macdonnell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hollins letting Macdonnell take a breather here.
Hollins is trying to break free.

Hollins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Macdonnell has closed the distance and engaged Hollins in a clinch.
Macdonnell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hollins is trying to drag Macdonnell to the mat but Macdonnell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Macdonnell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Macdonnell tries to land a knee to the head but Hollins blocks with his arms.
Hollins trying to land knees to the body.
Macdonnell scores with a knee to the head.
Hollins can't break the clinch.
Macdonnell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Macdonnell tries a knee to the head but Hollins blocks it.
Hollins is looking to break free of the clinch but Macdonnell has double underhooks.

That's two 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.
Hollins tries to break the clinch but Macdonnell is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Hollins.
Hollins can't break the clinch.
Hollins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Macdonnell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Macdonnell scores with a nice body kick.
Macdonnell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Macdonnell pushes Hollins up against the cage in a clinch.
Hollins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Macdonnell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hollins scores with a shoulder strike.
Macdonnell throws an elbow but it misses.
Macdonnell tries a knee to the head but Hollins blocks it.
Hollins wants to get back to striking at distance but Macdonnell won't allow it.
Hollins tries to score a body lock takedown but Macdonnell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Hollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hollins wants to break free but Macdonnell has control.
Macdonnell lands an elbow that stopped Hollins in his tracks for a moment.
Macdonnell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonnell tries a knee to the head but Hollins blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Macdonnell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hollins's brow.
Hollins blocks an elbow strike.
Macdonnell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Macdonnell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Macdonnell lands a knee to the head.
Macdonnell connects with a knee to the head.
Macdonnell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hollins is trying to break free.
Macdonnell landing knees to the body.
Josh Hollins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hollins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hollins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Macdonnell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hollins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Macdonnell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hollins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Hollins on the inside.
Macdonnell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hollins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Hollins.
Macdonnell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hollins dodges an elbow strike from Macdonnell.
Hollins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Macdonnell scores with a knee to the head.
Hollins wants a takedown but no success here.
Macdonnell slowing the pace effectively.
Macdonnell looking to throw knees to the head but Hollins is blocking nicely.
Macdonnell keeps control of Hollins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hollins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Macdonnell wants to stall.
Macdonnell tries to land a knee to the head but Hollins blocks with his arms.
Macdonnell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hollins's face.

Hollins breaks from the clinch.
Hollins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Macdonnell's head.
Hollins swinging wilding here.
Macdonnell throws a head kick that Hollins semi-blocks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Macdonnell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hollins throws a head kick that misses
and Macdonnell counters with a big head kick but Hollins shrugs it off.
Macdonnell tries to close the distance and clinch but Hollins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis Macdonnell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hollins drops his hands momentarily and Macdonnell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davis Macdonnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Macdonnell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davis Macdonnell!