PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Herring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac has chosen The Last Song as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Herring
vs
Mac

200 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Herring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paolo Mac!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac misses with a two punch combination.
Herring shoots in for a takedown but Mac shows good takedown defense.

Herring gets a takedown into half guard.
Mac wants to get back to his feet.
Mac should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Herring seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mac wants to get back to his feet.
Herring scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mac is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Herring scores with a couple of nice shots.
Herring will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mac wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herring looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mac tries to kick Herring off but Herring keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Herring takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Herring tries to pass to full mount but Mac defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mac looks like he's trying to stand up.
Herring takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mac is looking to escape.
Mac looks gassed!
Herring frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mac is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Herring cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Herring landing strikes from the mount.
Herring lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mac's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Herring with the ground and pound from mount.
Herring working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Herring with good strikes from the mount here!
Herring looking to finish Mac with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mac!
Herring lands a big shot there that rocks Mac but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Herring looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Herring lands a big elbow.
Herring lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac is in a horrible position here. Herring smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Herring with the ground and pound from mount.
Herring lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Herring controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Herring.
Herring lands a heavy elbow.

Mac defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Herring.
Herring in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Herring working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Herring is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Herring breaks from Mac's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mac is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Herring raining down shots from the mount!
Herring thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Herring cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Herring looking to ground and pound but Mac is blocking nicely.

Herring is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mac is surviving well by controlling Herring's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Herring dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy left from Mac finds it's target.
Herring uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mac.
Paolo Mac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herring avoids the head kick by Mac.
Mac scores with a shot to the body.

Herring bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mac is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Herring has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mac taking a bit of punishment here - Herring scoring with strikes.
Mac is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac is pushing Herring's head away, looking to escape. Herring manages to hold on to the position though.
Herring scoring with punches from side control.
Mac taking punishment in the form of punches.
Herring prevents Mac from escaping the position.
Mac taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mac wants to get back to his feet but Herring drags him back down.
Mac on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Herring stands up and beckons Mac to his feet.
Mac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Herring with that takedown attempt.
Mac throws a series of punches but Herring moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Herring shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Herring was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Herring with the ground and pound from mount.
Mac takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mac really wants to buck Herring off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herring lands a big shot there that rocks Mac but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mac squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Herring lands a heavy elbow.
Herring scoring with strikes but Mac is staying in there.
Mac takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac really wants to buck Herring off and get back to his feet.
Herring putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mac tries to buck Herring off but he can't manage it.
Mac is bucking up trying to escape but Herring cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Danny Herring overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Herring breaks from Mac's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mac's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Herring raining down shots from the mount!
Herring won't let Mac get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Herring is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mac trying desperately to get to his feet.

Herring jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mac manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Herring connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mac some visible discomfort.
Herring prevents Mac from escaping the position.
Herring working the ground and pound.
Herring scoring with punches and elbows.
Herring lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mac down.

Herring wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mac, who protects the arm well.
Herring scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Herring dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mac throws a shot from downtown. Herring moves away and avoids it.
Herring looks for a takedown but Mac sprawls well.
Mac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Mac as Herring shoots in.
Mac goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No joy there for Mac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mac throws a sloppy head kick and Herring moves out of range easily.
Mac misses with a double jab.
Mac swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mac is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Herring.
Danny Herring is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Herring blocks a head kick by Mac.

Herring closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herring lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Herring controlling the pace.
Mac is looking to escape.
Herring content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Herring misses with a head shot. Mac uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mac avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mac wants to get back to his feet but Herring is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Herring looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mac wants to get back to his feet but Herring is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herring postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Herring gets a clinch.
Herring keeps control of Mac as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mac is trying to break free.
Herring is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mac can do to turn this around?
Mac wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mac wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Herring has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mac is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Herring. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mac wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mac has had enough of the clinch but Herring keeps him there for the moment.
Mac has had enough of the clinch but Herring keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mac is trying to break free.
Herring taking a breather.
Mac can't break the clinch.
Herring prevents Mac from breaking the clinch.
Herring keeps control of Mac as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mac is looking to break free of the clinch but Herring has double underhooks.
Mac wants to get back to striking at distance but Herring won't allow it.
Mac wants to get back to striking at distance but Herring won't allow it.
Herring has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mac is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mac wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mac gets underhooks to prevent Herring's takedown attempt.
Mac can't break the clinch.
Herring goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mac prevents it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mac wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Herring has him pressed against the cage.

Herring pulls guard successfully.
Paolo Mac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danny Herring is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mac wants to stand but Herring is controlling his posture from full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Herring showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Herring, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Herring!