PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Corner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Corner
vs
McDonald

181 cm
23
160 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

180 cm
30
163 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Milwaukee's Best 160
Crippler's Corner

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Corner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corner stuffs the takedown attempt from McDonald. McDonald gets slowly back to his feet.
Corner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McDonald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corner. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.

Corner closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McDonald as Corner tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Corner fails to land.

McDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Corner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDonald has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonald has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McDonald there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McDonald.
Tony Corner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy McDonald.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body. Corner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDonald throws a good cross that connects.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDonald punishes Corner's body with a nice straight punch.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald jabs Corner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McDonald throws a lazy right hand but Corner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McDonald.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corner throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - McDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

McDonald darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Corner pushes McDonald off looking to stand but McDonald dives back in and keeps control.

McDonald seems to be working for a kimura but Corner defends the submission attempt.

McDonald is working for a kimura here but Corner manages to reverse the position and he's now in McDonald's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald controls Corner momentarily but Corner frees himself.
Corner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McDonald is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Corner is controlling him.
Corner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonald is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to stand and escape but Corner is having none of it.
McDonald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Tony Corner wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corner.
Corner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Corner.
Corner swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Corner.
McDonald scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McDonald jabs Corner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy McDonald 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.

Corner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A lazy left from McDonald finds it's target.
Corner tries to move into range but McDonald moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Corner tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McDonald misses with an uppercut. Corner saw that one coming.
Corner lands a nice looking body shot.
McDonald throws an off balance right hand
and Corner counters with a left to the body.
McDonald digs a good hook to Corner's body.
Corner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDonald scores with a punch to the head.
Corner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a jab when Corner was well out of range.
Corner is looking to wear down McDonald with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Corner slips under a jab.
Tommy McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald has a takedown stuffed.
Corner doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonald circles away.
Corner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Corner misses with an uppercut.
McDonald throws a jab when Corner was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Corner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corner moves out of range as McDonald strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a two punch combination.
Corner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDonald misses with a looping left.
McDonald misses with a two punch combination.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Corner but Corner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good leg kick by Corner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Corner stuffs the takedown.
Tony Corner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy McDonald.
Corner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Corner. Those never looked like landing.
McDonald throws a hook to the side of Corner's head but Corner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
McDonald throws an off balance right hand
and Corner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Corner misses with an uppercut.
McDonald misses with a right hand
and Corner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Corner misses
and McDonald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corner moves forwards but McDonald connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Corner. Those never looked like landing.
Corner thumps McDonald with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Corner avoids the body shot from McDonald.
McDonald takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Corner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab.
Corner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Corner leaves McDonald with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tommy McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corner needs to keep his hands up - McDonald had a free shot at his head there.
Tony Corner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corner just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Corner will probably get the nod.
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 takedown defense from Corner. No joy for McDonald on that attempt.
Corner misses with a lunging right hand
enabling McDonald to counter with a crisp jab.
McDonald connects with a nice looking jab.
McDonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corner.
McDonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonald checks a leg kick.
Corner scores with the left hand. McDonald knows he should have avoided that one.
Corner moves out of range as McDonald strikes.
McDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corner.
Corner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Corner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corner misses with a hook
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Corner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McDonald is defended easily by Corner.
Corner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Corner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Corner digs a good hook to McDonald's body.
Corner scores with a nice strike.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tony Corner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy McDonald.
McDonald shoots in but no luck this time.
A slow jab from McDonald misses its intended target.
Corner misses with a hook to the body
and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corner staying out of range there.
McDonald throws a lazy right hand but Corner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McDonald is defended easily by Corner.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Corner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No joy there for McDonald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Corner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald throws a big shot that misses.
Corner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

McDonald tries to keep at a distance but Corner has taken the fight into the clinch.
McDonald has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Corner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Corner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McDonald has had enough of the clinch but Corner keeps him there for the moment.
Corner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald has had enough of the clinch but Corner keeps him there for the moment.
McDonald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Corner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McDonald is trying to force a seperation but Corner has the dominant position.
Corner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corner tries to stall but McDonald uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Corner digs a right hand underneath McDonald's ribcage. McDonald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McDonald is trying to break free.
Corner pushes McDonald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corner presses McDonald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald is trying to push Corner away but Corner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Corner.
Corner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Corner misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Corner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Corner 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Corner!
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