PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by EARTH CRISIS: DESTROY THE MACHINES. Russo has chosen Volbeat - The Human Instrument as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vinny Russo enters the cage!

McDonald
vs
Russo

181 cm
32
175 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

181 cm
34
186 lbs
33 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Mango Nutrition
Brute

Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160
Conviction

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 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinny Russo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald lands a leg kick that knocks Russo off balance momentarily.
McDonald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Russo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McDonald misses with a jab to the body

and Russo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McDonald's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Russo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Russo is looking to work some ground and pound but McDonald has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDonald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Russo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Russo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Russo stops McDonald from standing up.
Russo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonald is keeping the position for now.
McDonald looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russo lands a couple of elbows.
McDonald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McDonald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Russo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McDonald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Russo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonald is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Russo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Russo won't allow McDonald to sweep him here.
Russo trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
Russo postures up and lands a big shot to McDonald's brow.

McDonald kicks Russo off and gets to his feet.
McDonald throws a push kick but Russo slaps the foot to one side.
Russo staying out of range there.
McDonald throws a solid leg kick but Russo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McDonald.
Russo moves out of range as McDonald throws a body kick.
Russo lands an overhand right.
Russo tries to work over McDonald's front leg with a kick but McDonald checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald thumps Russo with a low kick.
Russo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McDonald's calf.
McDonald tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ronald McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by McDonald.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Russo was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
Russo looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
McDonald pushes Russo away with a front kick.
McDonald throws a jab when Russo was well out of range.
Russo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McDonald misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McDonald.
McDonald tries to clinch there but Russo circles away.
Russo scoring well with a low kick there.
McDonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Russo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Russo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McDonald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonald throws a sloppy body shot

and Russo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McDonald's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russo landing with the ground and pound.
Russo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McDonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Russo chips away with some ground and pound.
McDonald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Russo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDonald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Russo stands and throws McDonald's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Russo in side control, throwing shots but McDonald defends.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
I wouldn't like to be where McDonald is right now.
Russo working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Russo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McDonald 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 Russo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Russo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McDonald closes the distance looking to clinch

and Russo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Russo.
Russo stands up over McDonald, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Russo is fighting to break McDonald's control of his arms but McDonald is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
McDonald looking to control.
Russo stays in close to McDonald's body and controls the position.
McDonald seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vinny Russo has got the better of the ground game so far.

We're going to have a standup here because Ronald McDonald wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Russo checks a low kick from McDonald.
Ronald McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo avoids the head kick by McDonald.
An inside leg kick lands from McDonald.
McDonald looks to land a left hand but Russo moved out of range nicely.
Russo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russo moves away.
That kick from McDonald tenderised Russo's leg. Russo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Russo thows a body shot but no joy.
Russo tries to land a leg kick but McDonald saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from McDonald tenderised Russo's leg. Russo is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from McDonald is predictable there

and Russo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McDonald's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald pulls Russo in to control the position.
Russo with a flurry of punches that miss.
McDonald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russo postures up in McDonald's guard and throws a big left but McDonald blocks it.
Russo pushing down on McDonald's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Russo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McDonald's head.
Russo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McDonald defending well though.
Russo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Russo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McDonald regains full guard. Nicely done.
McDonald is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McDonald has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Russo scoring with some ground and pound.
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald, not yet.
McDonald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Russo is in close to McDonald's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McDonald pulls Russo in close to prevent any damage.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Russo from controlling successfully.
Russo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McDonald is trying to keep Russo in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Russo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Russo throwing strikes from guard but McDonald blocks nicely.
Russo is in close to McDonald's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Russo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Russo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDonald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McDonald trying to keep a closed guard but Russo is proving a slippery customer.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Russo controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Russo from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Russo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Russo misses with a kick to the body.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McDonald.
McDonald throws an off balance right hand

and Russo counters with a nice double leg into side control. McDonald won't be happy with that.
McDonald tries to buck Russo off but Russo is having none of it.
McDonald trying to control but Russo flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Russo missing with strikes.
Russo lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
McDonald tries to break free.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald turns into Russo and is now in his guard.

Russo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but McDonald is defending well. Russo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! McDonald has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Russo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vinny Russo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vinny Russo waved his t-shirt featuring Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160's logo in front of the cameras.