PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald's entrance music is March of Cambreadth. A fine choice. 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
Carter

185 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

174 cm
19
187 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Carter!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDonald.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McDonald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McDonald blocks an elbow strike.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
The is referee keeping an eye on McDonald - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Carter manages to break the clinch.
McDonald wants to clinch.

McDonald closes the distance and clinches.
McDonald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Carter is trying to break free.
McDonald scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like John Carter has been cut.
McDonald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
McDonald throws a knee to the head but misses.
McDonald connects with a knee to the head.
Carter landing knees to the body.
Carter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDonald has him pressed against the cage.
Carter landing knees to the head.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McDonald looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from McDonald does no damage.
Carter tries to clinch but McDonald moves out of range.
Carter clinches but McDonald breaks the clinch

and McDonald counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McDonald.

Carter has picked McDonald up - he's going for a ride! Carter dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Carter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Carter seems to be looking for submissions.
Carter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McDonald wants to improve his position but Carter is controlling well.
Carter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McDonald regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald, not yet.
Carter lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Carter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
Carter forces his way into half guard.
Carter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McDonald wants to improve his position but Carter is controlling well.

Carter is trying to work for a kimura but McDonald is defending well.
Carter tries to stand but can't do so whilst McDonald controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is controlling Carter's trapped leg to prevent Carter from advancing to side control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Carter tries to clinch there but McDonald circles away.
Carter throws a push kick but McDonald slaps the foot to one side.
McDonald tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
McDonald connects with a high kick.
McDonald tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter misses with a hook.
Carter tries to clinch there but McDonald circles away.

Carter instigates a clinch.
McDonald with a knee to the head.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but McDonald is blocking nicely.
McDonald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McDonald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McDonald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.

Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonald throws a big shot that misses.
John Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

McDonald has Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McDonald is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonald shoots in but Carter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carter tries to clinch up but McDonald circles away and keeps his distance.

Carter darts in and clinches McDonald up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter can't get the takedown.

Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

McDonald drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Carter had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. McDonald is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Carter Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take McDonald's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Carter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A head kick misses from Carter.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter tries to clinch
and McDonald counters with a big head kick but Carter shrugs it off.
Carter tries to clinch
and McDonald makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carter wants to clinch but McDonald slips to the side
and McDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter has a takedown stuffed.
McDonald lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McDonald tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.

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

McDonald pulls guard.
McDonald has a closed guard, preventing Carter from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDonald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carter.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McDonald has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carter postures up.
Carter throwing strikes from guard but McDonald blocks nicely.
McDonald working a defensive guard here.
Carter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McDonald takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Carter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carter goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, McDonald has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Carter but great work by McDonald.

McDonald is trying to get an arm triangle but Carter is defending well.

McDonald tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McDonald has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Carter wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Carter tries to buck McDonald off but McDonald is having none of it.
Carter gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Carter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Carter is trying to stand.

McDonald looking for a guillotine from mount but Carter is having none of it.

McDonald get's back to his feet.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and McDonald moves out of range easily.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDonald scores with a head kick.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
McDonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
Eddie McDonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter lands with a shot to the body.

Carter moves into the clinch.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but McDonald is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but McDonald won't allow it.

Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McDonald makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carter throws a leg kick which misses McDonald's front leg but catches the back leg as McDonald tries to avoid it.
McDonald moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.

McDonald rushes Carter and presses him up against the cage.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but McDonald is blocking nicely.
McDonald keeps control of Carter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards McDonald's brow.
McDonald scores with a knee to the head.
McDonald has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
McDonald fails to pull guard.

Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as Carter lands an impressive looking overhand right. McDonald doesn't seem phased though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carter.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McDonald.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie McDonald dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Carter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
McDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Carter is looking to clinch.
McDonald looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.

Carter clinches with his opponent.
McDonald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McDonald looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
McDonald keeps control of Carter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McDonald looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Carter.

Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDonald throws a nice head kick!
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDonald wants to clinch.
McDonald keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McDonald moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards McDonald's brow.
McDonald pushes off an throws an elbow but Carter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McDonald is pushing Carter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter lands an elbow just above McDonald 's eye.

Carter breaks from the clinch.

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

Carter breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Carter misses.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald lands with a hook. Carter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McDonald scores with a punch to the head.
McDonald tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

McDonald clinches up against the cage.
Carter wants to break free but McDonald has control.

McDonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDonald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

McDonald closes the distance and clinches.
Carter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McDonald tries to pull guard but Carter won't allow it.

Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter wants to clinch but McDonald slips to the side

and McDonald counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but McDonald is blocking nicely.
McDonald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McDonald fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
McDonald misses with a knee strike.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Carter prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald wants to get back to striking at distance but Carter won't allow it.
Carter keeps control of McDonald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carter manages to break the clinch.
Carter shoots in and drives through. McDonald sprawls well.

McDonald moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
McDonald managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
McDonald scores with a knee to the head.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carter.
McDonald is trying to stall.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McDonald misses with a knee strike.

Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by McDonald.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carter but Carter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carter 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 McDonald has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McDonald and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carter looks for a takedown but McDonald sprawls well.

McDonald pushes Carter up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDonald changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carter tries to avoid it but McDonald manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carter to the ground. Carter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

McDonald clinches with his opponent.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter throws a wild body kick that McDonald sees coming a mile off.
Carter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Carter has taken the fight to the clinch.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Carter breaks the clinch.

Carter has McDonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Carter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McDonald wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
McDonald lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McDonald trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed McDonald into the cage.

Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McDonald 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie McDonald!