PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 109 p4p, 328 weight class) and Gregory Motts (ranked 6 p4p, 20 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

McDonald
vs
Motts

196 cm
40
275
47 - 24 - 1

190 cm
39
250
28 - 20 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

NARCOS
Bondi MMA 🏝️

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Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 47 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Motts!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from McDonald.
Motts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Motts misses.
McDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Motts.
McDonald jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McDonald misses with a wild combination.
Motts moves away from the strike by McDonald.
Motts misses with a right hand
and McDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Motts slips a jab from McDonald.
It seemed like Motts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Motts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Motts throws out a counter right but McDonald avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald misses with a straight left.
Motts looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
McDonald slips a jab from Motts.
Motts throws a good cross that connects.
McDonald lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Motts. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Motts throws an overhand right that lands on McDonald's shoulder, as McDonald tries to avoid the shot.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Motts throws out a counter right but McDonald avoids it with no problem.
Motts misses with a body shot.
Motts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McDonald looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDonald swings away with a body shot that misses
and Motts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDonald misses with a wild combination.
McDonald misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Motts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Motts defending well as McDonald loads up on a big left hand.
Motts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Motts throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
McDonald swings for the body but Motts moves out of range.
Motts moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motts throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Motts connects with a nice looking jab.
Motts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald misses with a shot to the body
letting Motts counter with a right hand.
McDonald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Motts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Motts blocks a jab.
McDonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Motts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Motts looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McDonald there as he acknowledges the shot.
McDonald misses with a looping right.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Motts.
McDonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Motts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Motts throws a big shot that misses.
Motts throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

McDonald moves into range and clinches up with Motts.
Motts misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonald working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from McDonald fails to land.

McDonald manages to break the clinch.
McDonald throws an off balance right hand
and Motts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jim Bob McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald throws a big shot that misses.
Motts misses with a looping right.

McDonald clinches up against the cage.
McDonald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mottss head.
McDonald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to McDonald's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motts stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Motts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Motts uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Motts.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Motts takes a shot to the head.
Motts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonald takes a shot to the head.
Motts throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonalds head.
Motts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Motts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Motts.
A short left from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Motts prevents a body shot from McDonald.
Motts prevents a body shot from McDonald.
Motts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Motts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gregory Motts will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

McDonald misses with a body shot
and Motts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Motts looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
Motts throws a right hand that misses
and Motts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Motts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Motts catches McDonald with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Motts throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonald counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McDonald throws a body punch but Motts moves out of range.
McDonald gets cracked there but stands up to it.

McDonald moves into range and clinches up with Motts.

McDonald breaks the clinch.
McDonald getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Motts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from McDonald misses.

Motts tries to keep at a distance but McDonald has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jim Bob McDonald has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from McDonald - that landed with a thud.
Motts is breathing heavily.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDonald scores with a nice head shot.
McDonald misses with an uppercut. Motts saw that one coming.
A cross from Motts lands.
McDonald throws a body punch but Motts moves out of range.
It seemed like Motts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonald connects with a jab.
Motts lands with a straight right. McDonald didn't see that one coming.
Motts slips a jab from McDonald.
Motts avoids the body shot from McDonald.
McDonald slips under a jab from Motts.
McDonald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Motts counters with a straight right hand.
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 misses with a shot to the body
and Motts counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonald feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mottss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McDonald connects with a right hand. Motts shakes it off.

McDonald closes the distance and clinches.
McDonald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mottss head.
A short uppercut from Motts.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Motts presses McDonald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Motts misses with an uppercut.
Motts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Motts misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from McDonald.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Motts! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with an uppercut. Motts saw that one coming.
Motts misses with a hook.
McDonald misses with a shot to the body
and Motts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McDonald lands with a cross.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - McDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Motts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McDonald takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McDonald misses with a right hand
and Motts counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Motts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
McDonald's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McDonald duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald moves out of range of the strikes.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Motts moves out of range.
Motts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from McDonald misses
and Motts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Motts throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDonald is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McDonald misses with a right hand
and Motts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

McDonald is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Motts misses the target.
Oh McDonald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonald throws a looping overhand right but Motts ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Motts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonald seems to have got his legs back now.

McDonald has Motts up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Motts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Motts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Motts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald's elbow.
Motts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Motts tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jim Bob McDonald will probably get the nod.
That's time! McDonald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McDonald throws a lazy right hand but Motts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Motts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Motts.
Motts throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Motts misses the target.
McDonald moves into range and connects with a jab.
Motts slips a jab from McDonald.
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Motts moves away.
McDonald scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McDonald with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Motts to score with a decent uppercut.
Motts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
A slow jab from McDonald misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Motts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Motts scores with a decent looking hook.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Motts throws a looping overhand right but McDonald ducks down to avoid it.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
McDonald walks into a left hand.
McDonald misses with a jab to the body
and Motts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Motts walks into a left hand.
McDonald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Motts counters with a crisp right that sends McDonald to the canvas! Motts follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Motts!
A victorious Gregory Motts thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Jim Bob McDonald stepped up to the mic, saying 'A country boy can survive'.