PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas McDonald (ranked 524 p4p, 959 weight class) and Marlon Raynard (ranked 20 p4p, 42 weight class). Marlon Raynard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McDonald
vs
Raynard

179 cm
35
180
20 - 16 - 0

180 cm
33
180
18 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicholas McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marlon Raynard!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raynard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonald keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raynard thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald connects with a body shot.
McDonald with the inside leg kick.
Raynard is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonald.
Raynard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Raynard takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
Raynard thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and McDonald tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicholas McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDonald lands a head kick. Raynard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Raynard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Raynard.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raynard moves away.
Raynard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A good leg kick by McDonald.
McDonald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raynard's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raynard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDonald wants to slow Raynard down by chopping away at his legs.
Raynard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McDonald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McDonald misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McDonald lands a leg kick that knocks Raynard off balance momentarily.
Raynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
McDonald finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDonald swinging wildly here.
Raynard misses with a body shot.
Raynard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raynard misses with a series of wild punches.
McDonald half committed to a counter leg kick.
McDonald thumps Raynard with a low kick.
McDonald moves out of range of the body kick.
McDonald goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McDonald walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raynard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raynard misses with a kick to the body.
McDonald connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Raynard moved away.
Raynard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonald throws a wild body kick that Raynard sees coming a mile off.
McDonald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raynard! But no joy.
McDonald looks to land a combination but Raynard avoids it well.
McDonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raynard moves out of range of the body kick from McDonald.
McDonald throws a nice looking combination but Raynard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDonald tries to land a leg kick but Raynard saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like Raynard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Raynard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Raynard.
Raynard misses with a series of wild punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Raynard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McDonald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McDonald is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Raynard blocks a leg kick.
As McDonald backs off Raynard throws a huge counter combo but McDonald manages to avoid it all.
McDonald lands a leg kick that knocks Raynard off balance momentarily.
McDonald is looking to score with low kicks.
McDonald takes a swing at Raynard's ribcage but misses.
Raynard checks a low kick from McDonald.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Raynard is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Raynard scores with a sloppy right hand. McDonald should have avoided that one.
Raynard throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy body kick from McDonald
and Raynard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raynard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raynard blocks a head kick by McDonald.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Raynard is just out of range.
Raynard unleashes a big counter combination but McDonald bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raynard throws a push kick but McDonald slaps the foot to one side.
McDonald motions for Raynard to come forward. McDonald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald misses with the combination.
It seemed like Raynard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raynard wants to clinch.
Raynard misses the shot to the body.
McDonald tries to score with a low kick but Raynard moves his leg out of the way.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raynard.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Raynard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McDonald thows a leg kick but Raynard checks it
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raynard.
Raynard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raynard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a body punch
and Raynard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McDonald thinking.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Raynard moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonald.
Raynard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raynard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas McDonald dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McDonald lands a nice looking kick to the body. Raynard takes a step back to recover.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald wants to land a leg kick but Raynard is out of range.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raynard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McDonald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nicholas McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Raynard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McDonald is looking to wear down Raynard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Raynard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McDonald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McDonald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Raynard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raynard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raynard scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raynard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonald misses with a body shot
and Raynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynard shoots in and drives through. McDonald sprawls well.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonald throws a jab when Raynard was well out of range.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Raynard.
Nice body punch from Raynard.
Raynard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raynard checks a leg kick.
McDonald cracks a nice hook into Raynard's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDonald.
Nicholas McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Raynard looks to land a body kick but McDonald moved away.
Raynard misses with a low kick.
Raynard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raynard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDonald takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Raynard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald avoids a punch combination nicely.
And McDonald counters with a quick kick to the body but Raynard blocks it.
McDonald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raynard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Raynard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raynard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Crunch! McDonald slams his shin into Raynard's torso.
Raynard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
McDonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from McDonald is predictable there
and Raynard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Decent striking displayed by McDonald there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Raynard might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McDonald has got the better of the exchanges.
