PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conor McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James LaBrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hamburger. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McDonald
vs
LaBrie

183 cm
31
182 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

178 cm
28
178 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Conor McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James LaBrie!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald stuns LaBrie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McDonald takes one to the side of the head.
LaBrie misses with an uppercut
and McDonald counters with a right hand to the body.
LaBrie just misses with a punch to the body.
LaBrie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonald.
McDonald misses with a hook. LaBrie ducked under it nicely.
LaBrie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
LaBrie throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonald.
LaBrie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LaBrie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
LaBrie ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
McDonald takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald slips a straight right by LaBrie.
McDonald slips under a jab from LaBrie.
LaBrie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaBrie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McDonald momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBrie throws an overhand right that lands on McDonald's shoulder, as McDonald tries to avoid the shot.
McDonald throwing a counter right hand but LaBrie manages to avoid it.
LaBrie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
LaBrie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald avoids the body shot from LaBrie.
McDonald lands with a good body shot.
McDonald on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
LaBrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McDonald cracks LaBrie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McDonald throws a jab when LaBrie was well out of range.
LaBrie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
LaBrie catches McDonald with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
LaBrie missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonald on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LaBrie was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaBrie punishes McDonald's body with a nice straight punch.
LaBrie thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald throwing a counter right hand but LaBrie manages to avoid it.
LaBrie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
LaBrie jabs at McDonald's body.
LaBrie looks to land a combination but McDonald avoids it well.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from LaBrie.
LaBrie just misses with a punch to the body.
LaBrie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McDonald had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
LaBrie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
LaBrie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McDonald backs up against the cage.

It looks like Conor McDonald has been cut.
McDonald cracks LaBrie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the liver by LaBrie. Beautiful body shot.
McDonald misses with a body kick.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from LaBrie.
McDonald swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaBrie lands with a hook. McDonald tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McDonald walks into a stiff left hand from LaBrie.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LaBrie moves away.
LaBrie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDonald counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps LaBrie thinking.
LaBrie lands a jab.
LaBrie throws a right hand that misses
and McDonald counters with a slapping leg kick.
LaBrie lunges at McDonald with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDonald's hand.
A big right from McDonald misses.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
LaBrie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
LaBrie misses with a hook
and McDonald counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaBrie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
LaBrie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
James LaBrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaBrie jabs McDonald to the body, keeping him at a distance.
LaBrie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald throws a predictable looking body shot
and LaBrie counters with a straight right hand.
LaBrie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from LaBrie misses.
McDonald stuns LaBrie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McDonald defending well as LaBrie loads up on a big left hand.
McDonald takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
LaBrie takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
McDonald lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LaBrie throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald half committed to a counter leg kick.
McDonald throws a jab when LaBrie was well out of range.
LaBrie throws out a loose jab but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald appears to be looking for a big counter.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaBrie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James LaBrie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor McDonald's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from LaBrie. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from LaBrie. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
LaBrie throws a series of punches but McDonald avoids them all with ease.
McDonald swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
LaBrie throws a right hand that misses
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
LaBrie loads up on a big right hand but McDonald slips the punch.
McDonald throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck LaBrie on the side of the head.
LaBrie swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald fires out a quick counter leg kick but LaBrie just manages to avoid it.
LaBrie scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaBrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McDonald gets cracked with a nice right hand there by LaBrie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBrie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald takes one on the button.
LaBrie loads up on a big right hand but McDonald slips the punch.
LaBrie misses with a hook. McDonald ducked under it nicely.
LaBrie avoids the body shot from McDonald.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDonald, right into the meat.
A cross from McDonald lands.
McDonald misses with a hook.
McDonald avoids the body shot from LaBrie.
McDonald looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from LaBrie.
James LaBrie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
LaBrie misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by McDonald.
LaBrie lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaBrie missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald takes a body punch but keeps moving.
LaBrie throws a body shot but no joy.
LaBrie lands with a straight right. McDonald didn't see that one coming.
LaBrie misses with a right hand
and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
LaBrie misses with a wild body shot.
LaBrie lands a jab to McDonald's midsection.
LaBrie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDonald's head.
LaBrie walks into a left hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McDonald might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
LaBrie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
LaBrie tries to bum rush McDonald with a series of wild strikes but McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDonald is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from LaBrie.
LaBrie throws a hook but McDonald avoids it easily.
McDonald takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a left hand
and LaBrie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McDonald misses with a straight right.
LaBrie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
A countering left hand to the body from LaBrie misses.
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
A left and a right from LaBrie both land. Nice combination.
LaBrie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from LaBrie. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McDonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonald blocks a jab.
LaBrie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDonald throws a head kick but LaBrie moves out of range.
LaBrie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LaBrie takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
LaBrie tests McDonald's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaBrie misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
McDonald feints and then cracks LaBrie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow LaBrie down.
LaBrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
McDonald feinted there with a counter leg kick.
LaBrie swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from LaBrie misses.
McDonald is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
LaBrie looks to throw the jab but McDonald is out of range.
McDonald lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
LaBrie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDonald lands the left hand.

LaBrie is rocked!
McDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and LaBrie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
LaBrie is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonald finish him?
McDonald and LaBrie are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. McDonald throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking LaBrie into next week! Ooooh that was huge! McDonald knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Conor McDonald!
A very excited looking Conor McDonald made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.