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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peppu Reiska MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Stronger. MacDonald is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ENNIO MORRICONE -"Sixty Seconds To What?". Gary White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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179 cm
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145 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peppu Reiska MacDonald!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacDonald scores with a jab. White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
MacDonald connects with a jab.
MacDonald shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. MacDonald showed some decent athleticism there.
MacDonald tries to pass the half guard into mount. White knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
MacDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is trying to stand.
MacDonald not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald wants to pass the guard but White is defending well.
White is trying to stand back up but MacDonald is controlling him
MacDonald sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for MacDonald on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. MacDonald lands a nice short elbow.
MacDonald takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
MacDonald takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
MacDonald is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so White is just riding it out for now. MacDonald eventually gives up the hold.
MacDonald scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is looking for a sweep. MacDonald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
MacDonald is figuring out what he wants to do next.
MacDonald throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
MacDonald not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
MacDonald content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald winds up and cracks White with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
MacDonald missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
MacDonald performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
White trying to control but MacDonald postures up.
MacDonald wants to advance to full mount but White doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacDonald wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
MacDonald tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
MacDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacDonald with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
MacDonald chips away with some ground and pound.
MacDonald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
MacDonald wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
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 loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
MacDonald stands up over White, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
MacDonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MacDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacDonald not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Peppu Reiska MacDonald was stalling too much, according to the referee.
MacDonald throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
MacDonald jabs at White's body.
MacDonald is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
MacDonald connects with a single shot there.
White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed MacDonald momentarily.
MacDonald throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
MacDonald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by MacDonald.
MacDonald tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacDonald misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donk. MacDonald catches White right on the button with a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by MacDonald as he connects with a hook.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
MacDonald thuds his shin into the meat of White's side.
White blocks a head kick by MacDonald.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
MacDonald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
MacDonald misses with a jab to the body
and White counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
White avoids the head kick by MacDonald.
MacDonald throws a low kick but White moves out of range easily.
MacDonald lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.
MacDonald tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
MacDonald shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. MacDonald gets slowly back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacDonald manages to avoid it.
White is looking to clinch but MacDonald is avoiding it.
White throws a head kick but MacDonald moves out of range.
MacDonald shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacDonald misses with an uppercut
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
MacDonald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
MacDonald lands a nice shot to the body.
MacDonald is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
MacDonald misses with a wild body shot.
White blocks a leg kick.
MacDonald throws a body kick that misses.
MacDonald takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
MacDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald misses with a looping right.
MacDonald throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around White's waist but White gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing MacDonald off to one side.
MacDonald is looking to chop away at White's legs.
MacDonald clinches with his opponent.
MacDonald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White blocks a body shot from MacDonald.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacDonald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White tries to work over MacDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but MacDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MacDonald or not.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
MacDonald lands with a right to the head.
MacDonald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White tries a body shot but MacDonald blocks it.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
MacDonald ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. MacDonald no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
MacDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacDonald is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. White is aware though and is defending well.
MacDonald looking for a guillotine here but White defends easily.
MacDonald is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
MacDonald not landing any meaningful shots this time.
MacDonald prevents White from standing back up.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
MacDonald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
MacDonald is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
MacDonald is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. White can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
MacDonald lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
MacDonald looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacDonald has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of White's face.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald is in the full mount, landing strikes.
MacDonald landing punches.
MacDonald looking to finish White with some ground and pound. This is bad for White!
MacDonald is landing with some decent strikes but White is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
White is rocked!
MacDonald lands a big shot to the head and White winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Peppu Reiska MacDonald!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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