PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brody MacDonald (ranked 2589 p4p, 2898 weight class) and Praew Dao (ranked 312 p4p, 336 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

MacDonald
vs
Dao

187 cm
22
170
4 - 4 - 0

182 cm
23
182
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brody MacDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Praew Dao!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from MacDonald.
MacDonald scores with a jab. Dao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
MacDonald throws an off balance right hand
and Dao counters with a straight right hand.
Dao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. MacDonald darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from MacDonald misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by MacDonald there.

Dao forces MacDonald back against the cage and clinches.
Dao tries a body shot but MacDonald blocks it.
Dao lands a hook that snaps the head of MacDonald backwards.
Nice body punch from Dao - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dao misses with a body punch.
Dao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MacDonald or not.

MacDonald manages to break the clinch.
MacDonald misses with an uppercut
and Dao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Brody MacDonald has been cut.
MacDonald throws an off balance right hand
and Dao counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald throws a hook but Dao blocks it.
MacDonald loads up on a big right hand but Dao slips the punch.
Dao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
MacDonald cracks a nice hook into Dao's ribs.
MacDonald connects with a nice looking jab.
Dao slips a straight right by MacDonald.
MacDonald gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dao.
MacDonald misses with a right hand
enabling Dao to counter with a crisp jab.
Dao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches MacDonald on the side of the head.
Dao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacDonald.

Dao clinches with his opponent.
Dao tries to work over MacDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald wants to get back to striking at distance but Dao won't allow it.
MacDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacDonald blocks a body shot from Dao.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacDonald is looking to control Dao's arms but Dao gets an underhook and turns him. Now MacDonald has his back to the cage.
Dao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacDonald's elbow.

Dao manages to break the clinch.
Dao moves out of range as MacDonald strikes.
Dao cracks MacDonald with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from MacDonald misses the target.
Dao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
MacDonald swings widly with a right hand
and Dao counters with a slapping leg kick.
MacDonald throws a lazy uppercut
and Dao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacDonald lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacDonald throws out the jab.
Dao scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald swings widly with a right hand
and Dao counters with a low kick, right behind MacDonald 's knee.
Dao has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
MacDonald lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from MacDonald misses.
A big left from Dao misses.
MacDonald lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dao throws a poor cross that misses
and MacDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacDonald throws a big shot that misses.
MacDonald throws an off balance right hand
enabling Dao to counter with a crisp jab.

Brody MacDonald's cut is getting worse.
Dao misses with a two punch combination.
MacDonald throws a hook but Dao avoids it easily.

Dao clinches up with MacDonald and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dao lands with a light punch inside.
MacDonald blocks a body shot from Dao.
Come on MacDonald - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dao swings wildly with an uppercut but MacDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dao can't find room to land a body shot as MacDonald controls the action.
Dao struggles to land a body shot inside as MacDonald controls his hands.
Dao misses with a body punch.
Dao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

MacDonald manages to break the clinch.
MacDonald looks to throw the jab but Dao is out of range.
MacDonald misses with a hook. Dao ducked under it nicely.
Dao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
MacDonald misses with a series of wild punches.
Dao is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Praew Dao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brody MacDonald's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

MacDonald connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dao momentarily.
A leg kick checked by MacDonald.
MacDonald looks to land a right hand but Dao moved out of range.
MacDonald looks to land a left hand but Dao moved out of range nicely.
Dao only half commits to the counter leg kick.
MacDonald misses with a hook
and Dao counters with a three punch combo that has MacDonald backing up. MacDonald nods at Dao to acknowledge the strikes.
MacDonald lands with a straight right. Dao didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Praew Dao has been cut.
MacDonald tests Dao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
MacDonald misses with an uppercut.
MacDonald misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Dao to counter with a crisp jab.
MacDonald misses the jab.
Dao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacDonald loads up on a big right hand but Dao slips the punch.
Dao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
MacDonald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dao counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dao clinches up against the cage.
MacDonald is trying to stall.
Dao keeps control of MacDonald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Dao.
MacDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.

MacDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dao tries to move into range but MacDonald moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
MacDonald missing with a left hand there. Dao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
MacDonald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by MacDonald.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacDonald looks to throw the jab but Dao is out of range.
MacDonald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacDonald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
MacDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Dao.
MacDonald throws an off balance right hand
and Dao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
MacDonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
MacDonald lands an overhand right.
MacDonald misses with a hook
and Dao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brody MacDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Dao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dao.
MacDonald throws the left hand but Dao avoids the punch easily.

Dao moves into the clinch successfully.

MacDonald breaks from the clinch.
MacDonald jabs Dao right on the nose. Dao blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from MacDonald misses the target.
Dao tries a quick counter leg kick but MacDonald is wise to it.
Dao fails to land with a series of punches.
Dao misses with a looping right.
Dao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Dao misses.
MacDonald lands a lovely overhand right.
MacDonald throws a right hand that misses
and Dao counters with a good low kick that MacDonald was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from MacDonald.
Dao slips a jab from MacDonald.
MacDonald looks to throw the jab but Dao is out of range.
Dao now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacDonald throws a looping overhand right but Dao ducks down to avoid it.
Dao looks to land a left hand but MacDonald moved out of range nicely.
Dao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacDonald.
Dao feints a counter leg kick.
MacDonald closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dao throws out a loose jab but MacDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacDonald. Dao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dao's jab looks to have found its range, popping MacDonald under the eye.
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 Brody MacDonald will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

MacDonald loads up on a big right hand but Dao slips the punch.
MacDonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Dao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacDonald misses with an uppercut.
MacDonald throws a hook but Dao blocks it.
MacDonald lands a lovely overhand right.
MacDonald is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - MacDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brody MacDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dao gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacDonald working aggressively here.
MacDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Dao controls his hands.
Dao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacDonald tries to throw a body punch but Dao avoids it by throwing MacDonald back against the cage.
MacDonald lands a body shot in the clinch.
MacDonald has had enough of the clinch but Dao keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
Dao misses with a punch to the body.
Dao is leaning against MacDonald and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

MacDonald breaks from the clinch.
MacDonald scores with a jab to the head.
Dao throws a series of punches but MacDonald moves out of range.
MacDonald swings widly with a right hand
letting Dao counter with a right hand.
MacDonald pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dao back to the cage. MacDonald follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
MacDonald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
MacDonald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dao counters with a good low kick that MacDonald was not able to check.
MacDonald misses with a series of wild punches.
MacDonald misses with a hook. Dao ducked under it nicely.
As MacDonald backs off Dao throws a huge counter combo but MacDonald manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacDonald swings widly with a right hand
and Dao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from MacDonald.
Dao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dao slips a straight right by MacDonald.
Dao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacDonald.
A jab from MacDonald misses.
Dao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
MacDonald lunges at Dao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dao's hand.
MacDonald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dao counters with a nice uppercut.
Dao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as MacDonald checks a leg kick.
Dao missing with a left hand there. MacDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald misses with an uppercut. Dao saw that one coming.
Dao feints a counter leg kick.
MacDonald missing with a left hand there. Dao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dao ducks under a wild hook from MacDonald.
MacDonald paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
MacDonald throws a looping overhand right but Dao ducks down to avoid it.

Dao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dao lands with a left to the head.
MacDonald is trying to push Dao away but Dao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dao misses with a body punch.

MacDonald breaks the clinch.
MacDonald throws a jab but it's blocked by Dao.
Dao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before MacDonald has time to react.
MacDonald misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from MacDonald finds it's way through Dao's defenses.
A jab from Dao does it's job there.

Brody MacDonald's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacDonald.
The fighters circling - MacDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Dao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
MacDonald lands with a straight right. Dao didn't see that one coming.
Dao moves out of range as MacDonald strikes.
MacDonald misses with a straight left.
Dao flicks out a counter leg kick but MacDonald steps away.
Dao blocks a jab.
MacDonald looks to land a left hand but Dao moved out of range nicely.

Dao has managed to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brody MacDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
I think MacDonald has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!