Raynard looks for a takedown but McDonald sprawls well.
Raynard misses with the combination.
Raynard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice takedown defense from McDonald. No joy for Raynard on that attempt.
Nicholas McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlon Raynard.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McDonald - that will leave a mark!
McDonald scores with a body shot.
McDonald throws a low kick but Raynard moves out of range easily.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Raynard moves out of range easily.
McDonald is looking to score with low kicks.
McDonald throws a low kick, looking for Raynard's leg but Raynard calmly moves out of range.
Raynard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDonald circles away quickly and effectively.
McDonald throws a front kick aimed at Raynard's knee but Raynard avoids it well.
Raynard cracks McDonald with a right hand to the side of the head.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Raynard checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonald.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raynard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDonald comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McDonald throws a body kick that misses.
McDonald scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raynard throws a series of punches but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McDonald throws a body punch but Raynard moves out of range.
Raynard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raynard missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonald moves out of range as Raynard throws a body kick.
Raynard checks a low kick from McDonald.
McDonald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonald fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Raynard checks it well.
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raynard can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raynard moves out of range of the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McDonald lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Raynard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raynard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McDonald cracks Raynard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A lazy left from McDonald finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas McDonald dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Raynard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick from Raynard lands but McDonald takes it in his stride.
Raynard missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raynard throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDonald appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from McDonald, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald connects with a nice looking jab.
Raynard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
Raynard misses with a looping right.
Raynard walks into a stiff left hand from McDonald.
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Raynard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Raynard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonald.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Raynard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Raynard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raynard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raynard throws a hook but McDonald avoids it easily.
Raynard with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald dodges the punch combination from Raynard.
McDonald moves out of range as Raynard throws a body kick.
McDonald connects with a leg kick.
McDonald throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raynard throws a half hearted mid kick.
McDonald throws a solid leg kick but Raynard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McDonald.
Raynard misses the shot to the body.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raynard manages to avoid it.
Raynard misses with a low kick.
McDonald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raynard's sensitive parts.
Raynard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDonald slips under a jab.
McDonald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McDonald connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raynard momentarily.
Raynard checks a low kick from McDonald.
Raynard unleashes a big counter combination but McDonald bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raynard was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald connects with a single shot there.
McDonald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raynard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from McDonald misses.
Raynard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raynard tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
McDonald lands a leg kick that knocks Raynard off balance momentarily.
McDonald staying out of range there.
Raynard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDonald.
McDonald is looking to chop away at Raynard's legs.
McDonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raynard misses with a hook. McDonald ducked under it nicely.
McDonald tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Raynard is able to avoid easily.
Raynard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raynard jabs McDonald right on the nose. McDonald blinks but takes it well.
McDonald punishes Raynard's body with a nice straight punch.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raynard.
McDonald throws a right and a left that both miss.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raynard was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
Raynard throws a head kick but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A bone on bone clash there as Raynard blocks the leg kick.
Raynard is looking for the big counter here.
Marlon Raynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonald slips under a jab.
McDonald tries to land a leg kick but Raynard saw it coming and moves away.
McDonald misses with a body punch
and Raynard counters with a leg kick.
McDonald attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
Raynard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from McDonald misses the target.
Raynard avoids the body shot from McDonald.
Raynard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDonald throws a solid leg kick but Raynard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McDonald.
Raynard misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Raynard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
Raynard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McDonald throws a head kick that half lands.
Raynard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McDonald thumps Raynard with a low kick.
McDonald walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raynard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Raynard avoids them all with ease.
Raynard throws a right and a left that McDonald avoids nicely.
Raynard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McDonald is looking to land body kicks.
Raynard throws out a counter right but McDonald avoids it with no problem.
McDonald connects with the punch.
Nicholas McDonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McDonald tries to bum rush Raynard with a series of wild strikes but Raynard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A clash of legs there as Raynard blocks the low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas McDonald!