Billy Joe Saunders vs. Jarrod Fletcher & Bradley Skeete vs. Peter McDonagh RBR

Bradley Skeete vs. Peter McDonagh, 10 rounds @ welterweight

 

Round 1

Skeete sticks a high jab and then trots to his right, putting in a right hand to the body. McDonagh comes forward and hurls a big right hand over the top but gets slipped and grabbed, then spun to the ropes. Skeete circles either way, jabbing and dropping right hands to the top of the head. A few lunges to the body by McDonagh from across the Rainham Steel logo. Pot shotting by Skeete, and then tying up when McDonagh dives in. Errant right hand by McDonagh is dodged, and Skeete misses a wild counter left hook thrown up from by his knee.

10-9 Skeete

 

Round 2

Skeete is flipping the jab up into McDonagh's brow and stepping around to his left to dodge everything coming his way. Skeete is much fleeter and nimbler of foot than McDonagh and showing it off. All hands-down defense by Skeete, using movement and upper body twitches. McDonagh only lands with rabbit punches when he's able to close in and club down at Skeete. Flush jabs to the face by Skeete from outside, using his reach and quickness to score without fear of reprisal. Sloppy forward slashing attack by McDonagh, unable to cut the ring down.

20-18 Skeete

 

Round 3

McDonagh leads with the right hand and clips Skeete on the tip of the nose but can't make any cleaner contact than that. Skeete dances away and flicks his counter jab. McDonagh manages to drop a few whip-cracks on his head with the left and right while Skeete is trying to curl up roll low past him. Not enough clean quality from McDonagh to take the frame, but he's definitely catching Skeete more.

30-27 Skeete

 

Round 4

McDonagh is coming on strong, pushing Skeete back while swerving from side to side to let Skeete's jab fly past his head. Hooks by McDonagh and big clubbing rights. Skeete is getting caught more and more by that right hand, and his jabs aren't holding McDonagh back. Uppercut by McDonagh stepping inside. Jab and a quick duck by Skeete, and McDonagh bashes down at him with the right.

10-9 McDonagh

39-37 Skeete