PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Mckean (ranked 3570 p4p, 457 weight class) and Strike Spar (ranked 3890 p4p, 484 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Mckean
vs
Spar

187 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Mckean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Strike Spar!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mckean throws a jab when Spar was well out of range.
Spar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mckean misses with a looping right.
Spar lands a nice shot that snaps Mckean's head back.
Spar ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
Spar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
Spar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mckean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mckean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mckean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mckean throws out a loose jab but Spar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Spar.
Spar slips a straight right by Mckean.
Spar throws a right hand that Mckean ducks under and follows up with a left that Mckean also avoids with ease.
Mckean was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mckean bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Mckean throws a right hand that misses
and Spar counters with a nice body shot.
Spar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mckean back to the cage. Spar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spar misses with a wild body shot.
Mckean throws a big shot that misses.
Mckean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar moves out of range as Mckean strikes.
Mckean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spar only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Spar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Spar swinging wildly here.
Mckean misses with a hook.
Mckean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spar.
Mckean lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spar!
Mckean on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mckean misses with a right hand
and Spar counters with a nice uppercut.
Mckean is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Spar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mckean takes a step back to recover.
Spar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spar misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spar blocks a jab.
Tommy Mckean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Spar does no damage.
Mckean connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spar momentarily.

Mckean rushes Spar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar wants to break free but Mckean has control.
Spar is trying to force a seperation but Mckean has the dominant position.
Spar working hard to break the clinch.
Mckean lands with a right to the head.
Spar blocks an uppercut.
Spar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mckean's elbow.
Spar is trying to break the clinch but Mckean has him pressed against the cage.
Spar has had enough of the clinch but Mckean keeps him there for the moment.
Mckean keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spar's efforts to push away.
Spar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spar tries to break the clinch but Mckean is controlling the position.
Mckean avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Mckean.
Mckean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spar can't break the clinch.
Mckean lands a shoulder strike.
Mckean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spar backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean throws a punch but it's blocked by Spar.
Spar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mckean lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spar tries to circle away but Mckean has him pinned against the cage.
Spar tries to break the clinch but Mckean is controlling the position.
Mckean trying to land knees to the body.
Mckean lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mckean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mckean looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Spar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spar is trying to push Mckean away but Mckean has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Spar is trying to push Mckean away but Mckean has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mckean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spar backwards.
Mckean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spars head.
Mckean lands a body punch.
Mckean holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mckean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mckean lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckean lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Mckean.
Spar is trying to break free.
Spar can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mckean.
Mckean lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spar is trying to break the clinch but Mckean has him pressed against the cage.
Mckean lands a hook that snaps the head of Spar backwards.
Spar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mckean controlling the action here for a moment.
Mckean throws a punch but it's blocked by Spar.
Mckean keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spar's efforts to push away.
Spar tries to break the clinch but Mckean is controlling the position.
Mckean lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mckean is pushing Spar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Mckean dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Spar walks into a jab.
Mckean looks to land a right hand but Spar moved out of range.
Nice body kick from Spar.
The fighters circling - Spar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spar throws a series of punches but Mckean moves out of range.
Mckean is looking to counter punch.
Strike Spar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mckean looks to throw the jab but Spar is out of range.
Spar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mckean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Spar.
Spar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mckean.
Mckean clobbers Spar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mckean throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spar misses the jab.
Mckean misses with a hook
letting Spar counter with a right hand.
Spar scores with a one two! Mckean had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spar lands with a nice combination. Mckean backs away looking to recover.
Mckean on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mckean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mckean.
Mckean throws a looping overhand right but Spar ducks down to avoid it.

Mckean moves into the clinch.
Spar blocking some punches.
Spar stalling in the clinch but Mckean improves position.
Mckean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spar is looking to break free of the clinch but Mckean has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Mckean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mckean lands a nice uppercut.
Spar tries a body shot but Mckean blocks it.
Spar tries to break the clinch but Mckean is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mckean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mckean is keeping busy.
Mckean misses with the head strike.
Spar tries to circle away but Mckean has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckean lands with a short shot to the head.
Mckean pressing his opponent against the cage.
Spar tries to circle away but Mckean has him pinned against the cage.
Spar wants to get back to striking at distance but Mckean won't allow it.
Mckean lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Spar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spar tries to circle away but Mckean has him pinned against the cage.
Tommy Mckean has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spar wants to get back to striking at distance but Mckean won't allow it.
Mckean misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mckean.
Spar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mckean pushes Spar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spar is trying to break the clinch but Mckean has him pressed against the cage.
Spar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mckean has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mckean.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mckean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spar is trying to push Mckean away but Mckean has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Spar is trying to break the clinch but Mckean has him pressed against the cage.
Mckean stalling.
A body shot lands from Mckean.
Spar is breathing heavily.
Mckean lands a left hand.
Mckean scores with a shot to the side of Spar's head.
Mckean lands a left hand.

Spar is rocked!
Mckean throws a big uppercut that drops Spar! More strikes from Mckean and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Spar lies dazed against the cage as Mckean celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Mckean!