PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David McDonald (ranked 1942 p4p, 1247 weight class) and Ludwig Von Mises (ranked 275 p4p, 186 weight class). David McDonald could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ludwig Von Mises's chin.

McDonald
vs
Von Mises

180 cm
27
179
12 - 13 - 0

186 cm
25
181
8 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ludwig Von Mises!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Mises with a nice calf kick.
McDonald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Von Mises with a nice calf kick.
Von Mises just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ludwig Von Mises seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Mises throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Von Mises.
Von Mises connects with an inside leg kick.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Von Mises missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonald was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Von Mises checks a leg kick.
Von Mises feints a counter leg kick.
Von Mises scores with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Von Mises, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald takes a swing at Von Mises's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Von Mises finds it's way through McDonald's defenses.
Von Mises tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Mises.
Von Mises throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
Von Mises throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McDonald swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

McDonald rushes Von Mises and presses him up against the cage.
Von Mises jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McDonald walks away with a smile on his face. Von Mises gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Von Mises throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Mises throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Von Mises scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Von Mises with a nice cross.
Von Mises throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Von Mises throws out a counter right but McDonald avoids it with no problem.
McDonald throws a half hearted mid kick.
Von Mises throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonald.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises keeps McDonald at a distance using the push kick.
Ludwig Von Mises is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Von Mises.
Von Mises misses with a low kick.
McDonald is looking for a counter combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Mises looks to land a left hand but McDonald moved out of range nicely.
McDonald appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald throws a low kick but Von Mises avoids it.
McDonald takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Von Mises on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A left and a right from McDonald both land. Nice combination.
McDonald lands a nice shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Von Mises.
McDonald is looking to land body kicks.

McDonald gets a clinch.
McDonald scores with a shoulder strike.
Von Mises tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

McDonald breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises moves out of range of the leg kick from McDonald.
McDonald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Von Mises scores with a nice right hand.
McDonald fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Von Mises checks it well.
Von Mises scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald wants to clinch.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Von Mises's corner calls for a 1-2. Von Mises obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Von Mises.
A nice leg kick from McDonald, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Mises is just out of range.
Von Mises misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for McDonald.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises scoring well with a low kick there.
A cross from Von Mises lands.
McDonald takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Mises buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDonald connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from McDonald misses.
McDonald pushes Von Mises away with a front kick.
McDonald avoids a punch combination nicely.
Von Mises shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sloppy strikes from McDonald. Those never looked like landing.
Von Mises keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Mises scores with a decent looking hook.
Von Mises walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McDonald checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Von Mises throws a wild body kick that McDonald sees coming a mile off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A looping hook to the body misses from Von Mises. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Mises is looking to slow McDonald down with leg kicks.
McDonald connects with a body shot that sends Von Mises's belly button to the back.
Von Mises throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDonald counters with a leg kick.
McDonald misses with a body punch
enabling Von Mises to counter with a crisp jab.
McDonald throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Von Mises only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Von Mises has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
McDonald is looking to wear down Von Mises with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body kick from Von Mises.
Von Mises connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDonald turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Von Mises just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Mises rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDonald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like McDonald was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Von Mises.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Von Mises swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Von Mises misses with a double jab.
McDonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Mises fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McDonald is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Mises tries to land a front kick but McDonald steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McDonald tries to clinch but Von Mises moves out of range.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Mises is just out of range.
McDonald moves out of range as Von Mises strikes.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Von Mises avoids them all with ease.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Mises.
Von Mises misses with a head kick.
Von Mises fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McDonald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Von Mises rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDonald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDonald gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Von Mises.
McDonald swings for the body but Von Mises moves out of range.
Von Mises throws a head kick but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald tried to counter with a leg kick but Von Mises avoided it.
Von Mises dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Mises misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Von Mises, right into the meat of the thigh.

McDonald has managed to clinch.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Mises has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
McDonald stalling in the clinch but Von Mises improves position.
McDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Mises uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald misses with some punches.
McDonald misses with some punches.
Von Mises takes a knee right on the jaw!
Von Mises tries to pull guard but McDonald holds him up against the cage and eventually Von Mises drops back down to his feet.
Von Mises tries to pull guard but McDonald holds him up against the cage and eventually Von Mises drops back down to his feet.
McDonald pushes off an throws an elbow but Von Mises leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

McDonald breaks the clinch.
McDonald tries to clinch there but Von Mises circles away.
Von Mises looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
McDonald attempts a counter takedown but Von Mises avoids it well and moves away.
Von Mises swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonald.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Von Mises.
David McDonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

McDonald fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Von Mises sprawls well initially but McDonald persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Von Mises is trying to control but can't.
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Von Mises keeps working.

McDonald is working for a kimura but Von Mises is defending it quite comfortably.

McDonald 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.
Ground and pound from McDonald.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald drops an elbow to the side of Von Mises's head.
McDonald is looking to take a break and control but Von Mises is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Von Mises is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McDonald pulls his head out easily.
Von Mises is trying to control but can't.
Von Mises is looking to improve his position.
Von Mises is still trying to improve position.
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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that David McDonald will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A thudding body kick lands there by McDonald!
Von Mises scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Von Mises.
McDonald wants to clinch
and Von Mises counters with a two punch combo.
Von Mises keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
Von Mises scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Mises fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Mises manages to avoid it.
Von Mises dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonald. That did some damage!
No luck for McDonald with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a body kick that misses.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Von Mises but Von Mises pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McDonald chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Von Mises can pounce on him.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald is looking to counter punch.
Von Mises bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonald chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Von Mises can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from McDonald.
McDonald tried to score with a low kick but Von Mises checks it.
McDonald on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Von Mises keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Von Mises gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Von Mises working for a triangle but McDonald defends it easily.

Von Mises throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McDonald escapes and throws Von Mises's legs to the side, diving into side control!
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!
Von Mises is trying to control McDonald's posture but McDonald avoids it.
McDonald working the ground and pound from side control.

McDonald goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Von Mises has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McDonald but great work by Von Mises.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Von Mises off and has taken his back!
Von Mises covers up after that shot from McDonald.
I really don't envy Von Mises right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Von Mises.
McDonald avoiding Von Mises 's attempts to control his hands.

McDonald is looking for the choke from the back position but Von Mises is controlling his hands well.
Von Mises tries to escape the position.

McDonald is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
I really don't envy Von Mises right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
McDonald prevents Von Mises from improving his position.
McDonald is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
David McDonald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Von Mises has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for McDonald. Oh but Von Mises has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! McDonald goes limp - he's gone! Von Mises jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ludwig Von Mises!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ludwig Von Mises made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.