PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between te Tre (ranked 1249 p4p, 1663 weight class) and Rian Mckean (ranked 184 p4p, 238 weight class). Rian Mckean is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Tre
vs
Mckean

178 cm
25
177
5 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
175
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, te Tre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rian Mckean!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Mckean misses its intended target.
Mckean blocks a jab.
Tre throws a looping overhand right but Mckean ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Mckean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Mckean gets a clinch.

Tre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mckean ducks under a wild hook from Tre.
Tre throws a jab when Mckean was well out of range.
Mckean throws out a counter right but Tre avoids it with no problem.
Mckean defending well as Tre loads up on a big left hand.
Tre throws a right hand that misses
and Mckean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab by Tre.
Tre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mckean. Mckean circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mckean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mckean throws a lazy right hand but Tre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mckean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tre throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Mckean to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mckean loads up on a big right hand but Tre slips the punch.

Mckean pushes Tre up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tre tries to break the clinch but Mckean is controlling the position.
Mckean misses with a punch on the inside.
Mckean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tre blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Tre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mckean jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tre misses with a looping right.
Mckean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tre was well out of range. Poor timing from Mckean.
Mckean feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tre misses with an uppercut.
Mckean looks to score with a jab to the body but Tre is just out of range.
Tre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mckean was well out of range. Poor timing from Tre.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Tre breaks the clinch.
Tre throws the left hand but Mckean avoids the punch easily.
Tre misses with a looping left.
Mckean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tre throws a hook to the side of Mckean's head but Mckean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mckean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mckean cracks Tre with an open hand slap.
Tre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Mckean drives through and clinches with Tre against the ropes.
Tre blocks a body shot from Mckean.
Mckean keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tre's efforts to push away.
Mckean lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mckean ducks under a wild hook from Tre.
Tre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mckean moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tre.
Tre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tre misses the target.
Mckean throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Tre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Mckean misses the target.
Tre throwing a counter right hand but Mckean manages to avoid it.
Tre throws a hook but Mckean blocks it.
Mckean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mckean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mckean lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mckean slips under a jab.
Tre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mckean to score with a decent uppercut.
Mckean moves away from the strike by Tre.
Mckean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mckean takes a shot to the body in his stride.
te Tre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tre misses with a looping left.
Mckean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mckean bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tre's head backwards.
Mckean takes a swing at Tre's ribcage but misses.
Tre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Mckean.
Mckean takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mckean cracks Tre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tre moves away from the strike by Mckean.
Mckean connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tre. Tre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mckean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Tre misses the target.
Mckean lands a jab to Tre's midsection.
Tre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mckean was well out of range. Poor timing from Tre.
Tre lands a lovely overhand right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mckean slips under a jab from Tre.
Mckean is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tre throws out a loose jab but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Mckean 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Nice straight punches there by Mckean. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mckean.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mckean darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've been informed that Mckean has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mckean is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mckean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tre.
Mckean throws a big shot that misses.
Mckean lands with an uppercut that bounces Tre off the ropes and back into range.
Nice uppercut there from Mckean.
Mckean throws a hook to the side of Tre's head but Tre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckean looks to land a right hand but Tre moved out of range.
Mckean ducks under a wild hook from Tre.
Tre is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Tre does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Mckean.
Tre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mckean.
Tre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mckean manages to avoid it.
Tre missing with a left hand there. Mckean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mckean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mckean misses with a wild body shot.
Mckean looks to land a left hand but Tre moved out of range nicely.
Mckean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tre throws a shot from downtown. Mckean moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Tre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mckean moves out of range as Tre strikes.
Tre misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mckean.
Tre lands the left hand.
Mckean misses with an uppercut. Tre saw that one coming.
Mckean scores with a jab. Tre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mckean connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rian Mckean will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tre misses with a right hand
and Mckean counters with a straight right hand.
Tre misses with a straight right.
Tre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tre.
Tre looks to throw the jab but Mckean is out of range.
Tre scores with a body shot.
Mckean misses with a hook.
A big right from Mckean misses.
Mckean ducks under a wild hook from Tre.
te Tre is winning the standup battle so far.
Tre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mckean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Tre misses its intended target.
Tre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
Tre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mckean.
Tre thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Tre misses its intended target.
Tre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mckean thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tre lands a nice shot that snaps Mckean's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mckean works Tre's body with a nice hook.
Mckean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mckean stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tre misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Tre misses.
The crowd cheers as Mckean lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tre doesn't seem phased though.
Tre with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Tre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Mckean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Mckean misses.
Tre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mckean tries to move into range but Tre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mckean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tre misses with a right hand
and Mckean counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mckean scores with a body shot.

Mckean instigates a clinch.

