PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rory McDonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masereka Gaeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonnell comes to the cage accompanied by Bloc Party - Ares (Remix). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McDonnell
vs
Gaeez

183 cm
17
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

HERITAGE! (message for laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masereka Gaeez!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaeez misses with a low kick.
McDonnell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from McDonnell.
McDonnell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gaeez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McDonnell scores with a kick to the midsection.
McDonnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaeez looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
Gaeez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McDonnell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gaeez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Masereka Gaeez has been cut.
Gaeez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonnell connects with a leg kick. Gaeez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell throws a lazy head kick

and Gaeez counters with a single leg into guard. McDonnell didn't expect that.

McDonnell has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Gaeez is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaeez misses with the head strike.

McDonnell breaks the clinch.
Gaeez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gaeez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonnell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gaeez's hands.
McDonnell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gaeez misses with a two punch combination.
McDonnell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gaeez just manages to avoid it.
Rory McDonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonnell scores with a head kick. Gaeez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Gaeez is rocked!
Gaeez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McDonnell. That one must have hurt.
Gaeez looks winded!
A head kick by McDonnell - that's a beauty! Gaeez is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even McDonnell can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rory McDonnell!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rory McDonnell waved his t-shirt featuring HERITAGE! (message for laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.