PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Waldo Macdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Macdonald
vs
Miller

190 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waldo Macdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Miller!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller is looking to clinch but Macdonald is avoiding it.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Macdonald rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.
Miller looking for a takedown.

Macdonald pulls guard effortlessly.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Macdonald holds on and takes a little breather.
Macdonald wants to sweep but no luck.
Macdonald pulls Miller in close to prevent any damage.
Miller wants to control from the top but Macdonald keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Miller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Macdonald is fending him off so far but Miller persists. Nope, Macdonald circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot by Miller.
Miller blocks a head kick by Macdonald.

Macdonald shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Macdonald showed some decent athleticism there.
Macdonald is looking to advance position but Miller won't allow it.
Macdonald perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macdonald's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Macdonald looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Macdonald works his way into side control.
Miller tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Macdonald presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald controlling the pace for now.
Macdonald seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Miller for as long as he can get away with.
Miller can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to reverse the position but instead Macdonald has taken his back - oops!
Macdonald keeps control of the position easily here as Miller tries to buck him off.
Miller has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Macdonald.
Miller is really stuck here.
Macdonald somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Macdonald controlling from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macdonald missing with punches from the back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Waldo Macdonald dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Macdonald fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage.

Macdonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waldo Macdonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Macdonald closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Macdonald pulls Miller into guard.
Macdonald controlling Miller's posture.
Miller wants to stand but Macdonald is controlling his posture from full guard.
Macdonald wants to sweep here but Miller controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller avoids a guillotine attempt 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.
Waldo Macdonald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Macdonald is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Miller defends it well.
Miller has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Macdonald is working away from the top position though.
Macdonald is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
Macdonald keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Miller wants to control but Macdonald is keeping busy and won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Macdonald gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Macdonald decides to pull guard.
Macdonald manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Macdonald throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Miller is looking to get to half guard.
Miller tries to hold on but Macdonald pushes him away.
Macdonald controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miller is looking to escape.
Miller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macdonald misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Waldo Macdonald dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Miller is looking to clinch.
Macdonald loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Macdonald looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Macdonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Macdonald.
Macdonald shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Macdonald is defended easily by Miller.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waldo Macdonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Macdonald fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Miller sprawls well initially but Macdonald persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is trying to control but can't.
Miller manages to get to full guard.
Macdonald trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.

Macdonald is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald content to stall in guard here.
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 Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Macdonald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Waldo Macdonald.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.

Macdonald drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Macdonald turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Macdonald misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Macdonald is controlling him.
Miller is trying to push Macdonald away but Macdonald has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Macdonald has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Miller clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Macdonald wants to control but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Macdonald working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Macdonald controlling from the back.
You can see the frustration on Miller's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller just trying to survive but Macdonald is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Zack Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Macdonald has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Miller's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Miller just trying to survive but Macdonald is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Miller has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Macdonald.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Miller is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Waldo Macdonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Waldo Macdonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Macdonald has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waldo Macdonald!