PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment lV (ranked 148 p4p, 107 weight class) and Cletus McDonald (ranked 21 p4p, 19 weight class). McDonald has chosen Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Experiment lV
vs
McDonald

190 cm
34
190
25 - 15 - 0

184 cm
33
190
25 - 13 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment lV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment lV misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by McDonald .
McDonald jabs Experiment lV to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Experiment lV throws a leg kick but McDonald sees it coming and moves out of range.
McDonald looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cletus McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
Experiment lV has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lab in the buildup to the fight.

McDonald gets the takedown into side control.
Experiment lV struggling a bit here.
McDonald working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Experiment lV manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald wants to improve his position but Experiment lV is controlling well.

Experiment lV looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McDonald is looking for a sweep. Experiment lV is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Experiment lV is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McDonald doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Experiment lV.
McDonald slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Experiment lV controlling him for the moment.
Experiment lV wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Experiment lV preventing the sweep.
McDonald lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

McDonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McDonald is working Experiment lV over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Experiment lV throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McDonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Experiment lV is keeping the position for now.
McDonald lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

McDonald got a little sloppy there for a moment and Experiment lV has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McDonald has managed to get both his arms back between Experiment lV's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is looking to work some ground and pound but Experiment lV has wrist control.
McDonald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Experiment lV swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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

Experiment lV looking for a guillotine here but McDonald defends easily.
McDonald working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Experiment lV's head.
McDonald is working Experiment lV over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Experiment lV had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McDonald defends it easily.
McDonald landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Experiment lV looking for a guillotine here but McDonald defends easily.
McDonald pushing down on Experiment lV's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McDonald is pressing down on Experiment lV's thigh, looking to free his foot. Experiment lV is holding on for now.
Experiment lV is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald is nestled in close to Experiment lV, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McDonald lands with a punch from half guard.
McDonald throwing shots but Experiment lV is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cletus McDonald dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McDonald fakes the leg kick and cracks Experiment lV in the body.
McDonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Experiment lV gets caught napping as McDonald dives in and scores a takedown. Experiment lV manages to retain guard.
Experiment lV looking to control but McDonald passes into half guard.

Experiment lV actively working from the bottom here.
McDonald drops an elbow to the side of Experiment lV's head.

Experiment lV looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McDonald works his way into full mount!
Experiment lV is trying to escape the mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald lands a big shot there that rocks Experiment lV but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McDonald cracks Experiment lV with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Experiment lV really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McDonald putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Experiment lV is trying to escape the mount.
McDonald scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McDonald scoring with strikes but Experiment lV is staying in there.
McDonald putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Experiment lV tries to hold on but McDonald pushes him away.
McDonald lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Experiment lV is rocked!
Experiment lV is desperately trying to improve his position but McDonald has a good base and remains in mount.
Oh Experiment lV is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonald pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Experiment lV badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of McDonald around the waist but McDonald pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! McDonald is the winner by TKO! McDonald jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cletus McDonald !
After winning the bout, Cletus McDonald thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.