QFC Tournament 630 Round 3 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xanthippus Of Carthage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Xanthippus Of Carthage was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

McDonald
vs
Of Carthage

225 cm
25
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
24
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xanthippus Of Carthage!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald tries to land a front kick but Of Carthage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Of Carthage flicks out a counter leg kick but McDonald steps away.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Of Carthage counters with a body kick.
McDonald throws the kick towards the body but Of Carthage avoids it.
Of Carthage only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McDonald throws a low kick, looking for Of Carthage's leg but Of Carthage calmly moves out of range.
Of Carthage appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Of Carthage sprawls well. Of Carthage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McDonald gets slowly back to his feet.
Of Carthage appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Carthage misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald moves out of range of the body kick.
Anthony McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Carthage throws a push kick but McDonald slaps the foot to one side.
Of Carthage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Of Carthage is trying to counter with his kicks.
Of Carthage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McDonald throws the kick towards the body but Of Carthage avoids it.
Of Carthage is trying to counter with his kicks.
Of Carthage throws a leg kick but McDonald sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Of Carthage checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Of Carthage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good work by McDonald as he checks the leg kick.
McDonald drops down looking for a counter takedown but Of Carthage sprawls and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McDonald.
McDonald throws a push kick but Of Carthage slaps the foot to one side.
Of Carthage checks a low kick from McDonald.
Of Carthage is trying to counter with his kicks.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Of Carthage checks the leg kick.
McDonald keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
Of Carthage throws a body kick that misses.
McDonald throws out a leg kick but Of Carthage moves out of range and McDonald only half commits.
Of Carthage appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McDonald is looking to score with low kicks.
McDonald wants to land a leg kick but Of Carthage is out of range.
Of Carthage tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McDonald throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McDonald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McDonald misses with an attempted mid kick.
McDonald looks to land a body kick but Of Carthage moved away.
McDonald moves out of range of the body kick from Of Carthage.

Of Carthage forces McDonald back against the cage and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Of Carthage avoiding damage.
McDonald really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McDonald has Of Carthage pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Anthony McDonald will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McDonald is looking to land body kicks.
McDonald blocks the body kick.
McDonald appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Of Carthage blocks the body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Of Carthage blocks the leg kick.
Of Carthage tries a quick counter leg kick but McDonald is wise to it.
Of Carthage moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald misses with an attempted mid kick.
Of Carthage counters with a body kick.
Of Carthage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDonald checks a low kick from Of Carthage.
McDonald changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws out a leg kick but Of Carthage moves out of range and McDonald only half commits.
Of Carthage feints a counter leg kick.
Of Carthage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McDonald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Of Carthage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice takedown defense from McDonald. No joy for Of Carthage on that attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McDonald 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 Of Carthage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Of Carthage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice sprawl there from McDonald as Of Carthage shoots in.

McDonald gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Of Carthage up against the cage.
Of Carthage trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Of Carthage to work.
McDonald stalling the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Of Carthage is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McDonald pressing his opponent against the cage.

McDonald jumps guard.

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.
Of Carthage trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.

McDonald is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Of Carthage defends well.

McDonald throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Of Carthage trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony McDonald dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Of Carthage tries a low kick but McDonald avoids it.
McDonald tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Of Carthage was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Of Carthage throws a low kick but it's checked well by McDonald.
McDonald attempts a counter takedown but Of Carthage avoids it well and moves away.
McDonald throws a low kick but it's checked well by Of Carthage.
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Of Carthage can do to turn this around?
McDonald throws the kick towards the body but Of Carthage avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Of Carthage.

McDonald gets tackled into the cage by Of Carthage. Of Carthage maintains the clinch.
McDonald is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McDonald takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Of Carthage letting McDonald take a breather here.
Of Carthage pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McDonald is trying to pull guard but Of Carthage turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McDonald stalling against the cage.
Of Carthage just leaning against McDonald, taking a breather.
Of Carthage letting McDonald take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anthony McDonald.
McDonald throws a body kick that misses.
McDonald misses with a kick to the body.
Of Carthage misses with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McDonald 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 Of Carthage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Of Carthage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Of Carthage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xanthippus Of Carthage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
McDonald does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Of Carthage checks the leg kick.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
Of Carthage thinks about the counter body kick.

Of Carthage rushes McDonald and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McDonald stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anthony McDonald.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McDonald, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight for Anthony McDonald!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Anthony McDonald!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Anthony McDonald!

Anthony McDonald wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Anthony McDonald rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
17%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Godding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Toreto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Godding
vs
Toreto

192 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamie Godding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominic Toreto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Godding pushes Toreto up against the cage in a clinch.
Godding lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Dominic Toreto has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Godding as Toreto tries to tie him up.
Godding lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Godding.
A hook to the body from Godding.
Toreto looks winded!
Godding is leaning against Toreto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Godding lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Toreto or not.
A short right from Godding.
Godding scores with a hook to the body.

Godding drops Toreto onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Toreto is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Toreto is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godding dips a shoulder and cracks Toreto with a mighty uppercut! Toreto falls back against the cage and Godding unloads with a barrage of strikes! Toreto is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Godding screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Godding!