PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 437 p4p, 480 weight class) and Frank Granger (ranked 12 p4p, 10 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

McDonald
vs
Granger

196 cm
38
275
39 - 21 - 1

183 cm
37
226
30 - 21 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Granger!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger throws an overhand right that lands on McDonald's shoulder, as McDonald tries to avoid the shot.
McDonald on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Granger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Granger needs to keep his hands up - McDonald had a free shot at his head there.
McDonald checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McDonald walks into a left hand.
McDonald has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Granger.
McDonald slips a straight right by Granger.
McDonald walks into a stiff left hand from Granger.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Granger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Granger.
Granger misses with a straight left.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
Granger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDonald takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald throws a jab but it's blocked by Granger.
McDonald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Granger. Granger obviously looking to wear him down.
Granger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Granger misses with a hook
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger throws an off balance right hand
and McDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Granger.
Granger misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
Granger lands a jab.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Granger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Granger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Granger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Granger staying out of range there.
Granger with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Granger slips the punch.
Granger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Frank Granger has been cut.
Granger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Granger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Granger digs a good body shot into McDonald's ribs.
McDonald throws out a loose jab but Granger uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald misses with a hook
and Granger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Granger lands a nice shot that snaps McDonald's head back.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Granger misses with an uppercut
and McDonald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Granger tries to move into range but McDonald moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McDonald clobbers Granger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Granger.
McDonald was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Granger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Granger.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Granger.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granger.
Granger is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McDonald had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Granger looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
Granger throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Granger.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Granger.

McDonald clinches.
McDonald tries to pull guard but Granger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McDonald fails to pull guard.
Granger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonald lands an uppercut.
Granger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
McDonald lands a nice uppercut.

McDonald jumps into guard, dragging Granger to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Granger gets to his feet - McDonald follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Granger.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Granger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granger. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granger misses with a body shot.
McDonald takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Granger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granger lands a leg kick that knocks McDonald off balance momentarily.
Granger throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Granger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
Granger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Granger thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McDonald on the side of the head.
McDonald lands a really nice looking cross but Granger seems unphased.
A telegraphed right hand from Granger misses the target.
Granger walks into a straight right hand from McDonald.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Granger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Granger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A combination from McDonald does no damage.
Granger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Frank Granger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab.
Granger misses with a double jab
and McDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Granger lands a jab to the head.
Granger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
McDonald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McDonald connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McDonald is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Granger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Granger misses.
An attempted straight right counter from McDonald misses the target.
McDonald cracks Granger with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Granger throws out the jab.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
Granger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Granger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Granger misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a left hand
and Granger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by McDonald.
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
Granger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Granger moves forwards but McDonald connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McDonald clobbers Granger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Granger misses with a looping left.
It looks like McDonald has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

McDonald closes the distance and pushes Granger back into the cage.
McDonald works on Granger's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by McDonald.
Granger misses with a body punch.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald is leaning against Granger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Granger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Granger fails to land.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Granger tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Granger back against the cage.
McDonald gets through Granger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Granger.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald tries to throw a body punch but Granger avoids it by throwing McDonald back against the cage.
Granger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Granger tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald lands with a short shot to the head.
Granger blocking some punches.
Granger swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald digs a right hand into Granger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Granger's gas tank.
Granger is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McDonald.
McDonald lands with a right to the head.
McDonald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Granger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonald lands with a light punch inside.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Granger's elbow.

McDonald jumps into guard, dragging Granger to the mat.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Granger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McDonald is proving hard to escape from.
McDonald will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald is working hard here to advance position.
Granger trying to stand up but can't free himself from McDonald's guard.
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald, not yet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Granger stands up and waves to McDonald to follow him.
Granger throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Granger does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by McDonald.
Granger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Granger.
McDonald throwing a counter right hand but Granger manages to avoid it.
Granger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McDonald closes the distance and clinches.
Granger blocks a body shot from McDonald.
Granger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
Granger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Granger tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
Granger misses with a body punch.
McDonald misses with the head strike.
A short right from Granger.
A short left from McDonald.
Jim Bob McDonald has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonald throws a head punch that misses.

McDonald breaks from the clinch.
Granger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McDonald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McDonald keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McDonald lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Bob McDonald dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Granger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by McDonald.
Granger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McDonald lands a nice shot that snaps Granger's head back.
Granger misses with a straight right.
Granger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McDonald connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Granger scrambles back to his feet.
Granger misses with a low kick as McDonald jumps back.
Granger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Granger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McDonalds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Granger throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald punishes Granger's body with a nice straight punch.
Granger throws a looping overhand right but McDonald ducks down to avoid it.
McDonald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald with a jab.
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!
Good shot there by McDonald.
McDonald misses with a hook. Granger ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. McDonald darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Granger is rocked!
Granger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McDonald misses with a hook. Granger ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald lands a glancing blow to the side of Granger's head.
Granger is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonald finish him?
McDonald throws a hook but Granger avoids it easily.
Granger seems to have recovered his senses.
McDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Granger.
Granger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Granger throws a lazy uppercut
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Granger throws a shot from downtown. McDonald moves away and avoids it.
McDonald throws a jab when Granger was well out of range.
Granger jabs McDonald to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Granger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonald.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granger throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonald counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Granger digs a good body shot into McDonald's ribs.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Granger.
McDonald paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granger.
McDonald slips under a jab from Granger.
Granger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McDonald lands with a good body shot.
Frank Granger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonald scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Granger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McDonald is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McDonald connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Granger momentarily.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Granger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald is looking to counter punch.
Granger jabs McDonald right on the nose. McDonald blinks but takes it well.
Granger misses with a lunging right hand
and McDonald counters with a nice body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by McDonald as he connects with a hook.
Granger tries a low kick but McDonald avoids it.
Granger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Granger keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonald lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
Granger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Granger looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
Granger staying out of range there.
Granger misses with a hook. McDonald ducked under it nicely.
McDonald blocks a jab.
McDonald scores with a sloppy right hand. Granger should have avoided that one.
McDonald cracks Granger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Granger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonald throws a lazy right hand but Granger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDonald looks to land a right hand but Granger moved out of range.
Granger defending well as McDonald loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Granger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McDonald scores with a body shot.
McDonald misses with a left hand
and Granger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McDonald lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald with a hook.
Granger tried to score with a low kick but McDonald checks it.
Granger misses the shot to the body.

McDonald rushes Granger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Granger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
McDonald lands a nice uppercut.
Granger lands a right hand.
McDonald misses with a body punch.
Granger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald's elbow.
Granger throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonald.
Granger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonald.
McDonald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger lands a body shot.
Granger misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from McDonald.
Granger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short right from McDonald on the inside.
Granger tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Granger back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Bob McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDonald has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Bob McDonald!
After winning the bout, Jim Bob McDonald thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.