PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cory McDonnell (ranked 19950 p4p, 721 weight class) and The Bishop Of Bath And Wells (ranked 2427 p4p, 309 weight class). McDonnell comes into the arena with Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra blaring out of the sound system. The Bishop Of Bath And Wells has the eye of the tiger tonight.

McDonnell
vs
Bishop Of Bath And Wells

183 cm
25
185 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

184 cm
35
171 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Bishop Of Bath And Wells!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Of Bath And Wells throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonnell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Of Bath And Wells misses with an uppercut
enabling McDonnell to counter with a crisp jab.
Of Bath And Wells ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Bath And Wells doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McDonnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells avoids a kick to the body.
McDonnell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Of Bath And Wells paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Of Bath And Wells! But no joy.
McDonnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDonnell scores with a decent looking hook.
Of Bath And Wells with a jab.
Of Bath And Wells falls off balance throwing a combination
and McDonnell counters with a nice uppercut.
Of Bath And Wells connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McDonnell's hands.
McDonnell is looking to clinch.
Of Bath And Wells looks to land a combination but McDonnell avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonnell throws a sloppy head kick
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a left to the body.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Of Bath And Wells.
McDonnell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell misses with a jab to the body
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Of Bath And Wells takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDonnell looks to throw a body kick
and McDonnell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonnell throws a body punch but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
A cross from McDonnell lands.
Of Bath And Wells lands a nice shot to the body.
McDonnell tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Of Bath And Wells manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Of Bath And Wells swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDonnell misses with a double jab.
Of Bath And Wells looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDonnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonnell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a series of wild punches.
McDonnell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonnell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McDonnell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell punishes Of Bath And Wells's body with a nice straight punch.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a two punch combination.
McDonnell blocks a jab.
Of Bath And Wells might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Of Bath And Wells avoids the body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells throws an off balance right hand
and McDonnell counters with a left to the body.
Of Bath And Wells stalks McDonnell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McDonnell's face. McDonnell staggers backwards, shaken.
Of Bath And Wells takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McDonnell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Of Bath And Wells circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDonnell throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Bath And Wells.
A head kick from McDonnell lands but Of Bath And Wells takes it in his stride.
McDonnell looks to throw the jab but Of Bath And Wells is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell throws a chopping leg kick but Of Bath And Wells manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McDonnell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McDonnell slips under a jab from Of Bath And Wells.
McDonnell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but The Bishop Of Bath And Wells will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Of Bath And Wells.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McDonnell.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McDonnell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Of Bath And Wells has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Of Bath And Wells and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McDonnell misses with an uppercut. Of Bath And Wells saw that one coming.
Of Bath And Wells takes a swing at McDonnell's ribcage but misses.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Of Bath And Wells throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And McDonnell counters with a quick kick to the body but Of Bath And Wells blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Of Bath And Wells. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Bishop Of Bath And Wells seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonnell throws a lazy uppercut
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a stiff right hand.
McDonnell misses with a body shot
and McDonnell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonnell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

McDonnell clinches up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonnell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDonnell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Of Bath And Wells backwards.
McDonnell lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Bath And Wells.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells prevents a body shot from McDonnell.
Of Bath And Wells lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonnell backwards.
McDonnell lands a body shot.
Of Bath And Wells throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonnell.
McDonnell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDonnell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Of Bath And Wells backwards.
McDonnell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Of Bath And Wells wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDonnell has him pressed against the ropes.
McDonnell is looking to control Of Bath And Wells's arms but Of Bath And Wells gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDonnell has his back to the ropes.
McDonnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Of Bath And Wells's elbow.
McDonnell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Of Bath And Wells is keeping busy.
A hook to the body from McDonnell.
Of Bath And Wells tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonnell lands a body punch.
McDonnell swings wildly with an uppercut but Of Bath And Wells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Bath And Wells tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonnell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Of Bath And Wells.
McDonnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Of Bath And Wells working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Bath And Wells throws an elbow but it misses.
Cory McDonnell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McDonnell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells working aggressively here.
McDonnell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Of Bath And Wells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
McDonnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Of Bath And Wells.
McDonnell working aggressively here.
McDonnell pushes Of Bath And Wells back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Of Bath And Wells blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
Of Bath And Wells's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Of Bath And Wells throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cory McDonnell dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

McDonnell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McDonnell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McDonnell blocks a jab.
McDonnell ducks right into an uppercut from Of Bath And Wells.
McDonnell misses with an uppercut.
McDonnell with a nice cross.
Of Bath And Wells takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Of Bath And Wells is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McDonnell with a body shot.
McDonnell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Of Bath And Wells throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDonnell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Of Bath And Wells looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Of Bath And Wells.
McDonnell throws a hook but Of Bath And Wells avoids it easily.
Of Bath And Wells swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Of Bath And Wells jabs McDonnell right on the nose. McDonnell blinks but takes it well.
McDonnell throws a nice inside leg kick.
McDonnell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonnell blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from McDonnell lands.
Of Bath And Wells with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by McDonnell. That's going to slow Of Bath And Wells down.
McDonnell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McDonnell scores with a kick to the body.
McDonnell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Of Bath And Wells on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McDonnell wants to slow Of Bath And Wells down by chopping away at his legs.
McDonnell slips under a jab from Of Bath And Wells.
McDonnell half committed to a counter leg kick.
McDonnell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Of Bath And Wells swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McDonnell throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McDonnell throws a hook but Of Bath And Wells avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Of Bath And Wells on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cory McDonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell cracks Of Bath And Wells with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Bath And Wells connects with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Of Bath And Wells checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McDonnell throws a body punch but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
McDonnell connects with an inside leg kick.
Of Bath And Wells scores with a jab.
Of Bath And Wells fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
Of Bath And Wells looks to land a left hand but McDonnell moved out of range nicely.
McDonnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Bath And Wells.
McDonnell is looking to slow Of Bath And Wells down with leg kicks.
A jab from McDonnell does it's job there.
McDonnell misses with a wild body shot.
Of Bath And Wells connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDonnell. McDonnell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
Of Bath And Wells looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Of Bath And Wells tests McDonnell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Bath And Wells throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cory McDonnell.
I think McDonnell 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory McDonnell!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Cory McDonnell waved his t-shirt featuring Sully's Bar & Grill's logo in front of the cameras.