PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raul Comin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Comin
vs
McCann

185 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Comin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam McCann!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Comin.
McCann misses with a few strikes there.
McCann looks for a takedown but Comin sprawls well.

Comin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McCann has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Comin is working away from the top position though.
Comin is taking a breather. McCann says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Comin connects with a nice short shot to McCann's temple.
Comin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Comin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Comin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McCann for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Comin passes to side control.
A lull in the action here.

Comin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Comin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Comin misses with the ground and pound.

That's two 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.
Comin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down McCann's shoulder. That is not cool.
Comin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCann wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Comin cracks McCann with a big right hand but McCann just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McCann is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Comin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Comin is breathing heavily.
McCann throws a body punch but Comin moves out of range.
Comin shoots in looking for a takedown. McCann tries to sprawl out of it but Comin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McCann manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McCann throws a one two combo.
McCann with a poor takedown

and Comin counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann is trying to keep Comin in close.
Comin won't allow McCann to get back to his feet.
Comin controls from within his opponent's guard.
McCann wants to stand but Comin is controlling the position.
Comin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Comin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McCann trying to control the position.

Comin stands and steps away. McCann gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McCann pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Comin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McCann is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Comin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
McCann is trying to escape the position but Comin is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Comin working the ground and pound but McCann is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Comin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Comin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Comin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Comin stays in close to McCann's body and controls the position.
McCann is trying to keep Comin in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Comin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Comin wants to control from the top but McCann keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Comin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann trying to control the position.
Comin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Comin is stalling in the full guard.
Comin throwing strikes from guard but McCann blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Comin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

McCann wriggles free and stands up.
Comin shoots for a double leg takedown but McCann sprawls well. He's pushed Comin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Comin. No joy for McCann on that attempt.
Comin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Comin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McCann tries to avoid it but Comin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McCann to the ground. McCann escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Comin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Comin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McCann is fending him off so far but Comin persists. Nope, McCann circles away and we're back to standing.
McCann shoots for a takedown but Comin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for McCann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

McCann gets caught flat footed, as Comin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McCann looking for a sweep. Not yet McCann, not yet.
Comin throwing strikes but missing.
McCann is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McCann is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Comin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Comin sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCann wants to get back to his feet but Comin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Comin clinches with his opponent.
Comin wants a takedown but no success here.
Comin goes for a takedown attempt but McCann pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Comin moves in looking to clinch but McCann pushes him off.
Comin fails with the takedown
and McCann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Comin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A left and a right from McCann both land. Nice combination.
Comin takes one to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from McCann as Comin shoots in.
McCann throws a nice looking combination but Comin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCann looks for a takedown but Comin sprawls well.
McCann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Comin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Comin shoots in for a double leg but McCann sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Comin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - McCann scores with a four punch combination!

Comin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Comin looking to control but McCann is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCann is trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Comin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McCann looks a forlorn figure.
McCann'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.
Comin controlling the pace for now.
Comin wants to control the pace but McCann is squirming around nicely.
Comin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Comin lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Comin looking to control and managing it successfully.
McCann tries to buck Comin off but he can't manage it.
Comin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Comin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Comin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Comin controlling from mount.
Comin tries to control but McCann wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Comin looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Raul Comin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Comin gets the takedown into side control.
Raul Comin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCann is not content to let Comin control the position.
Comin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McCann wants to get back to his feet.
Raul Comin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liam McCann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Comin controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Comin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Comin, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Comin!