Tre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mckean digs a good hook to Tre's body.
Tre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
Tre missing with a left hand there. Mckean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mckean walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mckean scores with a sloppy right hand. Tre should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tre slips under a jab from Mckean.
Tre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
Mckean keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mckean is looking to clinch.
Mckean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tre.
Tre misses with a hook. Mckean ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Mckean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mckean lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Mckean misses the target.
Tre misses with an uppercut. Mckean saw that one coming.
Tre throws a hook but Mckean blocks it.
Tre throws a lazy right hand but Mckean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mckean looks to land a left hand but Tre moved out of range nicely.
Tre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mckean.
A swing and a miss from Tre.
Mckean jabs Tre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mckean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tre throws a hook but Mckean blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mckean! But no joy.
Mckean jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tre looks to land a left hand but Mckean moved out of range nicely.
Tre misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tre slips a straight right by Mckean.
Mckean connects with a body shot.
Tre loads up on a big right hand but Mckean slips the punch.
Tre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tre throws a lazy right hand but Mckean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mckean connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tre's hands.
Tre throws a jab when Mckean was well out of range.
A big right from Mckean misses.
Tre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tre lunges at Mckean with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mckean's hand.
A big left from Mckean misses.
The crowd cheers as Mckean lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tre doesn't seem phased though.
Tre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Tre misses.
Tre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mckean misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Tre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tre throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tre misses with a looping right.
Mckean throws a looping overhand right but Tre ducks down to avoid it.
Mckean throws an overhand right that lands on Tre's shoulder, as Tre tries to avoid the shot.
Tre throws a shot from downtown. Mckean moves away and avoids it.
Tre cracks Mckean with an open hand slap.
Mckean lands a nice shot that snaps Tre's head back.
Mckean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mckean lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tre looks to land a right hand but Mckean moved out of range.
Tre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mckean moves away.
Mckean slips under a jab from Tre.
Tre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mckean.
Tre defending well as Mckean loads up on a big left hand.
Tre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mckean works Tre's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tre throws a hook but Mckean blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mckean digs a good hook to Tre's body.
Mckean throws out a powerful jab.
Tre misses with an uppercut.
Tre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mckean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rian Mckean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mckean throws a looping overhand right but Tre ducks down to avoid it.
Mckean throws a big shot that misses.
Mckean misses with a hook. Tre ducked under it nicely.
Tre slips under a jab.
Mckean ducks under a wild hook from Tre.
Tre throws an overhand right that lands on Mckean's shoulder, as Mckean tries to avoid the shot.
Tre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mckean was well out of range. Poor timing from Tre.
Mckean has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mckean there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mckean.
Mckean drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tre misses the jab.
Mckean throws a looping overhand right but Tre ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Tre misses the target.
Tre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mckean has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tre.
Tre defending well as Mckean loads up on a big left hand.
Mckean avoids the body shot from Tre.
Mckean fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tre slips a straight right by Mckean.
Mckean's corner calls for a 1-2. Mckean obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
Mckean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Mckean.
A swing and a miss from Mckean.
Mckean moves away from the strike by Tre.
Tre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mckean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mckean staying out of range there.
Tre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mckean throws a looping overhand right but Tre ducks down to avoid it.
Tre lands a jab.
Mckean throws a jab but it's blocked by Tre.
Tre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mckean.
Tre misses with an uppercut. Mckean saw that one coming.
Tre slips a straight right by Mckean.
Tre throws a looping overhand right but Mckean ducks down to avoid it.
Mckean fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tre on the side of the head.
Tre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
An attempted straight right counter from Tre misses the target.
A big left from Mckean misses.
Tre misses with a body shot.
te Tre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mckean darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tre ducks right into an uppercut from Mckean.
Nice cross by Mckean.
Tre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mckean counters with a stiff right hand.
Tre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mckean finds it's way round the side to connect with Tre's head.
Tre misses with a looping left.
Tre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mckean connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mckean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tre.
Tre throws a hook but Mckean avoids it easily.
Mckean missing with a left hand there. Tre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mckean looks to land a right hand but Tre moved out of range.
Tre cracks Mckean with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tre throws a shot from downtown. Mckean moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Mckean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mckean paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mckean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tre.
Mckean misses with a hook. Tre ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean connects with the punch.
Mckean is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mckean just misses with a punch to the body.
Mckean connects with a crisp jab.
Tre moves out of range as Mckean strikes.
A big right from Mckean misses.
Mckean cracks Tre with an open hand slap.
Mckean misses with a looping left.
Tre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mckean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mckean throws a hook but Tre avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Tre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mckean throws a body punch but Tre moves out of range.
Tre misses with a left hand
and Mckean counters with a straight right hand.

Tre is rocked!
Tre swings for the body but Mckean moves out of range.
Oh Tre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mckean misses with a straight left.
Tre seems to have got his legs back now.
Tre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tre moves out of range as Mckean strikes.
Tre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tre swings for the body but Mckean moves out of range.
Mckean lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tre looks to score with a jab to the body but Mckean is just out of range.
Mckean tries to clinch but Tre moves out of range.
Tre lands a really nice looking cross but Mckean seems unphased.
Mckean throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A telegraphed right hand from Mckean misses the target.
Mckean tests Tre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tre blocks a jab.
Tre looks to throw the jab but Mckean is out of range.
Tre misses with a wild body shot.
Mckean blocks a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mckean lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mckean throws out the jab.
Tre throws an overhand right that lands on Mckean's shoulder, as Mckean tries to avoid the shot.
Tre misses with a looping right.
Mckean paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mckean.
Tre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mckean misses with a hook. Tre ducked under it nicely.
Tre misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rian Mckean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mckean has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rian Mckean!
After the fight, Rian Mckean was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.