PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Mcdonald (ranked 5804 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Moore (ranked 5283 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Mcdonald has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mcdonald
vs
Moore

220 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerry Mcdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Moore!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mcdonald avoids the head kick by Moore.
Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mcdonald circles away.
Mcdonald drops down looking for a counter takedown but Moore sprawls and moves away.
Moore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mcdonald moves into the clinch.
Jerry Mcdonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Moore.

Mcdonald gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Moore tries to roll over but Mcdonald keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcdonald controlling the action here.
Moore has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mcdonald is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Mcdonald.
Well, if Mcdonald is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Moore wants to sweep but Mcdonald has passed to side control!
Mcdonald lands a few punches from side control.
Moore takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Moore tries to improve position but can't.
Mcdonald scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Mcdonald's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mcdonald controlling the position from side mount.
Mcdonald landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to improve position but can't.
Mcdonald lands an elbow.
Mcdonald happy to just control the position for now.
Mcdonald working away.
Moore is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Moore's face as Mcdonald controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Moore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moore wants to get back to his feet but Mcdonald drags him back down.
Moore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mcdonald landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mcdonald lands some shots froms side control.
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.
Mcdonald throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mcdonald working the ground and pound but Moore is defending the strikes.
Mcdonald lands a nice forearm strike.
Mcdonald landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Mcdonald landing a few strikes.
Mcdonald throws a strike aimed at the side of Moore's head but Moore avoids it well.
Mcdonald working the ground and pound.
Mcdonald scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Mcdonald's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Moore is trying to get back to half guard.
Mcdonald landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Moore is trying to escape the position but Mcdonald is controlling the position.
Mcdonald working the ground and pound.
Mcdonald lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Moore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcdonald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore can't do much from the bottom here.
Mcdonald cracks Moore with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mcdonald really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mcdonald scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mcdonald scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcdonald moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mcdonald in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Mcdonald dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Moore controls Mcdonald momentarily but Mcdonald frees himself.
Mcdonald controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mcdonald has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mcdonald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mcdonald wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.

Moore working for a triangle but Mcdonald defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcdonald lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Mcdonald from controlling successfully.
Mcdonald sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Moore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moore is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mcdonald controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A right-left combo lands from Mcdonald.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries for a takedown but Mcdonald circles away easily
enabling Mcdonald to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Mcdonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mcdonald but Mcdonald pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moore gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mcdonald counters with a three punch combo that has Moore backing up. Moore nods at Mcdonald to acknowledge the strikes.
Jerry Mcdonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Moore.

Moore darts in and clinches Mcdonald up against the cage.
Mcdonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moore successfully pulls guard.
Mcdonald sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mcdonald is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mcdonald is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mcdonald makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mcdonald content to stall in guard here.
Mcdonald working some strikes from top position.
Moore has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Moore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mcdonald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mcdonald postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mcdonald seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jerry Mcdonald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mcdonald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mcdonald trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
Mcdonald scoring with some ground and pound.
Mcdonald is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mcdonald is working Moore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcdonald controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Mcdonald from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Mcdonald dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Moore shoots for a takedown but Mcdonald saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Moore gets the takedown into side control.
Moore is looking to take a break and control but Mcdonald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mcdonald manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Moore wants to stand up but Mcdonald has a hold of him and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore blocks the strikes from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald is controlling Moore's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Moore decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Mcdonald stuffs the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Mcdonald misses the target.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mcdonald sprawls well. Mcdonald wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moore gets slowly back to his feet.
Mcdonald seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jerry Mcdonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Moore.
Moore dives in and grabs Mcdonald's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mcdonald pushes down on Moore's head and hops out.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Mcdonald shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mcdonald content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mcdonald connects with a nice short shot to Moore's temple.
Mcdonald is taking a breather. Moore says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mcdonald trying to control from half guard but Moore is working away.
Mcdonald content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moore has hold of Mcdonald's hands but Mcdonald slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mcdonald lands with a punch from half guard.
Moore wants to improve his position but Mcdonald is controlling well.
Moore wants to control but Mcdonald is keeping busy.
Mcdonald controlling the action here.
Moore taking some punishment here, with Mcdonald in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mcdonald winds up and cracks Moore with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mcdonald will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mcdonald slips a nice elbow through Moore's hands, connecting with Moore's forehead.
Moore taking some punishment here, with Mcdonald in his half guard.
Mcdonald drops an elbow to the side of Moore's head.
Mcdonald stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcdonald lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Mcdonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mcdonald has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Mcdonald!