PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cletus McDonald (ranked 64 p4p, 24 weight class) and Matteo Boretti (ranked 10 p4p, 5 weight class). McDonald 's entrance music is Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Boretti's choice of entrance music: Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. Matteo Boretti has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cletus McDonald 's chin.

McDonald
vs
Boretti

184 cm
35
190
28 - 14 - 1

188 cm
32
203
28 - 11 - 0

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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 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boretti takes a jab right on the kisser.
McDonald tries to clinch there but Boretti circles away.
McDonald tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boretti! But no joy.
Boretti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonald .
Boretti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McDonald scores with a nice head shot.
McDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boretti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonald slips a jab and a cross from Boretti.

McDonald bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boretti is trying to get back to his feet.
McDonald in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boretti is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McDonald asserts his dominance and retains side control.
McDonald working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McDonald landing strikes.
Boretti is looking to work his way out of this bad position but McDonald is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald cracks Boretti with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Boretti is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McDonald has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Boretti is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McDonald 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McDonald missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
Boretti is trying to stand.
McDonald drops an elbow to the side of Boretti's head.

Boretti has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but McDonald is on him like a limpet, forcing Boretti back against the cage.
Boretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from McDonald .
Boretti gets through McDonald 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald .
McDonald lands a nice uppercut.
Boretti prevents McDonald from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from McDonald .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald lands with a left to the head.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boretti lands a left hand.

McDonald lands a takedown into guard.
McDonald keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boretti's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boretti wants to stand and escape but McDonald is having none of it.
Boretti trying to keep a closed guard but McDonald is proving a slippery customer.
McDonald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McDonald scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
McDonald scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boretti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McDonald is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boretti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McDonald is working Boretti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McDonald is in close to Boretti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McDonald works over Boretti with some ground and pound from guard.
McDonald throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McDonald 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McDonald throwing strikes from guard but Boretti blocks nicely.
McDonald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McDonald working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boretti's head.
McDonald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boretti wants to stand and escape but McDonald is having none of it.
Boretti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McDonald .
Boretti wants to stand but McDonald is controlling the position.
Boretti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boretti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McDonald .
McDonald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McDonald is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boretti keeping full guard, as McDonald tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti wants to stand and escape but McDonald is having none of it.
McDonald is working Boretti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Boretti is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Still in the clinch, Boretti scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boretti scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDonald has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boretti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boretti misses with some punches.
Boretti misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boretti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boretti misses with the head strike.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Boretti controls his hands.
Boretti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Boretti on the inside.
Boretti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Boretti.
Boretti lands a body shot.
Boretti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McDonald seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Boretti can turn it around.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

McDonald walks into a straight right hand from Boretti.

McDonald is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!

It looks like Cletus McDonald has been cut.
Boretti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh McDonald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A thudding body kick lands there by McDonald !
McDonald drops his hands momentarily. Boretti doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. McDonald staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. McDonald doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matteo Boretti!
Matteo Boretti tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Cletus McDonald had this to say: 'A country boy can survive'.