PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cory McDonnell (ranked 18230 p4p, 616 weight class) and Khru Jako (ranked 2907 p4p, 350 weight class). McDonnell comes to the ring accompanied by Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra. Jako has chosen Catch a Fire as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McDonnell
vs
Jako

183 cm
30
185 lbs
21 - 9 - 2

169 cm
27
176 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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 21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khru Jako!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell tries to clinch but Jako is having none of it.
McDonnell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jako's hands.
A combination from Jako does no damage.
Jako throws a hook but McDonnell avoids it easily.
Jako swings for the body but McDonnell moves out of range.
Jako on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonnell. McDonnell obviously looking to wear him down.
Sloppy strikes from Jako. Those never looked like landing.
McDonnell throws the left hand but Jako avoids the punch easily.
McDonnell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McDonnell misses with a wild body shot.
McDonnell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jako misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
McDonnell tries to clinch up.
McDonnell misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Jako releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jako lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDonnell, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by McDonnell. That's going to slow Jako down.
McDonnell throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell lands a head shot.
Cory McDonnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jako tries to land a front kick but McDonnell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jako lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McDonnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jako.
Jako looks to throw a body kick
and McDonnell counters with a stiff right hand.
McDonnell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Some wild striking there from Jako.
McDonnell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDonnell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McDonnell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jako misses with a wild combination.
Jako misses with a looping left.
We've been informed that Jako has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jako gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body punch from McDonnell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jako checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by McDonnell there.
McDonnell lands a leg kick that knocks Jako off balance momentarily.

Jako moves into the clinch.
Jako lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McDonnell backwards.

Jako's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jako swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McDonnell lands a really nice looking cross but Jako seems unphased.
Jako doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonnell circles away.
Jako misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
Jako takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McDonnell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jako.
McDonnell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jako wants to land a leg kick but McDonnell is out of range.
Jako misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jako is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McDonnell rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick by McDonnell misses
and Jako counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McDonnell throws a shot to the body.
Jako throws a body punch but McDonnell moves out of range.
Jako thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Khru Jako will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

McDonnell lands a lovely overhand right.
McDonnell punishes Jako's body with a nice straight punch.
Jako swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McDonnell.
McDonnell lands a jab to Jako's midsection.
McDonnell lands with an overhand left.
Jako tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McDonnell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jako pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonnell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jako tries to clinch but McDonnell is having none of it.
McDonnell misses with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Jako lands an impressive looking overhand right. McDonnell doesn't seem phased though.
McDonnell throws a series of punches but Jako moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - Jako throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Jako misses the target.
Cory McDonnell is winning the standup battle so far.
Jako misses with a head kick.
McDonnell dips to his left and cracks Jako with an uppercut!
McDonnell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell keeps the fight on the outside.
Jako lands the left hand.
Jako misses with a wild combination.
Jako tries a head kick but it misses.
Jako misses the jab.
McDonnell throws a hook but Jako avoids it easily.
Jako throws a series of punches but McDonnell avoids them all with ease.
McDonnell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McDonnell misses with an uppercut.
Jako misses with a double jab
and McDonnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jako misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonnell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McDonnell connects with a solid leg kick.
A cross from Jako lands.
McDonnell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jako's calf.
McDonnell lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonnell throws a body punch but Jako moves out of range.
McDonnell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jako counters with a nice body shot.
Jako misses with a hook. McDonnell ducked under it nicely.
Jako gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McDonnell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jako throws a sloppy head kick and McDonnell moves out of range easily.
McDonnell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jako.
Nice shot by McDonnell.
Jako throws a nice looking combination but McDonnell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jako checks a low kick from McDonnell.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonnell. Jako does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jako unleashes a big counter combination but McDonnell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McDonnell misses with a left hand
and Jako counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jako missing with a left hand there. McDonnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonnell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jakos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jako throws a hook to the side of McDonnell's head but McDonnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and McDonnell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jako throws a right and a left that both miss.
McDonnell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jako just manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cory McDonnell will probably get the nod.
That's time! McDonnell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jako throws a series of punches but McDonnell moves out of range.
McDonnell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jako lands a jab to the nose.
Jako defending well as McDonnell loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Jako on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice jab there from McDonnell.
McDonnell lands with a kick to the temple. Jako shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jako ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonnell moves away.
Jako misses with a body shot.
Jako misses with a straight left.
A big left from Jako misses.

McDonnell pushes Jako up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jako is trying to break the clinch but McDonnell is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Jako.

Jako escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jako walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jako looks to land a body kick but McDonnell moved away.
Jako takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell avoids the head kick by Jako.
McDonnell walks into a stiff left hand from Jako.
McDonnell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jako cracks McDonnell with an open hand slap.
Jako misses with an uppercut
and McDonnell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jako thinking.
Jako on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McDonnell tests Jako's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell cracks Jako with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McDonnell.
Nice uppercut lands for McDonnell. That snapped Jako's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jako on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jako's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jako.
McDonnell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McDonnell swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
McDonnell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McDonnell slips a jab from Jako.
Jako misses with a body punch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and McDonnell counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonnell lands a leg kick that knocks Jako off balance momentarily.
Jako tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jako lands a slapping body shot.
McDonnell throws a leg kick
and Jako counters with a left to the body.
McDonnell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jako uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonnell.
McDonnell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jako looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jako tries to clinch but McDonnell is having none of it.
McDonnell moves out of range as Jako strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from McDonnell misses the target.
McDonnell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jako's calf.
McDonnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cory McDonnell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McDonnell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory McDonnell!
Cory McDonnell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.