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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Skelly (ranked 4395 p4p, 3097 weight class) and Nicholas McDonald (ranked 522 p4p, 399 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Skelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicholas McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Skelly slips the punch.
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonald throws a right hand that Skelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Skelly also avoids with ease.
Skelly tries for a takedown but McDonald circles away easily
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
Skelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bill Skelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skelly moves into the clinch.
McDonald just leaning against Skelly, taking a breather.
Skelly wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from McDonald.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald avoiding damage.
Skelly tries to pull guard but McDonald holds him up against the cage and eventually Skelly drops back down to his feet.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald lands a right hand.
Skelly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skelly or not.
Skelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonald is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skelly just misses with a elbow thrown towards McDonald's brow.
Skelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDonald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skelly is struggling to control the position.
Skelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Skelly swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skelly wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Skelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skelly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Skelly trying to control the position but instead, McDonald has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skelly into the cage.
Skelly takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McDonald managing to block the knees to the body from Skelly.
McDonald dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Skelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skelly throws a right hand that McDonald ducks under and follows up with a left that McDonald also avoids with ease.
Skelly misses with a low kick.
Skelly shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McDonald manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McDonald pulls Skelly in close to prevent any damage.
McDonald scrambles and gets back to his feet.
McDonald defending well as Skelly loads up on a big left hand.
Skelly misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelly clinches with his opponent.
Skelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonald stuns Skelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Skelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skelly half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skelly moves into the clinch.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skelly fails to pull guard.
Skelly throws an elbow that misses.
Skelly is pushing McDonald up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Skelly throws an elbow that misses.
McDonald breaks from the clinch.
McDonald smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonald misses the target.
Nice defenses there by McDonald.
Skelly forces McDonald back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for McDonald.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A body shot lands from McDonald.
Skelly manages to break the clinch.
McDonald lands with a cross.
McDonald throws a shot from downtown. Skelly moves away and avoids it.
McDonald moves in looking to clinch but Skelly pushes him off.
Skelly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McDonald pinned against the cage. McDonald gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Skelly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McDonald's waist but McDonald gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Skelly off to one side.
We've been informed that McDonald has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Skelly moves into the clinch successfully.
McDonald lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas McDonald dominated that 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.
Skelly throws a leg kick that is checked
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skelly misses with a takedown
and McDonald counters with a right hand to the body.
Skelly shoots for a takedown but McDonald saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McDonald lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skelly.
McDonald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Skelly's hands.
A cross from McDonald lands.
Skelly shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McDonald is trying to defend but Skelly finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McDonald has one foot on Skelly's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nicholas McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skelly throws an off balance right hand
and McDonald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McDonald cracks Skelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Skelly closes the distance and clinches.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McDonald can't break the clinch.
Skelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McDonald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McDonald cracks Skelly with a nice body shot.
Skelly tries to pull guard but McDonald forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Skelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skelly working aggressively here.
McDonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDonald scores with a nice hook to the head.
Skelly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McDonald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McDonald lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McDonald.
Skelly trying to control the position but instead, McDonald has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skelly into the cage.
Nicholas McDonald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Skelly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelly is trying to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for McDonald.
McDonald scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skelly tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Skelly back against the cage.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Skelly.
McDonald lands an uppercut.
Skelly throws a head punch that misses.
Skelly tries to score a body lock takedown but McDonald shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McDonald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Skelly takes a shot to the head.
McDonald lands a nice uppercut.
McDonald breaks the clinch.
McDonald scores with a three punch combo!
Skelly is rocked!
McDonald rushes Skelly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Skelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Skelly throws an elbow but misses.
McDonald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McDonald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skelly backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is leaning against Skelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McDonald lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Skelly.
McDonald effectively controlling the action here.
McDonald digs a right hand underneath Skelly's ribcage. Skelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body.
Come on McDonald - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McDonald pushes Skelly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skelly seems to have got his legs back now.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skelly.
McDonald tries to counter with a clinch but Skelly shakes him off and moves away.
Skelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDonald counters with a straight right hand.
Skelly misses with a low kick as McDonald jumps back.
Skelly misses with a takedown attempt
and McDonald counters with a huge left! Skelly is in big trouble! He's backing up but McDonald isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Skelly from any more damage. A dominating finish by McDonald!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholas McDonald!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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