PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malcon McDowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Katana has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Malcon McDowell's chin.

McDowell
vs
Katana

185 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
20
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcon McDowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Katana!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Katana scores with a hook to the body. McDowell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDowell is looking to land body kicks.
Katana lands a slapping body shot.
McDowell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like James Katana has been cut.
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!
Katana throws a nice looking combination but McDowell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDowell connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Katana to the floor! McDowell dives in looking for the finish!

Katana is rocked!
McDowell stalling.
Katana wants to get back to his feet.

McDowell stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
McDowell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katana counters with a nice body shot.
McDowell is breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Katana. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Katana.
McDowell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDowell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Katana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Katana misses with a few strikes there.
Katana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Katana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McDowell counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana throws a right and a left that McDowell avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Katana.

It looks like Malcon McDowell has been cut.
McDowell slips a jab and a cross from Katana.
A combination from Katana does no damage.
McDowell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Katana closes the distance and lands a one-two.

McDowell is rocked!
Katana changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh McDowell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice combo by Katana! Oh, that's hurt him - McDowell falls to the canvas and Katana follows him into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!

Katana decides to stand up, so the ref orders McDowell to his feet.
Malcon McDowell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDowell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McDowell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McDowell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McDowell seems to have got his legs back now.
McDowell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Katana throws a right and a left that McDowell avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDowell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDowell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Katana scores with a nice head shot.
Katana lands a two punch combo.
Katana is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jab, jab by Katana - just one landing.
McDowell moves forwards but Katana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Katana lands a jab-cross combination.
McDowell takes one on the button.
Katana lands a slapping body shot.
McDowell misses with a body kick.
Katana lands a with a good body shot.
Katana scores with the left hand. McDowell knows he should have avoided that one.
McDowell walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from McDowell.
McDowell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana lands a jab to the nose.
McDowell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Katana.
McDowell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Katana counters with a stiff right hand.
Katana lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McDowell dodges the punch combination from Katana.
McDowell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Katana counters with a nice body shot.
McDowell avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDowell misses with a body kick.
McDowell throws a combination that misses
and Katana counters with a nice body shot.
Katana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Katana scores with a three punch combo!
Katana goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDowell throws a head kick that misses.
Katana lands an overhand right.
McDowell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katana counters with a stiff right hand.
Katana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Katana throws a series of punches but McDowell avoids them all with ease.
McDowell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katana counters with a series of strikes. McDowell will be more careful next time no doubt.
McDowell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Katana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A combination from Katana does no damage.
Katana throws a right and a left that McDowell avoids nicely.
McDowell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McDowell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katana connects with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from McDowell.
Katana scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Katana dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Katana scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McDowell misses with an uppercut.
McDowell throws a sloppy head kick and Katana moves out of range easily.
McDowell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Katana.
McDowell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McDowell throws a head kick that misses.
McDowell dodges the punch combination from Katana.
Katana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDowell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDowell throws out a loose jab but Katana uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDowell tries a head kick but it misses.
Katana throws a series of punches but McDowell avoids them all with ease.
A big right from McDowell misses.
Katana falls off balance throwing a combination
and McDowell counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Katana.
Katana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Katana throws a combination. McDowell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McDowell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katana misses with a two punch combination.
McDowell misses with a combination
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
McDowell tries a head kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Katana.
Katana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Katana digs a good body shot into McDowell's ribs.
Katana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDowell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from McDowell.
Katana scores with a hook to the body. McDowell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Katana lands a right hook to the body.
Katana lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Katana.
McDowell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katana counters with a series of strikes. McDowell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Katana blocks a head kick by McDowell.
McDowell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katana lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Katana.
McDowell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Katana counters with a one-two to the body.
Katana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Katana lands with a right hand.
Katana has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Katana slips a jab and a cross from McDowell.
Katana misses with a combination
and McDowell counters with a head kick. That will keep Katana thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana cracks a nice hook into McDowell's ribs.
McDowell tries a head kick but it misses.
James Katana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katana looks to land a combination but McDowell avoids it well.
McDowell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDowell throws a sloppy head kick and Katana moves out of range easily.
Katana with a nice cross.
Katana cracks McDowell with an open hand slap.
McDowell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from McDowell.
Katana throws a series of punches but McDowell moves out of range.
A head kick misses from McDowell.
Katana closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McDowell misses the body punch
and Katana counters with a series of strikes. McDowell will be more careful next time no doubt.
McDowell misses with a head kick.

That's four 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.
McDowell misses with a wild combination.
McDowell throws a combination that misses
and Katana counters with a stiff right hand.
Katana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDowell.
McDowell lands a head kick!
Katana just misses with a punch to the body.
McDowell throws a sloppy head kick and Katana moves out of range easily.
McDowell misses with a double jab
and Katana counters with a nice body shot.
McDowell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katana lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Katana scores with a body shot.
Katana moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McDowell throws a head kick that misses.
Katana connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Katana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! 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.

McDowell throws a combination that misses
and Katana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katana throws out a powerful jab.
Katana blocks a head kick by McDowell.
McDowell dodges the punch combination from Katana.
McDowell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Katana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDowell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McDowell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Katana fails to land with a series of punches.
Katana lands a two punch combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Katana. That snapped McDowell's head back.
Katana misses with the combination.
McDowell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
Katana misses with the combination.
McDowell needs to keep his hands up - Katana had a free shot at his head there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDowell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDowell throws a sloppy head kick and Katana moves out of range easily.
McDowell slips a jab and a cross from Katana.
Katana throws a good cross that connects.
Katana moves out of range as McDowell throws a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Katana darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Katana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDowell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
Katana lands a nice shot to the body.
McDowell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDowell misses with a double jab
and Katana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDowell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Katana both land. Nice combination.
Katana misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McDowell misses with a combination
and Katana counters with a nice body shot.
McDowell throws a series of punches but Katana avoids them all with ease.
Katana jabs at McDowell's body.
McDowell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McDowell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McDowell misses with a wild combination.
McDowell misses with a wild combination.
Katana connects with a body shot.
Katana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDowell misses with a combination
and Katana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Katana throws a combination that misses
and McDowell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Katana is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McDowell.
Katana lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McDowell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katana throws a series of strikes that have McDowell backpedaling.
McDowell misses with a head kick.
Katana throws a right and a left that both miss.
McDowell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Katana.
McDowell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Katana scores with a hook to the body. McDowell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDowell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDowell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McDowell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Katana throws a right hand that McDowell ducks under and follows up with a left that McDowell also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McDowell throws a head kick but Katana moves out of range.
McDowell misses with a combination
and Katana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McDowell throws a nice head kick!
Katana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McDowell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDowell misses with a double jab
and Katana counters with a right hand to the body.
Malcon McDowell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katana's corner calls for a 1-2. Katana obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McDowell connects with a high kick.
McDowell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Katana.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katana changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
James Katana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McDowell throws a sloppy head kick and Katana moves out of range easily.
McDowell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katana counters with a three punch combo that has McDowell backing up. McDowell nods at Katana to acknowledge the strikes.
Katana thuds a left hand into McDowell's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Katana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Katana winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Katana!