PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Somporn Metharom (ranked 3864 p4p, 24469 weight class) and David McDonald (ranked 440 p4p, 607 weight class). Metharom's entrance music is Porcelain - Moby. A fine choice. McDonald has chosen Run This Shit - SASASAS as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Metharom
vs
McDonald

186 cm
20
175
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
182
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Somporn Metharom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metharom lands a lovely overhand right.
McDonald's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McDonald duly obliges.
We've been informed that McDonald has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

McDonald rushes Metharom and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Metharom avoiding damage as McDonald throws knees to the body.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but Metharom blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McDonald looking to throw knees to the head but Metharom is blocking nicely.
Metharom landing knees to the head.
McDonald misses with a knee to the head.
Metharom misses with a body punch.
Metharom blocking some punches.
Metharom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McDonald is looking to control Metharom's arms but Metharom gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDonald has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Metharom.
McDonald misses with a knee strike.
Metharom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Metharom wants to break free but McDonald has control.
Metharom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Metharom.
Metharom definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Metharom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McDonald rushes Metharom and presses him up against the cage.
Metharom landing knees to the head.
McDonald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Metharom is defending well for now.
McDonald tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Metharom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Metharom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Metharom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McDonald is able to avoid easily.
Metharom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonald.
Metharom throws out a powerful jab.
Metharom lands with a good body shot.
Metharom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonald.
Metharom digs a good hook to McDonald's body.
McDonald looks winded!
Nice body punch from Metharom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metharom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Metharom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
David McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Metharom.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Metharom moves out of range easily.
McDonald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McDonald fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Metharom is out of range.
Metharom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Metharom misses with a head kick.
Metharom throws a head kick but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald throws a half hearted mid kick.
Metharom cracks McDonald with an open hand slap.
McDonald steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Metharom. That one must have hurt.
Metharom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Metharom cracks McDonald with a right hand to the side of the head.

McDonald is rocked!
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Metharom is just out of range.
McDonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Metharom counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Somporn Metharom!