PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dave McDonald (ranked 3723 p4p, 3932 weight class) and Rice Flair (ranked 397 p4p, 415 weight class). Dave McDonald had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

McDonald
vs
Flair

180 cm
22
169
3 - 5 - 0

167 cm
25
155
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rice Flair!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Flair gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McDonald pushes Flair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flair can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
McDonald lands a right hand.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Flair on the inside.
Flair prevents a takedown attempt there.
Flair lands a left hand.
Flair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flair lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
McDonald working aggressively here.
Flair misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by McDonald.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.
McDonald blocking some punches.
Flair tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Flair.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
McDonald lands a right hand.
Flair throws a head punch that misses.
McDonald blocking some punches.
McDonald can't get the takedown.
Flair lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Flair misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonald working aggressively here.
Flair lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flair misses with a punch to the body.
Flair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flair misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald blocking some punches.
McDonald lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flair lands with a light punch inside.
Flair misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.
Flair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flair creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Flair working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDonald goes for a takedown attempt but Flair pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flair tries to clinch up
and McDonald counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McDonald lands a right hook to the body.
Flair tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
McDonald scores with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McDonald connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Flair scrambles back to his feet.
Rice Flair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Flair tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McDonald swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Flair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McDonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

McDonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Flair instigates a clinch.
McDonald is trying to push Flair away but Flair has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Flair tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flair creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonald blocking some punches.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Flair.
Flair lands with a short head shot on the inside.

McDonald breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flair tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonald was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McDonald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Flair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDonald, pushing him back against the cage.
Flair scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flair lands a nice uppercut.
Flair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McDonald is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flair pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Flair lands a right hand.
Flair misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flair throws a head punch that misses.
McDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flair throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonalds head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rice Flair dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

McDonald throws an overhand right that lands on Flair's shoulder, as Flair tries to avoid the shot.

Flair gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
Flair throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonald.
Flair prevents a body shot from McDonald.
A short uppercut from Flair.
McDonald blocks a body shot from Flair.
A shot in the inside from Flair.
A right handed body shot lands from Flair.
Flair lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Flair has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
Flair throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonald.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Flair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flair swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald blocking some punches.
Flair misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Flair fails to land.
Flair working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Flair misses with a punch on the inside.
Flair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Flair fails to land.
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Flair on the inside.
Flair misses with some punches.
Flair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flair lands an uppercut.
Flair lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
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.
McDonald wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
Flair lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flair lands a hook to the side of the head.

McDonald is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flair stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Flair - that landed with a thud.
Flair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flair is working McDonald over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Flair.
Flair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flair tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Flair throws a head punch that misses.
Flair lands a left hand.
Flair scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Flair scores with a nice short uppercut.
McDonald lands a shot to the body.
Flair misses with the head strike.
Flair digs a right hand into McDonald's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDonald's gas tank.
Flair lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDonald is trying to drag Flair to the mat but Flair just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

McDonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flair wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
Donk. McDonald catches Flair right on the button with a cross.

Flair moves into range and clinches up with McDonald.
Flair working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Flair.
Flair throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonald.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
McDonald is looking to take this one to the mat.
McDonald tries to break free but Flair pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Flair.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flair.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Flair after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Flair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald's elbow.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Flair.
Flair lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Flair lands a left hand.
Flair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

McDonald gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Flair regains guard.
Flair wants to get back to his feet but McDonald is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rice Flair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McDonald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Flair tries to clinch but McDonald moves out of range.
Dave McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Flair tries to clinch but McDonald moves away
and McDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonald is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flair was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
McDonald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flair wants to counter the offense by McDonald and move into the clinch position.
Flair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Flair has McDonald up against the cage in a clinch.
McDonald tries for a takedown but Flair manages to get underhooks.
Flair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flair throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald is looking for a takedown.
McDonald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flair.
McDonald drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flair gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flair's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair misses with the head strike.
Flair lands with a right to the head.
Flair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDonald tries to score a body lock takedown but Flair shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flair lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.

McDonald successfully pulls guard.
Flair wants to get up but he can't break McDonald's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

McDonald throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Flair trying to stand up but can't free himself from McDonald's guard.

McDonald throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rice Flair is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair trying to stand up but can't free himself from McDonald's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like McDonald wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDonald is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDonald jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McDonald misses with a hook to the body

and Flair moves into the clinch.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Flair.
A short body shot lands from Flair as the two fighters clinch.
McDonald is trying to force a seperation but Flair has the dominant position.
McDonald has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Flair avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Flair has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flair throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Flair is working McDonald over against the cage.
McDonald has a couple of punches blocked by Flair.

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 wants to take the fight to the mat but Flair manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Flair tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flair presses McDonald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Flair gets through McDonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonald working hard to break the clinch.
McDonald tries to pull guard but Flair holds him up against the cage and eventually McDonald drops back down to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flair misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rice Flair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Flair winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rice Flair!