PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxime Bergeron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davis Macdonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macdonnell has chosen Braveheart Theme - Saskin Mix as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Davis Macdonnell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maxime Bergeron's chin.

Bergeron
vs
Macdonnell

187 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

SCP Fight Gear
Demonic Drugs (New 155 product on Jan 3rd)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxime Bergeron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davis Macdonnell!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergeron wants to clinch.
Macdonnell shoots in for a double leg but Bergeron sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Macdonnell has closed the distance and engaged Bergeron in a clinch.
Macdonnell scores a nice knee to the body.
Bergeron tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Macdonnell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Macdonnell avoiding damage.
Bergeron drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bergeron can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxime Bergeron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macdonnell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Macdonnell.
Macdonnell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Macdonnell is struggling to control the position.
Bergeron goes for a takedown in the clinch but Macdonnell prevents it.
Macdonnell connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonnell scores a nice knee to the body.
Bergeron has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Macdonnell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Macdonnell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bergeron lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bergeron is breathing heavily.
Macdonnell with a knee to the head.
Macdonnell crunches a lovely knee into Bergeron's ribcage.
Macdonnell lands an elbow inside.
Macdonnell lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Macdonnell.
Macdonnell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bergeron lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Macdonnell tries to land a knee to the head but Bergeron blocks with his arms.
Macdonnell lands a knee to the body.

Macdonnell wants the takedown. Bergeron is fighting it off but Macdonnell persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bergeron's guard against the cage.
Macdonnell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonnell wanted to stand there but Bergeron had control of the position.

Bergeron is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macdonnell is looking to work some ground and pound but Bergeron has wrist control.
Bergeron is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bergeron is trying to control the position but Macdonnell postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Macdonnell closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bergeron counters with a nice double leg into side control. Macdonnell won't be happy with that.
Bergeron is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Macdonnell manages to get back to half guard.

Macdonnell makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bergeron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Macdonnell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis Macdonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macdonnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Macdonnell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bergeron throws a quick inside leg kick.
Macdonnell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bergeron throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bergeron will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Macdonnell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bergeron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Macdonnell wants to clinch up but Bergeron keeps it at a distance.
Bergeron tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Macdonnell swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macdonnell misses with a head kick.
Bergeron walks into a straight right hand from Macdonnell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davis Macdonnell dominated that round.
That's time! Bergeron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Macdonnell misses with a takedown attempt

and Bergeron counters with a single leg into guard. Macdonnell didn't expect that.
Bergeron has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Macdonnell wants to get back to his feet but Bergeron is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bergeron missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bergeron wants to control from the top but Macdonnell keeps moving.
Bergeron controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bergeron seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Macdonnell for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergeron wants to control from the top but Macdonnell keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Macdonnell is looking to stand up but Bergeron isn't so interested in that idea.
Bergeron wants to control from the top but Macdonnell keeps moving.
Bergeron throws a strike but Macdonnell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Macdonnell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bergeron on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bergeron tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bergeron not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Macdonnell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Macdonnell controlling the action here.
Bergeron wants to control but Macdonnell is keeping busy.
Bergeron is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonnell is looking to stall here but Bergeron recovers full guard.
Macdonnell won't allow Bergeron to sweep him here.
Bergeron working a defensive guard here.
Bergeron trying to strike off his back.
Macdonnell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bergeron works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Macdonnell is stalling in the full guard.
Bergeron is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bergeron trying to control the position here.
Macdonnell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bergeron has his takedown stuffed
and Macdonnell counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bergeron circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bergeron counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxime Bergeron dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Macdonnell doesn't manage to clinch there - Bergeron circles away.
Macdonnell fails with an attempt to clinch.

Macdonnell instigates a clinch.
Macdonnell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bergeron is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bergeron wants a takedown but no success here.
Macdonnell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bergeron blocks an elbow strike.
Macdonnell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bergeron up against the cage.
Macdonnell is trying to maintain a safe position but Bergeron gets an underhook and turns Macdonnell into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macdonnell connects with a knee to the head.
Macdonnell lands a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bergeron is working for takedown but Macdonnell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bergeron avoiding damage as Macdonnell throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonnell misses with a knee to the head.
Bergeron goes for a takedown attempt but Macdonnell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxime Bergeron. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bergeron gets a takedown into half guard.
Bergeron is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Macdonnell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bergeron keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonnell manages to get to full guard.
Macdonnell keeping moving, preventing Bergeron from controlling successfully.
Bergeron controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bergeron trying to control the position from guard on top but Macdonnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonnell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bergeron.
Bergeron is stalling in the full guard.
Macdonnell keeping moving, preventing Bergeron from controlling successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Maxime Bergeron just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Macdonnell is looking to clinch.
Bergeron looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bergeron shoots for a takedown but Macdonnell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Macdonnell tries to clinch up but Bergeron circles away and keeps his distance.
Bergeron looks for the body kick but Macdonnell saw that one coming.

Macdonnell forces Bergeron back against the cage and clinches.
Macdonnell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Macdonnell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bergeron is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Macdonnell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Macdonnell lands an elbow that stopped Bergeron in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Macdonnell.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macdonnell looking to throw knees to the head but Bergeron is blocking nicely.
Macdonnell connects with a knee to the head.
Bergeron wants a takedown.
Macdonnell lands a knee to the head.
Bergeron tries to score a body lock takedown but Macdonnell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davis Macdonnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Macdonnell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davis Macdonnell!