PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Mc Donnagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Dinklage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Dinklage is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mc Donnagh
vs
Dinklage

190 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
250 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Mc Donnagh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Dinklage!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dinklage moves into range and clinches up with Mc Donnagh.
Dinklage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dinklage lands a knee to the head.
Mc Donnagh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dinklage is defending well.
Dinklage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dinklage crunches a lovely knee into Mc Donnagh's ribcage.
Mc Donnagh is breathing heavily.
Dinklage landing knees to the body.
Mc Donnagh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dinklage lands a nice knee to the body.
Dinklage lands a knee to the body.
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mc Donnagh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Dinklage.
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dinklage lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Johnny Mc Donnagh has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mc Donnagh's face.
Dinklage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dinklage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dinklage obliges.

Dinklage drops Mc Donnagh with a big knee straight up the middle! Mc Donnagh is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Mc Donnagh is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dinklage takes the fight into the clinch.
Dinklage lands a good knee to the midsection. Mc Donnagh won't want to take too many of those.
Dinklage lands a good knee to the midsection. Mc Donnagh won't want to take too many of those.
Dinklage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dinklage crunches a lovely knee into Mc Donnagh's ribcage.
Dinklage lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dinklage drops Mc Donnagh with a big knee straight up the middle! Mc Donnagh is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Mc Donnagh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Dinklage forces Mc Donnagh back against the cage and clinches.
Dinklage scores a nice knee to the body.
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dinklage landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dinklage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Dinklage.
Mc Donnagh seems to have got his legs back now.
Dinklage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Dinklage.
A knee to the head by Dinklage.
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mc Donnagh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dinklage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mc Donnagh's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage tries a knee to the head but Mc Donnagh blocks it.
Dinklage working Mc Donnagh over with knees to the body.
Dinklage misses with a knee to the head.
Mc Donnagh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dinklage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mc Donnagh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dinklage obliges.
Mc Donnagh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dinklage gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Mc Donnagh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dinklage lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mc Donnagh letting Dinklage take a breather here.
Dinklage misses with a knee to the head.
Dinklage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mc Donnagh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dinklage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dinklage misses with a knee strike.
Dinklage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dinklage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mc Donnagh avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mc Donnagh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dinklage gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mc Donnagh can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Dinklage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Mc Donnagh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mc Donnagh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Dinklage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dinklage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dinklage lands a nice knee to the body.
Dinklage working Mc Donnagh over with knees to the body.
Dinklage landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dinklage.
Knees to the body from Dinklage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinklage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dinklage looking to throw knees to the head but Mc Donnagh is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage connects with a knee to the head.
Mc Donnagh takes a knee right on the jaw!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dinklage. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dinklage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dinklage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dinklage lands a knee to the body.
Dinklage manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dinklage lands a knee to the head.
Dinklage scores with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dinklage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Dinklage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dinklage connects with a knee to the head.
Mc Donnagh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dinklage lands a nice knee to the body.
Dinklage misses with a knee to the head.
Dinklage landing knees to the body.
Dinklage landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dinklage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mc Donnagh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mc Donnagh fails to pull guard.
Dinklage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mc Donnagh up against the cage.
Dinklage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dinklage tries a knee to the head but Mc Donnagh blocks it.
Mc Donnagh tries to pull guard but Dinklage holds him up against the cage and eventually Mc Donnagh drops back down to his feet.
Dinklage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dinklage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mc Donnagh is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Dinklage.
Dinklage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mc Donnagh is trying to pull guard but Dinklage turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Mc Donnagh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dinklage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mc Donnagh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mc Donnagh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dinklage pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dinklage tries a knee to the head but Mc Donnagh blocks it.
Dinklage misses with a knee strike.
Mc Donnagh takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Dinklage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Mc Donnagh's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mc Donnagh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mc Donnagh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dinklage avoids the body shot from Mc Donnagh.
Mc Donnagh misses with a jab, cross combination.

Dinklage forces Mc Donnagh back against the cage and clinches.
Dinklage tries a knee to the head but Mc Donnagh blocks it.
Dinklage lands a knee to the head.
Dinklage gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mc Donnagh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinklage stalling against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dinklage lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Dinklage.
Dinklage scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dinklage.
Dinklage landing knees to the head.
Dinklage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mc Donnagh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Dinklage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dinklage lands a knee to the head.
Dinklage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mc Donnagh's face.
Peter Dinklage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mc Donnagh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dinklage just leaning against Mc Donnagh, taking a breather.
Dinklage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dinklage trying to land knees to the body.
Mc Donnagh jumps guard but Dinklage turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dinklage misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Donnagh can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Mc Donnagh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Dinklage.
Mc Donnagh fails to pull guard.
Mc Donnagh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mc Donnagh jumps guard but Dinklage stands there with Mc Donnagh around his waist. Mc Donnagh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dinklage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dinklage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mc Donnagh blocks it with crossed arms.
Mc Donnagh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dinklage gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dinklage gets underhooks to prevent Mc Donnagh's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dinklage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mc Donnagh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dinklage connects with a knee to the head.
Mc Donnagh tries to pull guard but Dinklage won't allow it.
Dinklage crunches a lovely knee into Mc Donnagh's ribcage.
Mc Donnagh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dinklage gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mc Donnagh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dinklage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dinklage lands a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Dinklage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dinklage winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Dinklage!