PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie McDonald (ranked 6002 p4p, 91 weight class) and Kamil Esgoban (ranked 13517 p4p, 106 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Get Busy Living. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

McDonald
vs
Esgoban

165 cm
39
155 lbs
18 - 31 - 0

171 cm
39
152 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 18 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamil Esgoban!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esgoban misses with a looping left.
McDonald slips a straight right by Esgoban.
Esgoban throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!

McDonald closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Esgoban to the mat! Esgoban manages to get full guard.
McDonald throwing strikes from guard but Esgoban blocks nicely.
McDonald sitting in guard here, content to control.
McDonald won't allow Esgoban to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McDonald slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McDonald keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Esgoban's head.
McDonald sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McDonald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

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.
McDonald working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Esgoban's head.
McDonald sitting in guard here, content to control.
McDonald works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McDonald tries to pass the half guard into mount. Esgoban knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McDonald sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Esgoban defending well though.
McDonald scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McDonald controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from McDonald there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McDonald is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Esgoban!
Esgoban really wants to buck McDonald off and get back to his feet.
McDonald throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Esgoban because McDonald loaded up on that one.
McDonald has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McDonald looking to ground and pound but Esgoban is blocking nicely.
McDonald is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McDonald won't let Esgoban get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Esgoban avoids a series of strikes thrown by McDonald.
McDonald working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald punishing his opponent with strikes.
McDonald working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McDonald with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poor strikes thrown by McDonald there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McDonald controlling the pace for now.
Esgoban avoids a series of strikes thrown by McDonald.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Esgoban is bucking up trying to escape but McDonald cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Esgoban is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Esgoban tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
McDonald scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Esgoban swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McDonald throws a good cross that connects.
Esgoban wants to clinch but McDonald slips to the side

and McDonald counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McDonald.
McDonald showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esgoban has momentary wrist control but McDonald slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald controlling from the top position.
McDonald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McDonald keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Esgoban's head.
McDonald is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two 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 really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Esgoban can do to turn this around?
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Esgoban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Esgoban is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands with a thumping leg kick.
Esgoban misses with a lunging right hand
and McDonald counters with a left and a right that stings Esgoban.
Esgoban lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ronnie McDonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by McDonald.
McDonald throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Esgoban on the side of the head.
Esgoban wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
McDonald changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McDonald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

McDonald rushes Esgoban and presses him up against the cage.
Esgoban creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McDonald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

McDonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kamil Esgoban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McDonald keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Esgoban misses with a looping right.
McDonald feinted with a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald scores with a kick to the body.
McDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Esgoban.
Esgoban misses the shot to the body.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esgoban was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
Esgoban throws a right hand that misses
enabling McDonald to counter with a crisp jab.
McDonald misses with a wild combination.
Kamil Esgoban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

McDonald feints and as Esgoban raises his hands in defense, McDonald changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Esgoban scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Esgoban misses with a straight right.
Esgoban stuns McDonald with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie McDonald dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Esgoban swings widly with a right hand
and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Esgoban misses with an uppercut.
Esgoban throws a right and a left that both miss.
McDonald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

McDonald has managed to clinch.

McDonald breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Esgoban.
McDonald lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McDonald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Esgoban swings widly with a right hand
and McDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Esgoban pushes McDonald up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

McDonald breaks from the clinch.
Esgoban misses with a hook

so McDonald counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Esgoban is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Esgoban being controlled here, momentarily.
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 decides to stand the fighters back up.
McDonald scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Esgoban does no damage.
McDonald getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Esgoban showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDonald.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Esgoban defending well as McDonald loads up on a big left hand.
McDonald staying out of range there.
Esgoban throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for McDonald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Esgoban misses.

McDonald closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McDonald connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Esgoban some visible discomfort.

McDonald tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McDonald has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Esgoban is trying to buck McDonald off.
Ronnie McDonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esgoban being controlled for a moment.
Esgoban is working to avoid the ground and pound but McDonald connects with a decent elbow.
McDonald throws an elbow but Esgoban slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esgoban is looking to get back to his feet here but McDonald is keeping cool and he's managed to take Esgoban's back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDonald has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Ronnie McDonald!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Ronnie McDonald!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Ronnie McDonald!

Ronnie McDonald wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Ronnie McDonald thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.