PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cory McDonnell (ranked 17875 p4p, 604 weight class) and Juan Fonseca (ranked 4214 p4p, 448 weight class). McDonnell comes to the ring accompanied by Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Juan Fonseca was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

McDonnell
vs
Fonseca

183 cm
31
185 lbs
26 - 12 - 2

178 cm
28
167 lbs
10 - 12 - 3

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

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 26 - 12 - 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 10 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

McDonnell instigates a clinch.

McDonnell breaks from the clinch.
Fonseca throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
McDonnell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fonseca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonnell.
McDonnell moves in looking to clinch but Fonseca pushes him off.
An inside leg kick from Fonseca misses.
McDonnell throws a hook but Fonseca avoids it easily.
Fonseca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fonseca throws a lazy uppercut
and McDonnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fonseca jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fonseca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fonseca slips a jab from McDonnell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Fonseca misses
and McDonnell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McDonnell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fonseca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDonnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fonseca was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonnell.
Fonseca only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McDonnell scores with a shot to the body.
McDonnell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fonseca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonnell looks to land a left hand but Fonseca moved out of range nicely.
McDonnell scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca swings for the body but McDonnell moves out of range.
McDonnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fonseca manages to avoid it.
McDonnell looks to land a right hand but Fonseca moved out of range.
McDonnell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fonseca. That did some damage!
McDonnell scores with a nice strike.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

McDonnell closes the distance and clinches.
McDonnell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

McDonnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fonseca thuds a left hand into McDonnell's body.
McDonnell scores with a punch to the head.
McDonnell throws out a loose jab but Fonseca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McDonnell misses with an uppercut.
Fonseca doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McDonnell throws a head kick but Fonseca moves out of range.

McDonnell clinches up with Fonseca and pushes him back against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fonseca wants to break free but McDonnell has control.
Fonseca has had enough of the clinch but McDonnell keeps him there for the moment.

McDonnell breaks the clinch.
Fonseca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonnell lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonnell throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fonseca avoids it.
Fonseca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McDonnell is able to avoid easily.

McDonnell clinches.

Fonseca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDonnell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McDonnell lands a nice looking body shot.
Fonseca on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McDonnell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fonseca connects with a solid leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fonseca, as that shot connected.
McDonnell lands a nice shot to the body.
McDonnell scores with a jab.
McDonnell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fonseca tries to bum rush McDonnell with a series of wild strikes but McDonnell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Fonseca.
McDonnell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McDonnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fonseca manages to avoid it.
McDonnell thumps Fonseca with a low kick.
Fonseca throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cory McDonnell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice defenses there by Fonseca.
Fonseca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDonnell counters with a slapping leg kick.
McDonnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fonseca.

McDonnell pushes Fonseca up against the ropes in a clinch.
McDonnell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fonseca can do to turn this around?
McDonnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonnell lands on the inside with an uppercut.

McDonnell manages to break the clinch.
McDonnell takes a swing at Fonseca's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as McDonnell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fonseca doesn't seem phased though.
McDonnell wants to clinch up but Fonseca keeps it at a distance.
Fonseca is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McDonnell with a body shot.
Fonseca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fonseca with a nice cross.
Cory McDonnell is winning the standup battle so far.
Fonseca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fonseca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell thumps Fonseca with a low kick.
Fonseca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fonseca takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fonseca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonnell.
McDonnell tries to land a leg kick but Fonseca saw it coming and moves away.
McDonnell misses with a jab to the body
and McDonnell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonnell.
McDonnell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juan Fonseca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fonseca misses with an uppercut.
McDonnell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Fonseca.
McDonnell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Fonseca was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fonseca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Fonseca.
McDonnell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McDonnell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fonseca can pounce on him.
Fonseca displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fonseca swings away with a body shot that misses
and McDonnell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McDonnell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from McDonnell.
Fonseca lands a lovely overhand right.
McDonnell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McDonnell 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 Fonseca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fonseca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fonseca tries a quick counter leg kick but McDonnell is wise to it.
McDonnell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fonseca misses with a series of wild punches.
McDonnell throws a counter high kick but Fonseca was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca keeps the fight on the outside.
Fonseca throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
McDonnell tries to clinch there but Fonseca circles away.
McDonnell lands a really nice looking cross but Fonseca seems unphased.
Fonseca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by McDonnell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDonnell.
Fonseca looks to throw the jab but McDonnell is out of range.
Fonseca shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Fonseca is rocked!
Fonseca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonnell moves away.
McDonnell throws a lazy right hand but Fonseca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDonnell checks a low kick from Fonseca.
McDonnell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fonseca.
McDonnell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good work by Fonseca as he checks the leg kick.
Fonseca connects with an inside leg kick.
Fonseca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDonnell misses with a left hand
and Fonseca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.

McDonnell misses with a looping right.
Juan Fonseca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fonseca misses with a head kick.
McDonnell throws a body kick that misses.
McDonnell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fonseca connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McDonnell scrambles back to his feet.
A left lands for McDonnell.
Fonseca tries a head kick but it misses.
Fonseca throws a leg kick
and McDonnell counters with a nice body shot.
McDonnell connects with a body shot.
Fonseca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonnell.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fonseca fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McDonnell on the side of the head.
Fonseca throws a body punch but McDonnell moves out of range.
Fonseca checks the leg kick nicely there.
McDonnell scores with a jab to the body.
McDonnell cracks Fonseca with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fonseca misses with a looping right.
McDonnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fonseca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDonnell slips a jab from Fonseca.
McDonnell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fonseca misses with a hook. McDonnell ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell throws the left hand but Fonseca avoids the punch easily.
Fonseca throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Fonseca tenderised McDonnell's leg. McDonnell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fonseca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonnell.
Fonseca moves forwards but McDonnell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by McDonnell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDonnell.
Fonseca throws a lazy right hand but McDonnell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fonseca takes a swing at McDonnell's ribcage but misses.
McDonnell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fonseca just manages to avoid it.
Fonseca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McDonnell - that will leave a mark!
Fonseca lands a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonnell.
Fonseca misses the shot to the body.
McDonnell lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fonseca finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McDonnell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McDonnell lands a lovely overhand right.
Fonseca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fonseca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fonseca misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McDonnell misses with a wild body shot.
McDonnell connects with a high kick.
Fonseca is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonnell finish him?
Fonseca throws the left hand but McDonnell avoids the punch easily.
Fonseca seems to have recovered his senses.
Crunch! McDonnell slams his shin into Fonseca's torso.
McDonnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fonseca.
McDonnell lands with a thumping leg kick.
McDonnell slips a jab from Fonseca.
Cory McDonnell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fonseca.
That kick from McDonnell tenderised Fonseca's leg. Fonseca is trying to keep his angry face on.
McDonnell throws a head kick but Fonseca moves out of range.
McDonnell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fonseca swings for the body but McDonnell moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell lands a jab.
Nice body kick from McDonnell.
Fonseca takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cory McDonnell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDonnell 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory McDonnell!
A victorious Cory McDonnell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.