PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian McDonald is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Aldo
vs
McDonald

200 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
140 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Vengeance Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian McDonald !
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McDonald 's head.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense.
Aldo shoots in looking for a takedown. McDonald tries to sprawl out of it but Aldo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McDonald manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aldo wants it to stay on the feet.
Aldo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

McDonald gets the takedown into side control.
McDonald tries to move to mount but Aldo blocks the move with his legs.
Aldo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Aldo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aldo stops McDonald from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo passes to full mount!
McDonald is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Aldo working McDonald over with strikes here.
You get the feeling that McDonald really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Aldo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Aldo won't let McDonald get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Aldo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to control the pace but McDonald is squirming around nicely.
McDonald is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Aldo working for a guillotine from mount but McDonald is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aldo looking to control but McDonald is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aldo is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aldo goes for an armbar but McDonald turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McDonald .
McDonald works over Aldo with some ground and pound from guard.
McDonald works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McDonald looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McDonald working Aldo over with strikes.
Aldo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is pressing down on Aldo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aldo is holding on for now.
McDonald scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McDonald looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aldo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McDonald wants to free his trapped foot but Aldo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Aldo is trying to maintain the position but McDonald is very close to passing his half guard.
McDonald tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aldo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Aldo!
McDonald prevents Aldo from getting the reversal.
McDonald landing shots from mount.
McDonald with a couple of short strikes.
McDonald lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by McDonald .
McDonald in side control lands a decent elbow.
McDonald scores with a couple of short elbows.
Aldo tries to improve position but can't.
McDonald grinds an elbow into Aldo's temple.

Aldo is rocked!
Aldo is trying to buck McDonald off.
McDonald advances nicely into full mount.
McDonald landing strikes from the mount and Aldo is in trouble!
McDonald putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McDonald working Aldo over with strikes here.
Oh Aldo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonald breaks from Aldo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDonald fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McDonald lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McDonald cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McDonald unloading with bombs!
Aldo is in all sorts of trouble here.
McDonald lands a big shot there that rocks Aldo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McDonald landing strikes from the mount and Aldo is in trouble!
McDonald with the ground and pound from mount.
McDonald scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McDonald punishing his opponent with strikes.
McDonald dominating with strikes here.
McDonald landing strikes from the mount.
Aldo tries to hold on but McDonald pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald cracks Aldo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Aldo wants to hold on but McDonald pushes him away.
McDonald lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald breaks from Aldo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Aldo is working to get back to half guard.
McDonald with a couple of short strikes.
Aldo is looking to improve his position but McDonald isn't that keen on the idea.
McDonald landing strikes from the mount and Aldo is in trouble!
Aldo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McDonald raining down shots from the mount!
McDonald looking to finish Aldo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Aldo!
Aldo tries to hold on but McDonald pushes him away.
Aldo seems to have got his legs back now.
McDonald lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Aldo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McDonald working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McDonald is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aldo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McDonald cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Aldo is in a horrible position here. McDonald smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McDonald lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aldo hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McDonald cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McDonald really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aldo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McDonald working the ground and pound effectively.
McDonald lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aldo hang on?
McDonald scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Aldo tries to reverse the position but McDonald maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald scoring with strikes but Aldo is staying in there.
McDonald working the ground and pound effectively.
McDonald landing strikes from the mount.
McDonald dominating with strikes here.
McDonald lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McDonald lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aldo hang on?
McDonald lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McDonald cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Aldo is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo taking shots to the head.
McDonald scoring with strikes but Aldo is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian McDonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by McDonald or perhaps it was just good defense by Aldo which made him look bad.

McDonald shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McDonald is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Aldo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McDonald tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Aldo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
McDonald working over Aldo with some ground and pound. Aldo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McDonald throwing shots but Aldo is blocking nicely.
McDonald tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aldo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aldo wants to control but McDonald is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McDonald is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Aldo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDonald lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald cracks Aldo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Aldo is bucking up trying to escape but McDonald cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McDonald landing shots from mount.
McDonald with a couple of short strikes.
McDonald is landing with some decent strikes but Aldo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McDonald landing punches.
McDonald landing strikes from the mount and Aldo is in trouble!
McDonald lands a big shot there that rocks Aldo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Aldo wants to control but McDonald is having none of it.
Aldo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aldo taking shots to the head.
McDonald landing strikes from the mount.
Aldo trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is wriggling around trying to escape.
McDonald is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aldo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McDonald unloading with bombs!
McDonald connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McDonald lands a heavy elbow.
McDonald looking to finish Aldo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Aldo!
BOOM! McDonald connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McDonald lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McDonald working Aldo over with strikes here.
Aldo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McDonald scoring with strikes but Aldo is staying in there.
McDonald punishing his opponent with strikes.
McDonald pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald landing shots from mount.
Aldo working to try and regain half guard.
Aldo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aldo is trying desperately to improve position.
McDonald with shots to the head and body - Aldo looks very uncomfortable down there.
McDonald looking to finish Aldo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Aldo!
Aldo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McDonald dominating with strikes here.
Aldo regains half guard.
McDonald works his way into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald landing strikes, looking to finish!
Aldo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
McDonald scoring with strikes but Aldo is staying in there.
McDonald scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McDonald fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McDonald working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McDonald cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McDonald scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aldo?
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonald scoring with strikes but Aldo is staying in there.
Aldo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian McDonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McDonald 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

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