PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Pao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald McDonald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McDonald
vs
Pao

190 cm
19
235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
19
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronald McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kung Pao!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McDonald rushes Pao and presses him up against the cage.
McDonald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pao's efforts to push away.
McDonald scores with a shot to the side of Pao's head.

Pao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonald staying out of range there.
Pao misses with a body shot.
McDonald lands a nice shot that snaps Pao's head back.
McDonald has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pao finds it's way round the side to connect with McDonald's head.
Sloppy strikes from Pao. Those never looked like landing.
McDonald misses with a shot to the body
and Pao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McDonald thinking.
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
McDonald thows a body shot but no joy.
Pao throws a hook but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McDonald takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pao misses with a body shot.
McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pao throws a leg kick but McDonald moved away.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Pao is just out of range.
Good exchange - Pao coming out on top.

It looks like Ronald McDonald has been cut.
Good shot there by McDonald.
McDonald takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
McDonald throws a shot from downtown. Pao moves away and avoids it.
Pao misses with a straight right.
McDonald fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pao misses with a looping left.
McDonald works Pao's body with a nice hook.
McDonald blocks a jab.
McDonald scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pao throws a series of punches but McDonald moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pao just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald with a hook.
Pao throws a right and a left that McDonald avoids nicely.
Pao misses with a combination
and McDonald counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald slips under a jab from Pao.
Pao throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

McDonald closes the distance and pushes Pao back into the cage.
Pao prevents a body shot from McDonald.
McDonald lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pao is looking to break free of the clinch but McDonald has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Pao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pao blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pao is trying to push McDonald away but McDonald has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pao has had enough of the clinch but McDonald keeps him there for the moment.
Pao avoiding damage.
McDonald dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McDonald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDonald is leaning against Pao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Pao's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Pao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pao slips a straight right by McDonald.
Pao throws a hook but McDonald avoids it easily.
Pao misses with a low kick.
Pao takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
McDonald slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Pao throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
Pao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald throws a body punch but Pao moves out of range.
Pao misses with a series of wild punches.
McDonald closes the distance and clinches up with Pao, looking for a takedown. McDonald pushes Pao against the cage but Pao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDonald circles away quickly and effectively.
Pao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McDonald is out of range.
McDonald checks a leg kick.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Pao.

McDonald rushes Pao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McDonald.
McDonald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pao's efforts to push away.
Pao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Pao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald McDonald'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.

McDonald lands the left hand.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McDonald connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pao scrambles back to his feet.

McDonald has managed to clinch.
McDonald pushes Pao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonald digs a right hand underneath Pao's ribcage. Pao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pao working hard to break the clinch.
McDonald tries a body shot but Pao blocks it.
McDonald throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from McDonald - that landed with a thud.
McDonald lands a right hand.
McDonald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pao backwards.
McDonald tries to throw a body punch but Pao avoids it by throwing McDonald back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pao is trying to break the clinch but McDonald is controlling him.
McDonald's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with McDonald for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Pao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDonald has him pressed against the cage.
McDonald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pao backwards.
Ronald McDonald has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McDonald prevents Pao from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from McDonald.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonald.
McDonald tries to work over Pao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from McDonald.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a nice shot to the body.
McDonald lands a left hand.
Pao prevents a body shot from McDonald.
Pao has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
McDonald lands a shot to the body.
Pao struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
McDonald cracks Pao with a nice body shot.
Pao is trying to break free.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pao is trying to force a seperation but McDonald has the dominant position.
McDonald has Pao pressed against the cage, preventing Pao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDonald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pao lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pao tries to break free but McDonald pushes him back against the cage.
Pao is looking to break free of the clinch but McDonald has double underhooks.
Pao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pao blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Pao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDonald walks into a stiff left hand from Pao.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pao cracks McDonald with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pao. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pao cracks the inside of McDonald's front leg.
Pao scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by McDonald.
McDonald is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McDonald closes the distance and clinches.
Pao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pao is trying to maintain a safe position but McDonald gets an underhook and turns Pao into the cage.
Pao blocks a body shot from McDonald.
A short uppercut from McDonald.
McDonald lands a nice uppercut.
McDonald working aggressively here.
Pao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDonald has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonald misses with the head strike.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pao's elbow.
A body shot lands from McDonald.
Pao is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald McDonald dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronald McDonald's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald slips under a jab.
McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pao looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.

McDonald closes the distance and clinches.
Pao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDonald has him pressed against the cage.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pao's elbow.
McDonald misses with the head strike.
McDonald avoiding damage.
A short left from McDonald.
McDonald has Pao pressed against the cage, preventing Pao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pao blocking some punches.
McDonald scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald tries to work over Pao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald misses with the head strike.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from McDonald - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from McDonald.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonald scores with a shoulder strike.
Pao wants to break free but McDonald has control.
A left hand lands to the body for McDonald.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald's elbow.
McDonald tries to throw a body punch but Pao avoids it by throwing McDonald back against the cage.
McDonald keeps control of Pao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McDonald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pao backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pao swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McDonald prevents Pao from breaking the clinch.
Pao is trying to break free.
Pao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDonald has him pressed against the cage.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McDonald is keeping busy.
McDonald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonald lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Pao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on McDonald - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a body punch.
Pao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.
McDonald tries to work over Pao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from McDonald.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McDonald lands a body shot in the clinch.
McDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McDonald lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands with a left to the head.
Pao blocks an uppercut.
Pao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pao tries to circle away but McDonald has him pinned against the cage.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Pao controls his hands.
McDonald stalling.
McDonald misses with a body punch.
McDonald working aggressively here.
McDonald cracks Pao with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from McDonald.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pao backwards.
Pao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pao wants to get back to striking at distance but McDonald won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McDonald 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald McDonald!
After the fight, Ronald McDonald was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.